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Things that you don’t know if you’re a Republican:

If we did the exact same thing, but invested only during the 32 years of Democratic presidencies, we would have again done well… exceptionally well. Our $10,000 would have grown to approximately $570,000. pic.twitter.com/6TenMIbbmi

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 18, 2024

A difference of 1.1% per year might not sound significant, but if you compound it over the course of a 40-year working career, it compounds to 50% more total growth.

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 18, 2024

Third, Democrat Barack Obama. Upon entering the White House in January 2009, the deficit was running at an annual rate of about $1.4 trillion. At the end of his eight years, in January 2017, the deficit had declined to approximately $600 billion.

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 18, 2024

Trump’s proposal to repeat that policy means he will seek needed tax revenues elsewhere: enormous “across the board” tariffs—20% to 60%—that will hurt the middle class and hammer those who aspire to join the middle class.

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 18, 2024

 

Elon is trying to buy a country. And if we’re not smart and united, he might just get away with it. https://t.co/3sBiOrUzIg

— PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) October 20, 2024

 

Wtf is this weirdo doing out there pic.twitter.com/YA5ZxEyBDQ

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) October 21, 2024

 

This is how it’s done. Thank you @NYMag! pic.twitter.com/2DWLlv1pcL

— Andrew—Author of America Rises (@AmoneyResists) October 21, 2024

 

https://snyder.substack.com/p/twelve-million-deportations

What is more, a purge on this scale will have to involve mistakes, especially when run by people who are motivated by enmity. If the error rate were just one percent, then about 120,000 people will be deported who in fact are documented.

An attempt to rapidly deport twelve million people will also change everyone else. As Trump has said, such an action will have to bring in law enforcement at all levels. Such a huge mission will effectively redefine the purpose of law enforcement: the principle is no longer to make all people feel safe, but to make some people unsafe. And of course the diversion of law enforcement resources to deportation means that crimes will not be investigated or prosecuted. So some people will be radically less safe, but everyone regardless of status will in fact be less safe.

Such an enormous deportation will requires an army of informers. People who denounce their neighbors or coworkers will be presented as positive examples. Denunciation then becomes a culture. If you are Latino, expect to be denounced at some point, and expect special attention from a government that will demand your help to find people who are not documented. This is especially true if you are a local civic or business leader. You will be expected to collaborate in the deportation effort: if you do, you will be harming others; if you do not, you risk being seen as disloyal yourself. This painful choice can be avoided not at a later point but only now, by voting against mass deportations.

The attempt to deport twelve million people will likely generate some resistance. It is hard to imagine that every single person will willingly cooperate. Some will run, some will hide with friends; and, inevitably, a moment will arise when law enforcement will claim (truly or not) that an undocumented person used force in trying to elude deportation. This moment is not a side effect: it is part of the plan.
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The deep purpose of a mass deportation is to establish a new sort of politics, a politics of us-and-them, which means (at first) everyone else against the Latinos. In this new regime, the government just stokes the fears and encourages the denunciations, and we expect little more of it. If Trump and Vance win, this dynamic will be hard to stop, especially of they have majorities in Congress. The only way to avoid it is to stop them in November with the vote​

 

Coming soon pic.twitter.com/lHrZ60NGkp

— Christine (@guelphgirlchris) October 20, 2024

 

Q: What is your plan to get artificial foods banned in our urban communities?

TRUMP: So, Bobby Kennedy, right? Everybody likes Bobby Kennedy. And he's so big into the health food and women things. Everything. He wants to do things. pic.twitter.com/tI1GTryuhP

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 21, 2024

 

Coincidence? #WeReportYouDecide https://t.co/xfDxIC2gOQ pic.twitter.com/ksCY7QC8Nl

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) October 22, 2024

 

Hey "Latinos for Trump"…. pic.twitter.com/pbVc2cIiGG

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) October 22, 2024