@criss_cross to News • 3 days ago"We're creating a story": Vance admits he's making up Haitian immigrant smearswww.salon.commessage-square17arrow-up1334arrow-down14
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minus-square@andrewtalink18•3 days agoWith so many narratives they could have chosen: When a ton of immigrants come in it puts a strain on the social welfare system. When a ton of new immigrant children comes into a new school district it puts a large strain on the teachers. I mean there are things they could have chosen, but pets being eaten? Really? How exactly did they choose that? Put up random crazy things on a wall and throw darts?
minus-square@Okokimuplink15•3 days agoBecause you don’t want your voters to have to think about nuanced issues. You want them to react with pure emotion.
With so many narratives they could have chosen:
When a ton of immigrants come in it puts a strain on the social welfare system.
When a ton of new immigrant children comes into a new school district it puts a large strain on the teachers.
I mean there are things they could have chosen, but pets being eaten? Really? How exactly did they choose that?
Put up random crazy things on a wall and throw darts?
Because you don’t want your voters to have to think about nuanced issues. You want them to react with pure emotion.