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Youngest US migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters

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  1. [4]
    Twelph
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    Trying my best not to start typing obscenities and calling certain people names. So heartbreaking.

    Trying my best not to start typing obscenities and calling certain people names. So heartbreaking.

    6 votes
    1. [3]
      guamisc
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      Is* there truly any legitimate discussion to be had with people who support this?

      Is* there truly any legitimate discussion to be had with people who support this?

      5 votes
      1. [2]
        Twelph
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        Trump said that these immigrants want to "infest" the U.S. It really feels like the only way some people could justify this is to think of them as less than human. The language implies like...

        Trump said that these immigrants want to "infest" the U.S.

        It really feels like the only way some people could justify this is to think of them as less than human. The language implies like rodents or vermin.

        3 votes
        1. Zeerph
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          That's their whole schtick, they want to dehumanise the other in order to more effectively divide the populace. Frankly I don't know which is worse, that they try this tactic or that it works. In...

          That's their whole schtick, they want to dehumanise the other in order to more effectively divide the populace. Frankly I don't know which is worse, that they try this tactic or that it works.


          In a slight tangent, I'm reminded of Maus and its depictions of Jews as rodents and Germans as cats.

          3 votes