Posted on 09/12/2024 10:43:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Haitian immigrants are not eating cats. But you know what the GOP says: Don't let the truth get in the way of a racist joke.
In what ought to be a headline in The Onion but is instead a clear reminder of the deplorable state of political discourse from MAGA world, the Arizona Republican Party has launched a billboard campaign declaring that only the GOP opposes eating kittens.
I wish this was just monkeyshines, but it’s very, very real.
The billboards, which ape the iconic Chik-fil-A billboards featuring cows encouraging people to eat chicken sandwiches instead of hamburgers, are quite insane. The purpose, AZGOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda crowed in a press release, is to highlight “disturbing stories” about illegal immigrants perpetrating “unthinkable behavior” in Ohio that acts as a “sobering reminder of the stakes” in the election.
It’s all hogwash.
A quick bit of background is probably warranted, because the story is the perfect example of how the right-wing disinformation media ecosystem works — and how MAGA voters are eager to accept any lie about the people they despise, regardless of how idiotic it is.
In the past week, claims went viral on social media — in particular on X, the once-great site known as Twitter that has become a hive of right-wing extremism and racism — that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing pet cats and eating them. Others supposedly were chowing down on swans and ducks they caught in public parks.
On Sept. 8, Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, posted the batty rumor on X, blaming Kamala Harris for the alleged noshing on pets. The claim has since been amplified by a host of right-wing influencers and politicians, who all credulously swallowed the story hook, line and sinker and performatively wailed about it.
(Excerpt) Read more at phoenixnewtimes.com ...
Now those chickens, they are hopeless.
And don't get me started on the crows around here.
I'm so glad you posted that explanation. It's an increasingly common mistake. Few usages peeve me more, except perhaps "loose" when people mean "lose."
GREAT! That’s how it’s done.
It may be awhile but wait til they run low
on want to mix it up with ‘food salad’?
Watch your kids and pets.
Do I have to explain?
My mother told me that in the Great Depression, The neighbor killed and cooked up the family dog for dinner. This was to show how bad things had gotten. Once they lived for a week on just potatoes and bread.
Raisins?
Black people say white people make bad potato salad with raisins.
how on earth is this ‘racist’??
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This sign is obviously SO RACIST.
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All these Republicans care about are the cats. What about the dogs? DLM!!
I have actually looked online on how to prepare rat if it ever comes to that. Third world countries eat rat all the time. Rat catchers in India get paid something like 25 cents for each rat they catch on a farm. They also get to keep any grains stashed in the rat tunnel. One guy told of having a new smoker device (using a UN loan) where he caught so many rats he could feed his family and still have left overs that his wife sold on the street.
My older brother couldn’t believe that I would hunt and eat squirrel. “They’re just rats with furry tails! Yuck!!”
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