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I don't understand why it's even controversial to call this a Muslim ban. It's a ban on people from Muslim majority countries, except for religious minorities i
by becarefulyo 10y ago
I don't understand why it's even controversial to call this a Muslim ban. It's a ban on people from Muslim majority countries, except for religious minorities in those countries.
- cle 10y agoBecause merely calling it a Muslim ban removes any plausible deniability and exposes the government to all kinds of legal challenges. If the government wants to do some bad or unethical, they won't be straight about it. They will use euphemisms and "newspeak" to disguise their intentions (e.g. "enhanced interrogation"). It's akin to parallel construction. Start with the party that is presumed guilty, then work backwards to change your actions and arguments so that you can still persecute the party but without obviously breaking any laws.
- refurb 10y agoThe fact remains that Jews or Christians from any of those seven countries are also banned.