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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 21:45:12 JST myrmepropagandist

   I'm glad those "Mass Deportation Now!" signs have made an impact. Many people are talking about it. But, I keep hearing a glaring error in the response.

   I hear: "immigration is part of who we are" Yes, but this isn't about "immigration" -- This is about *deportation* in order to deport someone they need to already be here.

   This is about deporting Americans. Which Americans? "Masses" of them. "Oh you known the ones" they might say. 1/

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 21:45:24 JST myrmepropagandist

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     Let's deconstruct the sign word by word.

     "Mass"
     Huge numbers. Not selective. There are not "masses" of recent immigrants in the country. There are masses of undocumented Americans and other non-citizens. There are also masses of non-Christians, & non-whites.

     "Deportation"
     To forcibly remove. Combined with mass this means systematic violence.

     "Now"
     No chance of due process. Even though the constitution protects all PEOPLE not just citizens.
     2/

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 21:45:35 JST myrmepropagandist

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     A call for mass deportation goes beyond any questions about the border and refugees. This is a call to re-shape the population of the entire country. It's madness.

     3/3

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     Citoyen européen Ray Hindle ✔️ (rayhindle@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 21:45:43 JST Citoyen européen Ray Hindle ✔️

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     @futurebird Those posters would not have been out of place at a 1930s Nuremberg rally!

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     Andrew Feeney (andrewfeeney@phpc.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jul-2024 00:45:03 JST Andrew Feeney

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     @futurebird

     Definitely some of the most overtly fascist and horrifying language I’ve seen used officially. It’s not a dog whistle it’s a foghorn.