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    3 months ago

    I think arguing that the Dems are fighting against the literal fascist party is a sign of them fighting not taking part in xenophobia.

    It’s absolutely not. The Democrats were always going to fight the Republicans regardless of policy, because they want to be the ones in charge.

    If I’m like a warlord conquering shit for my own gain, and one of the places I conquer happens to be full of assholes, that does not prove that I have some kind of ideological commitment against being an asshole. In the same way, the Democrats’ road to power happens to involve winning elections against Republicans, but they don’t get credit for pursuing their own self-interest.

    As for the points you mentioned, it’s true that they have relaxed immigration policy in some areas, but my criticism still stands - Biden wants to give the president power to unilaterally shut down the border, people are held indefinitely in camps, and he also put limits on the number of asylum seekers. Your assertions to the contrary are simply false. Since your claim was that they don’t engage in, or even fail to fight xenophobia “in any way” it’s not enough to just show a couple points in that direction, it has to be a consistent policy.