It‘s hard to imagine what life is like for average, everyday Mexican citizens. I don‘t think, as Americans, we have considered how NAFTA hurt Mexican farmers or how life as it is now, in Mexico is a type of prison people find themselves in when they only thing they ever did was be born. This was a stunning, beautiful, eye opening passage. This explains why Trump‘s plan will NEVER work.
GingerAntics I think it also shows why Trump‘s claim that NAFTA hurts American farmers is an absolute slap in the face to the farmers of our trade partners in North America. #thismanhasgottogo 5y
GingerAntics #DrEricManheimer #TwelvePatients #NewAmsterdam #DamFam 5y
Butterfinger That last sentence you highlighted hits it square on the head. US is only hurting ourselves. 5y
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GingerAntics @Butterfinger but we‘re not. We‘re hurting Mexican citizens that are just trying to survive now because of our policies. It‘s hard to post the entire thing because it‘s like a page and a half, but it is so powerful and it shows just how interdependent we all are. (edited) 5y
Butterfinger @GingerAntics in the long run, all we are doing is breeding hate. We won't have anyone to have as trade partners. Your quote was how the man's business was slowly being ruined because of economy because of us. Shutting our borders will hurt us too. 5y
Butterfinger I should not have used the word "only". I did that without thinking. It hurts all. Not just us. Forgive me. 5y
GingerAntics @Butterfinger I get your point. We‘re doing a lot of damage and we don‘t care. Some how people don‘t see the damage being done to our children and those who don‘t have any power. I think that‘s the hardest to accept. The hate is just disturbing. There is just so much hate. 5y
Scochrane26 1) I just spent the weekend in pigeon forge, TN & saw several stores selling trump merch. I realized that I‘ve never seen presidential merch like that for any other pres. 2) I work w/ a lot of kids whose parents are undocumented, & it‘s very sad & frustrating when their anxiety goes up because they‘re worried about deportations & who they‘re going to live with. I shouldn‘t have elementary kids in therapy with those kind of worries. 5y
Scochrane26 3) this passage explains a lot about why people risk being undocumented. They may not make much in U.S. but at least they have jobs. 5y
GingerAntics @Scochrane26 I completely agree with you on every point. His merch and how it‘s sold is so weird and his effect on even small children is proof of how inhumane and unpresidential he is. This book is in no way about immigration, but it makes wonderful points about it. This book was written in 2012, but I think it‘s safe to say Manheimer did NOT vote for Trump. 5y
GingerAntics @Scochrane26 I wish I could post a while page or two. This guy actually mentions how NAFTA put most Mexican farmers out of business because it prevented them from competing with American farmers. It makes the whole BS about how American farmers are being hurt by NAFTA so we need something new he‘s going to rescue farmers with just more proof that Trump has no idea what he‘s talking about. 5y
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