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bif

(26,906 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:36 PM Jul 2025

I simply can't understand the obsession with immigrants. [View all]

It's like this one issue is behind everything the Orange Rapist and his loyal asskissers do. WTAF! Could someone please explain why they're so focused on this one thing?

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I simply can't understand the obsession with immigrants. [View all] bif Jul 2025 OP

It's the authortarian playbook. dem4decades Jul 2025 #1

Yes, and remember, we had a law almost passed that would have addressed this issue. The GOP/tRUMP SWBTATTReg Jul 2025 #3

Yep, red meat for magats and a constant talking point to keep it in the news. brush Jul 2025 #11

Yup, gotta focus the hate on "undesirables" to give the MAGATs someone to blame LR3 Jul 2025 #16

Let's hone in on which "immigrants" IzzaNuDay Jul 2025 #2

Boil it down and it reveals racism. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #4

Fear CloudWatcher Jul 2025 #5

It's about skin color n/t leftstreet Jul 2025 #6

Exactly. Nothing more brush Jul 2025 #14

They operate under the premise that straight white cis Christian right-wing men are the only real Americans unblock Jul 2025 #7

They don't have great power or wealth, so they become easy scapegoats for the people that do. Uncle Joe Jul 2025 #8

Blood and Soil Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #9

Scapegoating for all their failures awesomerwb1 Jul 2025 #10

Bingo. Oneironaut Jul 2025 #49

Easy target KentuckyWoman Jul 2025 #12

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2025 #13

Trump has a history of overt racism....see katie johnson video for her witnessing Karadeniz Jul 2025 #15

Scapegoating people has been practiced throughout time. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2025 #17

It's extremely baffling to this native Californian senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #18

Racism and xenophobia ibegurpard Jul 2025 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #20

Because it is what Hitler did with the Jews by getting a lot of the population having others to blame for Botany Jul 2025 #21

they could only ride the trans thing so far Skittles Jul 2025 #22

Trump would install separate water fountains Johonny Jul 2025 #23

Racism, xenophobia, and blame for ones own failures are top selling issues for MAGAs. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #24

Once he is gone, we need to campaign on offering anyone deported the right to return n/t MichMan Jul 2025 #25

Nazis blamed the Jews for all the problems in the world Mysterian Jul 2025 #26

Racism and division Renew Deal Jul 2025 #27

Political pawns TnDem Jul 2025 #28

It starts with immigrants ... you know the rest. usonian Jul 2025 #29

Oppression is strength. moondust Jul 2025 #30

White Supremacy. appmanga Jul 2025 #31

Anti-immigrant nativism has deep roots in the GOP. J_William_Ryan Jul 2025 #32

"I simply can't understand the obsession edhopper Jul 2025 #33

I haven't heard of anyone here rounding up Jews bif Jul 2025 #35

Think harder edhopper Jul 2025 #47

? bif Jul 2025 #51

Historically edhopper Jul 2025 #53

jews will, according to the fundies, all "self deport' to israel rampartd Jul 2025 #54

It's entirely uncomplicated BannonsLiver Jul 2025 #34

It mainly has to do with MAGA wanting to prevent whites form becoming Jspur Jul 2025 #36

Ethnic cleansing. cbabe Jul 2025 #37

Immigrants have always gotten this treatment ITAL Jul 2025 #38

bif, they're taking for themselves the FED dlilafae Jul 2025 #39

blond hair, blue eyes, white skin mercuryblues Jul 2025 #40

first, it's a political hook for their supporters; gets votes bigtree Jul 2025 #41

I don't get it either. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #42

god dammit! i have to hit 1 for english. pansypoo53219 Jul 2025 #43

That bdamomma Jul 2025 #44

Racism FrankBooth Jul 2025 #45

The ones they are explicitly bashing are largely brown, Ms. Toad Jul 2025 #46

That's his flagship issue LS0999 Jul 2025 #48

The immigrant purge is linked to the far-rights obsession with . . . peggysue2 Jul 2025 #50

For me - personally? JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 #52

Immigrants ILikePie92 Jul 2025 #55

They blame immigrants so you don't notice that they're the real bad guys. Initech Jul 2025 #56