The tech bro hive mind on HN is furiously flagging (i.e., voting into invisibility) any submissions dealing with Tesla, Elon Musk or the kafkaesque US immigration detention situation. Add “/active” to the URL to see.

The site’s moderator says it’s fine because users are “tired of the repetition”. Repetition of what exactly? Attempts to get through the censorship wall?

  • Sailor Sega Saturn@awful.systems
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    OK hate reading this thread now:

    spoiler

    I wouldn’t describe them [Border Patrol] as nationalistic or fascist. There’s no need to bring in any sort of political view…

    Heck this guy for downplaying fascism

    This is how American immigration has always worked.

    Heck this guy for downplaying the recent totally obvious escalations

    Immigration enforcement isn’t pretty anywhere, but also happens everywhere. For instance literally every single story of somebody being detained/deported from anywhere for working without a work permit is going to be a sad story

    Heck this guy for normalizing what’s going on

    You mean those few hundred gang bangers that were brutal enough that even their home countries wouldn’t accept them back?

    Heck this guy for trusting, unconditionally, the feds when they claim people without criminal backgrounds (but omg tattoos) are hardened violent criminals.

    So the Canadien was deported for illegally being in the USA, got caught and deported, and then got caught again for illegally entering the USA again?

    Heck this guy for being generally oblivious to that horror story that was all over the news

    On the other is the story, which may or may not be clickbait intended as outrage-engagement.

    Heck this guy for being willfully obtuse

    It says clearly in the article that she violated the terms of her visa according to ICE. Her parents never mention what the violation was. The idea she was deported for doing some chores around the house is laughable.

    Heck this guy for not choosing kindness

    Well, the unfortunate tourist lady was taken into custody for a suspicion to attempt to work illegally as a house help. Not sure why her family panic so much, as they live in UK, when you can go in chains for posting something on twitter or liking “inappropriate” content

    Heck this guy for not choosing kindness

    • swlabr@awful.systems
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      2 months ago
      omfg

      I wouldn’t describe them [Border Patrol] as nationalistic

      What exactly is the role of border patrol if not to literally enforce nationalism