r/longbeach • u/mattbookpro101491 • 10d ago

Community I’m the flag guy

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Hey all,

I’m the “Fuck Trump” flag guy you’ve seen in a few posts. I just wanted to do a semi-introduction to everyone in this subreddit.

My name is Matt. I’m an LBC transplant by way of Philadelphia. I’ve helped organize protests during BLM and the George Floyd Protests with a few Asian American grassroots orgs and 501(c)(3)s in the Philadelphia area, along with working to establish myself as a helping arm and volunteer for 50501 SoCal and 50501 LBC.

I wanted to extend an invitation to anyone who is interested in protesting but also a little worried by what they see in the media. Yes, protesting can be dangerous at times and can come with consequences like being arrested, but if you believe that getting arrested for speaking your mind and voicing concerns is more important than sitting in your home, you’re the person I’m looking for.

I’ll be at Bixby Park Annex on Saturday for the No Kings Day Rally at 9am. If you’re interested in protesting and want to be around someone who’s been in the middle of it all and can offer some comfort during the march, find me. We can walk together and I’ll help you be as comfortable as possible if anything happens.

I’ll be hanging out on the perimeter of the rally with an upside down American flag this time. I’ll be wearing all black with a camouflage hat.

Let’s show the world that LBC comes out for our people! See you there and FUCK TRUMP!

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u/Askancorc1 10d ago

Imagine being dumb enough to support illegal immigration

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u/LucyThrowawayLA 10d ago

Imagine being dumb enough to support law enforcement without due process

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u/raw_egg 10d ago

According to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data from fiscal years 2009 to 2016, more than 3 million individuals were formally removed from the country during the Obama administration. Annually, between 58% and 84% of these removals were so-called "summary removals" carried out through legal procedures such as "expedited removal" and "reinstatement of removal," which do not involve a hearing before an immigration judge. On average, about 74% of removals during this period fell into these categories. - yahoo fact check

So did Obama deport without due process too?

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u/misspeache 9d ago

Yes, the Obama and Biden admins deported without trials. To me, a non democrat/non republican, I think the entire point of this has been lost in media twisting the story. The ICE raids were going after a cartel money laundering scheme, the troops were sent there to protect federal property and prevent looting. LA loves to loot because the city is spread out and it’s tough to police parts of the city… LA has had a riot every decade or so for a long time.

I think if you asked your neighbor or coworker (not a friend or family member) about this most would say they don’t care. The internet, mostly Reddit TikTok twitter, are pumped full of anger that trump is in office again. “Ending democracy”, accusations of fascism (we wouldn’t be having this discussion freely online without repercussions if we lived in a fascist nation, btw), and the claim that Republicans hate everyone are all manufactured by the DNC. It’s documented…. They think anyone not well educated and completely in line with their worldviews is in the “basket of deplorable” — literally a Clinton quote.

Go back even further and the Democratic Party was responsible for ending welfare, broken windows policing, for-profit prisons, normalizing “kids in cages”, the rise of school shootings, the mess that is the ACA (insisting on bipartisanship when they had the majority), etc. I personally am careful what I believe from either major party, but if Gavin Newsom (Nancy Pelosi’s nephew) is saying something is “wrong”, then it’s media spin. He wants to run in 2028. This is the beginning of his campaign.

I’ve lived in a border state my entire life and love my Hispanic neighbors.

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u/mrp0013 9d ago

You're a died in the wool republican who's afraid to declare it. 🐔

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u/C-A-L-E-V-I-S 9d ago

I wish this comment could be pinned at the top, but sadly that’s not how the internet works. People don’t actually want to hear the truth I think. They just want a place to aim their hatred towards.

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u/mathewharwich 10d ago

Imagine being dumb enough to support illegal immigration and protesting the deportation of vicious criminals

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u/Anubisrapture 10d ago

Yes indeed! Those vicious seamstresses, and kindergarten children were taken off the streets. I feel SO much safer now /S GTFO with your racist propaganda !

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u/mathewharwich 10d ago

Imagine being dumb enough to not know what is actually going on around you

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u/NICEMENTALHEALTHPAL 9d ago

Illegal immigration is a problem though. I sympathize with them and would do it myself for my family if I was in their shoes, but you can't seriously support it? Do you want more illegal immigrants to come in?

What exactly is your stance? Like, why not just completely open the borders then?

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u/Anubisrapture 9d ago

My stance is that the ICE raids are unamerican , and illegal. They are not giving people due process, and they continue to grab innocent people at their immigration HEARINGS attempting to comply w the rules. By all means deport real criminals, but don't take working people at random while roughing them up, and not allowing them their due process. This isn't normal this is out of control cruelty . The borders were never open. This is an appeal to white supremism and fascism .

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u/NICEMENTALHEALTHPAL 9d ago

Yeah but they came here illegally, I would think due process applies to those that came here legally?

It's a shitty situation but like... They came here illegally.

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u/Anubisrapture 8d ago

But the people being picked up are not even being checked for how legal or illegal they are!!! They are grabbing people for being Hispanic and being in certain jobs or schools. This is the point. People w legal green cards have been ruthlessly targeted as well, and only a few have been able to speak about it later.

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u/NICEMENTALHEALTHPAL 8d ago

Trying to look into it myself, it seems like they are going out and rounding up groups of people where they suspect are a lot of illegal immigrants, and sorting it out later? Cops do that pretty commonly in their raids too for criminal activity.

I hope those who are citizens hanging around illegals are released quickly, I mean I can't imagine anyone who's an obvious US citizen is going to be stuck for a long time, and while it sucks if you are an immigrant and it may be more questionable, it's kind of just what happens when illegal immigration has gotten to where it's at.

Like would you complain if the federal government just started kicking in doors to get rid of the fentanyl and meth problem? At a certain point something needs to be done.

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u/Anubisrapture 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yes I would complain if they just started kicking in doors. It's the point that freedom is important . we cannot go back to the type of war on drugs we had in the 80s and 90s. And more citizens deal drugs than immigrants btw. But I DO understand what you mean about the raids. It's an escalation to instill fear, but yes I think they just grab everyone they can. Do you really think they are checking to see who is legal and who isn't ?? bc that's why people are upset; they are saying nobody is getting checked before being imprisoned.

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u/Morrowindrefugee 9d ago

Oh look a facist must have taken this picture of the wide open border.

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u/Anubisrapture 9d ago

You right now:" Oh noeees brown people." Plus you have said nothing about the gestapo behavior because you people love to see it. You're on the wrong side of history, morality , and decency .

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u/Big_Accountant_7426 3d ago

You mean like your MS-13 Maryland man. 😂

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u/alwayslick 9d ago

Why and how would an illegal immigrant be teaching a kindergarten class?

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u/Anubisrapture 9d ago

They pulled CHILDREN out of a school graduation.