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The comparison reveals the precise point of satire embedded in Carvajal’s narrative: both models weaponized the language of revolution, yet neither was revolutionary.

If the spectacle escalates—if Sioux protesters try to block ICE vans or interfere with federal operations—the optics will invert overnight:

Congress has spent decades treating NGOs as a philanthropic category rather than a governing category. That assumption no longer holds. In the U.S. and internationally, segments of the NGO ecosystem now function as political and operational actors—intermediating migration flows, influencing foreign policy, financing domestic activism, and shaping enforcement outcomes.

On the left: Trump is not just a politician they dislike; he is an existential evil. That justifies any means to oppose him or anyone associated with him, including ICE, DHS, and federal judges. On the hardcore right: Trump is not just a candidate; he is the avatar of the nation. Any challenge to him is read as treason.

For nearly ten years, the United States tolerated a level of civilian interference in immigration enforcement that would be unthinkable in any other domain of federal authority.