What appears to have happened in this case is that some guy in Springfield Ohio was ranting on Nextdoor with the same sort of nonsense that you have often seen toward Asian immigrants and businesses. Which somehow caught the attention of JD Vance, who decided to give it a national platform as if it were fact.
The really odd part is that the same conspiracy nonsense is going off about the immigrants eating ducks. Which is odd because killing and eating wild ducks is usually considered a wholesome and normal activity in this country.
From what I can tell. It kinda did part of what you said. I mean yeah at some point somebody in Springfield ran their mouth without getting facts straight. They may have heard something that had a tiny spec of truth to it, like the girl from Canton thing from the News. That's real but it isn't what they're talking about. From there they probably filled in the crazy blanks with whatever crap conspiracy theory or group (immigrants? Who knows?) and spun it until it was a lie effectively.
I used to drink a lot until I got that under control and stopped and I know fish stories about how things go from some small little thing until it gets blown all out of proportion and turned into a lie. From what I can tell, that's how these stupid things get going. Some small thing gets twisted with 0 proof and made into a lie and then it just spreads.
It's bullshit. It also isn't something we need to worry about in this country when people can't afford to live. There's no plan except even more massive tax cuts to the rich and this is a, frankly racist distraction to cover for that and other BS.
Same thing with the ducks. It's still poaching if anyone does it out of season and without a hunting license. I don't care most of the time though unless it actually starts causing issues.
Somehow this is news..... Somehow this is what people are thinking...... Damn it.
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