Summary

Texas Republican Valentina Gomez sparked outrage after releasing a video proposing public executions of undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes, claiming it would act as a deterrent.

The video, shared on X, simulated Gomez shooting a hooded dummy representing an undocumented migrant.

Her comments followed the arrest of a Guatemalan immigrant for a subway murder in New York.

Known for far-right provocations, Gomez’s remarks drew sharp criticism from political figures and activists, with some praising her stance while others condemned it as hateful and extreme.

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    NGL, that’s a good looking meme setup.

    Would be a shame if someone happen to put words like Luigi or healthcare CEO. Not saying what order though.

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      I’m thinking televised executions of instance CEOs that do do their jobs

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    Shouldn’t the headline be “Republican said something terrible to get the media talking about her, and we’ve done exactly what she wanted”?

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      Accepted!

      Next week official definition of nazi changed to “Either left or right wing extremist not affiliated with federal goverment of USA” ^^

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        then let’s use “right-wing asshole who spits on the human rights of others” as the definition. the gallows- and guillotine industries will have a nice economic upswing

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    And if you call these people anything else than “moderate, christian-democratic, center-right, conservatives”, you’re being dramatic…

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    She hopes by showing her ass that the whites won’t spend her as a token.

    But they will.

    Dumb fascist cunt.

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      two major things to keep in mind

      a) majority of hispanics in the US have been there multiple generations. while they may hold some varying level of ties to their family’s home country, they’ve more or less been mostly americanized and are effectively just a different flavor of “american”

      add in the fact that these are a more socially conservative people who more likely to be religious and it makes sense why they have been moving to the right. GOP could have taken advantage of this a long time ago. I think it’s strange that Trump is the one to finally harness this group of people, but I guess reality is stranger than fiction

      b) the US isn’t stupid and it imports right-wing anti-left people. For example from Cuba or Venezuela. Miami has a massive Cuban population and they’re all descendants from people fleeing the communist Castro regime. The Cubans are bred from birth to believe the Castro regime was evil and they’re told all about the horrors (conveniently nobody remembers the just as brutal Batista regime, coincidentally supported by the US).

      So all it takes is for there to be a connection between “democrats -> left wing -> communist” and all the Cubans turn against the DNC.

      what I find fascinating is that you talk to a young Cuban who is one or two generations separated from Cuba, they have all sorts of horror stories and hatred for the Castro regime.

      But you talk to an old-timer, someone in their 60s or 70s and they have nostalgia and nuanced views. Sort of like how people view the Soviet Union.

      If we’re gonna summarize all of this I’d just say this- assimilation. We’re watching the process of how Irish went from “ethnic minority” to “white” and hispanics are going through a similar process

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        Sort of like how people view the Soviet Union.

        I’ve never met anyone personally who speaks fondly of their time in the USSR. Tankies online who are too young to have lived through it are the only ones.

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          There’s that infamous quote from Putin- “Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain”

          People who actually grew up during the Soviet Union and went through the process of collapse and liberalization as an adult experienced quite a chaotic period of time. Your way of life was violently changed, the ideology you were taught disposed of, and you went through economic troubles. It’s no wonder some look back fondly

          I’ve seen similar statements from both Cubans and ex-Soviets. One of the main themes is how under liberal societies you are “addicted to money”, so to speak. For example in Cuba, you could not get what you wanted. For example you go to the store one day, there’s no shoes. Tomorrow, there’s no batteries. You could not eat beef, you could not just leave. There were many restrictions.

          But you were sort of guaranteed a certain minimum quality of life. You would have a place to live, you would have food. You would have a steady job without worrying about losing it.

          Whereas in the US, you have an exponentially higher purchasing power- even the lowest segments of the population. But there’s a catch. You have to be working all week to sustain that lifestyle. And the employer can more easily fire you- it’s not as stable.

          So they look back with nostalgia at what to them seems likes simpler and calmer times. Less stressful

          anyhow, to back up my anecdotal experience with data: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/06/29/in-russia-nostalgia-for-soviet-union-and-positive-feelings-about-stalin/

          78% of older Russians think collapse of Soviet Union was a bad thing. Majority of Russians view Stalin favorably.

          It depends on the country you’re from, but it’s safe to say many older people have nostalgia and look back at the Soviet Union fondly. I’ve seen the same thing with Cubans

          here’s a thread on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/esy6i5/russians_of_reddit_what_is_the_older_generations/

          where people share their experiences. Few of the top comments basically mirror what I referenced above

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      I mean it might not be too relevant (as I know the majority of the Hispanics youre referring to aren’t Spanish per se), but I’d like to remind people that Spain was a fascist dictatorship up until 1975, when it became a democracy.

      I’m sure they at least produce media that’s enjoyed in other Spanish speaking countries idk but nonetheless just a thought I had

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francoist_Spain

      (It’s really not related to the thing here the right wing propaganda Hispanics in America are being subjected to probably isn’t from Francoist Spain

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        Spain didn’t exactly just become a democracy after Franco’s death in '75, things were very iffy well into the eighties, or at least until they joined NATO in '82. The military even attempted a coup in '81.

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          Thanks for the elaboration.

          I just quoted a Wikipedia generalisation.

          I’m not too well versed in Spanish history

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      kinda stockholm syndroming. german christmas market attack was a saudia arabian refugee voting for the newer german Nazis “AfD” that also Space Karen likes.

      so the dumbest of migrants seem to overcompensate their lack of identity.

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    When even the Department Of Justice publishes reports that more severe punishments, explicitly including death sentences, don’t work for deterrence (see points 4 and 5 of their summary), people really should start thinking about better ways to prevent crime.

    (Personally, I’d propose tackling the conditions that force crimes, particularly those of desperation, as well as reevaluating the catalogue of what really counts as crimes, particularly if there’s no victim, but on here, I’d be preaching to the choir.)

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      tackling the conditions that force crimes, particularly those of desperation

      aka corpos making less money, never happen

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      honestly i’m a little radical here. i think we should totally eliminate prisons

      there should be two fundamental types of crimes

      1. ones that are forgivable and we deem the individual capable of rehabilitation

      2. ones that are unforgivable and we deem the individual incapable

      in the 2nd case, we should just execute quickly and quietly. this should be reserved for the extreme cases. you know, those guys that chop up their parents and start eating their ears or the ones that abduct little girls for who knows what. what qualifies for this can be debated, i’m not surely exactly where we draw the line. for example should rape count? should a murder of passion count? i don’t know

      in the first case, we should take all the money we spend on prisons and instead focus it into rehabilitation programs. so for example let’s say an addict is caught shoplifting. instead of hauling them off to prison, forcibly put them in a rehab center to detox. then put them in some sort of public housing and give them a job, give them free methadone, etc.

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    Are we talking about her? Who got 6th in the elections ? who even has this photo?

    Image I just can’t laugh.