Martha’s Vineyard is an upscale Massachusetts community whose inhabitants vote overwhelmingly Democratic. However, recent developments have exposed a major gap between their ideology and their actions.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made headlines last week when he flew 50 illegal migrants to Martha Vineyard, pointing to its status as a “sanctuary” jurisdiction.
The move caused outrage, including among many within Martha’s Vineyard itself, a contradiction which didn’t go unnoticed.
Troops dispatched to remove migrants
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) pointed out that while National Guard troops were deployed to help relocate the migrants to Joint Base Cape Cod, Democrats remain opposed to enforcing immigration laws along America’s southern border.
🚨🚨🚨 Leftist hypocrisy: National Guard sent to interdict 50 illegal immigrants who disturbed liberals’ golf games & Chardonnay at Martha’s Vineyard.
Biden does NOTHING to address 4.2 MILLION illegal immigrants who have flooded small towns in Texas.
Biden doesn’t care. https://t.co/j5JhPk4JxJ
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 16, 2022
Meanwhile, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert pointed to the inconsistency of those who boast of practicing tolerance while at the same time excluding those they purport to care about.
Any residents of Martha’s Vineyard who have a “Coexist” bumper sticker on their car are hereby required to remove it.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 17, 2022
Comedian: “They are against building a wall but they live in gated communities”
Comedian Dave Smith spoke up as well, arguing in a series of tweets that the reaction to migrants in Martha’s Vineyard is only the latest example of hypocrisy among progressive elites.
The Martha’s Vineyard thing might be the best and clearest example of what so many of us have been talking about for years. The progressive elites advocate for policies that they never have to suffer the consequences of. And the one time they do, it ends quickly.
— Dave Smith (@ComicDaveSmith) September 17, 2022
“They are against building a wall but they live in gated communities. They are for gun control but they have armed security,” Smith said.
They destroy public education but send their kids to elite private schools. They support mask mandates but only their servants wear them at their parties,” he continued.
“There are too many examples like this to list them off. And it’s not just that they advocate for these policies but that they demonize, in the most vicious ways, anyone who dare oppose them. This is why the elites are so rightfully hated in our society,” the comedian concluded.