Why haven't American elites stood up for Minnesota? [View all]

[Jilly_in_VA]

Daniel Altschuler

Alex Pretti – an ICU nurse documenting alleged cases of federal immigration agents’ overreach – was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on 24 January. Just hours later, Minnesotans gathered in their neighborhoods for vigils to mourn his death and demand an end to the federal incursion on their state.

Meanwhile, the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Zoom and the New York Stock Exchange attended a glitzy screening of the new Melania documentary at the White House, where they munched on popcorn in special commemorative black-and-white boxes and took home Melania-branded cookies.

That day offered a stark split-screen, with the courage of everyday people on one side, and the cowardice of elites on the other.

Pretti and his fellow Minnesotans decided to risk physical abuse and even death to defend and support their neighbors. Minnesotans have modeled community and courage, and people from coast to coast have spoken up, donated and acted in solidarity. Following Pretti’s death, their determination has only grown.

There is no shortage of courage in our country right now. It is just unevenly distributed.
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Even amid the recent horrors in Minnesota, the state’s big corporations could muster only a statement of lackluster both-sidesism after Pretti’s death, “calling for an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions”. And while a handful of corporate leaders nationally have issued mostly muted statements for ICE to stand down, these calls have been few and far between and failed to match the gravity of the crisis we are facing.

If the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti aren’t enough to jolt those leading major institutions out of their complacency, what will be?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/05/minnesota-business-elites-immigration

Are they all in bed with Shitler, or just scared of him? If the latter, why? That's my question.