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All these generalizations serve no purpose and are strictly speaking off-topic. I agree, but I'm responding to a comment that made a generalization, not bringi
by refurb 3y ago
All these generalizations serve no purpose and are strictly speaking off-topic.
I agree, but I'm responding to a comment that made a generalization, not bringing a generalization into the discussion.
Dragging in asylum seekers serves no purpose
I'm responding to a generalization, so providing a specific example where the generalization is untrue, serves the purpose of proving that the generalization is untrue.
If you have concerns that specific topics shouldn't evolve into broader topics (that seems to happen in the comment of every HN post?), that's fine, but I think your comment would have been better directed at the person I originally replied to that introduced the generalization.
- jacquesm 3y agoNo, you introduced the topic. The parent to your comment did not mention asylum seekers at all. Unless you have some other comment in mind, in that case would you mind pointing it out?
- refurb 3y agoThe comment I originally replied to said "The US also has unusually large differences between the rights of citizens and non-citizens. In the European way of thinking, most rights are human rights. Citizens only enjoy a limited set of additional rights." Which is clearly broadening the conversation beyond just border inspections.