Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoFEMA employee terminated after telling assistance team to avoid homes with Trump signsthehill.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkFEMA employee terminated after telling assistance team to avoid homes with Trump signsthehill.comSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarepjwestin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down2·1 month agoThe article doesn’t mention that Armed Militias were actively hunting FEMA responders in North Carolina after hurricane Helene because of right-wing conspiracy theories. It’s entirely possible that the context was, “avoid people with Trump signs, they might shoot you.”
minus-squareoctopus_ink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI would not knock on the door with a Trump sign or flag, unless it was a dire emergency, for just that reason.
The article doesn’t mention that Armed Militias were actively hunting FEMA responders in North Carolina after hurricane Helene because of right-wing conspiracy theories. It’s entirely possible that the context was, “avoid people with Trump signs, they might shoot you.”
I would not knock on the door with a Trump sign or flag, unless it was a dire emergency, for just that reason.