Posted on 09/22/2022 5:25:55 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The Martha’s Vineyard experience marks a unique opportunity for modern bicoastal progressivism.
Martha’s Vineyard has been all over the news.
The tony resort community so loves aiding and comforting the undocumented immigrants who were flown in from Florida that it hugged them—for barely 48 hours.
Oddly, the Left became unhinged when red-state governors—whose states the last two years were flooded with some 3 million illegal aliens—finally decided to spread welcoming chores among affluent blue-state communities.
It was a natural fit.
Most, like Washington, D.C., and New York, were on record as sanctuary city jurisdictions. In the abstract, they endorse open borders and celebrate diversity—from the serenity of thousands of miles away.
The uproar at Martha’s Vineyard prompted the Democratic hierarchy to do some explaining. Why had it not earlier objected to the federal government night flights of tens of thousands of border crossers to red-state communities that had opposed illegal immigration?
And why be angry with governors who were only emulating that policy by flying in a mere 50 newcomers—in the light of day—to a far wealthier and liberal-minded sanctuary resort?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave the nearly all-white, rich vacation spot an opportunity to match noble words with even nobler deeds. But in response, the one percent screamed that their small community could not possibly cope with a mere 50 new arrivals.
So far, wealthy progressive enclaves in Malibu, Aspen, and Napa have not stepped up to alleviate the “burden” put on their Martha’s Vineyard brethren.
They should ask how does a poor Yuma or El Paso sustain hundreds of thousands crossing illegally into their communities—once Joe Biden effectively rendered federal immigration law null and void?
The Martha’s Vineyard vacation mansion of the Obamas is currently vacant, as are most of his neighbors’ estates.
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I don’t understand why the Zer0 estate could not have housed the first 50.
VDH ping.
We need to next level this.
Legally rent houses in liberal enclaves.
Move in a dozen “migrants” - heavily tattooed males - to diversify and enrich the area.
Beat up pickup trucks. Fund some barbecues and outdoor activities.
Video the reactions and pushback that follows.
Observe the property values decline.
#winning
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Result: 253 locations available on Martha's Vineyard.
That’s a great idea. NYC used to do this with welfare recipients. (They may still do it.) They’d ship them upstate or out east. After 90 days, they become the financial responsibility of the place.
Give them the same treatment. Start a nice sounding charity group. The best would to guilt liberals into donating. Then rent a place for a certain time frame, move them in, then stop paying. Let those places deal with it.
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