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   Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎 (austinkocher@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 04:42:06 JST Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎

   I’ve been asked a few times recently, so let me say this simply: Republicans move immigration policy to the right, then Democrats normalize/systemitize those changes, laying the groundwork for Republicans to move the needle further to the right. 🔄 There is no leftward movement.

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     Micke (micke@camp.smolnet.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 04:42:05 JST Micke

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     @austinkocher same in Sweden. The Social Democratic party recently changed their party program from "generous but controlled immigration" to "strict immigration policies". It happens in other areas as, such as taxation.

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     Robert Link (phaedral@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 05:49:41 JST Robert Link

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     @austinkocher This "ratchet" trope making the rounds sure seems like a GOP friendly bothsidesism.

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     Robert Link (phaedral@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 05:51:51 JST Robert Link

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     • mx alex tax1a - 2020 (5)

     @atax1a @austinkocher #bothsidesism

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     mx alex tax1a - 2020 (5) (atax1a@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 05:51:52 JST mx alex tax1a - 2020 (5)

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     @austinkocher we once heard this phrased as "ratchet-and-pawl theory of american politics" and it never left our head.

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     Maier Amsden (maieramsden@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 06:04:30 JST Maier Amsden

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     • mx alex tax1a - 2020 (5)
     • Robert Link

     @phaedral @atax1a @austinkocher #shoefitsism

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     Maier Amsden (maieramsden@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 06:08:51 JST Maier Amsden

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     • Robert Link

     @phaedral @austinkocher If being honest about Democrat leadership's actions is GOP friendly, that's on Democrat leadership.

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     Robert Link (phaedral@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 06:13:25 JST Robert Link

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     • Maier Amsden

     @MaierAmsden @austinkocher #BlameTheVictim

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     Maier Amsden (maieramsden@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 06:53:39 JST Maier Amsden

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     • Robert Link

     @phaedral @austinkocher #blamewhereitsdue