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   Chris ABRAHAM (chris@abraham.su)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 19:47:37 JST Chris ABRAHAM

   If you moved 20,000 foreign nationals into a town of 60,000 and didn't think the Populist Right—in the age of social media and during election season—wouldn't pitch an unselfconscious fit about it on the national stage, you're either naïve or nefarious. I pray for the safety of residents and the newcomers. But nobody actually cares about the safely of the newcomers. They really just really want to intimidate as many migrants to the point of leaving as humanly possible—scare them out of dodge

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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 19:47:36 JST djsumdog

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     If the newcomers tried to learn about the culture they were entering into, and learn the language and assimilate, no one would give a shit. There are tons of people who apply to JET every year to teach English in Japan. A lot of them try to learn as much as they can before they go. I had a friend who moved to Germany and worked so hard on her accent to try to fit in. She fell in love with all aspects of German culture.
     
     When people put in the effort to immigrate legally, it's very different than people being scooped up in refugee and relocation programs.
     
     It is a bit arbitrary which animals we do and don't eat honestly. But for the Haitians seen taking local geese and ducks, at a minimum it's a hunting license violation. But it's also a violation of American cultural norms. We have deer and duck season, and you get a permit, because we've discovered good wildlife management benefits everyone.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 19:48:21 JST djsumdog

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     • Zennblack
     Exactly, and most of the illegals coming in from central/southern America are being put into a combination of child labour and sex trafficking.
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     Zennblack (zennagain@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 19:48:22 JST Zennblack

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     @chris
     They are going to use them for slave labor. The same protections for wages do not apply to them. Many will benefit by their exploitation. The citizens of Springfield won't.

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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 19:51:18 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     • djsumdog
     @djsumdog @chris Tragedy of the commons as illustrated by a people who deforested their entire country in the past. Yeah I'm not terribly surprised.