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Why is that a bad thing? Was the Underground Railroad a bad thing?
by jjj123 1y ago
Why is that a bad thing? Was the Underground Railroad a bad thing?
- gottorf 1y agoIn a society with rule of law, it is generally understood that adhering to laws, even ones you don't personally like, is a good thing; and that it would be a bad thing to pick and choose which laws to follow and enforce. I suppose you're making the argument that current US immigration law is unjust and immoral to begin with and therefore should be actively circumvented?
- JoshTriplett 1y agohttps://xkcd.com/3081/ https://xkcd.com/3081/ Immigration is a veneer around "grab whoever we want with no due process".
- mindslight 1y ago> In a society with rule of law We no longer have a society with the rule of law. The fish rots from the head. You can thank everyone who voted for the wanton criminal promising everything yet nothing but destruction, now creating cruel spectacle after cruel spectacle to distract from the fundamental fact that he should be in prison. And additionally his enablers in Congress and on the Supreme Council who've decided that our Constitution is worth less than toilet paper.
- james_marks 1y agoIn the norms of its time, I am sure many thought it was a bad thing. Slave owners, certainly. It’s only looking at it through today’s drastically different norms that it’s an obviously good thing.