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originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: UKTruth
Good lord --- you throw a bowl of skittles away because a few of them might be poisoned - that's no big deal - it's just skittles. You refuse life-saving sanctuary to all Syrian refugees - you are talking about HUMAN LIVES. You can't use that simplified an analogy. It just doesn't work.
Really? He was not literally comparing Syrians to skittles, for heavens sake.
It's an analogy. If the message you took out was that he thinks skittles are as important as people then you spectacularly missed the point of the analogy (in fact every analogy ever made).
originally posted by: Byrd
originally posted by: stinkelbaum
linky
changing tact from posting memes from neo-nazis, the donalds idiot son has decided to post what looks like an official poster comparing syrians to skittles.
'if i told you three skittles were poisoned would you take a handful?' being the puzzling question posed, followed by,
'thats our syrian refugee problem'.
nice to compare people fleeing a war torn country to sweeties and poison, his dad must be proud.
but,
is this in reaction to the somali guy who got stabby and shot?
or maybe the afghan who went mythbusters using pressure cookers to blow up, nothing?
what about the kid from new york?
so,
what's his problem with syrians?
america have taken around 3'000 syrian refugees, hardly a huge number.
Something that I noted on my Facebook feed was a news story about people attacking the parents' restaurant on Yahoo and Yelp.
...because that's a great way to de-radicalize immigrants, right?
The focus needs to be on setting an environment that does NOT encourage radicalization rather than creating one that causes a lot more people to turn to violence.
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: UKTruth
If we don't give them sanctuary, then they will have to stay in the places where they are continuing to suffer.
We have a screening process for refugees.
I love it that no one has yet answered my proposal to use the skittles analogy for gun owners. We are obviously not successful at keeping the bad guys from shooting up innocent people, so according to the skittles, we should just not let anyone have guns.
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: UKTruth
Good lord --- you throw a bowl of skittles away because a few of them might be poisoned - that's no big deal - it's just skittles. You refuse life-saving sanctuary to all Syrian refugees - you are talking about HUMAN LIVES. You can't use that simplified an analogy. It just doesn't work.
And if one of those refugees goes on a rampage and shoots up an elementary school or gets into a semi truck and drives over a 4th of July parade ... are you going to be the person making that excuse to the families of the victims?
"Well see, your family got to die so that refugee over there had a better chance of living ..."
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: ketsuko
And the analogy of skittles is just an easy excuse to be Islamaphobic.
originally posted by: burgerbuddy
The 2nd amendment.
originally posted by: Winstonian
a reply to: AnkhMorpork
Do you think it will be worth it if a loved one ends up being blown up with a pressure cooker? Will you maintain your caring demeanor?
One life is too many.
originally posted by: rollanotherone
a reply to: kaylaluv
So, care to tell us how many you have allowed into your house? How many have you invited over for dinner? Or do you do your "support" by posting in online message boards?
originally posted by: kaylaluv
originally posted by: Winstonian
a reply to: AnkhMorpork
Do you think it will be worth it if a loved one ends up being blown up with a pressure cooker? Will you maintain your caring demeanor?
One life is too many.
I could say the same thing about guns. One life is too many. If banning guns saves only one life, it's worth it, right?
originally posted by: starfoxxx
How about we ban trucks???? As seen in Nice' paris IF IT SAVES ONE LIFE i agree let's ban automobiles also!!
originally posted by: kaylaluv
originally posted by: starfoxxx
How about we ban trucks???? As seen in Nice' paris IF IT SAVES ONE LIFE i agree let's ban automobiles also!!
Sure - why not. Trucks can be skittles too.
See how dumb the analogy is?
originally posted by: burgerbuddy
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: ketsuko
And the analogy of skittles is just an easy excuse to be Islamaphobic.
That is skittlephobic.
Chances are, the poisoned refugee will kill someone else rather than you. Right?
Why don't you care about your own countrymen?
Like keeping them in a muslim country closer to their home?