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[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 69 points 2 months ago (6 children)

without putting children into detention camps

Unfortunately this is not true. Obama's administration put families in detention camps and separated them. It was not used with such fervor, but it was wrong then, too

We protested this. There were court cases, and the Flores Settlement Agreement essentially ended the policy. But it took public outrage to enact change.

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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pepperidge Farm remembers:
Elián González

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 14 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Janet Reno did the right thing.

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[–] procapra@lemmy.ml 47 points 2 months ago (11 children)

No but you don't understand, suddenly now that the media is telling me how bad ICE is, I care about this. When a blue president is in office the media doesn't talk about it, so I just assume everything is okay again.

Not talking about things = progress!

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dems are the "good cop" to the republican "bad cop". They both want to fuck you over in the exact same way. One just pretends to be nice to you.

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago

Rotating villain strategy

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most of the laws that are allowing trump to pull this immigration shit were passed by Democratic administrations. Bidens big strategy was to mock Trump for not deporting as many people as he did.

But yeah, is the leftists fault that brown people aren't voting for Democrats.

Democrats lose: "It was the left's fault for not voting for us! We need to be more conservative in our policies!"
Democrats win: "We did this without the left, we have no need to pass legislation that appeals to them."

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

Yup. They were just better at being shit. Or nation has no right to deport anyone from the Americas. If someone is fleeing their nation, the US is probably the reason why in the first place.

[–] karashta@piefed.social 32 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Freedom of movement should be a universal human right

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[–] Salamence@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (19 children)

Democrats are just as racist as the Republicans, they are just better at hiding it, just look at their bipartisan support for the border wall, ICE, and more.

https://www.leftvoice.org/racism-is-bipartisan/

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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They're still courting the mythical "Republican centrist" that just needs a little push to vote Democrat. They've learned nothing.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 months ago

They are not courting as much as speaking what they think

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (38 children)

From the person who brought you “Pokemon Go to the polls”…

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Look at this neo-liberals. This is why those on the left hate you just as much as the conservatives and MAGAt. When it gets down to brass tacks, your leaders are barely better than they are. We're tired of arguing with you as much as them as well.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I never understood why these establishment corporate Democrats respond to Republican criticism by acting more like Republicans. Those psychos have big mouths, but that doesn't mean that what comes out is worthy of attention.

Democrats need to learn to say Shut The Fuck Up and Get The Fuck Out, when MAGAs start whining, NOT listen to them.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They have the same donors as the Republicans.

[–] Thesilverpig@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 months ago

And they go to the same pedo islands. One big club etc etc

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I never understood why these establishment corporate Democrats respond to Republican criticism by acting more like Republicans.

They act more like republicans in response to any sensory input.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In 1992, Bill Clinton spoke from the mecca of American white supremacy to launch his "tough on crime" agenda.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She is also a war criminal

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And people yell at me for saying we need to light the Dems on fire with the GOP... AmeriKKKa AmeriKKKa AmeriKKKa

[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is why Democrats keep losing.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

They're also the ones who gave us that soulless ghoul Tom Homan.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The Dems moving their messaging to the right. Overton Window in action. Being proud of the number of lives stopped from being lived is a new low for the DNC.

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[–] JoeMontayna@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago

Yeah because the ICE surge has nothing to do with deporting immigrants. It's about fear and control.

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