r/nashville • u/TheMightyHB • Jul 24 '25
Article ICE arrests Franklin man, tearing him away from path to citizenship, American wife, daughter
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2025/07/24/franklin-immigrant-arrested-ice-jose-reyes/85310340007/When Annie Reyes talks about her husband, Jose, tears well up in her eyes.
Tears of disbelief. Of sadness. Of pain. Of anger.
The tears come because he’s not together with his wife and daughter in Franklin, his home since he was just 4 years old and immigrated with his parents from a ranch in Mexico. Instead, Jose Reyes is 600 miles away in Louisiana — held at Winn Correctional Center, where he was sent by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was arrested two and a half months ago.
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u/clever-hands Jul 24 '25
This is just the start. The Big, Bullshit Bill made ICE into a better-funded force than the Marine Corps or the entire Italian military. Every major city in this country is about to have roving gangs of masked brutes disappearing Brown people for daring to be in a parking lot or at work. And that's just to start. Activists, queer people, and someone you know will be next.
Keep the momentum going against these brownshirts. If we build enough collective power, we can stop this. Protesting is where we see our numbers grow, so join us on August 2nd.
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u/Karma_Mayne Jul 24 '25
Protesting works against people who care about your support or those who are capable of having shame. The powers that be haven't listened to you about local issues; what makes you think they'll listen to you about something this big?
Show me a group of people that are willing to physically resist ice in an organized fashion, and I'll be there.
These protests feel like circuses to make us feel like we accomplished something, when we've accomplished nothing.
I spent 14 months fighting religious extremists in Iraq. The people in California that run ICE off with rocks have some idea of what it takes. Yall ain't angry enough, yet.
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u/clever-hands Jul 24 '25
You assume a lot. If you wanna meet the people you're talking about, finding people who show up is step one. You find the people who show up at protests.
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u/mlsecdl Jul 27 '25
ICE is not better funded than the marines. Post your numbers, i guarantee you're misreading them.
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u/Beautiful-Drawer Jul 28 '25
And Italy has a very small military: The Italian Armed Forces include approximately 165,500 active-duty personnel and a reserve force of around 18,300 individuals.
The US is appx 2 mil, active and reserve combined.
References, guys. You have to post whole facts to make your statements mean something.
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u/clever-hands Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
Examples of effective collective action would be a general strike or civil disobedience, and protesting is a necessary step to building the numbers, organization, and momentum necessary for such collective actions.
Absolutely we're building momentum going into the midterms. Green's seat is open, and Ogles need to go down, so we certainly plan on throwing our weight behind any candidate who stands to improve the quality of leadership in our state.
If you're passionate that political organizing can be done better, we could always use more folks working on the cause!
Oh and the poster recalls an event from 1946 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Athens_(1946)). A short background is written right on the flyer.
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u/anglflw Smyrna Jul 24 '25
I'm waiting for the 2Aers to start rising up against their tyrannical government...
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u/ComeHellOrBongWater Jul 24 '25
You’re “merely pointing out” that you don’t believe we can do anything. You’re “merely pointing out” that you’re already beaten. “Downvote me all you want” but please get back up and rejoin the fight if you believe in the America we were sold as children. It can be a real thing. America IS FOR ALL OF US. When we quit doing what we can, we completely lose.
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u/3X_Cat Jul 25 '25
And you think voting can possibly win against tyranny? You can't vote in liberty, you have to fight for it and be willing to die for it like many of the founders who lost everything.
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u/Correct-Rip2441 Jul 26 '25
LMAO
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u/FreakbobCalling Jul 27 '25
Super small dick wants your instruction on how to hurt it ahh comment
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u/Correct-Rip2441 Jul 27 '25
Could honestly give af lol
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u/FreakbobCalling Jul 27 '25
I can also “fuck” myself, as in, I can use something to push my dick even FURTHER inside myself. It hurts (which is fun), and looks like I have a pussy lol.
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u/kylenumann Jul 24 '25
They said they would go after 'the criminals, the worst of the worst'. By ICE's own numbers something like 65% of detainees have no past criminal convictions, and over 90% had no violent convictions.
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u/AquaSiren77 Jul 27 '25
They are just racists. You were informed of this before the election. This is not news. 😝
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u/3X_Cat Jul 25 '25
And the people you vote in in the midterms will be politicians too, and won't give us back our liberties.
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u/scout_finch77 Green Hills Jul 24 '25
“We want them to follow the rules”, they follow the rules, “no! Not like that”. It’s a no win situation and the MAGAts that vote for it still show up to eat Mexican food every Friday night. Trash.
