Comment on YSK the Venezuelans community in the US is not representative of Venezuelans as a whole.

• foodandart@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ll say yes… Yes they do.

  Trump has made it crystal clear that any non-white South American is subject to deportation on the whim of Steven Miller.

  There’s 100 million Americans of latin/african/asian ancestry to deport, after all.

  Lilywhite America is gonna want to stay the dominant group, any way - legal, moral or not - it can.

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  • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And again, you don’t know Venezuelans, since there are plenty of them who are Italian and Portuguese descendants, and they are as entitled as the white race they represent.

    I’m telling you, man. I know what I’m talking about because I know my people. I have all the context.

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    • foodandart@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      So… they’re olive-skinned southern Europeans.

      Unless they can pass as northern WASPS, and they do not have “ethnic” sounding names, they can try and act as white as they want. However, it will only be a matter of time.

      President Drumpf is angling for the 4th Reich and self-loathing acolytes like Steven Miller will happily oblige.

      elbarto777 my friend, I know MY people as well.

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      • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        So… they’re olive-skinned southern Europeans.

        There you go. That’s the phrase that tells me that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

        Good-bye.

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Do you think ICE cares about papers?

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  • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Of course not. But I’m talking about Venezuelans, not ICE.

    It’s as if you told me if an enraged, untrained pitbull wouldn’t act upon its impulses because the police could shoot at it.

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• flandish@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  where did i mention papers? ICE is detaining CITIZENS for crying out loud. Support for trump is support for fascism and genocide.

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  • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Again, you don’t know Venezuelans with papers, fascism or not.

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    • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      amd neither do you. doesn’t change the facts about trump lol.

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      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        You guys are arguing different points.

        ICE will deport anyone it wants, papers or not.

        Venezuelians with papers apparently don’t give a shit if they get deported.

        These aren’t mutually exclusive facts.

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      • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Lol, “a Venezuelan who was born and raised in Venezuela, saw it fall in the hands of fascism, then moved to the U.S., got a Master’s degree, and had to take a U.S. civics test to become an American citizen, doesn’t know what he’s talking about”.

        Sure, man.

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• smh@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Sample size of 3: my naturalized citizen (from Venezuela as an infant) D&D buddy is concerned AF. His (also naturalized) parents are more blithe about the current political climate.

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  • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thank you for providing backup.

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    • smh@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      “only 33% of naturalized citizens from Venezuela have a go bag packed” is not the support you think it is.

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      • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Why did you downvote me? I wasn’t being sarcastic. I was agreeing with you.

        But anyway. This was fun.

        One last question, what is a “go bag packet”?

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• ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Nobody cares if you know what you’re talking about. Support the narrative or shut your mouth.

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  • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Lol, yup, I definitely noticed this sentiment here. Oh well.

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