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SirSeymour · 03-10-2008, 01:23 PM

For me, it is all about the adjective used. In this example, you used the adjective "illegal" rather than an adjective like "Mexican" or "Asian" or "European". I tend to believe that you are using the adjective you meant to use rather than one that might sound better or be a more correct euphemism for what you really meant. In other words, until I seem some evidence that you were hiding a racist belief between the more politically correct term I am not going to assume anything.

Of course, I fall on the same side of this argument as you seem to so for me illegal really means illegal because I could care less where someone is from as long as they came here by legal means. Due to this, I might not see things the same way as others.

You have managed to hit on one of the biggest issues in America today. Namely that it is easier to get what you want by making people afraid of how they might appear if they oppose you then by convincing them it is the right thing to do.

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SirSeymour Ambling Toward the Light Location: The Early 16th Century	For me, it is all about the adjective used. In this example, you used the adjective "illegal" rather than an adjective like "Mexican" or "Asian" or "European". I tend to believe that you are using the adjective you meant to use rather than one that might sound better or be a more correct euphemism for what you really meant. In other words, until I seem some evidence that you were hiding a racist belief between the more politically correct term I am not going to assume anything. Of course, I fall on the same side of this argument as you seem to so for me illegal really means illegal because I could care less where someone is from as long as they came here by legal means. Due to this, I might not see things the same way as others. You have managed to hit on one of the biggest issues in America today. Namely that it is easier to get what you want by making people afraid of how they might appear if they oppose you then by convincing them it is the right thing to do. __________________ SQL query SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0 Zero rows returned.... Last edited by SirSeymour; 03-10-2008 at 01:32 PM..