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I agree that it is insane what’s happening. I do not think this country is on a good trajectory. But I think the analogy in TFA is also insane.
by j_bum 2y ago
I agree that it is insane what’s happening. I do not think this country is on a good trajectory.
But I think the analogy in TFA is also insane.
- thrance 2y agoTime will tell I guess, let's hope it really is unwarranted.
- p_j_w 2y ago> But I think the analogy in TFA is also insane. Why? This change has happened over the course of a couple of months. The trajectory is there.
- j_bum 2y agoTFA is equating the beginnings of the ethnic cleansings of a highly and historically persecuted peoples to the authoritative actions against politically active citizens and non-citizens. I’m sure there are many cases with classified rationale, and many that are also blatantly illegal. I’ll keep reiterating: I don’t think what’s happening in the US is ok. But I also don’t think the analogy is ok.
- fatbird 2y agoThose politically active citizens and non-citizens have a fairly distinguishable ethnic slant. Your logic-chopping the analogy looks like rationalization.
- LastTrain 2y agoYou stop A from happening so B doesn't happen. You Stop B from happening so C doesn't happen, and so on. Sure, it may not lead to ethnic cleansing, and likely will not, but it only can when people are complacent. Picking people up off the street for doing nothing illegal and depriving them of due process is a huge fucking deal, I can't help that a majority of people in this country are ignorant as to why. Re: "I'm sure there are many cases with classified rationale", this is your tell. You are perfectly fine with this happening here and there, which is dangerous to the rest of us.
- cyberax 2y ago> But I think the analogy in TFA is also insane. That's what people in Russia were thinking in 2012. And now people there are literally arrested just for saying a wrong thing.
- LastTrain 2y agoAnd here now too.