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  • What they want to do is eliminate the concept of chattel slavery, imply we helped Africans to immigrate then taught them useful trade skills, and imply that black people should still be grateful to white people for this kindness

    They want to say this is a special immigration, it’s one we invited them in graciously to build out a workforce of laborers, but then their descendents became lazy criminals and are abusing welfare

    It’s all just racism and historical whitewashing. It’s not a coherent ideology, it’s racism dressed up enough to lead children to extreme racism without their natural empathy or logic getting in the way

    And the implication of all the prauger u stuff seems to be that we need to bring back slavery in some form, which would be easier if they remove the word slavery from the language


  • Yeah, honestly mocking them works better then pointing out hypocrisy

    Don’t say “fact over feelings, look at these facts”. Instead, say “ok, if you can put away your delicate fee-fees for just a minute, let’s look at reality”

    They’ll whine “no, I am the one who is facts over feelings!” And then you treat them like a small child. You patronize the fuck out of them, and drop the facts as a follow up.

    That’s how they win, they project and preempt, so when they say “The left wants to kill us all” you can’t say “look, they’re literally building camps! All domestic shooters are conservative!”. Half the country does not listen to the words, they’ve vibes based

    You’ve got to control the flow of the conversation, so that you get to make the accusation first. It makes the response look weak. It works especially well on the right, because they’re feelings over facts snowflakes





  • It’s just a simple, clean, solutionn. All the incentives line up for all the players, it’s ethical, it’s practical, and it’s a sustainable system. It even has natural feedback mechanisms

    You keep gesturing towards vague problems with the idea…I can’t do your thinking for you

    You seem very concerned about the border - that’s a separate issue and must be handled separately. I think we should have open borders, but we’re not in a place where we can do it right now. Between the consequences of the war on drugs, certain trade restrictions, and the current tarrifs, it would have some pretty terrible knock on effects.

    We also can’t take care of our own population properly due to cutting all the safety nets and letting capitol run free, so we’re not equipped to handle refugees, and being the only open border would mean a lot more refugees

    So open borders are good, but a lot of ground work has to be done for that to be practical. But legalizing every illegal American? We can do that today, and it would be good for everyone


  • Sure, it could be. This is entirely different from the border - it’s about recognizing reality

    And you can’t just “hide out” for a year, you’ve now just become a shut in. And how are you going to pay for it? How will you prove you’ve been here? Why bother coming here just to stay home?

    I just get the vibe you think they’re getting something out of this, like it’s some system they can game. But it’s just common sense… They already live here. They’re already American, already part of our society. Removing them causes damage to all parties

    Up until Clinton, this was a bipartisan stance, they just never ironed out the details




  • My boy straight up criticized capitalism on television. He said “Cuomo called me to concede” and did a “well anyways”. When Trump called him a communist and threatens him he said he says he won’t back down. He went to pride and waved the trans flag. His positions are full throated

    I don’t know what I could criticize about Mumdani. He just hits the right note every single time. Even on the morning after his victory, when he was visibly sleep deprived, he gave a better interview than any other Democrat in recent memory

    It’s ok to believe. You just have to believe in the right people. And he’s the right people



  • But I didn’t say anything about the border.

    Just that if they’ve made it across and started a life here, eventually we have to acknowledge they live here. Simple as that

    What problems could there possibly be with that? They still have to follow the law, they still have to pay taxes

    After a point, let’s say a year and a day to match historical precedent, they should be able to go to a government office with pay stubs or whatever, and we formally acknowledge that they live here and haven’t caused any serious problems in doing so

    They should also be able to prove this in immigration court to block a deportation, whether or not they’ve filled out paperwork

    It’s just reality over paperwork.




  • Why shouldn’t they be allowed to be citizens? They already live here. They have jobs and pay taxes. They have lives here

    Why is it they can’t live here, or even be citizens? They’re already here, the “right way” is a bureaucratic maze to justify the life you’re already living.

    At the very least, they should get resident status here if they’ve been here more than a year. Why not?

    The reality is, they’re part of our society already. The only reason to deny them status is to make them even more exploitable



  • What do you mean? Any AI can replace any knowledge worker. You just fire the worker and say AI will do it, easy

    Look around… Running a corporation isn’t about doing things or making things anymore, it’s about the stock price. And consulting companies have convinced investors that layoffs are so hot and rich

    If you haven’t noticed, the quality of everything has been plummeting since COVID. They don’t care about tomorrow problems, just extracting as much wealth as they can before it all comes crashing down



  • He’s a co-owner, the other guy (and CEO) is the former cop

    Kyle Kazan is an American businessman who is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Glass House Brands Inc., a publicly traded cannabis company listed on the NEO Exchange and OTC Markets. He is also a founder and chairman of Beach Front Property Management, Inc. and co-founder and managing member of Beach Front Properties, LLC. Kazan has also served as a special education teacher at LAUSD and a police officer at the Torrance Police Department.