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The politics around this are absolutely mind-bendingly stupid. If you support putting children in cages and think its GOOD: You're a horrible person! Fascist!
by spamizbad 6y ago
The politics around this are absolutely mind-bendingly stupid.
If you support putting children in cages and think its GOOD: You're a horrible person! Fascist!
If you support putting children in cages but HATE that we have to do it (for their own good! We have no better options!): A rational, sensible liberal way to see things!
If you think the migrant crisis requires a more humanitarian approach, and that they should be given better accommodations and we should reevaluate our Latin American policy to prevent such things: Tankie! You're being unrealistic! You support open bordered!
Really drives home how so much of American politics is just aesthetics. You can do bad things you just have to acknowledge their bad and feel bad about them. But not dwell on it too much because that helps the opposition.
- simfree 6y agoThe politics are not what they appear. Free movement advocates found a broadly appealing wedge (children being caged, malnourished and freezing/boiling) and have successfully made a large chunk of Americans anti-border control. Whether the neoliberal politicians flip flop is not the point, the goal is to move the Overton Window of the conversation.
- lumberingjack 6y agoThese children were born in to cages they just weren't locked up yet. Mexican here lots of these kids were created because they were going to be a "free ride."