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pinkstarburst

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24. It is NIMBYism, plain and simple
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 12:43 PM
Sep 2023
I don't see it as "NIMBYism". I see it as not causing unnecessary hardships for good, solid Democratic leaders. Remember how BAD it looked for Democrats when Martha's Vineyard got all in a twist when 50 or however many it was refugees arrived there?

Why do we want to embarrass Democratic leaders? We have to make Goppers to take 100 percent of the blame and responsibility for this. We don't need videos of Democrats freaking out. It's bad optics!


It did look bad when Martha's Vineyard freaked out and called it a crisis when 50 migrants showed up in their community.

Martha's Vineyard has a population of 15,000 people and couldn't handle the idea of 50 migrants showing up in their town.

Now imagine how Eagle Pass, Texas, population 28,000 feels about the fact that 10,000 migrants showed up in their town from Wed-Fri of this week.

If some democrats are embarrassed about the optics, it's because in some cases, the optics are not something to be proud of. Immigration is a national issue. It's a tough problem to solve, it won't be solved overnight, and it will never be solved by saying we support immigration as long as we don't have to see an immigrant, or have one live next door to us, or attend our child's school. Which is what is happening right now in some cases.

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No one should be "mad" at Texas pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #1
Screw that. Texas should be required to keep them and house, feed, etc, them ALL Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #2
And here I thought immigration was a national issue ripcord Sep 2023 #3
How very NIMBY n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2023 #4
It's not NIMBYism Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #5
Laughable SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2023 #6
So you WANT Texas' problem to become Democratic states' problem? Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #7
It's not a Texas problem SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2023 #8
You aren't understanding ripcord Sep 2023 #9
And the national policy should be Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #10
Why? SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2023 #11
Because that's where they're coming in Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #12
How are our families... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #29
That's where the problem is. pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #14
Fine. If Texas is stubbornly refusing to come around to the RIGHT-THINKING side Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #15
Again, immigration is a national issue pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #17
+1 n/t area51 Sep 2023 #18
"NIMBYism isn't going to work." Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #20
The hypocrisy is stunning n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2023 #21
Is it, though? Sympthsical Sep 2023 #62
It is NIMBYism, plain and simple pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #24
Well, okay, friend Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #25
You mean... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #28
I meant that when Mayor Eric Adams is on video saying refugees Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #30
Do your attacks... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #31
I'm trying to prevent Democrats from being attacked Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #32
You are... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #33
I'm not demonising anyone but Greg Abbott and all Goppers generally Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #35
Do you... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #36
Yes. (?) Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #38
Democrats in Texas are already being attacked by the migrant population. TexasTowelie Sep 2023 #52
+1 n/t ChazII Sep 2023 #65
Texas Hispanics intelpug Sep 2023 #57
My wife often rides the bus. stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #67
It's not Texas' problem pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #13
Maybe you could start Zeitghost Sep 2023 #41
I DON'T have a problem with immigrants. Far from it Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #50
And yet you seem to agree with the Gov. of Texas Zeitghost Sep 2023 #69
Wrong. I don't want them used by Goppers to embarrass or target Democrats (n/t) Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #70
Even if Zeitghost Sep 2023 #71
Do you have ANY idea how bad posts like yours in this thread make Democrats look? highplainsdem Sep 2023 #39
Rant on. TexasTowelie Sep 2023 #51
We can be mad at Abbott for acting like a whiny little ***** In It to Win It Sep 2023 #26
I agree that the way it's being done pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #34
Several points for me In It to Win It Sep 2023 #42
Here are the numbers pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #53
You're ignoring the point entirely but okay In It to Win It Sep 2023 #56
And this is the problem pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #59
You can guess how that conversation would go In It to Win It Sep 2023 #63
Greg Abbott ought to be schmeared underneath the wheels of a bus... DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #47
they pass through Texas treestar Sep 2023 #40
I think you are quite right that Democrats across the country should be DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #45
War against Mexico intelpug Sep 2023 #58
People like to say they are pro-immigrant Sympthsical Sep 2023 #60
Process immigrants faster. Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #16
It is not a Texas-Mexico border. It is a U.S.-Mexico border. In fact, the border is federal property dalton99a Sep 2023 #19
A good start? Pantagruel Sep 2023 #22
Fixing the migrant problem Mad_Machine76 Sep 2023 #23
+1000000000000000000 In It to Win It Sep 2023 #43
Geeze! What a Train Wreck of a Thread! stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #27
You can't move people who don't want to go Zeitghost Sep 2023 #37
"the results seem to be all positive."...... DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #46
Are they better off in CA/NY or not? Zeitghost Sep 2023 #68
The bussing is not the problem. KentuckyWoman Sep 2023 #44
Yes, "inhumane treatment is a problem"... or rather, THE PROBLEM DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #48
The federal government KentuckyWoman Sep 2023 #49
Whose responsibility is this? pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #54
I really don't snowybirdie Sep 2023 #55
Treating people.. stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #61
I hold with great conviction the problem are imaginary red and black lines on map Torchlight Sep 2023 #64
Or stop them from coming here Polybius Sep 2023 #66
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