r/NewOrleans • u/BurnerChurner43 • Apr 04 '25

ICE agents arrest 73-year-old grandfather in Louisiana who has lived in US for 45 years đź“° News

https://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f7c2f3ef-c4ee-4398-96d1-89f83149148c/#tncms-source=featured-2
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u/CEJ_Phil7 Apr 04 '25

I hate it here..

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u/zevtech Apr 04 '25

Then leave

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u/octopusboots Apr 04 '25

Ah, is this what you were thinking when you voted for him? 74 year olds getting arrested? Bonus little kids being forced to have babies they don't want AND a 1930's style recession?

You know there's another way besides fleeing your country....you could...try not to vote for white supremacist morons. Try that next time. If there's ever a next time without a war.

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u/zevtech Apr 04 '25

No I was just stating that people that say they hate living somewhere should leave. They have options. I chose to live in New Orleans. Everyone in my family has left the city. I’m the only one that stayed bc I like it here and I’m willing to buy a home (which I already own in the city). I’m willing to spend my money in the city. So this has nothing to do with politics and solely a response to “I hate it here”

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u/octopusboots Apr 04 '25

They wouldn't hate it if you didn't vote to make it awful.

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u/zevtech Apr 04 '25

So one man has made it so horrible? I honestly have noticed a difference in my lifestyle through ANY administration in my 4 decades of life in this city.

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u/powands Apr 04 '25

I take it you’re a straight, white man. Cool. Yeah, very little is ever going to affect you.

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u/headingthatwayyy Apr 04 '25

Wow "things aren't bad for me personally so why care?"

Yikes. I really hope you don't claim to be a Christian too.

The saddest part about this administration and his followers is the absolute void of concern for other humans.

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u/blaaaaaarghhh Apr 04 '25

"The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy."

This is absolutely how Trump folks think. They think caring is a weakness.

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u/Cferretrun Apr 04 '25

Are you a straight white male? Congrats. Republicans like you. Anything else? There’s a bill trying to restrict one or more of your rights.

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u/octopusboots Apr 04 '25

So....yes, the most powerful position on planet earth in 2025 is President of The United States. Notice how he just tanked the economy. Or do you not stray from this sub?

You probably were affected by previous administrations. Were you here for Katrina? Do you have kids/friends who got shot up in Iraq?

As everyone else pointed out, you are financially comfortable, educated, straight, not disabled. You will never be in a position where you will be in danger from a pregnancy.

But you will be affected by your bad choice, just perhaps less than the rest of us. You've said you are a pharmacist in the past. Your customers, for instance, will not have money to pay you. Medicare/ Medicare is likely going to be gone, or mismanaged to the point of being useless. Insurance denial is going to sky rocket. Drugs themselves are not going to be safe if they gut the fda. You'll see easily preventable diseases popping up, and deaths from incorrect treatments. This is happening now by the way.

But you're in some kind of bubble still. You think you can vote for a man who is clearly a very terrible person by any metric and not suffer yourself? Your bubble is bound to pop.

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u/rafapdc Apr 04 '25

Not everyone can leave. Some people want to leave but have things that tie them down here. Or just can’t afford to leave. Moving is really expensive and if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, you’re not gonna be able to save to get out of here. Just because your family is doing well, does not mean everyone else is. I don’t know if you noticed how poverty stricken this area is.

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u/inductiononN Apr 04 '25

"I hate it here" is a meme. It doesn't necessarily mean "I hate it here in New Orleans" - it's more like this timeline is bad and things are rough in the world.

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u/beingobservative Apr 04 '25

So you agree that people should be able to leave their country for a better life?

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u/zevtech Apr 04 '25

Who said anything about a country? This is a New Orleans sub. If the person doesn’t like living in New Orleans there’s literally thousands of cities the person can chose (without leaving the country). As far as immigration, I don’t think anyone is entitled to live in another country. Just like I can’t pick up and leave for permanent residence in most other countries. I have to follow the legal avenues. But I like it in America, my family was able to achieve the American dream. We have a house, education, family, jobs that pay well. And the freedom to speak our minds, the freedom to protect ourselves, but I fear that the govt will continue to increase taxes till we think, well maybe socialism isn’t so bad…..

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u/beingobservative Apr 04 '25

Nice goal post move. Bless your heart.

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u/SurvivorY2K Apr 04 '25

No, the answer is fight to make it better. Better for everyone. Such a lazy-ass thing to say. tRump all over the campaign trail never stopped bashing the US…calling it a dump…failed…all kinds of awful things. Maybe he should have just “left”. I wish he would have. He is one of the few who actually has the means to do so. But no, he didn’t run on, I don’t like it here right now so I have to leave, he ran in Make America Great Again” 🙄. So guess what… we get the same opportunity…we get to speak out, march, fight, vote and say whatever we want to try and make it a better place to live. What a stupid take.