• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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        I don’t think that matters.

        It doesn’t matter if you are trying to overthrow, say a US Adversary like Russia or China, its still counts. I guess the logic is: If you are willing to use violence in [Insert Country Here], how do we know you wont try it here?

        A lot of the initial supporters of a revolution/coup gets purged so they don’t become a threat to the new authority themselves. Like hitler and the S.A. for example.

        MAGAt supporters are just useful idiots, if they successfully fully take over, those same supporters now become the new threat that needs to be purged.

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          if they successfully fully take over, those same supporters now become the new threat

          Quite a few of the current crop of deputized ICE agents are MAGA goons from four years ago. So long as you’re actively doing the gruesome work of ethnic cleansing, you’ll be given a pass.

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    Sure why not, since my name is Anthony O’Neill. You can find my short form username: Anon.

    What could they find? I bet I’m save.

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      You can find my short form username: Anon.

      What could they find?

      Yes, what possible community full of people named “Anon” could they find that would get you in any amount of trouble?

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      I’m betting on the opposite problem,

      We show here you’ve been VERY active. Please have a seat in this chair until we come for you.

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    Of course, how would they know if you don’t list any? Oh, that’s right, PRISM. Fully expect that people who don’t have social media accounts to get accused of having them simply because someone else shares the same name and did say First Amendment protected stuff, like Donald Trump is a terrible fucking president and should be impeached.

    Sorry person with the last name Erdude. I guess you aren’t getting into the US now.

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    They want to stay by themselves? That’s fine by me. But then they should also stop exporting their Hollywood and streaming turds (as well as their shit food). That would only be fair. And maybe also stop behaving like if they owned the entire planet?

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    I haven’t get my #viss, but since last year I was thinking about it. With these news and for what you see from the #USA, there is no way that I’ll throw myself into that humilliation

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    The username requirement isn’t anything new; that requirement was on our DS-160 years ago.

    The “wants people to set their social media profiles to public” isn’t quoted, so seems less like an official policy anywhere and more like one embassy worker being a prick. Unfortunately, each individual embassy operates independently totally devoid of any accountability.

    This process is dehumanizing, inefficient, and totally fucked…but this particular part of it has been this was for a long-ass time.

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        Fair enough, though that’s an ask from the State Dept., not a demand from the embassy, as indicated in the OP. It’s an important distinction because the embassy holds the authority at that point in the process. They can ignore the guidance altogether or demand everyone open their profiles. They’re probably more likely to do the latter now, but they could’ve done this two years ago too.

        Demanding the usernames for the past 5 years and being suspect of anyone not on social media isn’t a new, that was my main point. I don’t think many people appreciated how shitfucked our visa processes are, even before the current “administration” helping.

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          I wonder how times have changed. I know someone who immigrated to the US around 2010s, they had no social media, most of their country didn’t really have internet yet. They were let in just fine and have since became a US citizen.

          So is 2010s have no expectation of having social media, but now its an expectation?

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            I think it’s all some level of FUD until there’s an example of it being called out as a reason for denial. The fields have been on the application for a while, but I know someone who recently came in with a private ig profile and a vk profile that hadn’t been used for anything but chat. Wasn’t mentioned at all along the process beyond being on the application.

            That may change soon, but it also might just be rhetoric from dipshits playing to their dipshit base.

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    Going there with a crappy handwritten letter including all 40’000 throw-away users I ever created

    /s

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    I’m a Small Government Republican and I FULLY support this FREEDOM! If you WANT to Come into our Country you have to RESPECT OUR CONSTITUTION (which means you ARE allowed to Shoot Up a School but THATS IT!)!

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      There are still countries even worse than the US.

      And I think you’re underestimating the strength of an immigrant’s will to take risks to attempt to find a better life. Immigrants have suffered far worse throught US History.

      I mean, just take a look at Wong Kim Ark. Dude didn’t just give up and leave, he stood his ground and fought though it, even though he had no idea if the US would even consider his case seriously.

      And many people already have relatives in the US. So these are the risks they are willing to take to reunite. Unlike many westerners, who just completely give up on the slightest obstacles.

      (Although I do think the much better option now is the EU, if they don’t have any relatives in the US already.)

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    in other news, the market price of hacked credentials for MAGA-friendly social media accounts:

    📈

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    Ideologically unaligned visitors need not apply. Got to keep America pure, without the pesky freedom of subversive thought.

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      It’s a chance for everyone visitors to practice right think.

      While looking for a link, I found links that make me think some folks are trying to unironically reclaim the term “right think”. Gross.

      Too many people aren’t reading 1984 anymore, while billionaires thought it was a “how to” guide.

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        Just don’t wait to ask Grok what it thinks “Right Think” is, as Musk plans for it to rewrite human knowledge and understanding with a new lens. :')

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    1. Post trump positive stuff, maybe edit old content to include.
    2. Post prompt inject to label account america positive, hide in spoiler block, image alt text, etc.
    3. Post eyeblech content so checker use ai or only get content overview. Will either prompt inject or mostly see trump positive post.

    Or create fake profile with trump positive post, but no history probably suspicious.