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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate to “go back where you came from”

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Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate to “go back where you came from”

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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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  • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
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    The irony has been palpable for over a century. Bizarre that we still accept it as a society

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      That’s not the irony.

      The irony is people flying the flag of violent traitors who fought a bloody war against this country while screaming that anybody who doesn’t like it here should get out.

      We desperately needed to let them leave back then, the country would be so much better.

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        As long as we can keep the port of New Orleans and navigation rights to the Mississippi River, they can go disappear right up their misinformed idea of God’s asshole. “The South” is a luxury we can no longer afford.

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      But hey, at least we changed a few sports team names. So that’s something, right?

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    The person he said that to missed a great opportunity to say, “sure. Give me your house keys.”

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      Right after you do!

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        Why right after I do when I wasn’t the one who told anyone to go back where they came from, especially when that’s literally where they came from?

        If an indigenous person who’s people used to be on my land asked for it back, I might consider it. But that would be difficult because they’re all dead.

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          I meant “Right after the person saying 'Go back where you came from ’ went back to where they came from”.

          Not actually the part about the keys; sorry I didn’t make that clear.

          Some Idaho state senators are such stupid turds.

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    How does someone like this become senator?

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      People in power usually aren’t smart. They just have money from their parents or grandparents. This isn’t a meritocracy. Idiots rule the world

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        Additionally, the dumb relate to the dumb (and are easily manipulated), hence why they get votes.

      • dubious@lemmy.world
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        and there’s only one way to get rid of them

        • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.uk
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          Trick them in to thinking that the senate building is haunted.

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            I’m sure that’ll work, provided there aren’t any meddlesome kids about!

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              Pretty sure the mystery gang would help out with such an operation. Remember they mostly dealt with rich people.

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              Really makes you question the youth vote.

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            Great, now they’re diverting all the tax revenue to churches to pay for exorcisms.

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              Don’t read in to the fact that the priest receiving all the tax payer money looks like the senator but with a goatee, and you never see them in the same room.

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            Great idea! I’ll go make some spooky ghost costumes!

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              Lank hair, sunken faces, soulless eyes… you’re going to have to try real hard to separate them from the living senators.

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                All we need is some white sheets!

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        I get that. But you would think that a senator would at one point be in the same room as a history book

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          Sure, but that’s a long way from reading it

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      Racists are allowed to vote and do so en masse

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      State senator, not real senator.

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    He looks kinda like a mix of Putin and Zuckerberg.

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      Damn, you’re right.

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        Puterberg? Zuckin? Pzucktinberg?

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          Puckerberg!

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          Zucktin

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      PZuckerberting?

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    Surelly the right answer would’ve been “Go back to Europe”.

    (Mind you, as an European, please don’t).

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    “Alright…” looks around at the country his people lived in for longer than white dudes lived in it “…Done, now what?”

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    lol

    Furthermore: lmao

    Life imitates art, I’m sure I’ve seen this in a comedy movie at some point. I just never thought anyone would be dumb enough to say it in real life.

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    Them: Done. Your turn.

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    Carpetbagging Idaho state senator…

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      Then it makes sense. Unless we’re talking about white guy going to Europe somewhere and the indigene going ‘back’ to eastern Russia.

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    Totally on brand. It will be funny one day for a Native American to say this to one of these racists.

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    Not wishing to make an unwarranted assumption, I looked up Sen. Foreman’s political party. And yes, of course, he’s GOP.

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      Or you could have, you know, read the article.

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        I started the article, and didn’t immediately see his party affiliation. Looked up the affiliation on Wikipedia, and really didn’t need any more information than that, plus the ‘go back where you came from’ to know that I knew all I needed to know about him. What do you think, Budd Ascrayon?

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          His political affiliation is stated in the second sentence of the article.

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            No one has time for a second sentence.

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            Thanks, you are most helpful.

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      Talk about thorough.

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    I wonder what political party he is affiliated with. It’s really a mystery, isn’t it?

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      You know what really aggravateses me is them immigants. They want all the benefits of living in Springfield, but they ain’t even bothered to learn themselfs the langwich!

      Moe Syzlak

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    They would.

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