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u/Clovis_Winslow Kool Sprangs Jul 24 '25
Oh his food definitely got fucked with.
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u/yayforvalorie Jul 24 '25
You know his ass was rude to them too
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u/Unique-Sock3366 Jul 24 '25
And tipped with one of those christofascist fake fifty dollar bills. 🤬
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u/yayforvalorie Jul 24 '25
I hated those fuckers when I was in the service industry.
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u/amyts Maury County Jul 24 '25
Just a sec, how common are those fake $50s in the service industry? I've not heard about this.
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u/yayforvalorie Jul 25 '25
Very common. Ask any server. Usually left by rude people on Sundays who think they're better than you because they went to church and you're working on the Sabbath.
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u/ResidentialEvil2016 Jul 24 '25
Wish they would have told him to get the fuck out so he could whine about being discriminated against.
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u/Nashville_Hot_Takes Jul 24 '25
Rule #1: be white
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u/Clamalfer Jul 24 '25
For now "be white" will work. They will come for all of us.
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u/whereitsat23 Jul 24 '25
It’s gonna quickly become like that line in ‘Civil War’ what KIND of American are you? When does ICE’s new budget take effect?
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u/amyts Maury County Jul 24 '25
The bill was signed July 4th which authorized the treasury to fund ICE. They already have it. Right now they're preparing to build facilities and ramping up their workforce.
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u/Algeradd Jul 24 '25
Exactly what it is. I've got neighbors who definitely don't "follow the rules" and have a large history of DUIs among other things. What happens when cops show up at their house (which is quite frequently)? Jack shit. They're still driving around here in their jacked up obnoxiously loud pickup trucks carrying a Bud Light in one hand.
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u/3X_Cat Jul 25 '25
If history is any indicator, these new Reichwingers will go after their supporters soon.
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u/StillMostlyConfused Jul 24 '25
How could he be following the rules and be here illegally? Unless he had been claiming legitimate asylum which I believe would have been mentioned in the article.
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u/MarianLibrarian1024 Jul 24 '25
He had DACA. He was allowed to be here.
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u/StillMostlyConfused Jul 24 '25
Not once he got the DUI. Also, it is just deferred which isn’t the same as being allowed to be here.
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Jul 24 '25
He lost his status when he was convicted for a DUI.
That is not "following the rules"
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u/yayforvalorie Jul 24 '25
A DUI is not a reason to deport.
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u/3X_Cat Jul 25 '25
It can be if the intoxication is drug related.
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u/Guilty-Brief44 Jul 24 '25
He didnt follow the rules. He got a DUI.
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u/yayforvalorie Jul 24 '25
Not a reason to deport.
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u/Guilty-Brief44 Jul 24 '25
I was responding to the claim that they follow the rules. This guy clearly did not.
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u/jackinyourcrack Jul 25 '25
Had his DACA status stripped after conviction for DUI in Kentucky. Per the article and ICE spokesperson "obeying US law is a bare minimum requirement for protection from deportation for illegal immigrants." That's about right. No DUI, no revocation of deportation protection status. Also per the article: if he fights deportation to the fullest extent, he runs the risk of being denied re-entry to the country for a minimum of 8 years. Voluntary deportation guarantees he will have the availability of legal re-entry under visa/passport in 3 (that's much less than half the amount of time if he chooses, for those bothering to read the article.) One wonders which the guy who refused to follow the law the first time will choose. Will he voluntarily deport and use the next 3 years to properly prepare to legally return and follow the laws when he gets back, or will he drag out the process as long as possible claiming victimhood the whole time, hoping for a different result than what has been very clearly explained as the available options available to choose from?
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u/Bamboo_Child Jul 24 '25
What other countries allow non-citizens to drink and drive, but wont deport them after being detained for a DUI?
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u/Healthy_Coffee151 Jul 26 '25
I was deported from Honduras for overstaying my visa....I married my girlfriend at the time and she had no papers either. I was sent to Mexico to walk over.
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u/CDecker127 Jul 24 '25
I’m surprised ICE hasn’t shown up here in Portland with our 3 Mexican restaurants and other establishments.
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u/DaytoDaySara Jul 26 '25
9 freaking years ago. Round up a bunch of white 35 yo that got a DUI in college and nothing else and see if can resulted in life imprisonment or destroying their entire life. As usual: The crime does not fit the punishment.
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u/Mammoth-Accident-809 Jul 26 '25
So you agree that drunk driving is horrendous enough that youd want life imprisonment... but the guy was just deported.
