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Rhiannon12866

(239,811 posts) Sat Jun 21, 2025, 03:20 AM Jun 21

Militarized raids, street snatchings expose Trump's nature to Latinos who know authoritarian regimes - The Briefing MSNBC

MSNBC contributor Paola Ramos points out the irony that Trump-supporting Latinos are growing increasingly resentful that they are also sometimes the targets of the anti-immigrant sentiment Trump is stoking, and his explicit cruelty reminds them of the authoritarian regimes their families fled. - Aired on 06/20/2025.

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Militarized raids, street snatchings expose Trump's nature to Latinos who know authoritarian regimes - The Briefing MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 21 OP

They DO know. That's why I've long suspected that one of the reasons Vogon_Glory Jun 21 #1

Good point - which makes his targeting Latin American immigrants make sense! Rhiannon12866 Jun 21 #2

I'm not entirely sure that's how that's how DJT's brain works Vogon_Glory Jun 21 #3

I think you're right, it's probably been explained to him, though he may not understand it Rhiannon12866 Jun 21 #4

Vogon_Glory

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1. They DO know. That's why I've long suspected that one of the reasons

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:33 AM

Jun 21

Donald John and his stooges oppose Latin America immigration to the US because those immigrants DO know about the nature and methods of the authoritarian regimes that have plagued most of this hemisphere and they fear their becoming citizen-voters or enlightening their clueless Anglo neighbors about the ugly side of Donald John’s revenge tour...

Rhiannon12866

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2. Good point - which makes his targeting Latin American immigrants make sense!

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:44 AM

Jun 21

I never understood his obvious prejudices before.

Vogon_Glory

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3. I'm not entirely sure that's how that's how DJT's brain works

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:59 AM

Jun 21

I think his bigotry works on a more primal level—those Latinos are brown people different from us who don’t speak English.

On the other hand, if Donald John hasn’t thought things out that far, I’m sure that aides like Steven Miller (and others) HAVE made that conclusion.

Rhiannon12866

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4. I think you're right, it's probably been explained to him, though he may not understand it

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 08:06 AM

Jun 21

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