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Paris Mayhem

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by cranberry, Nov 13, 2015.

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  1. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    I think we should keep terrorists out. And since there are absolutely no decent records kept in these countries, we should have a moratorium on letting in people from countries that are hostile to us. Again, common sense.

    The left (not you) is making the argument that we have to let everyone here RIGHT NOW!!!, while their secondary argument is that these people will be vetted for 18-24 months before they're allowed in. Both can't happen at the same time.

    Meanwhile, we're expected to put our people at risk for people from countries that hate us?
     
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  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    It was good or bad.

    Obviously it would have been better to not grant them asylum.

    And, why did they need asylum, if they traveled back and forth to the region they claimed was unsafe for them?

    They didn't need asylum and we should not have given it to them.

    And since the screening process is similar for refugees and asylum seekers, it is troublesome and relevant.
     
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  3. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    So, you are advocating that we should discriminate against anybody from any country that you think hates us. And you wonder why you are accused of bigotry.

    Also, I don't see a lot of sentiment for letting everybody in RIGHT NOW!!!! What you claim is the secondary argument is actually the primary argument. And you wonder why people say you are full of it.
     
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  4. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    did you read my post earlier on the refugee screening process and how difficult it is to get in? Doubtful. I have said repeatedly reassessing the vetting process is prudent but denying legitimate refugees goes against our values. But I lack common sense, apparently.
     
  5. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Yes. Absolutely yes. 100 times yes. Because that is what moral people would do in this situation. They would assess the risks, realize that with safeguards they are exceedingly small, and put aside their infantile "But what if I can imagine a scenario in which something bad happens!?" fears and do the humanitarian thing.
     
  6. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Maybe we ought to sake the Native Americans if they feel that all ethnicities of mass killers should be banned from the country?
     
  7. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Nope, not till later.

    And even at work, we're allowed to surf the Net as long as we get our work done and don't look at anything like porn. There's even a written policy on it.
     
  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Our people are at risk every day from the proliferation of guns in the country. In fact, more people die every five days from gun-related homicides than they do from one Paris terrorist attack.
     
  9. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Your mom.
     
  10. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    International Business Times is reporting Anonymous found out ISIS was planning multiple attacks on Sunday in Paris, some other countries, and at the WWE Survivor Series PPV at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
     
  11. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    So if they can wait 18-24 months, then why are you saying this something so urgent that we must put our country at risk?
     
  12. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    So you were protesting loudly when Obama stopped accepting Iraqi refugees in 2011?
     
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