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Globalism, Immigration Anxiety, and MS-13 Twitter Wars
from The Coming Collapse · #103
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3 minA deep dive into why globalism fuels resentment, the migration crisis being overstated as still ongoing, and how liberals mocking MS-13 concerns alienates people while the left picks bad fights on immigration.
- 55:52Tim argues illegal immigration and gang recruitment have some overlap, and dismissing the concern entirely is crazy.
- 56:13Trump's initial speech painted immigrants as criminals and rapists, but opponents won't acknowledge the kernel of truth in the concern.
- 56:43Twitter breeds conformity; the same people repeat the same arguments without nuance.
- 57:09When Trump calls MS-13 animals, why do progressives rush to defend them and call it dehumanization?
- 57:32Tim criticizes the left for being so ideologically wedded they can't recognize they're handing Trump easy wins on these issues.
- 58:15These aren't stupid people, but they can't step back and see they're part of a pointless online rabble-rousing machine.
- 58:38Social media has exposed something fundamental about how people operate online.