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[–] solidgrue@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

After 50 years, many of the "freedoms" we have enjoyed for a generation or more will find themselves in the cross hairs. Don't think this ends anywhere viable for a modern American.

They'll be after your porn, your OF, your tiktoks and your WhatsApp before you know it.

Vote like your lifestyle depends on it, because it does. Bring two friends.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Porn is already blocked in some places due to the age/identity verification crisis.

[–] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 month ago

Don’t think this ends anywhere viable for a modern American.

America didn't start anywhere in the neighbourhood of viable, this is just the inevitable conclusion.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

The whole point is to burn it all down

[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because "show me your papers" is making a full-throated racist comeback.

Morons don't understand that going to school is the #1 way we indoctrinate children as Americans first, and I mean indoctrinate in the sense of civics and governance. There is some fundamental propaganda you kind of need to know. If you stop that then you deny them the ability to integrate with other kids, sometimes stunt their language learning, and you truly do create an underclass that is less educated, but above all else: has no formal schooling in the civics and laws of the country they live in.

I mean this sincerely: this means they will be less likely to internalize themselves as Americans first, and thus more likely to do the exact thing conservatives don't want, and simply adhere to their existing culture and import it wholesale, no blending or "melting pot" effect (forgive the analogy but it's the one they know).

It is a complete own goal that will harm conservatives short and long term and hurt millions of innocent children.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

You're almost correct, except that conservative legislature has a weird tendency to make things worse on purpose so they can blame the other side for making things worse so they can campaign on "fixing" things by making them worse again.

This will help conservatives win elections. This will not help achieve the goals that conservative voters think they're voting for

[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

The cruelty is the point.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Bush said immigrants deserve an education.

[–] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Aren't they already going after free education for anyone? Isn't that the entire point of the whole push for school voucher programs?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Conservatives: well those immigrants don't need an education to pick crops or GTFO.