Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoAnd some, I assume, are good people.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down17
arrow-up1255arrow-down1imageAnd some, I assume, are good people.lemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareusualsuspect191linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·12 days agoSo, I find these comparisons amusing, don’t get me wrong, but don’t they just reinforce the prejudices those anti-immigration people have? It’s essentially saying they’re right to stop people from coming in, as it’ll end poorly for them.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·12 days agoMy thought exactly. The indigenous guys represent Trump and the ship represents Mexicans. The indigenous guys are right that the ship will bring suffering…so it kind of implies that Mexicans are everything Trump says they are. They are not.
So, I find these comparisons amusing, don’t get me wrong, but don’t they just reinforce the prejudices those anti-immigration people have? It’s essentially saying they’re right to stop people from coming in, as it’ll end poorly for them.
My thought exactly. The indigenous guys represent Trump and the ship represents Mexicans.
The indigenous guys are right that the ship will bring suffering…so it kind of implies that Mexicans are everything Trump says they are. They are not.