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Having opposing political views does not a racist make.
by rglover 9y ago
Having opposing political views does not a racist make.
- maxerickson 9y agoShould people never make any assumptions about what motivates political views, even when it is obvious?
- thriftwy 9y agoThey should not actually, it's a gross disregard for personal borders. Agree with me, disagree with me, don't try to poke in my head. Actually I can't think of a worse form of bigotry than attributing motivations for behavior of others.
- empath75 9y agoReally? Nothing worse than that? How about, I dunno Jim Crow laws.
- mattmanser 9y agoWithout derailing the discussion by saying why, I'm anti-mass immigration. Not an ounce of racism motivates it. I absolutely despise the BNP and the alt-right. You thinking it's obvious I'm a racist shows how close-minded people on both sides of the debate can be.
- maxerickson 9y agoI made an abstract statement, I didn't enumerate the views I think are obviously motivated by racism. Opposition to refugees (modest numbers, carefully vetted since decades, coming from real crisis situations) is at least motivated by dimwitted xenophobia. Opposition to mass immigration would be a different category.
- cyberattacknow 9y agoHow is it in our best interests to accept potentially hostile islamic immigrants with little education and a culture that is incompatible with ours? What do we gain from that?
- pjc50 9y agoWhat level constitutes "mass"? Does this include foreign spouses? Students?
- mhneu 9y agoIn the US, more immigration is a no-brainer. It's good for the US economically. https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/krugman/2017/09/05/the-very-bad-economics-of-killing-daca https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/krugman/2017/09/05/the-very... P.s. discussion isn't bad if conducted in good faith and not a vehicle for propaganda. It's the lies and hate-mongering in the ads that are bad.