Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down16
arrow-up1260arrow-down1message-squareThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareDeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up96arrow-down1·24 hours agoEverything can be summarized in one Chinese idiom (成语): 过河拆桥 Aka: Crossing the river, then dismantle the bridge. You’re already crossed it, why care about the bridge, you wont be using it anymore.
minus-squareieatpwns@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up53·24 hours agoThey pull up the ladder behind them
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·24 hours agoSo like burning your bridges in English? Although I guess that’s more for people. Maybe more like pulling up the ladder behind you.
minus-squarelemmyng@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·23 hours agoThe English version is “I got mine, fuck you.” Also applies to immigrant minorities who them vote conservative to keep other immigrants out.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoI keenly remember this Polish immigrant in Britain interviewed on TV who was in favor of Brexit very overtly so than no more people came.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-223 hours agoI think how “burning bridges” is generally used refers to not leaving yourself a way out. However in this case we’re talking about not leaving others a way in.
minus-squareblarghly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoYeah, burning bridges refers to, like, telling all your coworkers to go fuck themselves when you leave a job.
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 hours agoI love Chinese four letter aphorisms and I’m glad you shared this one but i dont think this really answers the when or the why 😛
minus-squareeatCasserole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-221 hours agoPerhaps along with de-industrialization; as more labour is outsourced, less labourers are needed.
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-222 hours agoWhat and the conservative states trying to prosecute people in the Democrat states is 合久必分？
minus-squareDeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoWhat? Nah, that phrase more accurately applies to US Civil War.
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoI mean, we certainly seem to be headed in that direction
Everything can be summarized in one Chinese idiom (成语):
过河拆桥
Aka: Crossing the river, then dismantle the bridge.
You’re already crossed it, why care about the bridge, you wont be using it anymore.
They pull up the ladder behind them
So like burning your bridges in English? Although I guess that’s more for people. Maybe more like pulling up the ladder behind you.
The English version is “I got mine, fuck you.”
Also applies to immigrant minorities who them vote conservative to keep other immigrants out.
I keenly remember this Polish immigrant in Britain interviewed on TV who was in favor of Brexit very overtly so than no more people came.
I think how “burning bridges” is generally used refers to not leaving yourself a way out. However in this case we’re talking about not leaving others a way in.
Yeah, burning bridges refers to, like, telling all your coworkers to go fuck themselves when you leave a job.
I love Chinese four letter aphorisms and I’m glad you shared this one but i dont think this really answers the when or the why 😛
Perhaps along with de-industrialization; as more labour is outsourced, less labourers are needed.
What and the conservative states trying to prosecute people in the Democrat states is 合久必分？
What?
Nah, that phrase more accurately applies to US Civil War.
I mean, we certainly seem to be headed in that direction