• @brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    12 months ago

    I’d like to see the information environment that made this guy a Trump supporter.

    What did he see? Was he deep in Facebook? Twitter? Local stuff?

    • @BenVimes@lemmy.ca
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      22 months ago

      From what I understand, Republicans, especially in Florida, put out political ads targeted specifically at Cuban immigrants. They play off the inherent hatred of communism in this demographic to convince them to vote against the “radical Marxist Democrats.”

    • @rumba@lemmy.zip
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      02 months ago

      environment that made this guy a Trump supporter

      A LOT of Immigrants and Illegals in the US are very pro-Trump. I spoke with a few in my old neighborhood to get their take.

      They said that the government didn’t worry them because it wasn’t that far off from where they came from. They felt elitism created niches where someone knowledgeable could profit. Party of the entrepreneurs and all.

      Two said they didn’t want any more immigrants here, they felt pressure from the incoming immigrants to take their places and out-compete them for work.

      Because this was the last trump presidency, there was less deportation talking. I’m sure that gave some concern, but If I had to guess based on their psyche, I’d say they expected the deportation to lighten the low-hanging fruit and take the pressure off their own jobs at the same time, expecting them would just be ok because they were always ok.

        • @rumba@lemmy.zip
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          12 months ago

          I get the concept of the meme. There are a lot of people out there ‘worried’ about immigrants taking their (absolutely safe, no fucking way they are going to get that job) jobs

          However, fresh immigration does drive down the pay for trade work in areas where immigrants are skilled. Bricklayers, Drywallers, Painters, and Guys slinging up ductwork are getting paid peanuts.

          Immigrants coming in do compete for the jobs other immigrants already hold. Any if their status is in question, they’ll work even cheaper.

          • @sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
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            02 months ago

            I get the concept of the meme.

            -proceeds to not understand the concept of the meme and repeat provably false anti-immigration talking points-

            Is this the literacy crisis everyone is talking about? Chat, are we cooked?

          • @porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml
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            02 months ago

            That’s not the concept of the meme, you have 100% missed the point. Or rather, that’s expressed in the meme. Yes, “foreigner” would want a cookie which the white guy has. But your conception is still that they’re fighting over that one cookie, while the rich dude is actually hoarding all the cookies. You have fully fallen for the propaganda.

  • @ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    12 months ago

    “I’m on of the good ones!” They scream as they are being put into an ICE van!

    “I voted for Trump!” They plead.

    “I’n here legally!” They cry.

    ICE cares not for their screams. For ICE only cares that they are non-white*.

    *Don’t worry white immigrants. One day, you too shall be deported. Once all the non-white people are gone.

    • @xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      12 months ago

      some people are just trolls but afk as well….
      just think about how many internet trolls there are… and write anything disagreeing with anything and a troll will find it and try to argue the opposite side.:. but disingenuously and with the sole purpose of pissing you off….
      then if you look at their post history, it’s entirely that sort of thing.
      then you have to realize that they’re not all just edgey teenagers exploring the dark side, most of them are full grown adults.
      i think a lot of loud trumpets are just trolls living the roll. moral outrage is very entertaining for them because they don’t feel real emotions or have moral motivations….
      i’ve heard that america has a much larger percentage of psychopaths because of the way the country was founded… a: genocide, and b: people leaving their family and friends behind probably forever, to gamble on a future…

      • @lowside@lemmy.world
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        02 months ago

        I work with a person like that and it’s driving me up a wall.

        He starts arguments for the sake of arguments. He is extremely vocal about anything that he knows will cause any sort of disagreement with anyone. Actively looks for ways to pit other people against each other. Endlessly talking shit to and about everyone. Just an annoying, toxic person. Leadership sees him as harmless, but he is a real cause of a lot of drama in the workplace. Usualy not Involving him directly, but often caused or stirred up by him. Motivated entirely by two things, his amusement, and his money. Everyone else just exists in his world to amuse him.

        collage educated, smart, reletivly successful. But fucking toxic.

        My point is you are absolutly correct. These people exist. They are emotional stunted and live for cause problems for others. It’s kinds funny for a little bit but gets realy fucking old realy fast.

        • @xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          02 months ago

          i think it’s the next level after compulsive/pathological liars….
          they’re pretty dangerous people, really… especially if they know you’re onto them.
          i’ve heard 5% of people are sociopaths… that’s 1/20, and most sociopaths don’t kill people.
          i don’t think it’s emotionally stunted as much as it is emotionally vacant.

          • @shani66@ani.social
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            12 months ago

            Ever played undertale? The only unrealistic things about flowey are the murder and the being a flower thing.

  • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    02 months ago

    The Cubans thought they were safe because they’ve been staunch Republicans. One of the key demographics in keeping Florida red.

    Well, now they learn. And for people thinking oh they’ll release him when they find out they can’t deport him because there are no flights to Cuba…

    ICE asks where you’re from but they don’t take your word for it. They can easily decide you’re from anywhere else, like Haiti or El Salvador. And with quotas they are now incentivized to do so, rather than before where the paperwork incentivized them to accept you were not deportable.

    • @CptOblivius@lemmy.world
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      02 months ago

      I always thought it was funny Cubans voting Republican. I am told it’s because they fear socialism because of Castro, so they vote for fascism. Even though the DNC is still far into the capitalism territory. It makes no sense to me.

  • @Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com
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    -12 months ago

    [Scene opens on a wide, desolate savanna at dusk. The camera slowly pans over a leopard lying under a tree, its large body barely able to move. The sun is setting, casting a cold, dim light over the scene. Soft wind rustles through the dry grass. The leopard’s eyes are dull, its breathing labored.]

    Narrator (soft, somber voice): In the wild, leopards are meant to stalk, to hunt, to climb. But for some, this is no longer possible. These are the leopards of the forgotten savanna… the ones who can no longer live the life they were born to lead.

    [Cut to a close-up of another leopard, this one lying next to a watering hole, panting heavily. The camera lingers on its enormous, bloated body, its paws barely able to reach the ground. The leopard’s eyes seem vacant, devoid of the wild spark they once had.]

    Narrator: Overfed and unable to move, these leopards have been left to a slow, painful existence. They can no longer hunt their prey, no longer climb the trees to escape danger, no longer feel the thrill of the chase. They are trapped in their own bodies.

    [Cue the soft, mournful opening chords of “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan. The camera slowly pans over a third leopard, sluggishly trying to rise, but its massive weight prevents it from standing. It lets out a heavy sigh, its once-strong legs buckling beneath it.]

    Narrator: They are the forgotten victims of a world that has abandoned them. Too fat to run, too weak to fight… These leopards are slowly fading, one breath at a time. They need your help.

    [Cut to a shot of a leopard staring out over the savanna. The camera lingers on its face, eyes half-closed, its expression one of quiet resignation.]

    Narrator: For just $3 a day, you can provide the care and support these leopards so desperately need. A donation will help give them the chance to live a life of dignity. Help them find their way back to the wild they were meant to roam.

    [The music swells as the camera fades to black, and the words “Your donation can make a difference” appear in white text on the screen.]

    Narrator (whispering): Please, don’t let them suffer in silence. The time to act is now.

    [The music fades out, and the SPCA logo appears in the corner, along with a toll-free number and website for donations.]