shawn1122 @ shawn1122 @lemm.ee

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She overstayed a prior visa. They will go after white people with any red flags.

I would advise non American white people to stay away though. The current American administration wants to crush your economies and doesn't give a shit about you. How could you justify spending your money there now?

For all people outside the US please take a close look at your subscriptions. Amazon, Netflix, Uber, YouTube, HBO etc. That is all money being funelled into the US. Please also think about where you spend your attention. Looking at Instagram everyday pumps ad revenue into Meta. America has a massive trade surplus with the world when it comes to services. A deliberate effort to unsubscribe from these services would send message.

I'm not saying cut yourself off from the world... But weigh your options.

He is the embodiment of mommy issues.

Its JD Vance actually.

State control of corporations and industry through force is a key ingredient of fascism. Might as well put a swastika on the MAGA hat wearer also.

America sells a ton of services. Netflix, Amazon, Uber, Visa, Mastercard etc. Its possible to cut most out but very difficult to cut it all out in Canada. Perhaps it's easier in Europe.

This is the part of the 'trade deficit' story he and his supporters intentionally leave out. America has a massive trade surplus when it comes to exporting services.

You know what comes with a depression right? America is already setting the stage for its fascist phase. I wonder who the good guys will be as America turns heel.

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I mean he called Trump transformational which I think anyone with a brain will understand but his supporters will see as a compliment.

There was some very carefully constructed language being used here which I think is a good first step.

It should also be noted that Carney said 'Never' five times when Trump said Never say Never but I don't think Carney was visible on the American broadcast.

How on earth is he anti-immigrant and reactionary?

Liberals need to be careful here. This was destined to be a conservative landslide if not for foreign interference. Unless Carney is more effectual than a typical new PM with a minority government, the next election will be an easy Conservative win with or without PP at the helm.

Fascism and efficiency generally do not go hand in hand.

Don't know if that's widespread knowledge outside of the US but it would be interesting if that was widely known within the US.

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

Prison stocks about to blow up.

One can only wonder how many white nationalists gravitate towards those jobs, especially ICE agents.

I think many of us are shocked that the US has an army of ICE and CBP agents that were this ready to go full Gestapo. That suggests some alarming underlying issues.

This is the real story of American 'exceptionalism' Its how the US was able to accrue so much wealth during WW2.

Its easy to sit on the sidelines when you're geographically isolated and not #1 though. The world order has changed (in fact they're the ones who reshaped it) and now they are desperately trying to force their way back to the 1950s because they had unbelievable leverage and a incrediblely disproportionate share of global wealth following the war.

In fact, I believe that's in part why we're seeing a backslide in human decency. A lot of less educated folk see that their parents and grandparents were more prosperous when they were racist, misogynist and transphobic and are acting as if going backwards in that regard will bring back the 'good times'.

The reality is you don't. Looking back at human history this is the natural order. This is how civilizations begin their descent. They forget what made them great and begin to assume their greatness is innate. Resting on their laurels, so to speak.

It would be remarkable if you could drive them back. But the US and the West has lived with incredibly disproportionate prosperity for a long time now, at the expense of the rest of the world, and it would be incredibly naive to assume it would last forever.

The past 75 years have marked global collaboration and growth in a way humanity has never seen before. But it was only a matter of time for us to reach a point where we could no longer satiate the greed of the wealthiest among us.

They know that this period of mutual prosperity could never be indefinite so they want to ensure we are as divided as possible when the gauntlet drops.

If you want to put the cat back in the bag, so to speak, you would need to convince the average person that social media without guardrails is rotting their brains but they're too busy doomscrolling and consuming, while being fed a steady diet of hatred, to maintain division.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I acknowledge that I have privileges I'm not fully aware of that protect me from this kind of manipulation and influence and that is something I'll have to reflect on more closely.