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The point of any country is to serve the interests of the people in that country. Pulling up the ladder behind yourself can be rational; imagine a lifeboat scen
by ljsprague 1y ago
The point of any country is to serve the interests of the people in that country. Pulling up the ladder behind yourself can be rational; imagine a lifeboat scenario where you're about to sink. Settlers are different than immigrants. America is unique for the most part because it was created by a unique set of settlers from England. The same reason Canada, Australia, and South Africa are unique places.
- lurking_swe 1y agoI think a more rational response would be to tightly restrict what _type_ of immigrants we want, instead of making them seem like the bad guy. To “serve our needs” as you say. I also just think it’s in poor taste to hate on immigrants if that’s how so many of us got here. Anyway, thanks for the honest response. Gives me something to think about…