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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 24

    Noah Smith Retweeted Hari Kondabolu

    TBH I think "migrant caravan" sounds pretty positive. It conjures images of people voyaging across Central Asia to the court of Kublai Khan or something. With Bactrian camels and spices and such.https://twitter.com/harikondabolu/status/1054822010868690944 …

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    Hari KondaboluVerified account @harikondabolu
    White people who traveled great distances to find prosperity were “pioneers.” Brown people who do the same thing now are part of a “migrant caravan.”
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      1. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 24

        Or, like, you know...a minivan, I guess.pic.twitter.com/VJeGAMQIMo

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      2. Trump puts the POS in POTUS  🇺🇸‏ @GrouchoMarx1011 Oct 24
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        The Mongols are not necessarily a positive historical example, what with the genocide and all.

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      3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 24
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        After the initial conquest, Kublai's regime was the most progressive in the world for its time! He almost eliminated the death penalty, improved women's rights, implemented religious freedom, and had a sort of affirmative action system for administrative posts!

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      4. Trump puts the POS in POTUS  🇺🇸‏ @GrouchoMarx1011 Oct 24
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        Chingiz Khan’s army did most of the migration (caravans) in order to build the empire and to those peoples that didn’t play ball, the penalty was the sword. I believe Kublai Khan presided over an existing empire in decline and thus not too much migration and subjugation occurs.

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      5. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 24
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        But lots of trade! And people definitely moved into and out of Kublai's portion of the empire, from the Ilkhanate and such.

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      6. Trump puts the POS in POTUS  🇺🇸‏ @GrouchoMarx1011 Oct 24
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        In the context of trade caravans, yes that is very positive.

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      1. Smokeface‏ @SmokefaceX Oct 24
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        I don't think Trump would like that caravan either 😜pic.twitter.com/opNb8YFPqX

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      1. Jordan Amdahl‏ @jrdnmdhl Oct 24
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        Maybe I've just played too much Rome Total War as the Seleucids but bringing up Bactria makes me intensely worried about my northeastern border...

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      1. Buffy's Blog‏ @BuffyBlogs Oct 24
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        Or boatloads of Jews in 1939....which is a better parallel to the current expected outcome.

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      1. Matthew Martin‏ @hyperplanes Oct 24
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        it papers over the humanitarian crisis, making it easier to dismiss as greedy profit-seekers rather than recognize the reality of refugees who are suffering.

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      1. G Policy‏ @policy_g Oct 24
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        In hindsight, Trump blew the naming, he should have called it a Migrant Horde. Oh well, next time!

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      1. Mario Berky‏ @MarioBerky Oct 24
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        Indians didn’t have a wall chief. 😏

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      1. Wyatt Derp‏ @WyattDerpy Oct 24
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        South of the border we learned about 'las caravanas de los pioneros', pioneer caravans, heading west in search of a better life.

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      1. Dean Milburn‏ @MilburnDean Oct 24
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        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wDwMQVqCc …

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      1. FreisinnigeZeitung‏ @FreisinnigeZtg Oct 24
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        Weird that Trump and his followers would socialize with such a word of Middle Eastern descent (from the Persian کاروان).

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      1. Michael J. Foody‏ @MichaelJFoody Oct 24
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        I think the orientalist associations you describe likely have less positive connotations than you suppose.

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      1. David Borlaug‏ @BorlaugDavid Oct 24
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        If someone uses the word “caravan” in a negative tone enough, then eventually the word will have a negative connotation.

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      1. Dr Montemaggi‏ @FESMontemaggi Oct 24
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        nope. It's at best a form of orientalism.

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