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Yeah, what? Is there something more convincing than a general feeling of goodwill toward man? My whole argument is that we should help non-citizens even at cost to ourselves, so yeah, that's my whole argument.
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Yes, there is. Arguments based on the social progression of the last 100 years, economic and political data, comparisons of similar movements in other countries and the eventual results. In short, I'm looking to see something with weight and substance rather then vague and far-reaching opinions. Everyone has opinions, but none are worth anything unless the underlying reasons for them are logical. I'm not saying goodwill is stupid or harmfull, I'm saying it's not enough to bring to a discussion about domestic policy.
I've been clashing with you on this because I've been reading your posts and thinking "alright...but what comes next?...why?". I'm prying for how you generate your opinion, which is always more interesting then just the opinion alone.
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I'm also deathly curious about your 'glass half empty half full' comment. Please explain what that means. Also, how my criticisms are actually 'Quasi moral' instead of just 'my morals.'
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That comment was referring to the comments on 'letting people in, except for the ones we keep out' and 'keeping people out except for the ones we let in'. Because there are only two possible decisions regarding an immigrant (let him in or keep him out), the statement by itself is strange. I know the difference is that middle section of neither useful, nor harmful people.
I was actually throwing you a bone with the quasi-moral bit, since "I think it's wrong" without additional information to explain
why is meaningless. I'm assuming your attitude is based on some sort of experience or fact, hence the inclusion of both moral attitude and information.