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I'm torn. On one hand, someone should tell whoever is in charge of this edict that it is probably not a good idea. It is likely to backfire, and the harder you
by jchw 2y ago
I'm torn.
On one hand, someone should tell whoever is in charge of this edict that it is probably not a good idea. It is likely to backfire, and the harder you double down, the worse it will get. Public opinion will probably turn negative quickly, as you will wind up coming off as petty and insecure.
On the other hand, the last time we saw a large scale misunderstanding of how to deal with the Internet like this was probably the COVID-19 snitching hotlines, so realistically we're just about due for another one.
Not saying it'll all be fun and games but it might be popcorn time.
- zapataband2 2y agoThey've been rounding up native american citizens, public opinion would already be abysmal in a functioning democracy
- jchw 2y agoI mean public opinion about this specific operation, not in general.
- GoatInGrey 2y agoNative Americans, specifically the Navajo, have been questioned by agents, but there have been no mass persecution or arrests of Native Americans. That was a rumor spread on social media without any provenance. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-immigration-raids-citizens-profiling-accusations-native-american-rcna189203 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-immigration-raids-... https://www.yahoo.com/news/checked-reports-ice-detaining-native-002500131.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/checked-reports-ice-detaining-nat... I cannot emphasize enough how huge of a story it would be if the United States government was legitimately rounding up Native Americans. Given existing racial tensions and historical controversy, that would on the front pages for days on end. It would be as juicy a story as the German feds mass arresting Jews.
- lupire 2y agoPP was referring to native US Americans, not First People. It's weird that you are downplaying this. Are you ironically alluding to how the Holocaust was underreported in contemporaneous media before the US joined WWII?
- pimlottc 2y agoThey probably simply read “native american citizens” as referring to Natives Americans. There’s no need to cast aspirations.