• madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    We’re a nation of immigrants and we should cherish that. But at the same time you have to defend the borders. I don’t know why this is so controversial.

    Again, Republicans have a moronic idea with building walls, but Democrats have no ideas at all and even refuse to acknowledge the problem.

    It’s the same shit on so many issues.

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      4 hours ago

      I can’t help but notice you used the word “defend,” as if you’re talking about the military holding off an enemy advance rather than a policy of not letting desperate poor people move here.

      Of course in the conservative world, that’s exactly the thought process. Dehumanization and bigotry are the first step of many policies there.

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        2 hours ago

        This can be flipped just as easily. I am noticing that you seem to be viewing the existence of borders in an inherently hostile viewpoint. Do you believe that this country, or any country, could survive if they let anyone and everyone on earth that wanted to come for any reason at any time and without any limits, into the country? Could Canada survive in its current state if 100 million Americans suddenly moved there? Could Tibet or Ukraine survive if millions of Chinese or Russian citizens moved there?

        You appear to be implying that nations and national identity is inherently bigoted, which is exactly the thought process in some corners of the leftist world. Anarchy and destruction of existing society is the first step of many policies there.