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Then & Now (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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conservatives in 2021: "I'm not showing you my vax card. this isn't 1930's Germany!" conservatives in 2026: "just carry your papers around, do what they say and you won't die! it's that easy!"
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[–] 87 points 9 months ago (18 children)

What "papers" are they even talking about? Like, if you are a US born citizen who doesn't happen to have a passport, what do they expect you to have?

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  • [–] 98 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Nothing. They expect nothing so they can take you.

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  • [–] 79 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    And if you have something, no you don't, its fake, get in the van.

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago

    Carry around your birth certificate, SS card, Passport, Drivers license. But you happen to be of a dark complexion, and they gotta meet quota, so all that paperwork gets mysteriously misplaced.

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    This is what's the most frustrating to the people saying people should comply. Whenever they get told a Real ID does not prove citizenship they act surprised. Most people couldn't comply even if they wanted to.

    An enhanced ID does prove citizenship though so that might be the easiest thing to carry besides a passport card if you can get one.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Real ID is valid…I think. It’s supposed to be anyway. Probably won’t stop them from getting violent with you if they feel like it though.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Not from the US but doesn't the driver license have the status, ID cards from other countries have or is this a myth? I was told that even blind people have a driver license that says "not allowed to drive" just to identity themselves

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    No and also no. Decent number of people don't have any ID and most don't have one that proves citizenship.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    But do people use their driver license to identity themselves at all (not necessarily to prove citizenship) or is this a myth as well?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago*

    Yes it's common because most people drive and they're also used to buy alcohol, plane tickets, etc. but they don't prove citizenship. Some states allow undocumented people to apply for them, I believe.

    But there's still a decent number who don't have one, usually poorer people. Most of the uses for a photo ID involve spending money on luxuries.

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