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NCLefty

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3. That party started as anti-immigrant but then they needed a new target:

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2019, 01:47 AM

Aug 2019

"Officials of the nationalist PiS party, which won a majority in 2015 running on an anti-immigration platform, have been vocal in their opposition to LGBT rights. Activists say that with migration to Poland slowing significantly since 2015, the party is looking for a new group to target."

I saw this on Facebook and someone replied, saying they took more immigrants than idk--every country in Europe or something. But it turns out they've been focusing on taking white christians:

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/world/europe/immigration-poland-ukraine-christian.html|

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Why 'LGBT-free zones' are on the rise in Poland [View all] Odoreida Aug 2019 OP

Hate is not a family value lambchopp59 Aug 2019 #1

Catholics have been persecuting people for ages, less physical torture today. RKP5637 Aug 2019 #2

That party started as anti-immigrant but then they needed a new target: NCLefty Aug 2019 #3