• Gigliorananomicom@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    This “immigrants with criminal records” bullshit has got me fuming.

    Straight-up glazing over how many criminals were born here and live here and the multitudes of criminals here that haven’t been caught. Commiting crimes doesn’t disqualify a person from being human. Come on.

    • floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      9 days ago

      It’s not like they’re only going after people with criminal records. They just make sure always to mention that some have criminal records in order to associate immigrants with criminality in people’s minds. They will do the same with every other group they target. See also their scare tactics about trans people and bathrooms. There is no actual problem around trans people’s use of bathrooms, but the Republicans certainly want you to imagine there is, so they do everything they can to get people to imagine trans people do something odd in bathrooms.

      Don’t fall for these tactics. They’re the same ones the Nazis used against Jews in the 1930s-40s.

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        9 days ago

        They’re the same ones the Nazis used against Jews in the 1930s-40s.

        And the same ones the Nazis used against trans people and immigrants in the 1930s-40s, too, for that matter.

        Like, what they’re doing isn’t even just ‘reminiscent’ of Nazis; it’s literally identical. There is no wiggle room or superficial difference to seize upon to try to deny it, although I’m sure the fascist apologist concern trolls will still try.

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      8 days ago

      I mean trump released a bunch of criminals. Its very obvious this isn’t about reducing crime