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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by archetypal fool
Also, about the limitation on the number of immigrants, I absolutely agree. This country, as great as it is, can't have open borders for all. But that doesn't mean you can look down your nose at people who do sneak in (and who you've never met) and consider them less than you.
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yes, I can.
Just like I can look up the guy who lives down the street listed as a sex offender, or the guy who signed a document to live in our buildings and said he didn't or wouldn't own a dog then you see him in the elevator with his new jack russell, or even the guy who stands on the corner that deals drugs. Sure I can look at them and think of them as less with good reason.
Now if you said, that spanish guy over there, no I couldn't look down on that individual, but the moment he says,"Yeah I don't have papers to be here, I snuck across the border." or "I came here on a travel visa and overstayed."
I sure as hell can look down upon him.
Am I dehumanizing him? No, I am not tolerating that kind of behavior flouting rules and laws.
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