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Oh good, more semantics to the rescue. You're as great as those people who ended homelessness with 'unhoused', ended racism by lumping all non-whites into 'peo

Oh good, more semantics to the rescue. You're as great as those people who ended homelessness with 'unhoused', ended racism by lumping all non-whites into 'people of color'. I'd say 'God bless you sir', but that's hate speech as well now.

saubeidl 1y ago
Words matter because they define our shared reality. The examples you shared are liberal identity politics, nonsense I don't prescribe to. Calling a person "illegal" is a way of dehumanization. Dehumanization is the first step towards genocide.
- hagbard_c 1y ago
  The second and fourth part of your reply do not match the first and third one. > The examples you shared are liberal identity politics, nonsense I don't prescribe to. ... Dehumanization is the first step towards genocide. Good, wholeheartedly agree, identity politics is a form of divide and conquer thought up by people who had two goals: to gain power and to keep it. Also, indeed, dehumanisation has been used by many with ill intent to make it psychologically defensible to get rid of groups of people who either stand in their way or who are used as scape goats for everything bad whether those be 'Jews' or 'straight white men'. > Words matter because they define our shared reality. ... Calling a person "illegal" is a way of dehumanization. Nope, that is part of the word games played by the same group which tries to use identity politics to gain and keep power. Calling a person illegal is the way to refer to people who committed the crime of illegal entry, thereby violating immigration law. All countries have laws on migration and as far as I know all those laws - when translated to English - refer to Illegal entry when discussing those who violate it. It is comparable to calling those who commit the crime of robbery a robber, those who commit the crime of burglary a burglar, those who commit the crime of fraud a fraudster and so on.
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jasonlotito 1y ago
> I'd say 'God bless you sir', but that's hate speech as well now. The only people I see suggesting that it's hate speech are conservatives who pretend you can't say anything anymore. I'd love to see something beyond some random Twitter post from some random user that classifies "god bless you" is literal hate speech. Regardless, may Satan see you in the end.
- mingus88 1y ago
  It’s easier to prop up a strawman then have a real discussion This “can’t say god bless you” nonsense is just moving the “war on Christmas” culture war BS even further. It is not a serious discussion. The end goal is to install the 10 commandments in public and force prayer in schools. Because anything else is persecution
slumberlust 1y ago
Which gods blessing are you attempting to give? There are so many.

saubeidl 1y ago

Words matter because they define our shared reality. The examples you shared are liberal identity politics, nonsense I don't prescribe to. Calling a person "illegal" is a way of dehumanization. Dehumanization is the first step towards genocide.

hagbard_c 1y ago
The second and fourth part of your reply do not match the first and third one. > The examples you shared are liberal identity politics, nonsense I don't prescribe to. ... Dehumanization is the first step towards genocide. Good, wholeheartedly agree, identity politics is a form of divide and conquer thought up by people who had two goals: to gain power and to keep it. Also, indeed, dehumanisation has been used by many with ill intent to make it psychologically defensible to get rid of groups of people who either stand in their way or who are used as scape goats for everything bad whether those be 'Jews' or 'straight white men'. > Words matter because they define our shared reality. ... Calling a person "illegal" is a way of dehumanization. Nope, that is part of the word games played by the same group which tries to use identity politics to gain and keep power. Calling a person illegal is the way to refer to people who committed the crime of illegal entry, thereby violating immigration law. All countries have laws on migration and as far as I know all those laws - when translated to English - refer to Illegal entry when discussing those who violate it. It is comparable to calling those who commit the crime of robbery a robber, those who commit the crime of burglary a burglar, those who commit the crime of fraud a fraudster and so on.

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jasonlotito 1y ago

> I'd say 'God bless you sir', but that's hate speech as well now. The only people I see suggesting that it's hate speech are conservatives who pretend you can't say anything anymore. I'd love to see something beyond some random Twitter post from some random user that classifies "god bless you" is literal hate speech. Regardless, may Satan see you in the end.

mingus88 1y ago
It’s easier to prop up a strawman then have a real discussion This “can’t say god bless you” nonsense is just moving the “war on Christmas” culture war BS even further. It is not a serious discussion. The end goal is to install the 10 commandments in public and force prayer in schools. Because anything else is persecution

slumberlust 1y ago

Which gods blessing are you attempting to give? There are so many.