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hay rick

(9,088 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2025, 01:56 PM 9 hrs ago

The new illegals.

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The new illegals. (Original Post) hay rick 9 hrs ago OP

I bet a lot of these guys really hate how they're being used Bayard 9 hrs ago #1

I agree. They are also victims in many cases. hay rick 9 hrs ago #2

I like the idea of coopting the term crud 8 hrs ago #3

Bayard

(27,278 posts)

1. I bet a lot of these guys really hate how they're being used

Reply to hay rick (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:03 PM

9 hrs ago

hay rick

(9,088 posts)

2. I agree. They are also victims in many cases.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:12 PM

9 hrs ago

Their orders are clearly illegal. For many, the price of not following those orders is career-ending and life-changing. Most Americans may be repulsed by the criminal behavior of the Trump administration but do not face the same kind of immediate existential threats - for now.

crud

(1,084 posts)

3. I like the idea of coopting the term

Reply to hay rick (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:42 PM

8 hrs ago

and flipping the meaning. That is fighting fire with fire. The pathogenic party coopted "fake news""weaponization of the DOJ""election interference" I could go on. It's about time we flip the script on them.

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