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Leopards Ate My Face

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Huh, who woulda thunk this would happen?

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 days ago (3 children)

“If I get a chance to talk to you, man — please, man — let’s work something out. Let me keep my wife here in the United States. She deserves to be here.”

How do these people see the state exactly? The president can just do whatever? Equal application of the law doesn't matter?

[–] WrenFeathers 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Probably because everyone saw him bail out the criminals involved in the Jan 6th insurrection- it’s not too large a leap for them to assume they are exempt from this as well.

[–] roguetrick 7 points 6 days ago

In granting waivers for individual circumstances, that's actually exactly the case. Our immigration law has always been deranged.

[–] Woht24 5 points 6 days ago

Pretty sure that's how Trump sees it too

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

I really have lost sympathy for any and all Republicans.

Trump's actions aren't merely soulless and evil, they are stupid. They run contrary to the interests of the United States on every conceivable level. Prices rise, others countries lose faith in us, our enemies extend their power over our allies. Even Trump's professed goals, such as combating China's power in international trade, aren't accomplished by his actions, considering he's putting a heavier tariff on Taiwan than the PRC.

Having sympathy for a Trump voter is like having sympathy for a grown adult who licks an electric socket. It's a waste of energy. You're putting more value on their survival than they are.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago

... And find out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days 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’m 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

the leopards are feasting tonight

[–] leadore 10 points 6 days ago

This is why I joined this community, this is what will help get me through the next however many years of crap. No, I'm not proud of it, but I admit it. I'm a regular human, not a saint.

This won't help all the innocent people who don't deserve the pain and suffering they're going to be put through, but it helps me feel better whenever the people who caused it also suffer.

[–] agent_nycto 9 points 6 days ago

Conservatives always think the rules won't apply to them, only their lessers. It's exasperated because they are the rules not applying to Trump, so they think that it won't affect them, just the other people. Turns out if you're not a billionaire, those rules do apply and they get surprised every. single. time.

[–] Bransons404 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Forgive my ignorance, but doesn't marriage make her a citizen

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

you would think native Americans would be considered citizens, yet he's trying to deport them..

[–] Bransons404 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Probably to India.

[–] Mediocre_Bard 2 points 6 days ago

... no, really. Somebody answer this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Nope. Still visa then green card (PR). After some amount of years with a green card, can apply for citizenship. There might be other ways, but that's what I've known a couple of people to do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Only if you follow up with the paperwork. A marriage certificate doesn't entitle you to anything aside from an ITIN.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

I have no idea about US immigration law but in Australia marriage just isn't relevant.

[–] captainlezbian 1 points 5 days ago

Even they shouldn't be treated this way

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

He fucked around, and now he’s finding out.

[–] [email protected] 179 points 1 week ago (12 children)

No sympathy for the husband. I feel bad for the wife for being deported AND for being married to a MAGA idiot that stabbed her in the back.

[–] CMDR_Horn 78 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At least she’s not with the MAGA husband now. Silver lining?

[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 week ago

It would be if they were just sending her back home, but they're going to put her into a detainment camp and bad things happen there.

Yes, technically there is government oversight, but the oversight is handled by the kind of people that volunteer to run detainment camps.

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[–] Bob_Robertson_IX 132 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The man told CBS News Miami his message to the president: "If I get a chance to talk to you, man — please, man — let's work something out. Let me keep my wife here in the United States. She deserves to be here."

And he still thinks trump gives a shit about him and would even entertain having a conversation with him.

And fuck this guy... why does his wife deserve to be in the US and not all of the other people who were grabbed?

[–] x00z 30 points 1 week ago

There were some riots and fights between Kurds and Turks where I live. Both sides were aggressive, but the Turks started it days earlier. Some Kurds then beat up some teenage Turks. Erdogan, the Turkish president, called the boys personally to support them after the media reported on it.

Long story short, these asshole politicians will use whatever fuel they can use.

[–] [email protected] 113 points 1 week ago (4 children)

He said he would do this!! How are people so fucking stupid??

[–] kerrigan778 38 points 1 week ago (4 children)

They are white and conservative and have likely never known poverty, every interaction they've had with the law has been the most reasonable and generous interpretation of it. They assumed that's what Trump meant. That Trump wanted to deport the criminal element that everyone else was specifically protecting and refusing to acknowledge. They'd never seen firsthand the law applied cruelly against people they consider to be good people. They really still believed law enforcement was there to "do good" and protect "good" people, because that's most of how they've dealt with them personally.

[–] leadore 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Knowing poverty doesn't prevent magatism, and can actually be a risk factor for it, depending on the attitude the person takes. The idea that the "other" is responsible for all your problems specifically targets people with problems such as poverty.

[–] TexasDrunk 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I agree with the great majority of what you're saying except:

have likely never known poverty

I grew up in poverty along with almost everyone else in my hometown. The whole area is super red. That's exactly the kind of thing they believe.

Not to say there aren't those kinds of people who haven't known poverty, it just doesn't seem to factor in.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago

Have you met people?

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 1 week ago

The man’s wife, who’s Venezuelan and has lived in the U.S. for a few years, had a court date set up and “everything was good” until that moment. 

“They just came and they snatched her,” the man said.

That’s what you voted for dummy.

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt 69 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They told you they were going to do this. I had to dig up an older comment of mine and am just sitting back in terror watching it all occur in real time

Women: he told you he’s taking your rights away and is already letting you die in hospital waiting rooms

Tradesman: he told you overtime and unions are gone

Veterans: he told you he hates you, pissed all over the sanctity of Arlington and is gutting the VA

Hispanics: he told you you and yours are getting deported and doesn’t care if you’re legal or not

Those on social security, Medicare, Medicaid or ACA: he told you he’s cutting/gutting these

Anyone with ties to Palestine: he told you he’s going to help Israel finish the job

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Palestinians: he told you he was gonna build condos on your graves

[–] victorz 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yo he really said that, literally? If so that's ice cold. No heart

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Not literally, but has actually expressed two ideas:

  1. That once the conflict is "finished" the coast would make a great place for vacation condos

  2. That Israel should finish what they started and "clear out" Palestine.

[–] SouthFresh 46 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I really feel bad.... for her having married a Trump supporter.

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[–] Dadifer 36 points 1 week ago

What a fucking moron.

[–] donuts 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Chip_Rat 31 points 1 week ago

Him quoted begging Trump to let his wife stay. Perfect poster boy of all these fucks. The rules are for everyone but them, and him suddenly being affected by the rules he has been voting for and yelling about for years and he doesn't even have a flash of reflection.

It's not "oh wait. Maybe these rules are terrible, like half the population has been screaming, and maybe we should be looking for better solutions that don't fuck people over."

It's "but not me right bro? Fuck everyone else but obviously not me." - worthless no-name schmuck who has never considered he isn't the hero even his own story, and is hardly an NPC to the likes of Trump.

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