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Re:Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Admini... by AmazingEveryDay on Saturday May 23, 2026 @11:09PM (#48253971)
> The cruelty is the point.

This phrase is one of those viral ear worm kinda things tossed into so many conversations, it doesn't actually mean anything at this point it's so overused.

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Re:Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Admini... by throwaway85825 on Saturday May 23, 2026 @11:23PM (#48254046)
It's shorthand for 'emotional argument'
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Re:Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Admini... by waveBidder on Sunday May 24, 2026 @01:39AM (#48254730)
it's a specific claim, they want to set up the process to be so onerous that immigrants self-deport
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