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Immigrants, Go Home! USA! USA! USA! ---> (Original Post) napkinz Jul 2014 OP
Wish I could recommend this a thousand times! democrank Jul 2014 #1
I love this! Rockyj Jul 2014 #36
This is brilliant napkinz malaise Jul 2014 #2
thanks malaise napkinz Jul 2014 #12
That, napkinz was one of your best! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #3
Thanks sheshe; I also posted this the other day ... napkinz Jul 2014 #5
LOVED that video, he was perfect randys1 Jul 2014 #51
the haters have had a free ride ... no one has really challenged them napkinz Jul 2014 #53
excellent !!!! unionthug777 Jul 2014 #4
Damn, that moved me. SummerSnow Jul 2014 #13
thanks for that graphic! napkinz Jul 2014 #14
Cliven Bundy 2.0: Fox News Makes Heroes Of American Border Jihadists napkinz Jul 2014 #6
... napkinz Jul 2014 #7
It's the Hypocrisy, Stupid! mahalo, napkinz.. Now here's an idea.. Cha Jul 2014 #8
if President Obama wins a third term, maybe the Republicans will self-deport! napkinz Jul 2014 #11
So many winners, I can't pick just one! Thanks, napkinz! freshwest Jul 2014 #9
That pic of the bus pisses me off every time I see it. lpbk2713 Jul 2014 #10
re "Hey! Let's roadblock a bus and scare the shit out of some little kids!" napkinz Jul 2014 #34
OMG! cyberswede Jul 2014 #45
... napkinz Jul 2014 #55
more ... napkinz Jul 2014 #71
HAHAHA! Good one! nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #68
Thanks napkinz for a first-rate post! Love it! K&R Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #15
I laugh because most people just think they were natives to this land.... Historic NY Jul 2014 #16
I bet if FOX did a poll, they would find most people believe Jesus was the greatest American! :) napkinz Jul 2014 #28
Yes, indeed, the hypocrisy of these modern nativists is fucking disturbing. AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #17
Exactly. Texas, California, and other Southwestern states used to be part of Mexico. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #56
Yep. That is true. AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #59
Very nice work Phlem Jul 2014 #18
On this one... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #19
I like your version! napkinz Jul 2014 #29
talk about hypocrisy ... napkinz Jul 2014 #33
The white man is proud of finding loopholes.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #35
Bookmarked! johnnyreb Jul 2014 #20
Extremely enthusiastic K & R davidthegnome Jul 2014 #21
Outstanding! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #22
napkinz Iwillnevergiveup Jul 2014 #23
well said! napkinz Jul 2014 #30
KnR Hekate Jul 2014 #24
Definite DURec! Fred M Jul 2014 #25
Something about this seems exploitative. merrily Jul 2014 #26
are you kidding me? noiretextatique Jul 2014 #38
I think there is a miscommunication somewhere. merrily Jul 2014 #44
sorry if i missed your point noiretextatique Jul 2014 #47
I enjoy yours as well. merrily Jul 2014 #48
No, exploitive is using the flag and bible to justify "I got mine, screw you." nt SunSeeker Jul 2014 #42
Yes, but that was not the point I was trying to make. merrily Jul 2014 #46
I had to read your post a couple times to get it. F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #57
Thank you and congrats on understanding what apparently merrily Jul 2014 #66
I don't think Native Americans are being cited as though immigration is about them. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #65
I feel like both groups are being used. merrily Jul 2014 #67
Thank you! This is great! betsuni Jul 2014 #27
SOME great pics there. kwolf68 Jul 2014 #31
wow, that took a lot of scrolling to rec. But I got there. Vattel Jul 2014 #32
how history will judge the anti-immigration mob ... napkinz Jul 2014 #37
Awesome! noiretextatique Jul 2014 #39
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #40
K & R & Bookmarked! SunSeeker Jul 2014 #41
Love it! SalviaBlue Jul 2014 #43
Outstanding LittleGirl Jul 2014 #49
for anyone who hasn't seen this yet ... napkinz Jul 2014 #50
Everyone should see it, the way the guy says it, so perfect randys1 Jul 2014 #52
As he says repeatedly, they "don't want to hear the truth" napkinz Jul 2014 #64
Yep. laundry_queen Jul 2014 #69
Teabaggers think that God has given this country to them Hugabear Jul 2014 #54
Potawatomi. eom littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #58
not to be tacky or anything VA_Jill Jul 2014 #60
I think that kind of labeling is uncalled for. napkinz Jul 2014 #61
My point was VA_Jill Jul 2014 #70
Tour de force. WilliamPitt Jul 2014 #62
... Solly Mack Jul 2014 #63
updated napkinz Jul 2014 #72

