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Hecuba's daughter11/27/2018 10:59:42 am PST

re: #365 Archangelus

On one hand there is a point there. On the other, it’s a really crappy comparison insofar as I (and a LOT of people, especially in Israel right now where her comment is making headline news) am concerned.

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Although there is a distinction between officially sanctioned government discrimination/violence and a country overrun by criminal gangs that punish any who do not cooperate, to the civilians fleeing terror and violence, that is a distinction without a meaning. In either case, innocent people are trying to find a safe haven, protect their families and provide a future for their children.