Comment on The USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  The Chinese have sort of lost their credibility on Politics and History, this last century.

  I’m actually less inclined to listen to anything associated with them.

  The only proverb I wanna hear out of China is “of the 36 stratagems, fleeing is best.”

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• ieatpwns@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They pull up the ladder behind them

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  • ZMoney@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The US as a country does it to the rest of the world too, not just the immigrants.

    …ulisboa.pt/…/Kicking Away the Ladder Development…

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• garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  So like burning your bridges in English? Although I guess that’s more for people. Maybe more like pulling up the ladder behind you.

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  • lemmyng@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The English version is "I got mine, fuck you."

    Also applies to immigrant minorities who them vote conservative to keep other immigrants out.

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    • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I keenly remember this Polish immigrant in Britain interviewed on TV who was in favor of Brexit very overtly so than no more people came.

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  • NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think how generally “burning bridges” is used refers to not leaving yourself a way out. However in this case we’re talking about not leaving others a way in.

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    • blarghly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah, burning bridges refers to, like, telling all your coworkers to go fuck themselves when you leave a job.

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• TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I love Chinese four letter aphorisms and I’m glad you shared this one but i dont think this really answers the when or the why 😛

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  • eatCasserole@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Perhaps along with de-industrialization; as more labour is outsourced, less labour_ers_ are needed.

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• hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  What and the conservative states trying to prosecute people in the Democrat states is 合久必分分？

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    What?

    Nah, that phrase more accurately applies to US Civil War.

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    • hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I mean, we certainly seem to be headed in that direction

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