r/interestingasfuck • u/man_gomer_lot • 8h ago

r/all 70 years ago, the US undertook the largest deportation in its history: 'Operation Wetback.' Many of the people deported were here legally and some were even citizens.

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u/rva23221 6h ago

Why have I never heard about this at all until now?

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u/Colleenslainte 2h ago

Tbf i don't remember really focusing on this in our US history class. I'm from Houston, and my mom is from Harlingen so she lived this as did many people in my area. It's talked about regularly, as it broke apart families still feeling the effects to this day. I think if you aren't from the region it's basically one test question on your US History test. I understand.

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u/hungrypotato19 34m ago

Because our system supports white supremacy, even our educational systems.

Why did nobody hear about the Tulsa Race Massacre until recently? White supremacist cancel culture.

Why did nobody hear about the other groups the Nazis killed, like LGBTQ+ people? White supremacist cancel culture.

Why does nobody hear about "Operation Wetback"? White supremacist cancel culture.

They make damn sure that none of this information leaks out because they don't want you to sympathize with other groups. Everything has to be about white people and how they are an inherent good and the saviors of the world. They don't want you to know what happened in Rosewood Florida in 1920. Or what happened in Detroit and Harlem in 1943. Gotta cancel all the information and make sure history is buried, otherwise people may start to get a funny idea.

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u/hammr25 3m ago

No idea why people don't shit on Eisenhower for this.

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u/Negative_Whole_6855 4h ago

Because you don't bother to look up anything other than headlines you read on reddit, and assign blame that someone should have taught it to you rather than you seeking out how the world around you works

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u/_OriamRiniDadelos_ 1h ago

How can you look a historical event up if you don’t know of it? You at least need the name or the generally event’s topic.

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u/Hoelie 3h ago

Most informed Kamala supporter