The Failure to Condemn Incitement Will Lead to More Deaths and Violence
When surrounded by highly charged protesters who have been told the ICE agents are fascists, the risk of mistakes and bad things happening skyrockets.
An activist is arrested by officers of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office after some protesters attempted to block the street in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during the "ICE out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom" protest in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 23, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
Amid the powder keg situation in Minneapolis, a self-described Antifa member took to social media on Jan. 24—just hours after U.S. Border Patrol agents fatally shot protester Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation—to exhort “good men in the streets, armed and ready” to protect innocents from “mass murderers” and “fascist occupiers.”
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Mike Fredenburg writes on military technology and defense matters with an emphasis on defense reform. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and master’s degree in production operations management.
