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So much misplaced anger. Yes the economy is fucked, and your life is probably in the shitter, but immigrants aren’t the ones to blame for this. Blame the 1%

Which doesn’t suit the 1% hence all the misdirection of people’s anger. They learned their lesson during the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution drove home the fact that it can happen again and they’ve been running scared since.

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tiramichu@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Oh yeah, of course. The rich have done a very good job of deflecting blame and convincing people the blame lies elsewhere. Excellent marketing and diversionary tactics.

Just wish people would see through that.

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- Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  
  Just wish people would see through that.
  
  That is one if the most annoying aspects - they’re being played and either don’t known or don’t care. Some people want to wreck things and aren’t that picky about the motivation.
  
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  - Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    You know, the funny thing is, that these Global South/Third World migrants, most of them have migrated mainly because the Global North’s countries decided to placate unequal exchange/resource and labor exploitation over such nations, such as the Philippines, to the point that countries like Canada consequently send their trash over…
    
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KevonLooney@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

They learned their lesson during the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution

How long do you think rich people live?

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- Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Don’t they just shed their human suits every now and again?
  
  Joking aside, It’s never about the individuals, it’s the system of greed and vested interests. Once the robber barons get their hooks in they can be difficult to shake off this side of the guillotine or firing squad.
  
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