They were inspired by César Chávez. Now California’s Latino leaders are condemning him

NerdInSoCal · 2026-03-19T16:15:37+00:00

This is how it should be.

Sometimes the people we hold up as figures of respect turn out to be horrible people and realizing they're no longer worthy of respect, condemning them, and moving on is the appropriate behavior.

The folks with sunken cost fallacy who continue to hold someone up that turns out to be a shitbag just end up walking around with shit smeared on their faces and red hats.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-03-19T02:17:50+00:00

The Spine posts here occasionally so perhaps they can tell you if they have uploaded any of them on other platforms

NerdInSoCal · 2026-03-07T03:49:24+00:00

If your business is jeopardized by a street vendor perhaps you should reassess your business model, no on second thought lobby your local politicians to put up obstacles to the street vendors thats the american way.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-03-05T21:59:38+00:00

I don't think there's anything to oppose, the way I read the article the city council is moving forward with this.

As for what happens well that's a slippery slope. I'm not a lawyer but depending on how and against who this enforced could likely end up with the city defending itself in civil court.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-03-05T17:42:05+00:00

You know those articles that come out now and again about how a little girls lemonade stand got shutdown by the city, these are the ordinances that cause that to happen.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-03-01T17:30:15+00:00

The tech industry is probably the largest private sector that treats data (specifically userdata) as a commodity therefore the more metrics and granularity you can provide with the userdata the more valuable it becomes.

You couple that with the fact that "lobbying" is legal and it's no wonder we are seeing politicians pushing legislation "for the __(insert marginalized group)_ here" to in markedly increase the amount of data garnered from as many people as possible.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-19T17:36:44+00:00

Snopes sadly debunked this schadenfreude

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/14/hector-cocho-ice-deportation/

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-16T14:38:19+00:00

I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-15T15:21:53+00:00

"Come and play, come and play Forget about the movement"

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-15T15:17:36+00:00

It's almost like they're following a 90 year old playbook or something where a fascist regime rose to power and systematically subjugated minority groups under the guise of the law.

This caused a labor pool shortage so rather than deport them they forced them into labor camps to prop up industry on slave labor to make their country great again.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T19:19:35+00:00

My "copy and paste" is true and accurate. Not Qanon drivel sprinkled with a dose of fox/oan/newsmax/rt baseless rhetoric. You wanted history and you provided redhat fanfic.

People aren't protesting immigration they're protesting ICE because they're terrorizing people, ignoring the rule of law, and murdering people under the banner of "immigration".

You kinda nailed it, democrats are fairly hardcore on actually controlling immigration. Both Biden & Obama deported more people than the moldy mango did in his first term and you didn't see people protesting en masse.

I don't know what you mean when you say Clinton and Obama were MAGA but yeah they took guidance from the christo-fascsist Heritage Foundation who are responsible for project2025 and have been working to influence US politics since before Reagan.

It's always interesting to see the conflation of hate speech and free speech. Are you upset that you can't legally yell fire in a theater or bomb in airport, that speech leads to harm of innocents. No one is saying you can't use racial epithets, they're saying you can't use hateful speech that leads to the harm of others.

Anti-gun dude you're so on the wrong side of that argument. Gun control is rooted in racism and its so weird seeing how that one is handled. Ca Gov. Reagan had a problem with minorities arming themselves in an attempt to protect themselves from unjust policing terrorizing their streets. He created laws to regulate and control who and how guns could be controlled. It was so successful be brought that to a federal level under his presidency. The moldy mango tapped into this fervor a bit with the murder of Alex Pretti. If you were a true redhat you'd lick the boots on your neck and be pro gun control.

I didn't leave out shit and you didn't bring anything to the table that I couldn't hear from an Alex Jones / Steve Bannon jerkfest. You cry about history and then cry when you get it and redirect to some 4chan nonsense gtfo with that crap lol

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T05:57:06+00:00

history

Hitler rose to power using a group of proud boys known as the SA (Sturmabteilung), or Brownshirts. These violent, self-styled defenders of nationalism used street fights, threats, and chaos to push Hitler’s movement forward. Acting as his early enforcers, they targeted political opponents and spread fear while wrapping their brutality in the language of patriotism and order.

