no, people don't like what y'all CLAIM is the solution to inflation, because it doesn't bring prices DOWN and just punts the problem to consumers as always. try doing something to stop the rampant runaway corporate grifting and you'll make people a lot happier.
"other considerations" is the nicest euphemism for "racist bullshit" I've ever heard
@dietotaku Hmm...
Let's deconstruct that idea via a test:
Would you feel any different if an Indigenous culture restricted immigration to their lands for the express reason of wanting to preserve their culture and way of life?
How about if an African country or, say, China did the same thing?
... or what if that Indigenous culture restricted immigration in an attempt to safeguard their lineage against erasure by dilution in the global gene pool?
It's not necessarily rooted in racist hatred.
@dietotaku While there are plenty of assholes who oppose immigration due to being hateful racists, seems to me at least as often opposition to immigration is rooted in a fear of erasure by dilution - both culturally and biologically - *without* hatred of the "other".
Which, if you think about it too hard, is not difficult to empathize with; people cling to the familiar, they resist change, & many if not most are deeply afraid of one day waking up to a world they no longer recognize as "theirs".
@IrelandTorin also, i find it extremely difficult to empathize with resisting change and especially with considering the world "no longer theirs." i'm much more concerned with minorities being able to one day wake up in a world they DO recognize as theirs.
@IrelandTorin well I don't have any empathy for people who want the world to stay the same either. ain't happening, sister, time marches on so either keep up or shut up.
my point is that I would like to see a world in which minority groups feel like they belong and are included. if that means my race becomes a minority, that's fine. I'm not afraid of being the only white person in the checkout line. to those who are, I say: why? are minorities treated badly in this country or something?
@dietotaku Apologies, my wording was unclear due to character limit.
What I meant is - the world they grew up in, the world they know/knew, that which is familiar. I did not intend to apply ownership, just familiarity - what can I say, it was first thing in the morning.
As for that last point, that'll probably never happen... unless that minority group becomes a majority, which would seem to defeat the point. Innate human in-group/out-group bias isn't an easy obstacle to surmount.