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>They wanted tens of billions of dollars for a symbolic wall In fact the wall would have been physical, rather than 'symbolic'
by creaghpatr 9y ago
>They wanted tens of billions of dollars for a symbolic wall
In fact the wall would have been physical, rather than 'symbolic'
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- codezero 9y agoI believe symbolic here means that it won't actually function to deter illegal immigration, at least not proportionally to spending that money on other efforts.
- mejari 9y agoPhysical things can be symbolic... A wall symbolizing keeping out foreigners without actually doing anything useful to do so is pretty much the definition of symbolic.
- bradleyankrom 9y agoyes, I meant that the wall will physically exist but it's more of a symbol - a KEEP OUT sign of sorts - than an effective tool for border security... or at least not a cost-effective tool.