Must Read: I Want You To Understand Chicago

I don't know anything about Kyle Kingsbury, aka Aphyr but this piece, I Want You To Understand Chicago is rather affecting. I don't think there's anyone that reads this site and doesn't find the actions of ICE abhorrent. Regardless of what you feel about immigration (illegal or not), having masked, unidentifiable, non-compliant, federal agents raiding buildings, neighborhoods and citizens can't sit right. In a word, it's terrifying.

This essay captures that fear and terror. I share it because the gravity of the situation needs to be fully understood. Turning a blind eye is not an option. Even if you're powerless to do anything about it (as I am). Even if you live in a State where you have horrible politicians that would support actions like this (as I do). Even if you have family that may shrug this off as leftist reactionism (as I have). Even with all that, it should be read and understood.

I know this sort of thing can be depressing and you aren't coming here to find heavy subjects but I don't think ignorance is an option here.

Photo from Rolling Stone, Federal agents violently confront protesters gathered outside of the suburban Chicago ICE Detention Center in Broadview, Ill., on Sept. 19.. Added by me, not Aphyr.