#DOES THIS SURPRISE ANYONE?!
It was never about 'criminals.' It was about creating an 'other' underclass that can't fight back, and persecuting them to draw attention and focus away from the real problems.
this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2025
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draw attention and focus away from the real problems
...and the additional ones intentionally created just so a few morons can get even more power.
I think there's quite a few brown people in America surprised by this. I'm not sure how that's possible but it is the reality of the level of political engagement we're dealing with in this country.
First they came for the immigrants
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an immigrant
Then they came for the trans people
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trans person
Then they came for the trades unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trades unionist
Then they came for the non-Christians
And I did not speak out
Because I was a Christian on paper
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
First they came for the immigrants
And I spoke out, because I knew the rest of the fucking poem.
But no one listened, and I screamed futilely into the cloud until they came for me.
"Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we're a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost."
-fucking Ronald Reagan.
I mean... It's good for the fucking economy and national security. The whole, growing economy thing.. I've never played a 4x game and thought.. better stop producing food and encouraging population growth before I have too much production capabilities and the resources to trade for diplomatic power. (This isn't reddit but mandatory disclaimer hoi4 and Stellaris antixenos are a vocal minority 😬😅)
Republicans love illegal immigrants
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they're great as unprotected group to attack to distract from their lack of helpful policy.
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they're a great thing to campaign on for their racist uneducated voter base
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they can appease big buisness by giving them labor for slave wages domestically
There's a reason Republicans attack leagal avenues to immigrate, and lower border security to let more people in illegally.
"I've always said, we might be from the same country, but we are 100 percent in agreement that if someone harms someone that person should leave," Marian said in Spanish. "But I never made that comment thinking it could happen to me and my family."
So frustrating
"So...many...faces..." urp
(the fact that he's a cop makes it even better)
Haha is that a character from something?
Zootopia, and he's actually a nice guy despite being a cop. That's how you know he's fictional even more than him being an anthropomorphic leopard.
Zootopia. No idea how I know that.