Comment on 20 states sue Biden admin over illegals

• FfaerieOxide@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But they aren't illegal_s_ as that renders the phrase a reference to the people themselves and not their actions.

  To refer to people as illegal is dehumanizing.

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  • jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just because you look down on a group of people doesn’t make the term to describe them dehumanizing.

    Just because you can’t differenciate between a term for immigration status and the people with that status doesn’t change what the term means.

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    • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just because you look down on a group of people doesn’t make the term to describe them dehumanizing.

      Doesn't make it not dehumanizing—since it is—and it certainly doesn't help your arguments it isn't.

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      • jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I can’t change how you feel about a group nor can I change the definition of a word. It’s a shame you only see a person’s immigration status there’s more to an illegal than how they entered the country.

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    • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t look down on the group. I look down on their actions. I don’t like criminal behavior.

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      • jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re not a liberal so that makes sense.

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