Man Discovers Authoritarianism Applies to Voters, Not Just 'Others'
The mainstream story: a Trump voter, previously content with rhetoric about 'bad hombres' and 'border security,' expresses shock and regret after CBP agents drag him from his truck. He now calls his vote the 'worst decision.' What Newsweek glosses over, however, is that this exact scenario—unaccountable agents wielding disproportionate force, asserting broad powers—was a feature, not a bug, of the
very policies he implicitly (or explicitly) endorsed. The expansion of CBP, ICE, and other domestic surveillance and enforcement arms didn't start with Trump, but his administration turbo-charged it. Recall the 'zero tolerance' policies instituted by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2018, leading to thousands of family separations and militarized border zones. The idea that these forces
would somehow politely ignore citizens while aggressively pursuing others was always a dangerous fantasy. So, when the man expresses surprise, one might wonder: did he genuinely believe the 'wall' was only for other people, or just that the state's boot wouldn't land on his neck?