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by itbeho 352 days ago
Can you point me to a non-partisan source describing attempts to denaturalize citizens?
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Crye 352 days ago
The rhetoric is there. See Randy Ogles (R-Tenn) call for Mamdani to be denaturalized.
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tombert 352 days ago
Yeah that’s what I was referring to. I saw that tweet a few hours ago.

https://x.com/RepOgles/status/1938301392416084150

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ejoso 351 days ago
This is very probably trolling and fear mongering.
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tombert 351 days ago
It's possible, though at this level I'm not 100% sure it matters if it's trolling or sincerely held belief, because it's a pretty clear and obvious statement that "even the citizens aren't safe".

Also, he's a fucking politician. The country shouldn't be run the same way as KiwiFarms.

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watwut 350 days ago
Everything conservatives and Trump do starts as "trolling". What you call "trolling" is actually "floating the idea and figuring out how to make them happen for the first time".
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tombert 350 days ago
Yeah, Trump was initially “joking” about trying for a third term. Now he’s serious about it. Who would have predicted this except for every single person who has ever seen Trump speak about anything ever?
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prime_ursid 351 days ago
No serious attempts yet but there are seeds being sown by high-profile right wingers to manufacture consent: https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/right-wing-media-ca...
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