Tag: political polarization
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Hindsight, Tribalism, and the Refusal to Deal With Reality
Every time a federal enforcement shooting happens, the same pattern emerges: facts secondary, certainty instant, outrage filling the vacuum before investigations begin. Within hours, the story is fixed: enforcement is illegitimate, resistance is innocent, and context is optional.The recent immigration incidents aren’t notable for simplicity — they’re notable for how quickly the public abandons reality…
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When Rhetoric Turns to Bloodshed
Today’s shooting at the ICE facility in Dallas hit me hard. A guy opened fire from a rooftop, killed one detainee, and left two others critically wounded before turning the gun on himself. They found a bullet etched with “ANTI-ICE,” signaling the whole thing was political. This isn’t some isolated stunt. Earlier this year, an…
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Life after door kicking. 