Here’s the dishonest setup followed by the dishonest question: “The question that no open-borders advocate has ever answered is, How many illegals should be allowed into the United States?” He’s a liar.
Tag: rights
Statists Want You to Believe You’re Stupid
Statists want you to believe you aren’t smart enough to know how to solve problems. They say you have to trust the president or congress or the city council to do what’s necessary because you can’t possibly understand the issues. You don’t see “The Big Picture”* and don’t understand “how these things work”.
“Intersectionality”
Loitering at the intersection of Victim Avenue and Entitlement Boulevard in downtown Loserville.
Photo ID is Obsolete and Unnecessary. Facial Recognition Technology Makes it Dangerous.
In mid-May, San Francisco, California became the first American city to ban use of facial recognition surveillance technology by its police department and other city agencies. That’s a wise and ethical policy, as a July 7 piece at the Washington Post proves.
The Sons of Liberty Flag: How a Group of American Patriots Led the Colonies to Rebellion
The origins of the Sons of Liberty flag go back to 1765, when a secretive group of patriots known as “the Loyal Nine” was formed – the group behind the original Boston Tea Party. The flag was then known as “the Rebellious Stripes” and it was banned by the British king, the highest endorsement the Crown could give.
Kamala Harris: Trump, But with Darker Skin and Better Hair
More interesting than Harris’s sudden ascent is how she managed it: By ripping a page out of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign playbook.
The Freedom to Listen
Freedom of speech is meaningless if no one is allowed to listen, or if listening is made so difficult that it doesn’t happen.
Let People Find Their Own Solutions
The best approach is to let people find their own solutions. Most of their ideas will fail; some will be spectacular failures, but as long as no one’s solution is forced on everyone else, people can keep trying different things. The more ideas that get tried, the more problems will be solved.
Androids’ Rights?
I ran across an interesting question on Quora: When we do start making humanoid androids, should they be afforded civil rights? I answered this way: Not unless you can be sure they are sapient— or at least sentient. But even if they are, they would be a separate species, and rights don’t really transfer across species…
Accept Everyone You Can
I try to be accepting of everyone. This doesn’t mean I’m accepting of everything everyone does. Not every behavior is OK. There are lines in the sand I can’t cross, and that when crossed by others, I can’t support.