• Ragnell@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Interesting. A lot of people joking around really don’t know anyone or have any connections or money to put behind migrant rescue. But then, people criticizing the rhetoric usually don’t have such resources either.

    It is good that he’s using his platform to call attention to this, and I’m glad he seems to have evolved his stance on immigrants. However, I would hope a former US President who’s Vice President is now President would have made a few phone calls about this before yelling at the layman.

    • GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      He hasn’t “evolved his stance on immigrants,” that’s pure wishful thinking. He’s a rich asshole who’s always been principally interested in defending the rich and wagging his finger at people who are too mean to his corporate masters.

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        1 year ago

        He’s from the liberal camp that doesn’t believe in politics.

        The President is a celebrity figurehead that sells his moneyed backers’ ideas to the public. That’s it.

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      1 year ago

      Well, tbh, if I knew people who participate in people smuggling, I’d immediately shun them out of my life anyway.

      It’s not cool to smuggle people, mmhkay?