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by speakfreely 1y ago
It eclipses the others, so it's the most relevant one to talk about.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> Why are people who prioritized public health during a temporary pandemic "sheep", but the President's supporters who demonstrate exceptionally cult-like behavior, "free thinking individuals"? You nailed it. Bo
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Ironically the largest number of immigrants have been Latinos, who come from a fairly traditional and conservative culture. Ask any Mexican outside of the capital how they feel about abortion or trans women using women's bathrooms. T
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> And even if you are "collecting benefits", to be a citizen you'd have to also be paying your taxes, which should entitle you to said benefits. According to the SF Chronicle, about 72 million US households (40% of the pop
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> Obama deported millions with relatively little pushback. Because he did not deny anyone due process. This is blatantly inaccurate. Obama administration frequently used expedited removal to deport people without hearings. Don't t
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> Since they’ve been documented as detaining citizens So I've seen this claim a few times and I have personally heard of a few well publicized cases where this occurred. Given the nature of the work, I'd imagine it's almo
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by speakfreely 1y ago
My understanding is that they're doing this under the "expedited removal" provision of the 1996 IIRIRA law. If you've been in the US less than 2 years, arrived without inspection or at a port of entry with invalid docum
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Sure, much as yours was a great example of the perfectionist fallacy.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> I hope you eventually look back on this part of your life with shame about your beliefs and who and what you defended. I suspect his post will read as a calm and level-headed analysis 10-20 years from now. He showed no support or prot
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by speakfreely 1y ago
So I ask this question in good faith: What are the due process rights that have been taken away? What is this administration doing different from the prior ones in regards to detaining suspected illegal immigrants? While I don't doub
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by speakfreely 1y ago
So until every police officer follows the law, everywhere, in every instance, you believe anyone should be entitled to obstruct arrests if they disagree with the law?
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> I'm not saying that small startups aren't getting tax bills or that those bills don't suck; I'm saying that they don't explain industry wide hiring trends. It's not having a wide effect on the industry as
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> The "just submit" ideology that people seem to be touting demonstrates a lack of understanding of American psychology. The country was founded on revolution against a despot, that's the core American value. You can'
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Yes and the videos of his peaceful marches and the brutality of the police ended up discrediting the establishment propaganda against him and bringing the American center to his side. It's the most historically successful strategy in
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by speakfreely 1y ago
His behavior at his marches is well documented. He wasn't setting anything on fire or throwing rocks at police. One way brings the American center to your side, the other pushes them away. Those who ignore this do so at the peril of
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by speakfreely 1y ago
No one overestimates themselves in other knowledge domains quite like software engineers... with the possible exception of medical doctors.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
I can assure you that the country that issued my passport is not funding any genocides.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
> How does a raid only target people who are here illegally? How do agents determine the identity and status of the person they're grabbing in a factory or school? This has been done for decades and has very established standard ope
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by speakfreely 1y ago
You seemed overly anxious to ignore what I actually wrote in my previous comment and use as an excuse to force everyone into reading your diatribe about how the media portrays Democrats, even though that's not actually in conflict with
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by speakfreely 1y ago
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/dont-be-a-doomer
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by speakfreely 1y ago
That's the point; the right WANTS this reaction. It's how they will continue to capture the American center. Masked people waving Mexican flags while they stand on top of burned out police cars is a gift to them. Trump's po
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Actually, if a mob of angry people is setting my car on fire, I'd prefer that the cops don't leave.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
I meant that there are more than sufficient civilian law enforcement resources to address the problem. Between LAPD, CHP, and the various federal agencies, they could easily surge thousands of officers there if they needed to.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Which genocide are you referring to, Yemen or Sudan?
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Do you really think MLK Jr. didn't want to punch those cops in the face that were beating people at his marches? But he had emotional IQ, discipline, and effective organization. The current crop lacks all of that and the results are
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Except in this case, they were just enforcing existing immigration laws.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
Yes, but their performative purpose is to create the illusion that the situation is out of the control of the civilian authorities.
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by speakfreely 1y ago
The Democratic politicians have painted themselves into a corner by trying to maintain far left support. Compare the messaging: Trump: We must have law and order. Immigration laws must be enforced. We will not tolerate riots or destructi
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by speakfreely 1y ago
It's relevant to mention that the trigger for these riots was federal agents administratively detaining people who are in the country illegally. These are not new federal immigration laws that Trump has passed; in fact, they were enfo
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by speakfreely 1y ago
I am so interested in what business you work in that you would think this could be true.

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