"There are monsters in this story, but they aren’t the immigrants trying to build a better life for themselves and their families. They’re the neo-Nazis, the right-wing influencers, the ghoulish amen chorus online and on Fox, and most of all, Donald Trump and JD Vance. They’re seeding the ground for something truly horrifying, and no one should mistake it for anything else."

#Trump #JDVance #immigrants #Haitians #xenophobia #BloodLibel #antisemitism #pogroms
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"JD Vance is no dummy; he is very conscious of the way he is kneading the clay of racist lies to arrive at what he believes is a more elemental truth. ...

This fictional barbarity, Trump and Vance are saying, must be met with genuine barbarity of our own. These are not humans but monsters, and if we have to spill their blood to purify our nation, it will be a righteous and glorious pogrom."

#Trump #JDVance #immigrants #Haitians #xenophobia #BloodLibel #antisemitism #pogroms
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"Is it that we should be concerned about the effects of immigration on housing prices or school resources? No no no. It’s that immigrants must be seen as sub-human. Who eats dogs and cats? Humans don’t do that.

The accusation is meant to evoke fear and disgust; it’s closely related to the ancient blood libel against Jews, which said they were kidnapping Christian children to kill them and use their blood in dark rituals."

#Trump #JDVance #immigrants #Haitians #xenophobia #BloodLibel
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