Mexican migrants aren't spreading COVID in the U.S. No, Republicans are doing that Opinion

[applegrove]

Mexican migrants aren’t spreading COVID in the U.S. No, Republicans are doing that | Opinion

BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER at the Miami Herald

https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article253325148.html?__twitter_impression=true

"SNIP.......

Now that they’ve been proven wrong with their ridiculous claims that President Biden is a Socialist, and that the stock market would collapse, and that the U.S. economy would plummet under Biden’s administration, former President Trump and his right-wing followers are reverting to their original playbook: racism.

They are now blaming immigrants — Mexicans, specifically — for the upsurge in COVID-19 cases across the nation. It’s another big lie, just like the one that insists Trump won the election or that drinking bleach would kill COVID-19.

In recent days, Trump world has been spreading the falsehood that the surge of COVID-19 in the country is the result of Biden’s allegedly lax border policies.

In fact, it is the result of Trump Republicans’ shameful opposition to mask mandates, by their ambiguous support for vaccination drives and by Fox News, Newsmax, AON and other right-wing news channels’ disinformation about the vaccines’ effectiveness.

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[Kittycatkat]

1. Donald Covfefe-19 Trump and his agents of chaos are 100% responsible

[Sapient Donkey]

2. I heard this in the wild by real life people...

I thought for sure that it was mostly limited to social media and goofy attention seekers. Another tidbit from this conversation was when the other person said "Wow, I haven't heard that on any of the news sources" or something along those lines. The person talking about Biden ruining Trump's progress with COVID by sending sick migrants to red states, said that is why he has to listen to NewsMax to hear the truth.

I could have engaged with them, but it's just so tiring at this point. You can't reason someone out of a belief that they didn't reason themselves into.

[certainot]

3. the incredible stupid of ignoring talk radio continues

no - fox, newsmax, social media cannot do what 1500 coordinated radio stations and all that unchallenged lying/repetition can do --- merely because they are UNCHALLENGED

the incredible stupidity of ignoring talk radio will be exemplified in the inability of democrats and media to tie 1500 coordinated radio stations generating immigrant hate to voter suppression

city-dwelling media and dem briaintrust continue to study fish without water

AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 30 FUCKING YEARS

democratic leadership needs to wake the fuck up

[Hulk]

4. But there is no pushback

...so this racist propaganda spreads unchecked.

How many border crossings are sent back? E
We never hear that. How are we dealing with Covid positive crossings? We never hear that. What is happening with the collaborators in Afghanistan? We hear nothing about that. And HUNDREDS more questions we hear nothing about.

But we hear about Cuomo's scandal. So fucked up.