DeSantis Martha's Vineyard Stunt

pgwenthold said:
So I keep seeing republickers claiming that MV is a "sanctuary city" and so should have....given all the immigrants sent there jobs or something.

[RhetoricalQ]Do they even know what 'sanctuary city' means?[/Rhetorical]
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[Realise it is rhetorical but...] They know what they seem to THINK it means, and are prepared to be dicks as a result. What they don't know is they are quite wrong.
 
Norman Alexander said:
No, it's being deliberately obtuse and wrong for the DHS to just randomly assign places and dates for immigrants that are thousands of mile away and impossible for them to attend.
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According to DHS, the migrants had just entered the country when this occurred. They were assigned nearby addresses and courts. It is not the fault of DHS that they were subsequently transported far away.

All of the above depends on DHS telling the truth, of course, but it seems plausible and I don't see a good reason to doubt it yet.

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I'm going to break from my typical mantra about these antics. In this case, the cruelty is not the point. The cruelty is meant to be a distraction from the half-million dollars embezzled from the Florida state budget with every flight.
 
Desantis' whole stunt was based on the assumption that "The left is just as racist I am and once they see a bunch of brown people show up they will kick them out SO FAST!" When that didn't happen, they just made up a lie that it did anyways. The right gobbles it up because believing absurdities is a requirement for that lot.
 
I Am The Scum said:
Desantis' whole stunt was based on the assumption that "The left is just as racist I am and once they see a bunch of brown people show up they will kick them out SO FAST!"
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You really think that is what he expected to happen, and that was his motivation??
 
Warp12 said:
You really think that is what he expected to happen, and that was his motivation??
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Of course, it was. That's why he sent word to Fox News instead of local authorities and had the NIMBY stories ready to go, despite the locals' actual reaction.
 
Has it been mentioned the the racists have done this before? When slavery was abolished, Southern governments started bussing black people to the north in the same way with the same kinds of lies. The Great Migration was more like The Great Trafficking.

Republicans, keeping racism alive and well.
 
thaiboxerken said:
Has it been mentioned the the racists have done this before? When slavery was abolished, Southern governments started bussing black people to the north in the same way with the same kinds of lies. The Great Migration was more like The Great Trafficking.

Republicans, keeping racism alive and well.
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I don't think that your view of history is correct. Far as I understand it, there really was a voluntary Great Migration, with (per WP) the first one beginning in 1910 and the second in 1941.

There were also "Reverse Freedom Rides" which are a lot like the DeSantis stunt, but this came a lot later (1962) than the abolition of slavery or the start of the Great Migrations.

I reckon you're confusing the Reverse Freedom Rides with genuine migration patterns of a much longer time period and with greater numbers.
 
thaiboxerken said:
Has it been mentioned the the racists have done this before? When slavery was abolished, Southern governments started bussing black people to the north in the same way with the same kinds of lies. The Great Migration was more like The Great Trafficking.

Republicans, keeping racism alive and well.
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Southern governments were not run by Republicans back in those days. And seriously, the reverse freedom rides (however odious they might have been) were a drop in the bucket compared to the Great Migration.
 
Upchurch said:
Of course, it was. That's why he sent word to Fox News instead of local authorities and had the NIMBY stories ready to go, despite the locals' actual reaction.
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Why would he send the news to anyone but Fox, to start? They are the ones that are going to support the right's narrative about Democrat policies on immigration. That just makes for further publicity after Fox stokes the fire.

The NIMBY thing is an aside. And, in fairness, they did boot them out in a couple of days and likely breathed a sigh of relief in watching them leave. And the left screeched to high heaven in the process. Just watching the video in the OP makes me chuckle, now. This sort of thing brings a lot of satisfaction to the base.

News Flash: The right does not care about Dem claims of righteousness, and certainly is not touched by any so-called "acts of kindness" when it comes to Dem-supported policies on immigration.
 
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thaiboxerken said:
Has it been mentioned the the racists have done this before? When slavery was abolished, Southern governments started bussing black people to the north in the same way with the same kinds of lies. The Great Migration was more like The Great Trafficking.

Republicans, keeping racism alive and well.
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Warp12 said:
They were conveniently removed. Then the residents held a party, no doubt. Nobody wants 50 random immigrants camping out in the neighborhood. Nobody with half a brain, anyway.
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So you’re not even trying to mask your racism now.
 
Foster Zygote said:
So you’re not even trying to mask your racism now.
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Call it what you want. If you are saying you want 50 homeless, jobless, poorly-vetted random strangers (many you can't even communicate with) showing up in your neighborhood, so be it. They can stay the hell out of mine, thank you very much. Most reasonable people would feel the same.
 
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Warp12 said:
Call it what you want. If you are saying you want 50 homeless, jobless, poorly-vetted random strangers (many you can't even communicate with) showing up in your neighborhood, so be it. They can stay the hell out of mine, thank you very much.
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And, yet, let's examine this for a minute. What did the people of MV actually do? They came together to help these random strangers who were unexpectedly and unceremoniously dumped on their proverbial doorsteps. They gave them new clothes, supplies, and phones. AP Spanish students showed up to help translate. They gave them a comfortable place to stay while everyone figured out what to do. Lawyers and councilors gave free help and advice.

Warp12 said:
Most reasonable people would feel the same.
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You seem to have a very low opinion of "reasonable people".
 
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