I think that Trump and his party are driven purely by personal benefit and greed. The policies of Trump and his cronies reflect this and show how they want to control all the wealth among a ruling class. However, I don’t see how deporting immigrants (employees) would help this cause

Are they doing this for popular support? Why would they prioritize xenophobia over capital? Is it simply that they’re hateful and scared?

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.

    -Lyndon B. Johnson. It’s a necessary expense to keep up the ruse, because the operating principle of fascism is to take the working class’s frustration at capital and redirect it at an other. This is really good cover for abusing the working class, but when you tell a guy “The Jews are the cause of all your problems” and then do nothing to hurt/remove the Jews (which, according to you, should solve all their problems) they’ll either suspect something is up or—more likely—someone who’s willing to go after the Jews will gain popular support and depose you.