Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump
Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump
The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test for us to see how hard we will fight back.
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We really do need to choose words wisely when we talk about these things. Inflammatory language only serves to undermine your argument when your claims can be dismissed as exaggeration. Is this a horrific situation? Yes. Is it illegal? Almost certainly. Is it the brazen disregard of law and public opinion people are claiming? Not yet! The Trump admin is allowing Khalil access to family and lawyers, and he will have his day in court. When the arrestees aren't located in a day and given due process, then we can call them disappeared. Until then, call this what it is and no more. Be factual so people can't as easily dismiss your facts.
It's not inflammatory language to describe a thing as it is, it's your normality bias showing to imply that thing that's obviously what it is is anything but
Can you get out of your own butthole for a minute?
Is it the brazen disregard of law and public opinion people are claiming?
What? Yes it is that
His own lawyers don't even know where he is. He might already be out of the country.