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minus-squareEl_guapazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 days agoWhy do you think people ran when people mentioned “la migra”? These agencies have always been abusive but people turned that fear into a joke
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days ago Why do you think people ran when people mentioned “la migra”? Because they didn’t want to be arrested?
minus-square7101334@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days ago people turned that fear into a joke That’s a pretty common way of coping with trauma so I’m not sure what your point is. It doesn’t lessen how fucked up it is, it just makes reality less scary so you can deal with it.
Why do you think people ran when people mentioned “la migra”? These agencies have always been abusive but people turned that fear into a joke
Because they didn’t want to be arrested?
That’s a pretty common way of coping with trauma so I’m not sure what your point is. It doesn’t lessen how fucked up it is, it just makes reality less scary so you can deal with it.