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Calling border patrol "thugs" doesn't really bolster your argument to anyone except people who already agree with you.

I find that choice of words more likely to cause people who already disagree with them to fixate on it rather than the substance of their comment.

it just makes those people dismiss it. doesn't really do any good.

I'm all for privacy and find this seizure stuff really wrong but to me it just looks like another form of "orange man bad"

The Border Patrol have been a violent and abusive branch of government since their inception. Their abuses under Republican and Democratic Presidents alike have been reported across the spectrum of America's media for many years. 'Thug' with it's roots in groups of violent organized criminals who preyed on travelers - is an accurate description for them.

Check my last submission on this site -- same news story (different site). I agree with them, and it's distracting and damaging to the cause.

You're also essentially saying the same thing I did, because I'd argue most people already have a non-neutral stance on the subject.

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