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Black(listing) ICE

Black(listing) ICE
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GalaxyCon, the self-described "festival of fandom," hosts events across the country that focus on connecting fans with artists, actors, gamers, and more. If there's anything that should be apolitical, it's this homage to nerdom.

As a nerd myself, I've attended similar events in the past, where I met Walter Koenig and Danny Trejo. They're fun, and the people watching alone is highly entertaining. The one thing they should not be is political.

But we live in a world where politics infiltrates everything and only makes it worse. GalaxyCon does not seem immune to this, and they've decided to blacklist actor Dean Cain, best known for playing Clark Kent/Superman in the TV show "Lois and Clark."

Last August, Cain announced he was joining ICE to help the Trump administration enforce our immigration laws and keep our communities safe. Cain said at the time that he "felt it was important to join with our first responders to help secure the safety of all Americans," rather than just talk about doing something.

This is just another high-profile example of the Left's war on their political opponents in general, and now the men and women of law enforcement in particular. In Maryland, lawmakers are considering legislation that would bar ICE agents from getting law enforcement jobs in the state. In Colorado, Democrats are pushing legislation that would allow lawsuits against immigration agents, in state court, of course. California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell has vowed to make life a living hell for ICE agents in his state, including stripping them of their driver's licenses (illegal immigrants will still get licenses so they can kill Americans behind the wheel). In Minneapolis, Cities Church was invaded by a mob because one of the pastors works for ICE. The Left dismissed the raid as an act of free speech and resistance and blamed the Christians for being "white supremacists."

A month ago, Democrats were erecting a plaque to law enforcement in the Capitol, and using January 6 to give lip service to law enforcement. But that affection for the badge only lasts for one day, once a year, it seems. The rest of the time, it's open season on the working men and women who are tasked with enforcing the immigration laws Democrats voted for, at an agency Democrats had no problem funding right up until Donald Trump won the presidency and decided to enforce those laws.

GalaxyCon's decision to blacklist Cain and the other unnamed actor is neither brave nor moral, and it's most certainly not inclusive. It's the same performative resistance nonsense we see across entertainment and the media.

Apparently, supporting law enforcement, or holding the same political views as 77 million other Americans, not only disqualifies you from fandom, but gives the Left carte blanche to harass you at church, threaten federal agents, and cheer on mobs for "resisting" Trump. 

This isn't about one actor or one convention. It's about a political and cultural environment that is so intolerant that the mere support of existing laws is treated as a moral crime. 

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