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Prejudice. When providing aid involving police that want to attack the very people you are providing aid to (most of whom are legal, black African with weird s

by worik 4y ago

Prejudice. When providing aid involving police that want to attack the very people you are providing aid to (most of whom are legal, black African with weird sounding accents, they smell funny because they eat different food from you and they speak a language you do not understand, but they are in your country legally, mostly) is evil. Racist and evil

bequanna 4y ago
Of course most immigrants are law-abiding and good citizens. I think most of us know that. The challenge is that this specific group in this specific location has an outsized number of people that are aiding terrorist organizations. It is pry worth trying to figure out why. But also, it would be irresponsible if our govt didn’t allocate resources to try and stop that.
- worik 4y ago
  > The challenge is that this specific group in this specific location has an outsized number of people that are aiding terrorist organizations. Racism
  - dontcare007 4y ago
    How so?
- wolverine876 4y ago
  > this specific group in this specific location has an outsized number of people that are aiding terrorist organizations Can you back that up with anything at all? That is a very dangerous accusation, and obviously plays to prejudice and racism regardless of intentions. It seems it should be stated very specifically and with clear evidence. Edit: Someone else posted an article. I still think that nobody should make claims like that without being specific and having evidence. 64 people do not indict an entire community. What does the OP imply about DHS, for example? > most immigrants are law-abiding and good citizens Most people are law-abiding and good citizens, but some are not. It has nothing to do with immigration status. I happen to think that all people were created equal, regardless of where they were born.
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    The 63 number is deeply suspect as well. Were the 63 convicted? Were they even arrested? Or just deported without arrest, charge, or trial? DHS is well known for selectively hiring aggressive bigots, so their judgment on anyone carries negative credibility.
cbozeman 4y ago
They smell funny because they don't share Western and some Asian norms of cleanliness. Not because they eat "different food". I ate some form of curry every single day for lunch for 6 months while my ship was in the Dubai Drydocks, as the Drydocks offered lunch for around $2 a meal and their choices were "Continental" - a.k.a., bland as fuck "European" food, "Asian" - a.k.a., whatever Filipinos normally eat, and "Indian" - a.k.a., food from the nation of India. Every single day I was on duty and in the drydocks, which was literally every other day, I made my order for the Indian meal, because it was always delicious... chicken vindaloo, dal tadka, dal makhani, naan bread, Basmati rice, etc. That's 90+ days of eating Indian food. I often ate at Indian restaurants in Dubai when I wasn't on duty. I never "smelled funny"... because I took a fucking shower every day and used soap. If you're living in America, you can afford soap. A 16 ounce bottle of Suave body wash is $0.99 at Walmart. And every single state has a Walmart... hell, almost every city has a Walmart.
- natch 4y ago
  It the cooking that imbues clothing with a smell, not just the eating. Some foods are just more aromatic than others. I don’t suppose you expect people to wash their clothes after every time they cook, even if there is a Walmart.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  Americans are known throughout southeast Asia for smelling bad, in large degree because they do not bathe as much as locals do. But also because of their diet.
  - relativ575 4y ago
    Huh, not my experience living there for decades. Where exactly in Southeast Asia?
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      I haven't been everywhere, but wherever they have "mandi".
  - 4y ago

by worik 4y ago

bequanna 4y ago

Of course most immigrants are law-abiding and good citizens. I think most of us know that. The challenge is that this specific group in this specific location has an outsized number of people that are aiding terrorist organizations. It is pry worth trying to figure out why. But also, it would be irresponsible if our govt didn’t allocate resources to try and stop that.

worik 4y ago
> The challenge is that this specific group in this specific location has an outsized number of people that are aiding terrorist organizations. Racism
- dontcare007 4y ago
  How so?
wolverine876 4y ago
> this specific group in this specific location has an outsized number of people that are aiding terrorist organizations Can you back that up with anything at all? That is a very dangerous accusation, and obviously plays to prejudice and racism regardless of intentions. It seems it should be stated very specifically and with clear evidence. Edit: Someone else posted an article. I still think that nobody should make claims like that without being specific and having evidence. 64 people do not indict an entire community. What does the OP imply about DHS, for example? > most immigrants are law-abiding and good citizens Most people are law-abiding and good citizens, but some are not. It has nothing to do with immigration status. I happen to think that all people were created equal, regardless of where they were born.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  The 63 number is deeply suspect as well. Were the 63 convicted? Were they even arrested? Or just deported without arrest, charge, or trial? DHS is well known for selectively hiring aggressive bigots, so their judgment on anyone carries negative credibility.

cbozeman 4y ago

They smell funny because they don't share Western and some Asian norms of cleanliness. Not because they eat "different food". I ate some form of curry every single day for lunch for 6 months while my ship was in the Dubai Drydocks, as the Drydocks offered lunch for around $2 a meal and their choices were "Continental" - a.k.a., bland as fuck "European" food, "Asian" - a.k.a., whatever Filipinos normally eat, and "Indian" - a.k.a., food from the nation of India. Every single day I was on duty and in the drydocks, which was literally every other day, I made my order for the Indian meal, because it was always delicious... chicken vindaloo, dal tadka, dal makhani, naan bread, Basmati rice, etc. That's 90+ days of eating Indian food. I often ate at Indian restaurants in Dubai when I wasn't on duty. I never "smelled funny"... because I took a fucking shower every day and used soap. If you're living in America, you can afford soap. A 16 ounce bottle of Suave body wash is $0.99 at Walmart. And every single state has a Walmart... hell, almost every city has a Walmart.

natch 4y ago
It the cooking that imbues clothing with a smell, not just the eating. Some foods are just more aromatic than others. I don’t suppose you expect people to wash their clothes after every time they cook, even if there is a Walmart.
ncmncm 4y ago
Americans are known throughout southeast Asia for smelling bad, in large degree because they do not bathe as much as locals do. But also because of their diet.
- relativ575 4y ago
  Huh, not my experience living there for decades. Where exactly in Southeast Asia?
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    I haven't been everywhere, but wherever they have "mandi".
- 4y ago