the german gestapo did their work proudly and mask free. US equivalent is masked up with hats pulled down or ski

[msongs]

masks. wonder why that is

[Irish_Dem]

1. They are either ashamed of themselves or cowards.

[enid602]

2. Protection

Too many security cameras and cellphones around these days. They want to protect themselves from doxing and being discovered.

[ananda]

4. That makes sense.

Almost a 100 years since the German experiment.

Oddly enough, it went very well in energizing
their ideas in people willing to use their tactics
on us to get us to put Nazis in power.

What might have surprised them is how stupid
and maniacal our version is.

[appmanga]

3. Many of these people's actual assignments before Trump were in undercover roles...

...and they might have hopes of going back to their old work once this clown show ends. If it ever ends.

[RockRaven]

5. Only for the moment. They will get bolder the longer they go w/o consequences.

[struggle4progress]

6. Proud Boys want to help ICE deport immigrants

by FELICIA J. PERSAUD
February 6, 2025

... According to the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE), the Proud Boys are already positioning themselves as potential enforcers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Tracking their activity on Telegram, GPAHE has reported that Proud Boys PDX fantasizes about being “deputized as ICE under Trump’s second term” to aid in mass deportations ...

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/02/06/proud-boys-want-to-help-ice-deport-immigrants/

[struggle4progress]

7. Multiple ICE impersonation arrests

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Gloria Pazmino and Nick Valencia, CNN
Updated 1:35 PM EST, Wed February 5, 2025

Authorities in at least three states have arrested individuals allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a time when real ICE agents have ramped up immigration enforcement efforts under the Trump administration, adding to existing fears of law enforcement among migrant communities.

In South Carolina, Sean-Michael Johnson, 33, was charged with kidnapping and impersonating a police officer after allegedly detaining a group of Latino men along a Charleston County road. Johnson is accused of “willfully and unlawfully presenting himself as an ICE Agent and detaining a vehicle of individuals from moving,” according to court records ...

“Immigrants are a target for scams anyway, and I think that this just kind of amplifies this, this situation where people who are particularly vulnerable are in this moment where they are kind of looking for ICE agents everywhere,” Siembra NC co-director Nikki Marin Baena told CNN ...

In another impersonation case, in Philadelphia, police charged a Temple University student in connection with the alleged impersonation of ICE officers on campus. The incident, which occurred Saturday night, involved three individuals, two wearing shirts with “Police” and “ICE” in white lettering, attempting to enter a residence hall on campus, Temple University said in a statement ...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning

[3catwoman3]

8. If you have to hide your face while doing something, that's a guaran-damn-tee...

...that you shouldn't be doing whatever that something is.

[Hekate]

9. Maybe because as Americans they know damn well they shd be ashamed of themselves...

But not to worry — they’ll get over it.