ICE’s approval rating among Americans currently sits at negative 13 points, a recent poll revealed.
More Americans support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency than at any point since it was established in 2003, new polling shows.
According to data examined by Civiqs, 42% support getting rid of the agency while 50% oppose doing so, a split of just 8 points. This represents a major shift from a year ago, at the start of Donald Trump’s second term, when only 24% of Americans supported abolishing ICE and 59% opposed the idea, a 35-point split.
The 27-point change over the past year comes as Trump uses the agency to terrorize immigrant communities and overrun U.S. cities in the name of his mass deportation campaign, often using tactics that are not only harmful but illegal.
It will never cease to amaze me just how incredibly and willfully uninformed the average American is.
Yes, millions (mostly Republicans) support ICE, but how many millions are total NPCs who genuinely have never had a conscious thought in their entire life? How many is it questionable as to whether they’ve ever developed object permanence?
This is why we need colossal and organized protests. Because the hyper majority of these dumbfuck Americans would have NEVER even known anything was wrong if they didn’t see all the protesting.
Not because they’re isolated from its consequences, but because they genuinely do not form any thoughts independently. They truly are the absolute dumbest fucking people who exist that haven’t forgotten how to eat or breathe.
Remember, ~21% of American adults are functionally illiterate. Pair that with nearly 1 in 3 adults have rather low-level numeracy ( https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2020/2020025/index.asp ).
I’d not be surprised if low literacy and low numeracy cluster with lack of critical thinking skills and the fundamentals of morality.
Then add in all the many many distractions - celebrity/“influencer” culture, movies, TV, video games, and the old standby: sports and gambling.
It’s no wonder a whole lot of people are tuned out and have no idea what is going on.