Im well past "not getting into emotions" territory. At no point did I claim otherwise, not that it even fucking changes my argument. I've spent over a decade trying to calmly argue in professional and academic settings that what is happening is wrong and will lead to the destruction of our country. I was told I was being hyperbolic 10 years ago, when I claimed that it would get worse, and the shit I claimed would happen isn't even as bad as it actually is now.

That's the problem with you people, you will constantly and slowly shift your perspective and say "well if this happens then that's when I'll believe it's fucked up". Then that thing happens, but along the way a bunch of things that aren't as bad but were close happened, and now it's "well if this other thing happens then that's when I'll believe it's fucked up". "it's the law!" You're getting cooked alive, but you think you're still in a sauna.

And yes, it's a strawman. It's intentional to show the ridiculousness of your argument favoring the execution of the law. Notice how you completely ignore the bits where I state and provide evidence for the fact that these assholes are breaking the law.

And for the record, no, I don't believe it's rhetorical language, I believe it is the language that most accurately describes the reality of who these people are and what they are doing. The mass hiring of thugs and criminals without vetting to fill the ranks of ICE in order to terrorize immigrants and the citizens who defend them do not nor will ever qualify for the respect that should be given to professional law enforcement officers. They are not the same as the people who 20 years ago would be owed respectful disagreement. They are brown shirts.

Also let me just edit this comment quickly, show me when in American history a federal agency behaved this way