Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 days agoThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?message-squaremessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1264
arrow-up1264message-squareThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 days agoSo like burning your bridges in English? Although I guess that’s more for people. Maybe more like pulling up the ladder behind you.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-29 days agoI think how “burning bridges” is generally used refers to not leaving yourself a way out. However in this case we’re talking about not leaving others a way in.
minus-squareblarghly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoYeah, burning bridges refers to, like, telling all your coworkers to go fuck themselves when you leave a job.
So like burning your bridges in English? Although I guess that’s more for people. Maybe more like pulling up the ladder behind you.
I think how “burning bridges” is generally used refers to not leaving yourself a way out. However in this case we’re talking about not leaving others a way in.
Yeah, burning bridges refers to, like, telling all your coworkers to go fuck themselves when you leave a job.