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How Trump’s lies about pet-eating migrants brought misery to Springfield, Ohio
The New York Times ^
| Sept. 20, 2024 3 AM PT
| David Wharton and Ben Poston
Posted on 09/20/2024 11:15:59 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
- False rumors of Haitian residents eating dogs and cats have thrown the Ohio city into turmoil.
- Daily life, says one resident, has been “turned upside down by such vitriol and ignorance.”
- Some Haitians have already decided to leave Springfield and Ohio altogether.
A disturbing scenario has played out at public schools across Springfield, Ohio, in recent days, with children turned away as they arrive or, worse, rushed out of classrooms, all because of bomb threats.
Parents have struggled to explain to 6- and 7-year-olds what is happening. Some aren’t quite sure about sending their kids back.
“You don’t want to give in to the fear,” said a mother who asked not to be identified to protect her family. “But it’s your children.”
Haitians in this blue-collar city are not the only ones feeling threatened in the wake of false accusations that they are eating their neighbors’ cats and dogs — a claim parroted by former President Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. With Springfield thrust into an angry national debate over immigration, dread has permeated neighborhoods across the city.
State troopers now stand guard outside schools and government buildings. Last weekend, suspected members of the far-right Proud Boys marched through the streets and the Ku Klux Klan distributed hate-filled leaflets. The unease is so pervasive that most residents interviewed by The Times declined to give their names, saying neighbors have been harassed for speaking to the media.
As one woman put it, daily life has been “turned upside down by such vitriol and ignorance.”
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: benposton; davidwharton; enemieslist; enemyjournalists; gaslighting; haiti; libel; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; nytsedition; nyttreason; ohio; peoplethatlivethere; slander; smear; springfield; theyreeatingthecats; theyreeatingthedogs; theyreeatingthepets
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
So, what is the truth here? Are migrants eating pets or not?
To: E. Pluribus Unum
20,000 refugees no problemo.
Mentioning it = HUGH problem.
This is sereus.
(The spelling is an insider FREEPER Joke for you newbies)
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:17:49 AM PDT
by
ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
(You can vote totalitarians in but you can never vote them out...)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“Some Haitians have already decided to leave Springfield and Ohio altogether.”
Sounds like a win to me. The only problem will be for the communities where they settle next.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:20:09 AM PDT
by
Restless
To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
>This is sereus. And hugh.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:21:20 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I don’t believe that most people would make death threats against those who may be eating domesticated animals. Upset and disgusted, for sure.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:21:44 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Don’t ever tell me “it can’t happen here.”)
To: woweeitsme
The truth is Trump has masterfully drawn attention to something they do not want to have known or addressed.
Well played, Donald. Well played.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:21:45 AM PDT
by
Frank Drebin
(And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Wow. The media has latched on to this like a dog with a bone. A cat with a mouse. A duck with a worm.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:22:21 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
20,000 immigrants...legal or not....has to have a huge effect on a town the size of Springfield.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Some Haitians have already decided to leave Springfield and Ohio altogether."
🎶So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu Adieu, adieu, to you and you and you🎶🙂🙂
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:23:00 AM PDT
by
Impala64ssa
(Laiken Riley is my daughter!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Trump may have stretched things a bit. I’ve never known Haitians to eat dogs.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:23:26 AM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protection)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
NYTs do anything but gaslight?
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:23:36 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Nothing about the negative effects of dropping 20k Haitians on a 40k town via open border policies. Oh no. No liberal slant here. Trump mentions reports of Haitians eating cats and all hell breaks loose. Did NYT bother to try to confirm the reports? No liberal bias here.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
The media has latched on to this like a dog with a bone. A cat with a mouse. A duck with a worm.A Haitian with a goose
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:23:51 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: woweeitsme
There are several reports of it happening, and I doubt they’d just abandon the practice once entering the United States illegally.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:24:41 AM PDT
by
Kleon
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I wonder how these two New Yawk pixies at the slimes found out about all the misery in Springfield. The “media mafia” is saying that the Haitians and Springfielders are getting along famously and love one another. Now these clowns say they are leaving Springfield and even Ohio. These two morons are a couple of uninformed lying clowns.
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:24:42 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(If the DNC would spay and neuter their supporters we wouldn't need all these abortions.)
To: woweeitsme
They don’t need to eat them. They are practicing a voodoo sacrifice after which the animal is partially or in whole consumed.
It’s not because the have nothing to eat.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I consider myself informed about what is happening in this country politically, though I knew nothing about flying in thousands of Haitians to towns in red states until Trump mentioned the cat eating. Until the New York Times had some thing they felt they could attack Trump about, they never mentioned the whole situation . At first, I was unhappy that Trump gave them something with which to attack him, but then I realized that was the only way the media would ever address the problem.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Funny. They’re acting like he made it up out of whole cloth. He was repeating the news we all heard, and people that live there are still claiming it’s real. Who to believe...🤣
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posted on
09/20/2024 11:25:34 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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