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In the aftermath of Tuesday’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Trump’s running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance, made a series of controversial, bigoted, and inflammatory statements during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. Vance doubled down on debunked claims about Haitian immigrants abducting pets to eat them and falsely linked the migrant community to rising rates of HIV and tuberculosis in Springfield, Ohio. His remarks have since drawn widespread condemnation for their harmful, fear-mongering nature.

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 92 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So we're now at the "black people cause disease" stage, I see. Are we allowed to call upon the Nazi Germany parallells yet, or is that still "extreme and exaggerated rhetoric"?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No no we're not at black people stage yet, it's the Haitian stage. Can't skip steps or people will speak out, you know the old quote.

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I had to look it up because in my memory I had it over the top. It is. 95% African ancestry, 5% mixed.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

"oh that other racist thing was easily proven false? Yeah well... Bet they have HIV!"

I mean... Fuck you, personally, JD the couch lover.

Oh cool we’re going Reaganesque, I see

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 72 points 4 days ago (5 children)

They're claiming that immigrants are walking up to ponds, picking up geese, and then just calmly walking away.

But like, who the fuck has such little experience withe geese that thinks anyone short of the crocodile hunter could pick up a wild goose under any circumstances?

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cobra Chickens should not be messed with.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 4 days ago

Don't fuck with the ~~squirrels~~ geese, Morty!

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The elites don’t want you to know this but the geese at the park are free you can take them home I have 458 geese

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 days ago

Yo, don't ruin this, we've got a good thing going....

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 days ago
[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

lol my dumbass neighbor just tried selling this argument to me and I just laughed and walked away. Like how ridiculous does the story have to be before you even do some basic logic questions?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Even the new claims are ridiculous

You know who's really causing AIDS breakouts?

Conservatives in red states like Mike Pence when he was governor of Indiana. It's common for them to squash needle eschange, testing, and other harm avoidance practices. Even crazier shit like banning narcon or treating it like drug paraphernalia, then bitching about opiod deaths

They're to the point where they just break shit so they have something to complain about.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Don't forget all the abstinence-only sex education.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

I know it's a joke but.like, geese are just birds it's gonna be ok

[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Dark side of the How to Pick Up a Duck videos, I guess.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago (2 children)

And once again I walk into my office and all the chuds are buzzing about this. Like just go circle jerk your hate boners somewhere else cause thats all this is. And like Haitians of all people? Why?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 65 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Haitians of all people? Why?

Because if they said “Jamaicans” it would be too obvious they were talking about Kamala Harris’s family.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm just so frustrated. Here we are, I feel the Earth melting under my feet more and more. Every day I wake up to 3-4 weather warnings on my phone. Yet, all half the country can focus on is racist and bigoted bullshit. I truly believe we will all die while listening to the same insane musings.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 40 points 4 days ago

I did not make that connection. Wow.

Gotta pick on groups that very few people are familiar with. Over the decades it's been Africans, Irish, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Homosexuals, Muslims, Transgendered, Venezuelans (biggest driver of recent immigration), and now Haitians. If you decided to demonize Mexicans now you'd probably instantly get boos and sour looks because nearly all of us know someone of Mexican lineage and can sniff out most bullshit about their culture.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

It didn't flop, it created a surge of racist extremists targeting a small minority demographic. The intention to do great harm was verily accomplished.

[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] antaymonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

They're called crabs.

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I absolutely blame the journalists for not shutting this down in their interviews. It was easy to see this from a mile away and be prepared for it. I haven't seen a decent interview since Johnathan Swan interviewed trump. WTF has happened to journalism?!

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You push back and you lose access. That's how they tame the fourth pillar

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I'd say fine.. this should be all of them doing this. Except fox and newsmax.. they are entertainment now news channels by their own admission anyway.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

What an asshole.

You would think the childless cat ladies running the country and making everyone miserable would do something about these cat-eating, HIV spreading Haitians.

[–] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

tf does he have against Haiti anyway?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

JD Vance is a child fucker, has monkey pox aids and is patient zero for super covid?

Because that's what I'm hearing.