Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with similar goals, called Operation Wetback, offers lessons.
Two guys are sitting in a bar watching the 6 o’clock news. There was a report of a suicidal person threatening to jump from a bridge. One guy turns to the other, “Bet you fifty bucks he jumps.” The other guy thinks for a second and says, “You’re on.” Lo and behold the person does end up jumping. The first guy turns to the second and says, “I’m real sorry. I can’t take your money. Truth is I saw this on the 5 o’clock news so I knew he was going to jump.” The second guy is having none of it, “No no. Fair is fair. I saw the same thing. I just didn’t think he’d do it again.”
I feel like a bunch of Trumpettes are the second guy. They are watching with rapt attention thinking Trump surely wouldn’t fail as hard the second time.
This reminds me of a joke.
Two guys are sitting in a bar watching the 6 o’clock news. There was a report of a suicidal person threatening to jump from a bridge. One guy turns to the other, “Bet you fifty bucks he jumps.” The other guy thinks for a second and says, “You’re on.” Lo and behold the person does end up jumping. The first guy turns to the second and says, “I’m real sorry. I can’t take your money. Truth is I saw this on the 5 o’clock news so I knew he was going to jump.” The second guy is having none of it, “No no. Fair is fair. I saw the same thing. I just didn’t think he’d do it again.”
I feel like a bunch of Trumpettes are the second guy. They are watching with rapt attention thinking Trump surely wouldn’t fail as hard the second time.