I respect your decision although I agree with my comrades, you did nothing wrong. The news mega is the main reason I come to this site. Much appreciation. Glad you will be sticking around or I would have to beg harder.

Generally speaking, there is the public show and what actually happens.

Everyone involved at a certain level knows what’s up.

Yeah I’m with the sovereign citizens on this.

Just from memory, US citizens in the US are supposed to have free movement (no papers) according to the constitution unless it’s within 100 miles of a border, and like 75 percent of the population lives within this “exception” zone.

I’ll add to this that those mass immigration raids - like in meat packaging business etc - are (technically) illegal because they catch up and detain US citizens unlawfully, without a warrant (see 4th amendment). But no-one with any power gives a shit.

When I was young and dumb and a lib, I thought the liberals and the civil libertarians should align on this issue.

edit 15 seconds after posting: changed one word and also want to clarify part of my point here is you cannot tell a documented person from an undocumented and it’s illegal to request proof, except the state (country) has made its own loopholes and even changed the law in places (ie Texas’ “show me your papers” law)

Biden is competing with Obama for deporter-in-chief status.

See comment from SixSidedUrsine for the relevant links

My 2 cents: I think a big part of what caused the blow-up was Mod/Admin messaging that the dunk comms were toxic due to cis-het- white he/hims. Many POC and trans people found this offensive (and racist, transphobic amd misogynistic in its own right). From what I understand TC69 did not start this and was not even involved in the comms-change decision making, but she added some fire to the already burning flames by coming on strong with the snarky banning spree. There were some unintended mis-communications and certainly mis-steps.

Edit-clarity of provenance

Ha. At least it’s not the other SNL alum that did the last one and who I really don’t like. Prob only because I knew too much about her super lib antics and I don’t like her comedy sensibilities. edit-removed accidental formatting

Are they eating out of your hand or is the food bringing them to your yard and being in proximity with them that is a concern?

With the Dems having become Republican Lite, people of that political persuasion will just pick real Republicans. Left-libs will be seeking something new. People who hate-voted for Trump are looking for change too. It seems the Democratic party implosion will leave a power vacuum and an opportunity. How do we leftists take advantage of that beyond “read theory”, organize and “adopt a Lib” as one Hexbear put it ITT. Those are all important but how could this play out? What is even possible given the anemic state of the left in the US. Broad stroke thoughts? (If there is a better thread or comm for this question I can move it.)

I think that’s how it usually happens (?) but in this case it came out pre-baked. I agree in any case.