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I'm not talking about your (or anyone else's) principles. I can't see into anyone's heart or mind. I'm talking about revealed preference, more than anything el

• newfoundglory 9y ago
  That sounds pretty judgmental, especially since I suspect there are human rights threats around the world that you (and everyone else) are not fighting either.
  • _jal 9y ago
    You can take it how you like. I'm simply stating the obvious. But this particular variation "you're a hypocrite for spending energy on X when there's so much Y in the world" argument was weak when it was first trotted out and hasn't aged well. Worse, the argument is an irrelevant red-herring when talking about choices an individual makes about their own reactions to their own rights being encroached in day to day life. Nobody complains that someone who fights back at being mugged isn't also fighting spousal abuse in $far_away_land.
    • newfoundglory 9y ago
      I don’t know if you realized, but America is the far-away land in this context. And I was actually saying that you’re a hypocrite for blaming the guy who lets his mugger take his wallet for not fighting back, if that’s the analogy you want to use.
• alkonaut 9y ago
  The choice for a non-citizen isn’t made at the border. I decide whether to go and comply, or to stay home which is the only way to not comply. Flying over to make trouble at the border is just wasting $1k+ on a plane ticket. I’m sure if I really wanted I could make more difference to legislation by just donating that money to the ACLU or similar.