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Intuition alone really isn't to be trusted with public policy decisions of this magnitude.
by mattnewton 1y ago
Intuition alone really isn't to be trusted with public policy decisions of this magnitude.
- rayiner 1y agoI agree, but shouldn’t the burden be on the people advocating mass immigration to prove it helps?
- Analemma_ 1y agoNo, because freedom of movement and commerce (specifically, selling one's labor) are human rights. No right is absolute, but the burden of proof is on the person claiming the consequences of exercising these rights are severe enough that they need to be abrogated.
- rayiner 1y agoThere is no “human right” to cross national borders. It’s the opposite. International law recognizes both the collective right of “peoples”—groups of people—to form nations, and the right of nations to their territorial integrity.
- lurk2 1y ago> the burden of proof is on the person claiming the consequences of exercising these rights are severe enough that they need to be abrogated. Every country on earth claims this.
- lynx97 1y agoIf what you write were true, there wouldn't be any borders on this planet. However, there are. The right to free movement is simply not true. If you want that to be true, advocate for the removal of all borders worldwide.
- lynx97 1y agoWell, "data" can't be trusted either, because it is released/announced very selectively. And the media doesn't help either, because data which contradicts the chosen narrative isn't published/commented. In general, I am missing independent journalism. Most of what we get these days is agenda-driven.