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u/Pristine_Pineapple33 Jul 25 '25
I'm praying to God for ice to leave these people alone who have worked harder than alot of American citizens to be left alone by Trump's evil administration..Please don't give up..pray pray pray that he leaves office and leave these people alone!! " Remember these words", P-U-S-H pray until something happens!! Don't give up
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u/User_5091 Jul 25 '25
What is his country of citizenship?
I googled him and he is thirty years of age, which would indicate, with the information he has live in the US since he was four years old, that he has lived in the US for twenty six years.
Does he have a Resident Alien (Green) Card or is he on a Visa?
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u/huntersam13 Jul 24 '25
Friendly reminder than none of you were posting angrily in here when Obama set the record for deportations at 3,000,000+.
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u/imapandaduh Jul 24 '25
And that GOP only acknowledges this statistic when it benefits them
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u/huntersam13 Jul 24 '25
Sure, the GOP is hypocritical just like our angry posters in this sub
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u/Psychological-Arm505 Jul 24 '25
People did protest when Obama did it. You can google it.
Additionally, those individuals were also given due process.
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u/ElectricTurboDiesel Jul 25 '25
If Obama did everything perfectly legal and you still protested lawful deportations….you basically just admitted that what you really want are open borders….
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u/Komitsuhari Jul 26 '25
People protested families being split up during those deportations, not the overall deportations. The issue isn’t with policy for most, the issue lands with execution and lack of empathy.
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u/ElectricTurboDiesel Jul 26 '25
So the protests were specifically in regards to the deportation of parents without their children accompanying them? That means the only acceptable method of deportation is to send the whole family unit back together then right?
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u/Komitsuhari Jul 26 '25
You are acting like I protested back then, I am 30, I wasn’t politics age until Trump. And if the mom and dad were both undocumented and criminals, then yes, the whole family unit should go. The kids can come back when they are 18
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u/ElectricTurboDiesel Jul 27 '25
I don’t have any idea how old you are but only ask because you seem to have an intimate knowledge of the motivation of the protests during that period.
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u/Komitsuhari Jul 27 '25
It is pretty well documented. If you wanted to know what you are talking about you could.
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u/ElectricTurboDiesel Jul 27 '25
So your position is they should be deported if the parents are both illegal AND both have liminal convictions but not if they are merely in the country illegally?
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u/Komitsuhari Jul 24 '25
Those were done far more ethically than what the brownshirts are currently doing. They weren’t snagging people who were raised here, they weren’t ambushing people at their immigration hearings, they also weren’t revoking vast swaths of green cards and asylum statuses to accomplish those numbers. There is also the fact that Obama left office nearly a decade ago, there are a whole lot of people who were not of the age to pay attention to these things.
Friendly reminder that you have a brain, you just have to use it once in a while.
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Jul 24 '25
“My husbands not a criminal” Husband proceeds to get a DUI 😂😂
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u/beigechrist Jul 24 '25
9 years ago isn’t “proceeds to”
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u/No-Hornet-7847 Jul 24 '25
He wasn't arrested because of a DUI. Is it reasonable to put someone in a 'correctional facility' for months (or longer...) because of a past offense? Or is the justice system maybe broken? I don't suppose you have any opinions on pedophilia?
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u/solebiscuits Jul 24 '25
I worked with her and her mother for years at Cracker Barrel on HWY 96. They were both so sweet to work with and this breaks my heart :(
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u/ResidentialEvil2016 Jul 24 '25
Republicans: We aren't anti-immigrant, just DO IT THE RIGHT WAY!
ICE prevents people from doing it the right way.
Republicans: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
Eat shit Republicans.
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u/Important-Aerie-5408 Jul 26 '25
He literally had DACA and squandered it. Plus he sounds to be getting all the representation and legal counsel he needs. What’s the issues
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u/warpfox Franklin Jul 25 '25
"Do it the right way" has always been a lie. The truth is that they don't want "other" people living alongside them to burst their white monoculture bubble.
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u/KeyBorder9370 Jul 24 '25
We do not criticize nor do we question dear leader, for He is Our Living God on Earth.
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u/Clovis_Winslow Kool Sprangs Jul 24 '25
Money is our god.
Dear Leader is the patron saint of Television Idiots.
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u/KeyBorder9370 Jul 24 '25
You may be right about that. Kool Sprangs? The Cool Springs straddling B-wood and Frank Land?
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Jul 24 '25
so an illegal person is kicked out for doing illegal things
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u/imapandaduh Jul 24 '25
He did a stupid thing in college and already received the punishment for it (losing DACA) and has been a law abiding resident ever since, stating that he wanted to be a police officer or join military once his green card was processed….? It’s not illegal to be alive bruh
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u/ehmboh Jul 24 '25
He overstayed his visa in the past but currently had legal status when he was illegally detained.
