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Originally Posted by detbuch
You read racism into what he said. I suppose that is what makes it vile to you since you agree they came from, metaphorically, sh*thole countries. But he didn't specify or even mention race. You are a devout Catholic. Get back to your scholastic roots.
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"You didn't qualify the word "empathy". So now you restrict it to not everyone we happen to feel sorry for"
I have empathy for everyone born into the 3rd world. That doesn't mean I think we should bring them all here. The ones we do bring, we do so, because of empathy and hope.
"You are not clear about what you suggest"
I apologize. I'll try to clarify. I suggest that if Trump truly doesn't know why it's noble to bring
some people from horrible places here, then he is a bigger jerk than I thought. And I thought he was a pretty big jerk.
"Historically, from the inception of this country, immigration "policy" has been very selective "
That's exactly true. Until, what, the Kennedy years?
"there was no mention of "empathy" in it."
Oh. So if the word isn't explicitly stated on an immigration document, then immigration policy cannot be based on empathy? I thought it was kind of obvious.
"What he doesn't want is massive thousands (of any kind) immigrating here within a vey short space of time, among whom would be many, if not a majority of those, especially from sh*thole countries, who do not fit the type 'you want"
That's not what he said. If he said "I don't want immigrants who won't be good neighbors", no one would take issue with that. No one. That's not what he said.
People cannot control what country they are born into. I'm not a huge fan of attacking people for things they did not choose, and have zero control over.
"You read racism into what he said"
Possibly racist in my opinion. I don't have a history of screaming racism every time someone I disagree with opens his mouth. It takes something to get me to that point. To assume that people from Norway are automatically superior to people from Africa and Haiti, isn't something I like coming out of the mouth of my POTUS. If he runs against Hilary again in 2020, I will once again have his sign on my lawn. But I thought this statement was deeply offensive.
I'm not even saying I'm opposed to being more selective in immigration, to bring people who are more likely to thrive and more likely to embrace our culture, I have no problem with that. He just sounded like a eugenicist. Let the liberals worship Margaret Sanger, I don't want that filth where I breathe.