| ▲ | diogenescynic 5 hours ago | |
Anyone sick of the hypocritical media coverage about this? No one cared when Bush, Obama, or Biden did the same thing. I'm tired of hearing about this just because MNSBC and CNN is rage baiting its audience with it. Obama gave Homan an award for how many deportations he had! Hillary used to be further right on illegal immigration than the Republican Party currently is. Why can we not talk about this? *The downvotes are just from people who know they never even thought about ICE or illegal immigration until their TV told them to... | ||
| ▲ | eesmith an hour ago | parent [-] | |
How come you didn't hear about the protests that did occur when Bush, Obama, and Biden all worked to advance the war on immigrants? I did. I remember quite well when my primary news source, Democracy Now, referred to Obama as the "Deporter in Chief", while he was in office. For decades they've decried every administration's horrible human rights record. Just because you didn't listen to the right people until now doesn't mean you need to kick yourself for only listening to corporate media like MNSBC and CNN, nor decry everyone else for the media takeover by plutocrats more interested in protecting their wealth and power than giving people news that makes the administration look bad. A dam can hold back water for a long time, but once a crack forms, a small leak may become a flood. After decades of media suppression, you should expect something like this to break through. | ||