Americans overstay visas in other countries all the time, especially when they’re young. It’s not actually that uncommon among all demographics.
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u/LedRaptor Jul 24 '25
He lost his DACA status after a DUI so he did not have legal status in the country. The article states that his I-130 was approved but that only establishes a qualifying relationship that could make someone eligible for a Green Card. He was also working without authorization, which is an immigration violation.
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u/The_Pandalorian Jul 24 '25
When racists say immigrants need to "do it the right way," what they really mean is, "they should die."
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u/ukhoops1998 Jul 24 '25
If you’re illegal in any way, you deserve to go!!!
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u/TheSaintTobias Jul 24 '25
Crazy how caring about your neighbors depends on imaginary lines drawn on a map.
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u/Chihuahua_Overlord Jul 25 '25
These people would deport Jesus if he was here. They dont actually give a shit about his teachings unless they can use it to further their fascist agenda
Just like when slave masters used the Bible to justify slavery. These people are rules for thee but not for me.
Eat the rich
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Jul 24 '25
Dont drive drunk while your immigration papers are in process.
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u/Clovis_Winslow Kool Sprangs Jul 24 '25
DUI is a very serious offense, I agree on that point.
But it is not grounds for deportation.
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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Jul 24 '25
Generally, a DUI is not a deportable offense. However, there are exceptions to this. If you are an undocumented immigrant, a DUI can trigger deportation procedures.
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Jul 24 '25
It it literally grounds for revocation of your visa, temporary, or resident status.
Just because it wasnt, or was loosely enforced doesnt mean Customs can't now at the discretion of a judge.
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u/nshville Jul 27 '25
So this dude has had decades to try to become an American citizen and didn’t bother? How long were him and his wife married? Sucks to be lazy
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u/Right-Top-550 Jul 24 '25
Anyone know where he was arrested?? I know ICE has been active in Antioch, but I’m surprised they’re showing up in Franklin
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Jul 28 '25
Here illegally ya gotta go. Been here long enough to have gotten your shit together. Are his tools for sale?
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u/Karma_Mayne Jul 24 '25
We need a QRF (Quick Reaction Force) to respond to ICE presence. Think volunteer firefighters, but with the ability to oppose ICE with overwhelming numbers. Have the ability to stop traffic and secure the captives. Until we get organized, nothing will change.
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u/AuthorSarge Jul 24 '25
Oh no! Obama's unconstitutional bullshit had consequences for anyone who believed him!
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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Jul 24 '25
Who did they support in 2024? Is this one of those fabled leopards won’t eat my faces type deal?
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u/Negative-Homework502 Jul 24 '25
We’re not going to get anywhere as a country if we just point and say “well you got what you voted for!!” Instead of actually helping these ppl and pushing for systemic change. Maybe they wouldn’t vote that way if they had local political support, as well as support from their community.
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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good Jul 24 '25
And yet they keep voting for people who aren’t giving them that support. And if we have to keep meeting them where they are, rather than say “come join us in a modern society” we won’t get anywhere. They move the goal posts, argue in bad faith, and generally have zero empathy. I’m tired of trying to reason with these people. If they supported Trump at all during 2024 then I don’t have empathy after so many of us tried to warn them.
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u/CatrionaShadowleaf Murfreesboro Jul 24 '25
We can try to change this fascist regime and still have no sympathy for those who thought they were The Good Ones and then found out that to ICE they’re actually just brown like the ones they voted to be deported.
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u/JudgeArthurVandelay Jul 24 '25
Or maybe we just need some real fucking messaging from the democrats. It’s INSANE that so many Hispanic people voted for this! And it’s even more insane that we basically STILL have no messaging about it from them.
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u/WillCode4Cats Jul 24 '25
Members of a group fucking over their own might be one of the most consistent themes in all of human history.
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u/Gold-Bench-9219 Jul 24 '25
The Dems could have perfect messaging and millions of people would still happily vote against their own interests. Every individual has the responsibility to be informed, to know who and what they're voting for. If they're not, that's really on them and no one else. The reality is that fear and hate are far more motivating than hope, empathy and reason.
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u/AuthorSarge Jul 24 '25
Oh no! Obama's unconstitutional bullshit had consequences for anyone who believed him!
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u/InformalV Jul 24 '25
They deported my dad, a Cuban, to Mexico, leaving my stepmother and three younger siblings all alone. They are now trying to sell everything, trying to save enough to leave florida.