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by tyleo 42 days ago
Comments like this are unhelpful for finding the truth. The world would be nice if things aligned on a clear good vs evil axis, “the other side is just evil of course!” but they don’t.

I know people on both sides of the political spectrum and there’s pain and confusion across society. Perhaps one side has more power in this moment and more harmful impact but making sweeping claims, "it’s all racism" is what makes a group feel unheard and angry.
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tacomonstrous 42 days ago
This kind of comment might have been borderline reasonable before 2025 (though I would have found it laughable even then), but the evidence of the last 18 months shows that one side is in fact evil, corrupt and venal in entirely unprecedented ways.
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chadgpt3 42 days ago
Stating the truth is unhelpful for finding it?

It is because of racism. People were told about the invasion coming over the border, and that Trump would stop it, and they voted for Trump.

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AnimalMuppet 42 days ago
You can believe that the amount of immigration coming over the border (and contrary to the law) is causing harm and needs to be stopped, without that concern being based on the race of the people who are coming.
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mindslight 42 days ago
Sure, you can. In the abstract, this is a perfectly reasonable position to hold. But if you're actually coming from a place of wanting rational policy responses, then you would have gotten off the Grump train years ago. Or at the very least (if immigration is really the one single issue you're concerned about), then as it became apparent that even the immigration narrative is performative kayfabe as well (many of the despotic "executive orders" are failing in court since there hasn't been legislative action on immigration. the straightforward conclusion is that the ultimate goal is for them to end up failing).

Having been skeptical of the racism explanation for quite some time, I've come around to it. Of course racism isn't the only thing that remains (there is also religious fundamentalism, spite, grift, etc), but it is a large chunk of what remains. I find the analogy of how communities destroyed their own public swimming pools as a response to desegregation an apt comparison.

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