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In reply to the discussion: Anyone else sick of this cruel talking point? [View all]unblock
(52,126 posts)33. It's a calculated lie to dehumanize non-white people
The dehumanization step toward genocide nearly always starts with accusing the target group of crimes (less often, it's diseases first, but usually eventually it's both).
It's really bizarre that they would pick "wanting to live in America" as the horrible crime to start with, but this is the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
What would they say if a Norwegian came to America without documents, seeking asylum? Can you imagine the outcry if a pretty white teenage blonde was put in a cage that way?
Yeah, I know what foxnews would say: "how horrible for that poor America-loving girl to be put in a cage with nineteen likely ms-13 gang recruits! Get her out of there! Give her citizenship now!"
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Agreed. It's called sophistry - a deceptive argument or line of thinking - similar to chicanery.
c-rational
Jul 2018
#8
Weaponizing hate and fear is easy...been done for centuries. But weaponizing
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#24
Right. It's the old totalitarian habit of punishing the whole family for one "crime."
nolabear
Jul 2018
#16
The legal Pandora's Box this administration is open us up too will drain the treasury for decades
ffr
Jul 2018
#20
Yes. It comes from think tanks funded by Koch bros and other shadowy billionaires.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2018
#52
Not that I disagree at ALL with the underlying point, but pretty sure running a stop-sign is not a
mr_lebowski
Jul 2018
#31
"LINK TO TWEET" - yeah that is cruel. How hard is it to copy and paste - sheesh. nt
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jul 2018
#32
Wonder if Crystal has a problem with Russians coming over here to have their Anchor Babies? Nt
maryellen99
Jul 2018
#37
All the justifications that include, "they should have thought of that before x"...
Orsino
Jul 2018
#39
My friend said that to me and I pointed out some crimes I witnessed him commit....
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#53
If somebody is trying to kill me and I jump a fence onto private property, I break the law.
Still In Wisconsin
Jul 2018
#55