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Mother who was accused by Southwest of trafficking her biracial daughter files federal discrimination suit (www.nbcnews.com)

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This is the sort of real-world harm that conspiracy bullshit creates. Are children trafficked in this world? Yes. Is it likely that you're seeing that happen in your ordinary life? Not very. But now all these morons think they have to fulfill a role in some crusade and it's completely blown past reality.

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[–] demlet@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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It's a manufactured moral panic that is going to get people hurt.