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“It was built by Americans and regardless would have continued to be built by Americans.” The xenophobic ignorance of this sentence is breathtaking. America, o
by BenFranklin100 4mo ago
“It was built by Americans and regardless would have continued to be built by Americans.”
The xenophobic ignorance of this sentence is breathtaking. America, of all places, is a nation built precisely by immigrants.
- throwaway85825 4mo ago[flagged]
- junofan 4mo agoRefugees is maybe more accurate when it comes to country. We sprouted out of the social scene that was displaced by the English Civil War.
- throwaway85825 4mo agoAnd the wars of religion generally. Eg, the Dutch in Pennsylvania and hugenots.
- BenFranklin100 4mo agoHistorically then, unless you are a Native American, you are an immigrant. Perhaps it’s time for to GTFO? Is that the message? Hacker News really resembles a MAGA rally at times
- throwaway85825 4mo agoWhen the plymouth colony was established the amerindian population was greatly reduced due to disease that swept through <5 years before. The colonists found many empty villages. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5xp7B7ISI1DymhuoGuoN_WWllHiFZ6y- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5xp7B7ISI1DymhuoGuoN_WWl...
- Dig1t 4mo ago[flagged]
- BenFranklin100 4mo ago“Anyone with common sense understands that the nation of the USA is/was a place with a specific culture and genetic makeup” This is genuinely racist. You are a vile human being. Reported.
- Dig1t 4mo agoI have no hate for anyone. Applying the "phobic" and "racist" labels to things you disagree with is just a way of avoiding engaging with ideas. Most people can see that. If you want to win the argument long term, you need to engage with these ideas and actually provide a decent counterargument. Was the 1965 Hart-Celler immigration act a good thing? Has the country improved the quality of life for its citizens since then? The answer is obviously "no" for anyone who's not a billionaire.