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Wounded Bear

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4. Human trafficking is usually for profit, things like prostitution and slave labor...

Reply to tornado34jh (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2025, 01:41 PM

Apr 2025

I don't see a profit motive in these deportations, at least not a financial one. There does seem to be a political "profit" in that the move seems to be popular with a certain class of our fellow citizens, and is good for removing potential political adversaries.

Nacht und nebel is big in the Authoritarian Handbook. Good for instilling fear among the populace and silencing voices.

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I'm starting to think these deportations are human trafficking. Explain to me how it is not [View all] tornado34jh Apr 2025 OP

"Terrorism" Is not a valid reason. They have committed crimes not terrorism. And we should give them due process. Walleye Apr 2025 #1

What I am saying is, you need proof that they did the alleged stuff tornado34jh Apr 2025 #3

Absolutely. Another one of Putin's goals, make America hostile to human rights. Walleye Apr 2025 #6

I used to watch a series called Locked Up Abroad tornado34jh Apr 2025 #10

This is how he solves the immigration problem? Makes it so awful here. Nobody wants to come here. Walleye Apr 2025 #12

His cult wants a white, Christian, theocratic, heterosexual, nativist view tornado34jh Apr 2025 #15

They know it's impossible to get what they want. They just wanna make us miserable for making it impossible. Walleye Apr 2025 #16

It is kidnapping gab13by13 Apr 2025 #2

As I said, human trafficking is a serious accusation I am throwing at, and I don't take it lightly tornado34jh Apr 2025 #8

Human trafficking is usually for profit, things like prostitution and slave labor... Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #4

Politics and profit making are all the same to Trump. To him, they are all part of the same thing. His greed. Walleye Apr 2025 #7

But he's paying a lot of money to do flights to El Salvador, and he just met Bukele tornado34jh Apr 2025 #9

I'm speculating here, but could someone with deep pockets Qutzupalotl Apr 2025 #11

That I don't know, but again, there is a history with the US supporting right-wing governments in Latin America tornado34jh Apr 2025 #13

Somebody is making money from this enterprise. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #14

I'm betting it is someone shadowy tornado34jh Apr 2025 #17

Trump is giving US tax payer money to Bukele who probably gives Trump a kick back. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #18

Two peas on a pod tornado34jh Apr 2025 #19

Yes the corruption is across the board: congress, media, courts, judges, supreme court. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #20

A friend of mine that I used to know put something on Facebook tornado34jh Apr 2025 #23

It is human trafficking. pandr32 Apr 2025 #5

What US citizens? WarGamer Apr 2025 #21

Just anybody, regardless of who it is tornado34jh Apr 2025 #22

Updated the post for the basic premise of why we have no right to accuse other countries of their transgressions tornado34jh Apr 2025 #24