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This is exceptionally cruel, and condemns kids (many of whom are US citizens) to a lifetime of poverty. A similar measure in California passed a generation ago, was struck down by the courts, and helped usher in an era where the Republican party in the state is permanently in the minority.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink19•4 months agoThe Republican party has no plans to do that though; they want to end immigration by people with skin darker than theirs.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•4 months agoIt’s not racist to point out other people being prejudiced. It’s not even hard to find examples of the “no proof” https://time.com/4473972/donald-trump-mexico-meeting-insult/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/senator-john-kennedy-mexico-drug-cartels It’s pretty obvious who they spend time demonizing.
minus-square@ThinkBeforeYouPostlink6•edit-24 months agoAs myopic and divorced from reality as it is, I appreciate the brazen simplicity of your worldview. Snuggled up in your security blanket of ignorance, inoculated from the pain of confronting cognitive dissonance, or growth.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoDenial is absolutely a consistent way to view things, yes.
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The Republican party has no plans to do that though; they want to end immigration by people with skin darker than theirs.
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It’s not racist to point out other people being prejudiced.
It’s not even hard to find examples of the “no proof” https://time.com/4473972/donald-trump-mexico-meeting-insult/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/senator-john-kennedy-mexico-drug-cartels
It’s pretty obvious who they spend time demonizing.
The Republican party is pretty racist, yeah.
As myopic and divorced from reality as it is, I appreciate the brazen simplicity of your worldview. Snuggled up in your security blanket of ignorance, inoculated from the pain of confronting cognitive dissonance, or growth.
Denial is absolutely a consistent way to view things, yes.