Texas Governor's 'Investigation' Into Student ICE Protest Signals Broader Anti-Dissent Campaign
📰 THE STORY: Newsweek reports that Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered an investigation after university students staged a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on campus. The protest apparently involved disruptions, leading to the governor's directive to "review all options" to prevent future disruptions. The article frames this as a response to campus disorder, focusing on
the governor's intention to maintain state authority. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This heavy-handed state response to student protest is far from new in Texas or the U.S. In 1968, police used violence against Chicano students protesting educational inequality in the East L.A. Walkouts. More recently, during the 2019-2020 mass protests, over 10,000 people were arrested
nationwide for protesting racial injustice, often met with overwhelming police and National Guard force, echoing COINTELPRO tactics against civil rights and anti-war movements from the 1960s to 1970s. The 'Texas Border Security Operations' enacted in 2021, and its further expansions, are a massive deployment of state resources, including the National Guard, targeting migrants, leading to civil
rights complaints and costing taxpayers billions while generating political theater. Double Standard: When student protests in Hong Kong (2019-2020) or against 'authoritarian' regimes are covered, they are celebrated in Western media as valiant struggles for freedom and democracy, often with implicit or explicit calls for U.S. intervention or support. Think how the Iranian 'protests' were