• ZeroCool@piefed.caOP
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        1 day ago

        Chance of a 1hr old account trotting out anti-immigrant talking points not being a troll: 0%

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        So you agree. It’s a crime.

        Looks at 4th wall He even threw in the word illegally!

        But you want to split hairs over the severity?

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          I’m just pointing out that the severity makes it a nothing burger.

          Also, not all illegal things are crimes. For instance, overstaying your visa is a civil violation, not a crime.

          If you want to troll, at least get your basic facts right.

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        Y’know I remember from my libertarian days that this was the exact platform in immigration. Borders and anti-immigration measures were antithetical to a small-government, free-market society.

        Ironic how so many self-labeled right-wing “libertarians” and “anarcho-capitalists” reversed their position when MAGA emerged.

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        So how far do you want to take that argument?

        Should we have our private property respected?

        Should a home invasion be illegal?

        How about personal boundaries(or borders)?

        Hmmm? 🤔

        If boundaries themselves are inherently illegitimate, what principle tells us which ones we should respect and which ones we shouldn’t?

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        How does it impact me personally? That’s not really relevant to whether entering the country illegally is, in fact, illegal. We don’t generally decide which laws matter based on whether I personally know the person committing the offense.

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          So you’re one of those people who thinks all crimes are equal? If it’s illegal, it’s illegal, period, doesn’t matter if it’s moral or not?

          Okay, do you care that the president of the Untied States has committed hundreds of crimes and gotten away with them?