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hexola

(4,835 posts)
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 08:23 AM Jan 2018

What Trump Doesn't Understand About MS-13

More proof Trump does not live in the world he taunts...

https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/06/trump-ms-13/528453/

Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee met with federal immigration officials to decipher this rise in MS-13 crime. Much of the testimony focused on the recent immigration of unaccompanied minors from Central America, and during the hearing Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley cited a report from The Washington Post. The report, like some of the senator’s questions, focused on a few regions in the U.S. where young migrants who’d joined MS-13 were accused of murders that have seized media attention. “The government’s total failure to establish an efficient process and meaningful oversight of the placement of these children has led to the current MS-13 crisis,” Grassley said at the hearing.

MS-13’s activities appear to have become more aggressive in some states recently, but Trump’s understanding of the gang also seems limited to headlines. “The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. Allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across the U.S. … ,” he’s tweeted. But what he omits is that MS-13 in the U.S operates like most other domestic gangs, and that law enforcement in cities where MS-13 has recently doubled homicide rates don’t see the gang as a problem that deportations can solve. It’s a gang, distinct in some ways, but ultimately like many others.
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dembotoz

(16,808 posts)
2. Was at a town hall last night and some old hag was babbling about most immigrants being Ms 13
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 09:39 AM
Jan 2018

Like I needed a reminder of what a gop shithole I live in

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)
7. Yes, ffs.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 09:51 AM
Jan 2018

Something Trump calls his exes. But let’s just embrace it.

Some people are sick of this misogyny being normalized.

 

hexola

(4,835 posts)
10. Im sick of hearing the whining of white privlaged women
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 09:55 AM
Jan 2018

over the voices of people being slaughtered!

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)
13. Im just sick of seeing it everywhere.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:02 AM
Jan 2018

If that upsets everyone, then obviously I made a mistake posting here.

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)
15. Thats pretty offensive.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:15 AM
Jan 2018

As have been all the replies to me in this thread. Why? Because I dare speak up?

It’s not that hard to voice an opinion without sexist or racist phrases. If one chooses to do so anyway, I imagine someone like me will be offended.

Im capable of caring about a great many things at once.

I’ve learned a good lesson though, thanks.

Have a great day.

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)
20. perhaps if you saw and heard that offensive clown you might feel differnet
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 02:25 PM
Jan 2018

actually i cleaned up what i originally thought of her

 

hexola

(4,835 posts)
21. Not as much as war...no.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 02:28 PM
Jan 2018

You don't care about 100 people killed in Kabul and more Americans being sent in...?

 

Marengo

(3,477 posts)
22. You ridicule a poster for criticizing the use of a misogynistic term because you care more about...
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 02:42 PM
Jan 2018

Last edited Mon Jan 29, 2018, 04:13 PM - Edit history (1)

Casualties in Kabul than the sexual abuse of women? Interesting!

 

hexola

(4,835 posts)
16. It's already normalized and has been for decades and decades
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:51 AM
Jan 2018

What you seek is "de-normalization"...but I think lashing out at DU'ers won't produce the results you want...not in the real world.


Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
17. You should have challenged her with facts, in public.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:18 AM
Jan 2018

When we fail to challenge those people, they and some observers feel that what they claim is accurate.

 

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
3. Ms13 want to buy into a bar (highbrow Latino clubs) here in Houston. He said no.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 09:47 AM
Jan 2018

He received a head in a box via USPS.

So sold them the bars the next day.

Not sure sits MS13. They don't advertise themselves as such yanno...

 

hexola

(4,835 posts)
18. 3 posts on topic - the rest off
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:19 AM
Jan 2018

This is how it works people...divide, distract...all self inflicted.

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