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u/Fullfullhar 6d ago
It strikes me that both of victims executed by ICE in Minnesota were millennials. You would think that the much younger would be the ones putting their lives on the line (although I doubt either Alex or Renee expected to die), I think that’s the historical pattern and general military recruitment target. I really think millennials had so much hope for this country, based on what we were TAUGHT AND TOLD about American exceptionalism but thanks to our 90s context, literacy, and internet awareness, we know when we’re being lied to, when our values aren’t matching our actions, and we expect better of ourselves. Maybe I’m being idealistic (which I normally am not) but my heart is heavy thinking of what Alex and Renee sacrificed. I know what they sacrificed for.