Joyce Vance quotes Greg Sargent, who says,
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Observers correctly noted that the racist trope of immigrants eating pets dehumanizes marginalized people who are already vulnerable, putting them in danger. While posters and media have repeatedly pointed out that the Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are there legally and have revitalized the city, making fun of those sharing such a stupid lie has a different kind of potential to defang it."
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"The story was thoroughly debunked even before the debate. But examining how it got laundered from the fringes of the internet to Trump’s lips during a debate watched by tens of millions of people perfectly illustrates the hollowness at the center of the Trump movement, and indeed in modern conservatism itself."
~ Liz Dye
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia
/12Trump's racist pet hoax exposes weirdo meme culture to normies
It's a case of suicide by meme.
(www.publicnotice.co)
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AkaSci 🛰️replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
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https://www.theframelab.org/jd-vances-racist-attack-on-haitians-is-strategic/
https://www.thenerdreich.com/unhumans-jd-vance-and-the-language-of-genocide/?ref=theframelab.org"But there may be a method to this madness. It's part of an ongoing effort by Republicans to demonize immigrant communities and terrorize white voters into supporting Trump.
Last month, I wrote about "Unhumans," a book by right-wing conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec (with a foreword by J.D. Vance). The book depicts Democratic voters as demon-possessed monsters on a mission to massacre everyone else in society."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"He is trying to stir up hatred. It’s the politics of hate that I wrote about in Hatemonger. He wants people to believe that all of their problems are due to immigrants, and to create this — you know, an environment that is extremely unsafe for immigrant families, mixed-status communities, people of color across this country."
~ Jean Guerrero
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia #hate #PoliticsofHate
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@wdlindsy what really gets me is that some locals there are complaining that the cost of housing has gone up because of all the new residents. They’re blaming the renters and buyers and not the landlords and sellers who are long-time neighbors that jack up the price for a profit. Blaming the consumers instead of the capitalists for hoarding and gouging inventory.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"This racist lie designed to divide American and stoke hatred towards immigrants and racial minorities — exactly the kind of lie that has in the past resulted in violence against marginalized communities. things they’re saying are false."
~ Jamison Foser
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia #hate #PoliticsofHate
/14Trump continues to embrace foreign autocrats, and other debate observations
Kamala Harris eviscerated Trump last night
(www.findinggravity.net)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"The Trump-Vance campaign isn’t 'backtracking' from it because this is who they are. They want people to hate immigrants, they want to encourage violence. They don’t give a damn that the things they’re saying are false."
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia #hate #PoliticsofHate
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@wdlindsy
"The poster claimed that a neighbor’s daughter’s friend..." -
Tucker's Balz 4 Harris/Walzreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
🥥 The Right's casual employment of racist lies attempts to use memes to achieve authoritarian expansion.
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"A campaign built on populist demagoguery has nowhere else to go especially when slipping in the polls. It is based on an 'us versus them' binary where the 'us' has to constantly be rallied and riled against the 'them.' Fear mongering and resentment—American carnage—is baked into the cake. And it will be served up nonstop between now and November—and perhaps beyond."
~ Shikha Dalmia
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #xenophobia #PoliticsofHate
/16MAGA Wants to Evade Accountability for Trump's Campaign of Lies and Fear Mongering
The UnPopulist's Post-Debate Analysis: Shikha Dalmia on Trump's populist demagoguery and Berny Belvedere on the right-wing meltdown over the moderators
(www.theunpopulist.net)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Trump and Vance are lying about this fabricated allegation about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets because their main goal is to generate the emotion of disgust toward a target group of people, to make immigrants subhuman. Straight out of the fascist, authoritarian playbook and a primer for violence toward that group."
~ Robert P. Jones
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia #hate #PoliticsofHate
/17How Dangerous is Trump's White Christian Nationalist Vision for the Country?
It's pub week for The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, now in paperback.
(www.whitetoolong.net)
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John Caveney woke is me🛠️replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy As for Netanyahu and his cabal of genocidal maniacs……. 🤬
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Fragarachreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Exactly the first thing a sore loser does: blame the referee.
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia
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Alexander Karnreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Completely agree. W/ Trump, it's always about whether he can bring people to the heel of unfettered power.
The program he has in mind, once enough people have capitulated, is vile. "Mass deportations now," he has already told us, is going to be a "bloody story."
Trump Promises a ‘Bloody Story’
His latest comment about mass deportation are a revelation about how he feels—and a troubling reminder of the sources of his appeal.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
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Extinction Studiesreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy It makes me wonder who among their radicalized base (or leadership) are already eating pets, such that they would need to project that guilt onto a different group of people?
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"This falsehood, directed at a community that has done nothing wrong besides being from a different place than the surrounding residents, shows how much the Trump campaign’s strategy hinges on polluting the information environment with lies about vulnerable groups that Republicans want to blame for the country’s problems."
~ Adam Serwer
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #immigrants #Haitians #Ohio #lies #xenophobia #hate #PoliticsofHate
/18Gullible Mr. Trump
The former president will believe anything—even wild rumors about immigrants killing and eating pets—as long as it’s cruel, politically expedient, and on TV.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
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Nicole Parsonsreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Masha Gessen has written extensively on the role egregious lying plays in an authoritarian movement.
1. Firehose of Falsehood propaganda techniques
2. Building societal distrust
3. Growing a sense of impunity in elites
4. Creating information bubbles for a cult of personalityWhy Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lie... and why they are so good at it
In a recent interview in Mother Jones, the political activist and Russian dissident Masha Gessen offers an important insight as to why Donald Trump seems so comfortable lying, even when he can easily be disproven. Trump does not lie because he believes what he is saying to be true â?" nor to change the minds of others â?" Gessen argues; he lies to assert power. â?oEvery time [Trump]
New Statesman (www.newstatesman.com)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/trump-and-putin-strong-connection-lies/
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MrsMigginsreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy kind of ironic when Trump endorser JFK Jr eats anything he finds out on the road, or beach, or carries it around in his car and finally dumps them in public parks.
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Probertd8replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Does the Supreme Council ruling go as far as saying - If the President says it's true in his capacity as President it is true?
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Kernoureplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy We've seen this movie before.