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I'm just guessing, but based on experiences with my family and the people they know in Texas, the people who most support this kind of behavior are also the peo
by blunte 8y ago
I'm just guessing, but based on experiences with my family and the people they know in Texas, the people who most support this kind of behavior are also the people who see little reason to travel outside the US.
Thus, they never personally experience the pain or inconvenience of their policies. Furthermore, since outsiders (_immigrants_) are considered to be bad or dangerous, any policy that dissuades them from even coming the the US is supported.
Some may think my observations are ridiculous, but come spend some time in rural or southern US. Sit with the locals while they watch Fox news and echo what they hear.
- dsfyu404ed 8y ago>Some may think my observations are ridiculous, but come spend some time in rural or southern US. Sit with the locals while they watch Fox news and echo what they hear. Your observations are ridiculous. I've been there and done that. It's not any worse than having your ears bleed when overhearing the equally "well informed" urban equivalents talk politics to each other on the subway. People who support Orwellian government are unfortunately abundant pretty much everywhere and on both sides of the isle. The only significant difference is which groups of people they conveniently craft their policy positions to not oppress and which laws they want enforced with an iron fist.
- 0xdeadb00f 8y ago> People ... who support Orwellian government are unfortunately abundant pretty much everywhere and on both sides of the isle. That may be true but these are his personal observations. He hadn't observed the other side with his own eyes - he can't comment on that, he's commenting on what he has observed.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoAnd I'm calling his observation ridiculous (as suggested) and expanding upon his observations with my own. Why is that not ok? Are we not allowed to tell people they only have incomplete information anymore?
- johnisgood 8y agoWhy did you call his incomplete information ridiculous?
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoBecause he said "some may think my observations are ridiculous" so I figured if I'm gonna reply I may as well oblige.
- johnisgood 8y agoFair enough.
- blunte 8y agoIndeed. I meant "incredulous". My mistake.
- dTal 8y agoFYI, observations can be "incredible" but not "incredulous". "Incredulous" describes the emotion people feel when you tell them your incredible observations.
- oarsinsync 8y ago> I'm just guessing, but based on experiences with my family and the people they know in Texas, the people who most support this kind of behavior are also the people who see little reason to travel outside the US. I've observed the same from people living in New York City. They see absolutely no reason to ever leave the country, don't have passports, etc.