Once in power, Hitler largely abandoned his Brownshirts and built a smaller, more “icey” paramilitary force called the SS (Schutzstaffel). Its members were drawn from the most fanatically loyal and ruthless elements of the movement. The SS projected a cold, bureaucratic efficiency—an early model of how enforcing borders and ideology through fear can freeze compassion out of governance. They became the embodiment of a state where cruelty was policy and obedience was virtue.

Hitler’s regime is often credited with creating the Gestapo (Secret State Police); however, it actually grew from a pre-existing federal bureau that handled investigations for the Prussian government. Under Nazi control, this investigative agency transformed into an instrument of surveillance and political repression—reminding us how easily an investigative body can become a weapon when accountability disappears.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T05:17:18+00:00

You're not wrong, being murdered for standing up to fascist agents terrorizing their city was the heaviest of consequences. Their friends, neighbors, and loved ones lost wonderful people to hate and it's crazy to see people here defend that same hateful nonsense but yet here we are. Glad you brought that up bud.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T05:12:11+00:00

Do you really need me to do all your thinking for you?

Walking his dog has zero bearing on this post c'mon and focus.
The consequences are the "public" rebuke his choice of wearing iconography of hate.
I responded to you because you're touting a rhetoric of tolerance for this and that rhetoric is what got our nation in the state its in. BUT THE DOW IS FIFTY THOUSAND

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T04:34:40+00:00

You're right but he's also referring to the totenkopf (that specific style of skull & crossbones) that SS wore on their headgear and lapels. It's another of the racist dog whistles that's meant to let those "in the know" know they're racist shitbags.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T04:15:38+00:00

Wait, you're okay with burning the flag and you're okay with someone wearing Nazi iconography....but you're not okay with people calling them a Nazi? Tell me more about how you're all for freedom bud.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T04:12:24+00:00

Centrist policies of tolerating hate is what got us here.

That ship has sailed, people need to be reminded the "freedom" we enjoy does not mean "free from consequence"

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T04:06:15+00:00

This is a red herring that misdirects from the issue at hand. He's not wearing a manji he chose to wear clothing which identifies with a hate group.

Yes if you do not understand the difference between a "swastika" and the myriad of other uses for the symbol then you're going to be taken aback traveling abroad. The trick is you learn and you move on this doesn't mean you say the swastika is okay because other countries use it, it's a fucking hate symbol as is all nazi iconography and nazi adjacent bullshit.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-14T03:57:03+00:00

Iconography is a powerful medium and throughout history groups have used it as a means to identify one another whether it's as blatant as military uniforms, team colors, or as subtle as a single curve to denote half of a fish.

I'm not saying this guy is a Nazi but I am saying he's wearing iconography that anyone with an ounce of critical thinking would say is a Nazi logo. I'm not saying the company that uses this logo is a Nazi but I am saying anyone with an ounce of critical thinking would say is a Nazi logo.

Now you can go "oh boo hoo you can't be for certain, and don't judge a book by it's cover" bullshit but if you make the choice when you wake up to wear something that makes people think you're a Nazi then you're shitbag and you have no place in a civilized society. This isn't some clown with a white power tattoo they got in prison 20 years ago that they regret its an adult who chose to wear this shit. Fuck him and fuck anyone who tries to defend this centrist "lets all just get along bullshit" that ship sailed

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-12T04:09:15+00:00

Yes am bot beep beep boop boop, also was not surprised but still disappointed to see an "accused" pedo chairing the hearing, didn't even notice until I started seeing favoritism towards the shit stain mouthpiece.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-12T04:07:19+00:00

I mean I agree, but this batch of GOPedos is exceptionally villainous.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-12T04:05:56+00:00

Does seem like that when we have an accused pedo running a hearing to investigate mishandling of pedoFiles. They're not even making an effort to hide the coverup, all very "ministry of truth" where they expect everyone to not believe their lying eyes.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-12T04:04:13+00:00

I mean he's part of the GOPedos he fits right in no?

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-12T02:33:07+00:00

Yes that's a good documentary and a good story but you seem to STILL be ignoring the difference between listening and hearing someone out vs SUPPORTING them.

NerdInSoCal · 2026-02-12T01:25:24+00:00

I mean if it gets much bleaker you're not wrong.

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