This tweet is a few weeks old but it keeps popping up, buoyed by more and more people responding to take issue with the claim. In any case, Caroline O. is a feminist and behavioral scientist who writes for Shareblue Media.
SHUT YOUR PIEHOLE PAUL RYAN, NO ONE IS CALLING FOR GODDAMN OPEN BORDERS.
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 21, 2018
Except for all the people who are https://t.co/nm9zM8JUFo
— jonpalin (@jonpalin) July 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/isaacwmiller/status/1015689147246399489
"No one is calling for open borders"
Almost every reply to this thread is some variation of, "I am" https://t.co/4RnZHjyfq0
— Wretched Esq (@WretchedEsq) July 7, 2018
Every comment in response to this is lefties saying that they are, in fact, calling for open borders. https://t.co/7oaQP19Sck
— Literally An M551 Sheridan (@PhilthyPhil2012) July 7, 2018
You are all calling for open borders. What the hell do you think "abolish ICE" and "sanctuary cities" mean? https://t.co/r06joaPC5x
— Bill Dean (@CanaDean) July 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1015728458419273729
To be fair, Caroline clarified that, like Speaker Ryan, she wasn’t referring to individual citizens calling for open borders but to Democratic politicians … like, say, Rep. Keith Ellison, the DNC’s deputy chair.
Current member of Congress, and Deputy Chairman of the DNC Keith Ellison disagrees. Google, girl. Have you heard of it? pic.twitter.com/mr4kFVIDOV
— A.C. Spollen (@ACSpollen) July 7, 2018
Nice “I don’t believe in borders” T-shirt. What could it possibly mean?
In any case, plenty of individual citizens went ahead and called for open borders, which no one is calling for.
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I am
— Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) June 22, 2018
Yeah. I actually am calling for open borders.
— Can Haz Impeachment? (@Tiskel2000) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/pogform/status/1009841571544608768
I am
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/WillWBloom/status/1009861642342031361
Me too
— Leonard Pierce (@leonardpierce) June 21, 2018
Yes we are.
— ☭ sicko modus ponens ☭ (@babadookspinoza) June 21, 2018
y’all should be
— gavin curran ? ☭ (@theleftfarmer) June 21, 2018
Humans have migrated to North America for tens of thousands of years—borders are a pointless illusion, a construct that serves no real purpose for anyone other than the powerful.
— J Crowley (@jdcrowley) June 22, 2018
The only thing they're good for is to get people all riled up about The Other so that we'll all be distracted enough to forget how brutally we're all being exploited.
We're one people. Worldwide. End borders.
— J Crowley (@jdcrowley) June 22, 2018
I mean look how much better things got when the EU simply toned back the idea of a border. Imagine how much better they would get if we got rid of them altogether. Who gives half a fuck that someone who happened to be born on a different patch of dirt now wants to be on this one?
— J Crowley (@jdcrowley) June 22, 2018
So yes. We're calling for open borders.
— J Crowley (@jdcrowley) June 22, 2018
I am calling for open borders
— Crass Iron Skillet (@SouthrnGothHick) June 21, 2018
Well I'd kind of like open borders. I think it is a good idea.
— Wait-What? (@flaggoob) June 21, 2018
I understand that you are calling out Paul Ryan for lying, and the context of your tweet – and it's a good thing to call out the liars. That being said, add me to the list of people calling out for open borders.
— taotetek (@taotetek) June 21, 2018
I am
— Apex Gang Legend (@TheLastTroll) June 21, 2018
me, i am.
— seth grundle (@real_bummer) June 21, 2018
Yes we are.
— Leslie SayimaDreamer (@earthspeakorg) June 21, 2018
I’m calling for open borders
— ?✡️?? A Frightful Hobgoblin is Haunting Europe (@Red_Pleb) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/the_bird_roads/status/1009844767688200192
I am. Why not?!
— Auntifa, the Most Beautiful Aunt in the World (@MBirdwether) June 21, 2018
I am.
— C. Alan Pritchardo (@cubbie9000) June 21, 2018
Oh man, I am though.
— Ty Wilson (@tywilson87) June 21, 2018
i am calling for open borders
— collin, i guess (@collinwithtwoLs) June 21, 2018
except that some of us are
— adam kuhn (@cobra_winfrey) June 21, 2018
I’m for open borders tho ?
— keelyisbest (@keelyisbest) June 21, 2018
Actually I am!
— Bernandes (@xiaofxiaofei) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/Patar4950/status/1009836036535603200
I am.
— Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey (@JeffNotJeffrey) June 21, 2018
actually yeah we are
— ? Abner Doublemint (@nailheadparty) June 21, 2018
I am
— dab meme 2017? (@Zingo_Dingo) June 21, 2018
no borders. It's no borders.
— libcom dot org (@libcomorg) June 22, 2018
A whole lot of us are, actually
— Defend The Bolivarian Revolution ?? (@jaybeware) June 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/kellys5280/status/1009927052827463683
Open up them borders.
— Aaron (@_Aaron_447) June 21, 2018
No borders, no walls, sanctuary for all
— taking Kingdom Hearts Bible lore night classes (@TwistyOnline) June 22, 2018
Big open borders guy over here
— Bobby Knuckles going to✈The Pure Land (@chonos_jacket) June 23, 2018
Open border fan over here.
— TPUK ellocust?? (@ellocust) June 22, 2018
I am!!! Borders are arbitrary lines drawn on a map on land taken by violence & force!! Open borders NOW!! Everyone has the right to migrate & seek a better life for themselves & their families.
— Liberty Peace Love (@LuvLibertyPeace) June 22, 2018
I am. Look at earth from space, there are no borders. We are all human beings on planet earth. Imagine if we shared resources & technology. Right now all we do is hoard resources & take what we need from poorer nations for pennies on the dollar.
— johnwhinzeii (@johnwhinzeii72) June 22, 2018
Why aren’t you?
— Aeneas Sagar Hemphill (@AeneasSagar) June 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/rev_avocado/status/1010009347504689152
I also am calling for open boarders.
— Marisa Castillo (@Healthymomma9) June 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/mwz524/status/1015730734957547520
https://twitter.com/BobsBlitz/status/1015681629640110080
Definitely calling for open borders.
— DateIdeas (@Eldritchdates) June 23, 2018
Yeah I’m gonna have to get ahead and call for no borders at all ✌️
— JD☭Brown (@comrade_hilton) June 22, 2018
Aren’t these the people who are going to sweep in the blue wave this fall? It sure seems like they want their representatives to lobby for open borders.
We're calling for NO BORDER AT ALL.
— kill @jack dorsey (@shelbyshellzone) June 22, 2018
But wouldn’t Mexico’s and Canada’s borders just become our borders by default if we got rid of ours?
She knows she's a meme now, doesn't she. https://t.co/rAuiIxsCXt
— Beto Krassenstein (@davilch) July 7, 2018
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REALLY!? NY Times' fact check about Dems and open borders sends heads CRASHING to desks https://t.co/VhyTZMzHlY
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 27, 2018
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