Raul Perez

They went from Mexican immigrants are lazy, to they steal our jobs, to using fake job offers to trap and detain them

They went from Mexican immigrants are lazy, to they steal our jobs, to using fake job offers to trap and detain them

They’re selling fascism as a joyride

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@victorerikray.bsky.social Hadn’t seen this yet, but another example of how fascists have weaponized right-wing memes, humor, and enjoyment as official state propaganda. When domination is their goal, cruelty is their joyride

@raulperez.bsky.social did you see this?

So this was just posted by Homeland Security, without a hint of irony or jest. They are moving from hiding behind memes and jokes to being more explicit about their aims

white nationalists have been using racist humor to normalize and upload white supremacy over the last 2 centuries. Here are some recent books worth checking out on this

rightwing comics contributed to mainstreaming anti-woke, white nationalism and how we got to now. Some thought platforming Trump and flirting with white supremacy was just fun and games, but now seem to have buyers remorse as they witness fascism in action. Others are doubling down on the fascism

Dumb conservative podcast bros thought platforming Trump and flirting with white nationalism was all fun and games but now have buyers remorse as they witness fascism in action. Their own role as rightwing comics in mainstreaming anti-woke and white supremacy is how we got to now

Using black and brown people as “gaitor bait” has a long history in the white racist colonial imagination

jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/question/201...

Fascists love big government, especially the repressing part

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

“When I joined the Marine Corps I took an oath to the Constitution, not to a person, not to a party.” — Janessa Goldbeck

“The last thing the U.S. military wants is the image of a young man or woman with a rifle imposing the will of executive power.” — MG (Ret.) Paul Eaton

Walking back to my car in DTLA today I spotted a few workers putting up some framing for a new apartment building. Were they undocumented? Who gives a fuck! These are the people the uprisings in LA are fighting to defend. Deport 10 million people? lol this dying empire would collapse in a heartbeat

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

yes supporting fascism in LA is bad for business and you will get bad Yelp reviews

More of this!! Glendale, a former sundown town, was the first city in California to formally apologize for its shameful racist history in 2020 because of the BLM uprisings. Now it’s cutting ties with ICE and Homeland Security because of the pro immigrant and anti ICE raid uprisings. Uprisings matter

BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.

From LA to Israel, fascists doing what they do best. Seems Israel used the global media coverage of the ongoing protests in LA against the ICE raids, to quietly intercept the Gaza aid flotilla. They arrested and detained everyone on board.

This the war dance Mexicans in LA have been practicing at every quinceañera, carne asada, baptism, birthday party, graduation, etc their whole lives

This is LA

LA today

SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE Raid in Los Angeles Los Angeles - David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU- United Service Workers West was injured and detained at an ICE raid in Los Angeles today while exercising his First Amendment right to observe and document law enforcement activity. Tia Orr, Executive Director of SEIU California, made the following statement: "SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our President, David Huerta, who was injured and detained at the site of one of today's ICE raids in Los Angeles. He is now receiving medical attention while in custody. "We are proud of President Huerta's righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement: standing up to injustice, regardless of personal risk or the power of those perpetrating it. "We call for an end to the cruel, destructive, and indiscriminate ICE raids that are tearing apart our communities, disrupting our economy, and hurting all working people. Immigrant workers are essential to our society: feeding our nation, caring for our elders, cleaning our workplaces, and building our homes."

BREAKING

The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.

Maybe not surprisingly, @the-independent.com is doing a better job than other outlets of giving readers the (racist meme) context needed to make sense of this whole mess right here.

How the backlash to 'woke' culture has made a way for racist humor to thrive The concept of "feeling pleasure in regarding others as inferior," argues "The Souls of White Jokes" author Raúl Pérez, has deep roots in American history, and it is used today by alt-right groups, po...

And for more on the role that memes and jokes play in promoting White supremacy, see The Souls of White Jokes by @raulperez.bsky.social.

Here's a summary:
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

been saying this for like 3 years now, the core constituency of the "manosphere" is not Gen Z or teenage boys, it is 35-55 year old dudes who wish they were still teenage boys

Does indeed seem to have been a turning point somewhere. What do you all think explains the shift it seems we're seeing?

Is mainstream media finally ready to call it a genocide? After over 100,000 Palestinians have been brutally murdered by Israel, over 90% of homes in Gaza destroyed or damaged, the carnage livestreamed on social media for the world to see, all with full support by Biden/Trump and most western leaders

Brilliant title. I’ve tried to find books about the political Trojan horse of humor but I’ve never even known where to start.