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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 120 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Her turning point:

But then a few days ago, I opened X to see my feed populated with anti-Indian vitriol—calling the country where my parents were born “filthy” and its people “filthy and undesirable.” Some condemned these comments but many others agreed, and still others criticized the critics for crying racism. But I could see it for what it was: raw bigotry.

Same old story:

My life is filled with immigrants from India and Nigeria and Lebanon and the Dominican Republic—many of whom are definitionally the “working class”—who voted for Trump. They are family members and neighbors, cafe owners who greet me by name, doctors, cleaning ladies, the mailman, my Cape Verdean babysitter-turned-friend of many years. All of them opposed illegal immigration while defending Trump from critics: “He’s not anti-legal immigration, he’s anti-illegal immigration,” they’d said. “I’m pro-legal immigration—make it easier to do it the lawful way,” they’d say.

I will never understand how people can't see it's thinly veiled racism when it comes from the GOP.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I will never understand how people can’t see it’s thinly veiled racism when it comes from the GOP.

They're morons. Wanna bet a lot of them were swayed by anti-abortion or anti-trans rhetoric? If not that then, 'demonrats are going to turn this country communist' propaganda?

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Paying attention is gay, woke, and demonic.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And propaganda works. Everytime. In one direction.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Propaganda goes both ways.

Ex.: guns cause violence. It's a classic Dem. talking point. (And highly ironic that they say, "no one needs a gun, just call the cops!" out of one side of their mouth, and "police are the oppressors of the working class and are the enforcers of systemic racism!" out of the other.) And yet we've just seen two terrorist incidents in the past week and a half that involved cars. Do rental trucks cause violence, maybe? I know I would be filled with rage if I was forced to drive a vehicle made by Musk's company...

p.s. - LGBTQ+ and nonwhite gun ownership rates are increasing, and I am so there for it.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Ex.: guns cause violence.

Guns clearly facilitate and amplify violence.

It’s a classic Dem. talking point.

It's a stat. It's as much a talking point as "the sun came up".

(And highly ironic that they say, “no one needs a gun, just call the cops!” out of one side of their mouth, and “police are the oppressors of the working class and are the enforcers of systemic racism!” out of the other.)

Not outside of home-room. Cops need oversight and better help to deal with stress and persecution issues when they pop up. Cops need to be absolutely fired if they exhibit a pattern of racism or other discrimination -- just like every other job, but with extra care because of the lethal force they can apply. This has been discussed. And wouldn't even be ironic, Alanis.

Right. Carry on.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

No, it's the same way.

Even if I allow your example, which I wouldn't, the "propaganda" in question is still - blaming someone for something.

That's what ALL propaganda does. That's why the Dems can't use it very well. First of all blaming people for things is a classic conservative characteristic.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

C'mon, what did Harry Styles do now?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

In the direction of blaming someone.

In this case, that terrible moussemonger Harry Styles.