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Immigrants labor is the opposite of parasitism. In addition, the "immigrants as parasites" has a long and terrible eugenic history. Perhaps you unwittingly co
by gumby 4y ago
Immigrants labor is the opposite of parasitism.
In addition, the "immigrants as parasites" has a long and terrible eugenic history. Perhaps you unwittingly connected to that when making what probably seemed like a clever analogy (as my first sentence above says, I think the analogy points the wrong way).
- Bran_son 4y agoPlease read my post more carefully, I wrote (emphasis added) "Social-economic systems that cause below-replacement fertility are in this way much like parasites" The system is the parasite, not the immigrants themselves. They are, in fact, its victims, as they will fall under the same below-replacement-fertility trap. Again, as I wrote in my post: "giving the parasite economic system a new host to feed on" - the new host being the immigrants.
- gumby 4y agoThanks. > They are, in fact, its victims, as they will fall under the same below-replacement-fertility trap. You say “trap”, as if a below-replacement birth rate is somehow bad. Do you actually think that that is the case?