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
53. the haters have had a free ride ... no one has really challenged them
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 05:52 PM
Jul 2014

It's about time someone got up in their faces and spoke the truth.

And who better than Native Americans to confront these Tea Party Hatriots spouting anti-immigration rhetoric?





napkinz

(17,199 posts)
6. Cliven Bundy 2.0: Fox News Makes Heroes Of American Border Jihadists
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 08:06 PM
Jul 2014

by Mark NC
July 6, 2014

The border wars continue on Fox News as the network repeatedly portrays the immigration issue in partisan terms and likens the influx of immigrants to an “invasion” or a conspiracy by President Obama to mint new Democratic voters.

In another new escalation of their radical rhetoric, Fox News is now heralding the participation of right-wing militia organizations who say that they will take it upon themselves to patrol the southern borders (funny that they are never concerned with any other border), an activity for which they have no legal authority.

The Fox Nation website is currently featuring an article that promotes a positive impression of violent and racist extra-legal militias that they describe as “defenders” of the U.S. border saying that…


“We have independent units from the Bolinas Border Patrol and the Central Valley Citizens militia joining forces with independent citizens militia units of Texas to defend our southern border in Texas, to protest Obama’s lawless open borders policies and to rally support for Governor Perry to officially call out Guard units and Texas militia units at his disposal to defend the border!! Lawsuits will not cut it. The invasion is happening now. Action must be taken NOW!!”






read more: http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=19143





Cha

(297,733 posts)
8. It's the Hypocrisy, Stupid! mahalo, napkinz.. Now here's an idea..
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 08:19 PM
Jul 2014

Sherrea @Sherrea_D
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Now here's an idea. #ImmigrationReform #Immigration #ImmigrationCrisis #UniteBlue #VoteBlue2014
1:01 AM - 7 Jul 2014 60 Retweets 30 favorites

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lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
10. That pic of the bus pisses me off every time I see it.
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 08:30 PM
Jul 2014




Only a bunch of sorry ass rednecks would sit around and and come up with the idea ...
"Hey! Let's roadblock a bus and scare the shit out of some little kids!"


And BTW, your tribal map is pre-Trail of Tears, as it should be.


Historic NY

(37,453 posts)
16. I laugh because most people just think they were natives to this land....
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 09:22 PM
Jul 2014

you can bet most who came here after 1783 weren't at all legal.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
17. Yes, indeed, the hypocrisy of these modern nativists is fucking disturbing.
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 09:28 PM
Jul 2014

To be frank, many of the Chicanos these xenophobes & other bigots vent their anger on, probably have more claims to this land than any of us "white" folks do, going by that particular line of reasoning.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
35. The white man is proud of finding loopholes....
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 01:26 PM
Jul 2014

They believe they can murder, rape and steal and still get into their heaven if they say some magic words.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
23. napkinz
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 11:45 PM
Jul 2014

You put some serious work into this photo spread, and it is deeply appreciated.
We ALL came from immigrants, fer crying out loud, and we're doomed if we can't realize every living, breathing soul on this earth is part of the family of man.

K&R

merrily

(45,251 posts)
26. Something about this seems exploitative.
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 02:41 AM
Jul 2014

Who's lining up to give his or home back to the First Nations?

