never mind.
alasdair
just in time for prideDon't fall into the trap of becoming an echochamber.
By all means make clear the threat - but then move on to find the solution.
Apparently in LA people are throwing glitterbombs over ICE agents. The agents complain that they cannot get the glitter off even after changing clothing and bathing. Apparently they can be identified as ICE for several days.
I'm sure a solution will be found, but it's amazing how powerful a large group can be without resorting to violence.
combined with the black predilection for violent outbursts that is not a great mix.
all of the focus on immigrants is simply a distractionDude, you make some really good points that I absolutely agree with. But when shit like that ^ comes out of your mouth… it makes me want to kick myself for agreeing with you. And that sucks.
My sister in law is South African/South American (Guyana). She’s black. My niece and nephew are white/black. The way they’re treated by adults, let alone some kids where we live, makes me fucking sick. It’s not difficult to understand why though, sadly.
I think Donald Trump is a ginormous piece of human garbage. The vile shit that comes out of that pile of shits mouth makes me want to rip my ears off and poke out my eyeballs. He’s an arrogant, obnoxious, hypocritical, dangerous, unstable tyrant that peddles racism. He knows what he’s doing. He’s fully aware of who his audience is.
Whether you’re in the US, UK, EU, or Canada… my thought is that we’re in over our heads. I feel like that should just be obvious to everyone at this point. How do we unfuck ourselves? No idea. Allowing unvetted immigrants to pour into your country isn’t it. What Trump is doing isn’t it either.
I just saw an example of that with someone who voted trump. His brother's son in the military is stationed over in that area. And Iran takes hostages and shit. They bomb US ships. So there is worry there now. May look good today but history shows a fallout every time.The good news is that the cracks in the MAGA foundation are deepening.
the Wizard is ultimately exposed as being a fraud and essentially powerless.
Nobody is saying either side is great. But even accepting your premise it would still be illogical not to choose the option that does less damage. And there's just no way you can argue Trump was that option lol.
It's true that he's never held an ideology of any kind. He does whatever he thinks will profit him most (or simply boosts his ego) in the moment, consequences be damned.Trump is like all the rest. A Pawn. He does what hes told to do.
Trump is like all the rest. A Pawn. He does what hes told to do.
well netanyahu for one, trump ignored US Intel and just went with Israel's lies about Iranwho's telling him what to do? please provide evidence to substantiate your claim.
thank you.
alasdair
who's telling him what to do? please provide evidence to substantiate your claim.
thank you.
alasdair
I like rook lol he always comes straight down the center.
But you had a whole structure for your metaphor so Ill go with that.
all of the focus on immigrants is simply a distraction
why are we punishing immigrants instead of the companies we claim hire them to undercut local workers? how does that make any sense?
punishing the immigrants instead of the companies means the companies can just keep going on exploiting more people including immigrants and citizens
if you want to help every day workers then punish the companies doing the exploitation. but nobody is interested in an actual solution because that would mean punishing the rich people who are actually in control
those who pay your salary, those who own all of the buildings and set the rent, they're the ones with actual power and they get workers to fight amongst themselves instead of seeing who actually has the power
don't fight over the crumbs that the powerful give you permission to fight over, why do we need their permission?
we know who is sitting on piles of cash while telling us that things can never be better, we know who sits on ownership of most of the real estate who tells us its immigrants and trans people that are making our lives harder
well immigrants and trans people don't set rent or pay my salary, I know who does though and I'm not falling for their bullshit
blaming immigrants just takes agency and blame away from the people and corporations that are doing the actual harm. we don't need to be concerned about quarterly profits, I'm more concerned about people having housing, food, and healthcare
or we can just keep yelling at immigrants while the people in power buy 6 more yachts and take away our rights
I think that you're coming at this issue from a very American perspective. are you aware of the impact of American foreign policy on south america and the middle east? do you understand that we regularly kill members of people's families in those regions?I didn’t blame anyone and I don’t blame anyone for trying to move elsewhere in this world.. especially if they’re fleeing for their lives.
I’m not against immigration… not in the slightest. I see how important immigrants are and how they bring value to our countries.
If me and my child had to flee for our lives so that we could have a better life, you better believe I’d go whatever country was willing to take us.
I’d be grateful to the country that took us in. I think most people would.
However, I don’t agree that any country should have to suffer due to MASS immigration - legal or illegal - especially when a large portion of said immigrants come from countries that march around cities screaming “death to America” and other lovely things like that. How is that okay? I’ll answer for you.. it’s not.
I didn’t say anything about trans people.
I still think we’re in over our heads. I don’t believe that’s going to change any time soon.