• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Ah okay, I’ve looked that up, That’s insane.

    For anyone wondering, the term did not originate with that deportation operation but looks like it came from a New York times article in 1920.

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      9 months ago

      That, to me, aside from the massive number of deaths, is one of the craziest parts. “Let’s racially profile a disadvantaged group and throw them out like garbage into barren dessert. To add insult to injury, let’s name the whole plan after a well-known slur and feign ignorance.”

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        9 months ago

        Psychotic.

        1.3 million people.

        Thanks…eisenhower?

        There’s too much crazy s*** there, I don’t even think I fully processed it yet.

        After my brain acknowledges that it happened, I’ll be able to read a more detailed account.