Saturday, January 10, 2026

David Brooks: When it comes to fueling rage, it's all on ICE because they are incendiary, unrestrained, acting like thugs

... As to the events of what actually happened, I'm not going to render a judgment on what happened, because we're going to have an investigation. I will leave it to them. And I hope Minnesota has full information to do the investigation.

But what Jonathan said is absolutely correct, that the atmosphere that ICE has created is incendiary, that people who have power and have guns are supposed to exercise restraint, and they are doing the opposite. And the crust of civilization is thin. And once people with guns and with power begin acting like thugs, well, then things are going to spiral. And that's what we have seen. ...

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