Don2 (Don1 Revised)
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Thank you, Captain Obvious. Yes, it's hyperbole. It's acting like a jerk and mean-sprited.You're confused. I'm not defending Derec's conclusion; I'm defending Derec. The only thing I'm doubling down on is that "Oh, look! An immigrant complaining about immigrants and immigration." was a personal attack and a misleading half-truth. It's painfully obvious that Derec wasn't proposing they should be sent to Mexico City or Rwanda for immigrating; therefore ZH's accusation of a double standard was misplaced. Whether Derec's single standard has merit and is correctly applied in these immigrants' case, whether they in fact are guilty of that for which he proposes to send them away, and whether Rwanda is an appropriate destination*, are all immaterial to my defense of him. Defending those opinions is up to Derec.It is material since you are doubling down (or even the originator) on a claim that they are line-cutters and defending Derec's conclusion. So, answer the question: do you have evidence these migrants didn't wait in line and therefore belong in Rwanda?That would have been a fair question for ZH to have asked Derec if he hadn't instead opted for an ad hominem; but it's not really material to my meta-commentary.Do you have evidence these migrants didn't wait in line and therefore belong in Rwanda?Oh, look! A guy who waited in line complaining about line-cutters. Oh, look! A guy who didn't have to wait in line because he got grandfathered in complaining about a guy who waited in line complaining about line-cutters. This is fun!Oh, look! An immigrant complaining about immigrants and immigration.Wrong direction. They should fly them to Mexico City. Or maybe Rwanda.
(* And it's painfully obvious that Rwanda was hyperbole, not a literal recommendation.)
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