Which groups, besides some African Americans, are demanding reparations for slavery and Jim Crow?

So, is the immigration battle really about them?

Or is about money and re-election votes, as per usual?

If it's not about First Nations and slaves, then we shouldn't be exploiting those things.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
38. are you kidding me?
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 03:43 PM
Jul 2014

Are these anti-immigration fools decrying the increase in eastern European immigrants? NO. They are whining about Mexicans, and immigrants from central and south america. It is about racism, which has everything to do with black people and first nations. Of course these fools are dupes for the 1%...but there is nothing wrong with pointing out their obvious racism and hypocrisy. As for reparations, I will bet you that a majority of black Americans support it, just as a majority of white Americans do not. As to why that is, I suggest you peruse the OP again.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
44. I think there is a miscommunication somewhere.
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 04:51 PM
Jul 2014

But, I am not sure where.

As for reparations, I will bet you that a majority of black Americans support it, just as a majority of white Americans do not.


That was one of my points. Only a group of African Americans support it. Not anyone who is not African American, and, perhaps more relevantly, not a majority of Democrats in Congress.

As for the RW, yes, I agree they are racist, but I was not defending them. They were not even part of the point that I was trying to make.

If we were saying that we did these people wrong, so let's make amends, I would have much less of a problem invoking the wrongs we did them in an immigration debate. But, we're not saying that. We're just invoking them. And that seems to me to be exploitative of them.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
47. sorry if i missed your point
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 05:02 PM
Jul 2014

i enjoy your insights, merrily. but i guess i missed this one...please elaborate.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
46. Yes, but that was not the point I was trying to make.
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 04:55 PM
Jul 2014

More than one thing can be exploitative.

I don't think the immigration issue about anyone doing anything for First Nations or African Americans. I think it's convenient to use them in it as though it were somehow about them, though. And that seems exploitative to me.

F4lconF16

(3,747 posts)
57. I had to read your post a couple times to get it.
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 06:16 PM
Jul 2014

But I understand what you're saying and I have to agree.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
66. Thank you and congrats on understanding what apparently
Wed Jul 9, 2014, 01:43 AM
Jul 2014

was a hard post to understand. I understand that because it was a gut reaction I had. Thanks for trying so hard to get it.

SunSeeker

(51,728 posts)
65. I don't think Native Americans are being cited as though immigration is about them.
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 08:50 PM
Jul 2014

They are being cited to put the lie to the RW statement that "we were here first" and to show what hypocrites the RW are for claiming immigrants should not be able to come in without papers and "steal" land, when that is exactly what American colonists did in relation to Native Americans.

LittleGirl

(8,291 posts)
49. Outstanding
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 05:05 PM
Jul 2014

Thank you for this. I've copied a few to my computer because one of these days, I might get mad enough and post it on facebook. Thanks again.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
69. Yep.
Wed Jul 9, 2014, 02:15 AM
Jul 2014

That crowd sure dispersed quickly. Like most sociopaths, they run away and hide as soon as someone calls them on their shit.

Hugabear

(10,340 posts)
54. Teabaggers think that God has given this country to them
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 05:56 PM
Jul 2014

Kinda hard to argue with anyone who thinks that an imaginary man in the sky has decided that this land should belong to them.

VA_Jill

(9,999 posts)
60. not to be tacky or anything
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 07:07 PM
Jul 2014

but the thing that gets me--every time--is just how utterly white-trashy the people protesting the immigrants look. Like if these are "proud white Americans", I DON'T WANNA BE ONE!

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
61. I think that kind of labeling is uncalled for.
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 07:35 PM
Jul 2014

If you are going to judge them, let it be for their actions.










VA_Jill

(9,999 posts)
70. My point was
Wed Jul 9, 2014, 01:06 PM
Jul 2014

that they LOOK every bit as trashy as they ACT. My mama taught me many years ago that pretty is as pretty does. By the same token, Ugly is as Ugly does.

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