I’m a little embarrassed it didn’t occur to me earlier that they see their genocidal ancestors as immigrants and therefor think that’s what immigration is.

  • Angel [any]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    As a black person born to immigrants, I never thought it was that deep. I just think they’re racist and use someone’s immigrant status as a way to justify their bigotry further.

    It’s no shock that they would treat Western European immigrants with a lot more care and concern.

    • MarxusMaximus [comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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      8 months ago

      You’re probably right. But it’s also probably easier to sell shit like “replacement theory” when your target’s frame of reference for immigration is actually settler colonialism.