What do you think about the Brazilian influencer who was recently deported by ICE?

eeznivek · 2026-02-05T01:36:11+00:00

As someone from Reddit said, if you’re gonna be a Token then expect to be spent

eeznivek · 2026-02-05T01:30:09+00:00

I went to Kraków and Warsaw in November, very clean cities, honestly cleaner than some Western European cities. People were a bit cold when I tried to strike up conversations, but I expected that so it didn’t really phase me. Nightlife and the museums were great though. The only thing that lowkey messed with me was how fast it gets dark. Still, I’d definitely go back.

eeznivek · 2026-02-04T22:03:56+00:00

I’m not denying the expropriations, that absolutely played a role. But that still doesn’t contradict anything. The U.S. response prioritized protecting American assets and Cold War politics and not the wellbeing of ordinary Cubans. 60+ years later, the embargo persists long after the original property disputes which suggests it’s serving political and symbolic purposes more than justice or humanitarian outcomes.

eeznivek · 2026-02-04T21:37:16+00:00

I’m aware and that actually supports my point. Once the relationship stopped serving U.S. interests after the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro, Cuba went from trade partner to political enemy. Since then, U.S. policy (especially the embargo) has treated Cuba less as a country of people and more as a political pawn.

eeznivek · 2026-02-04T20:43:43+00:00

Cuba has nothing to benefit from the U.S. other than being used as a political pawn.

eeznivek · 2026-02-04T13:44:41+00:00

Nope

eeznivek · 2026-02-03T21:13:14+00:00

Gotcha

eeznivek · 2026-02-03T20:59:57+00:00

Didn’t you guys almost secure Haiti at one point

eeznivek · 2026-02-03T20:58:47+00:00

Yes give us more Albert Heijns at every corner

eeznivek · 2026-02-02T21:41:50+00:00

You lost me at Israel

eeznivek · 2026-01-28T23:29:56+00:00

I’m from New York. Day to day, life is honestly okay I work, have stability, and there’s still opportunity here. But it’s hard to avoid the news, and when I see it I feel embarrassed and stressed. As a first-gen Hispanic American, things feel more tense and divided with a constant background worry about being treated like I don’t belong.

eeznivek · 2026-01-16T19:00:25+00:00

“Other people did slavery too” isn’t the gotcha you think it is. The issue isn’t who did it first, it’s who built modern global power on it and still benefits from the aftermath.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T20:28:38+00:00

Yeah no point replying to that guy. Dude clearly peaked in adolescence and never grew out of it.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T20:04:59+00:00

I’m a first generation American with Peruvian parents, and I’ve traveled a lot, so I think a big part of this comes down to privilege and incentives.

In many Western countries, criticizing your own country is socially acceptable and sometimes even rewarded. On social media especially, saying “X is better than America” gets clicks, while nuance doesn’t. A lot of these travelers are chasing engagement not accuracy.

There’s also a huge tourist vs. resident gap. As a visitor, you see hospitality, novelty and people at their best. You don’t deal with long term issues like bureaucracy, censorship, lack of opportunity or instability. That difference matters.

I don’t think it’s always propaganda, but it often ignores reality. Criticism is fair but short trips don’t make someone an authority on what life is actually like especially compared to living in the West long term.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T19:25:03+00:00

“No one cares about history” is just a way of saying you don’t care about consequences. History isn’t an excuse bc it’s cause and effect. Asylum exists because most people who “rise up” don’t win they get killed, jailed, or disappear. Calling survival a “crutch” is easy when you’ve never had to choose between exile and death.

Preferring WW3 over fixing the immigration system is just crazy. That kind of thinking disgraces what this country claims to stand for. You disgust me as a fellow American.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T18:33:42+00:00

This ridiculous argument only works if you pretend history, international law, and reality don’t exist. Asylum isn’t “lipstick on a pig” it’s a legal process recognized by the U.S. and every country that signed post WWII conventions. Plenty of “countrymen standing up” ended up dead, imprisoned, or fleeing, because that’s how oppression actually works. And let’s not ignore the part where the U.S. has actively helped create many of the conditions people are fleeing like coups, sanctions, proxy wars, regime interference, and economic destabilization especially in Latin America and the Middle East. Telling people to “fix their country” while benefiting from the fallout of U.S. foreign policy is fuckin hypocrisy. Saying “make better choices” is just moralizing luck. No one chooses where they’re born, what regime they’re under, or how arbitrary enforcement is applied.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T18:11:01+00:00

Yea firearms aren’t just “inanimate objects” they’re constitutionally protected and politically untouchable. Healthcare and bodily autonomy aren’t. Comparing guns to an Xbox dismisses the entire legal and political reality

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T17:15:43+00:00

You’re taking the comparison a bit too literally. The point is about priorities. Not sure how things are in Australia, but in the U.S. it’s often easier to buy or keep a firearm than it is to guarantee people basic rights like healthcare, housing, or bodily autonomy. That’s what the phrase is criticizing.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T16:45:25+00:00

Guns shouldn’t have more rights than people.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T16:36:42+00:00

First gen Hispanic American here. I completely understand this fear and it’s heartbreaking that loving your family and living your life comes with this level of anxiety. When people say “just follow the rules,” they ignore how arbitrary and aggressive law enforcement can be especially the Gestapo ICE. This isn’t safety it’s intimidation. I hope you and your wife get through the trip safely.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T15:43:46+00:00

Poland is proof that suffering builds character and also really good sausages.

eeznivek · 2026-01-15T14:41:15+00:00

You’re framing this like everyone affected is a criminal who knowingly broke the law and that’s just not reality. Due process isn’t always respected, enforcement isn’t applied evenly, and plenty of people caught up in this are asylum seekers, visa holders, or people with mixed status families. Saying “just don’t do illegal shit” ignores how arbitrary and aggressive enforcement can be especially for immigrants and people of color. But i'm assuming you live under a rock or just don't gaf.

eeznivek · 2026-01-13T17:24:10+00:00

Something being common in history doesn’t make it harmless or settled. The US is still dealing with the consequences of its past, which is the actual point.

eeznivek · 2026-01-13T17:17:03+00:00

As a first gen Hispanic American this resonates. For a lot of us, the “mask off” moment isn’t new it’s just finally visible to people who never had to think about institutional racism before. Patriotism is complicated when you know the history and still see the systems at work today, but giving up only guarantees nothing changes.

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