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Closing the gate after the cows have already gotten out.
by breakyerself 7y ago
Closing the gate after the cows have already gotten out.
- duxup 7y agoGenerally it is about slowing the cows.
- bdcravens 7y agoMore like closing the gate so the coyotes don't keep attacking your cows.
- ceejayoz 7y agoExcept there are already dozens of coyotes inside the fence.
- bdcravens 7y agoExactly. Easier to hunt and kill the interlopers if you can prevent more from coming in.
- ceejayoz 7y agoWithout far more serious containment measures within the United States, this is a meaningless move. A dribble of people coming in from the EU when it's already in dozens of US states isn't going to meaningfully change the numbers.
- creddit 7y agoIf you had to fight 5 coyotes or 10, which would you choose?
- ceejayoz 7y agoThere's every reason to believe the number of coyotes is similar on both sides of the fence.
- HenryKissinger 7y agoStill not a reason to let more coyotes in.
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- missedthecue 7y agomight as well let them all in right
- amiga_500 7y agoIt's not even that. Can coyotes double in number every 5 days?
- icedchai 7y ago5 days? It’s closer to 2 or 3 in the US and some other countries.
- kingofpandora 7y agoI think the analogies have run their course.
- officemonkey 7y agoAre we calling disease victims coyotes now?
- fareesh 7y agoAnalogies serve a descriptive purpose to highlight common characteristics They can be purposely interpreted on the basis of their obvious uncommon characteristics but that is very unproductive
- officemonkey 7y agoAnalogies can also be used to dehumanize victims. It's pretty unproductive to refer to people as vermin, coyotes, animals, etc. Unless you're trying to "highlight common characteristics."
- fareesh 7y agoA knife can be used to murder but if you point that out to the chef discussing technique in the kitchen, then you are not adding useful information to the conversation.
- officemonkey 7y agoIt's entirely appropriate to tell the chef he's about to cut off his thumb. You're not an expert and you're spouting xenophobic bullshit. Take the L.
- fareesh 7y agoWhich would be relevant in a discussion about technique. Murder and knife crime discussions would not be. A knife can be used for those things, but when discussing knives in cooking it makes no sense to talk about those topics. Likewise in a discussion wherein the example of the farmer trying to protect the herd from a predator by closing the fence after the predator is already inside the farm - it is not the selection of predator animal used in the example which is the topic at hand. The example is used to illustrate the futility of the act. It does not mean that the government is a farmer. It does not mean the people are farm animals. Farm animals do not elect their farmers. Farmers do not have 3 branches and an independent judiciary or a legislature. Getting into these aspects of the comparison make no sense whatsoever. Likewise getting into the specifics of the coyote - patient zero comparison also serves no purpose. Coyotes have 4 legs and a snout. Humans don't have snouts, we have noses. Discussing all of this is not productive at all. Also what xenophobic thing have I discussed? I am pointing out the fact that the comment you were replying to used an analogy - which is a linguistic device intended to draw a comparison. There are many phrases and figures of speech like "fox in the hen house" and "bull in a China shop" or "frog in the well". These phrases are never intended to compare the person to an actual fox or bull or frog.