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The goal is to de-bank any opposition to the government. It starts with an easy out group like immigrants. Then more and more groups will get de-banked or other

The goal is to de-bank any opposition to the government. It starts with an easy out group like immigrants. Then more and more groups will get de-banked or otherwise disenfranchised.

cucumber3732842 6mo ago
It starts with an even easier out group like "actual criminals or other groups that are fairly strongly hated by a lot of people". The groundwork for this crap was laid in the 1870s when they were going after the klan, the 1920s bootleggers, then the 1940s-50s mobsters, 1980s drug traffickers, 2000s terrorists, etc, etc. Every step of the way people cheered. Of course some people looked at the "hurricane cone" of public policy at the time and said that we were not on a good path. Of course they were ignored.
gadders 6mo ago
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- scuff3d 6mo ago
  Holy crap, it's been a long time since I saw that dopey Obama/tea-party line. Fox News bullshit from the past seems down right quaint by today's standards
  - gadders 6mo ago
    It's a fact though, so label it how you like but it happened.
    - lamasery 6mo ago
      You're gonna want to look into the context and framing. Elements connected to what you claimed are "fact". The framing is very much not.
    - scuff3d 6mo ago
      If you still believe that nonsense after all these years nothing I can say that'll change your mind. This is one of the all time greatest examples of "lying with facts". It's technically correct, the IRS absolutely singled out a bunch of non-profits due to administrative fowl ups, but trying to say Obama "targeted" the Tea Party intentionally was so hilariously stupid I'm amazed anyone bought it.
throwawaypath 6mo ago
>The goal is to de-bank any opposition to the government. It starts with an easy out group like immigrants. Or an easy out group like the Freedom Convoy protest truckers.
- bediger4000 6mo ago
  I did not realize that the number of Freedom Convoy truckers was roughly the same as number of immigrants. That is a big issue!
  - throwawaypath 6mo ago
    I did not realize that the number of Romani was roughly the same as number of Jews. That is a big issue!
    - throwawaypath 5mo ago
      No reply. Not surprised.

The goal is to de-bank any opposition to the government. It starts with an easy out group like immigrants. Then more and more groups will get de-banked or otherwise disenfranchised.

cucumber3732842 6mo ago

It starts with an even easier out group like "actual criminals or other groups that are fairly strongly hated by a lot of people". The groundwork for this crap was laid in the 1870s when they were going after the klan, the 1920s bootleggers, then the 1940s-50s mobsters, 1980s drug traffickers, 2000s terrorists, etc, etc. Every step of the way people cheered. Of course some people looked at the "hurricane cone" of public policy at the time and said that we were not on a good path. Of course they were ignored.

gadders 6mo ago

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scuff3d 6mo ago
Holy crap, it's been a long time since I saw that dopey Obama/tea-party line. Fox News bullshit from the past seems down right quaint by today's standards
- gadders 6mo ago
  It's a fact though, so label it how you like but it happened.
  - lamasery 6mo ago
    You're gonna want to look into the context and framing. Elements connected to what you claimed are "fact". The framing is very much not.
  - scuff3d 6mo ago
    If you still believe that nonsense after all these years nothing I can say that'll change your mind. This is one of the all time greatest examples of "lying with facts". It's technically correct, the IRS absolutely singled out a bunch of non-profits due to administrative fowl ups, but trying to say Obama "targeted" the Tea Party intentionally was so hilariously stupid I'm amazed anyone bought it.

throwawaypath 6mo ago

>The goal is to de-bank any opposition to the government. It starts with an easy out group like immigrants. Or an easy out group like the Freedom Convoy protest truckers.

bediger4000 6mo ago
I did not realize that the number of Freedom Convoy truckers was roughly the same as number of immigrants. That is a big issue!
- throwawaypath 6mo ago
  I did not realize that the number of Romani was roughly the same as number of Jews. That is a big issue!
  - throwawaypath 5mo ago
    No reply. Not surprised.