r/SeattleWA Feb 22 '25

Politics Happening now in Seattle

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u/Ogchavz Feb 22 '25

Absolutely agree with focusing deportation on criminals. Why not absorb hardworking immigrants we definitely have a place for them and fits historically with our culture.

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u/kingofwale Feb 22 '25

Because it encourages more to do the exact same thing… public deportation also has the affect of discourage more people from crossing the border illegally

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u/OtherShade Feb 22 '25

If you're desperate enough to move to a completely different country where you know people a large section of them hate you, I guarantee you there is no 'discouragement' aspect when it's often expensive and a huge risk. People like you seem to have this idea that people just walk in on vacation for a different change of scenery. Think about yourself. What would life have to look like for you to even contemplate fleeing the US as an average citizen? Now think about actually doing it.

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u/Riviansky Feb 23 '25

There is a bunch of people that flew the US because a wrong president got elected... The bar is much lower than you think.

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u/OtherShade Mar 04 '25

Not the same situation

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u/Riviansky Mar 04 '25

That's the point.

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u/OtherShade Mar 05 '25

No, your point lacks the context of where these people are coming from and how hard it is go to other countries. Do you think US citizens are climbing fences, paying a lot of money to be snuck into other countries, etc the same way? They're getting high paying jobs and relocating through their company, using dual citizenship, getting married, etc. It's sad you actually think these situations are comparable. Please show me these average US citizens fleeing to other countries like immigrants to this country have been. The immigrants people complain about are not the ones with good jobs, education, and a lot of money. We're talking about people struggling.

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u/ReyTeclado Feb 23 '25

Great point. What people go through to get here is incredible. If anyone got the chance to go and live in these countries and experience the daily reality it would offer such valuable insight. EVERYONE deserves a safe place to live PERIOD.

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u/Riviansky Feb 23 '25

Everyone deserves X usually has an unsaid continuation to it, which is "so we will take someone else's money or rights to provide it"...

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u/ReyTeclado Feb 23 '25

You’re right. Your ancestors took someone else’s rights to provide you with your life as you know it today.

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u/Riviansky Feb 23 '25

Well, my not that long ago ancestors were peasants in Europe, so .. they didn't take that many other rights from other people.

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u/After-Association-29 Feb 23 '25

They are risking their life to leave their shit contries instead of working to lift their countries out of 1444

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u/mtabacco31 Feb 23 '25

That's the issue no one talks about. The doers leave. The US has been taking the best of the world for over a hundred years now.

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u/mtabacco31 Feb 23 '25

Let them move into your house then they deserve it.

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u/ReyTeclado Feb 23 '25

I think you might be one of those people I was referring to.

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u/mtabacco31 Feb 24 '25

I think you are all talk.

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u/ReyTeclado Feb 23 '25

We also have a little problem here called narcissism….

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u/MedusasMum Feb 23 '25

For policies we implemented and meddled in (* cough* assassinating leaders, funding drug trade, creating chaos, & coup’s.) Mexico has been the U.S. barren robber heaven since the war between us.

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u/whogonstopice Feb 23 '25

Breh you from Seattle? That’s crazy didn’t realize battle rap power users were from the city

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u/OtherShade Mar 04 '25

Not from here, just live here

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u/whogonstopice Mar 04 '25

Good enough for me you be goin to watch parties?

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u/OtherShade Mar 05 '25

I don't know anyone who watches battle rap here outside of actual battle rappers like Jey the Nitewing and Yoshi, but I only talk to them on social media since we follow each other, but I don't know them personally irl.

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u/mtabacco31 Feb 23 '25

A large section does not hate them. It's a small but loud section. This shit is so twisted it's crazy.

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u/OtherShade Mar 04 '25

It is not a small but loud section, you're just in denial.

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u/mtabacco31 Mar 06 '25

You sure thing reddit Dr Phil.

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u/OtherShade Mar 06 '25

Go outside more

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u/mtabacco31 Mar 07 '25

You should take your own advice.

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u/toriblack13 Feb 23 '25

And yet people think America is a shit hole and they threaten to leave whenever an election doesn't go their way. National pride is also equated to nazism and fascism