Comment on Karl Bushby: Made a bet in 1998 that he could walk from Chile to England. 27 Years later, Still walking. Survived Darién Gap, 57 days in a Russian prison, Traversing the Bering Strait on shifting ice

• a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Don’t know what you’ve heard but the government is specifically targeting people based on their Melanin.

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  • arrow74@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The US is not a safe place for anyone especially POC.

    That’s the accurate statement. Yes ICE/Border Patrol are disproportionately targeting POC, but they’re not stopping there.

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    • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Lol. I’m white passing. I can tell you with certainty that the danger is disproportionately aimed at one side of the Melanin scale. (It isn’t the side I inhabit, btw.)

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      • arrow74@lemmy.zip ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Okay cool you can say that as much as you want, but there are documented cases demonstrating that this effects everyone in the US or attempting to enter.

        I even acknowledged already that POC are disproportionately affected in my last comment. Why are you trying to manufactured an argument?

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