(November 16, 2016 at 1:39 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(November 16, 2016 at 12:52 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: ^FNM, do you agree with this analysis? If we're equating slaves trying to escape slavery, to non refugee foreigners trying to get into the US, then there shouldn't be a regulated border at all.
I don't think TJ's actually drawing an exact equivalence, but rather, using the Underground Railroad as an example to illustrate her point about the difference between legal and ethical.
Well, kinda. Might also point out that in the realm of political debate, arguing that something isn't legal is exactly the point. Yes, you're right, it is illegal for certain refugees to come into America. And I think that's the problem. It shouldn't be illegal because I feel like it's unethical to tell refugees to go back home.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
