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Why Should Immigrants ‘Respect Our Borders’? The West Never Respected Theirs
NY Times ^ | June 7, 2019 | Suketu Mehta

Posted on 06/07/2019 10:35:04 AM PDT by C19fan

There is a lot of debate these days about whether the United States owes its African-American citizens reparations for slavery. It does. But there is a far bigger bill that the United States and Europe have run up: what they owe to other countries for their colonial adventures, for the wars they imposed on them, for the inequality they have built into the world order, for the excess carbon they have dumped into the atmosphere.

The creditor countries aren’t seriously suggesting that the West send sacks of gold bullion every year to India or Nigeria. Their people are asking for fairness: for the borders of the rich countries to be opened to goods and people, to Indian textiles as well as Nigerian doctors. In seeking to move, they are asking for immigration as reparations.

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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; colonialism; fakenews; illegals; liberalagenda; migrants; newyorkslimes; obamalegacy; reparations
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1 posted on 06/07/2019 10:35:04 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Hey Seketu,

No.

Regards,

L


2 posted on 06/07/2019 10:36:31 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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Based on this logic the countries of the former Hapsburg Empire have zero obligation to take in migrants since they did not have overseas colonies. So Orban is 100% right to refuse to admit migrants.


3 posted on 06/07/2019 10:37:38 AM PDT by C19fan
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Here’s the difference NYT.

Wherever we or the European’s went, we brought education, medicine, commerce and, in general, civilization.

What the invaders are bringing is disease, crime, dependency, and in general, barbarianism.


4 posted on 06/07/2019 10:37:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: C19fan

We owe those other countries nothing. They are enjoying the benefits of Western Civilization and technology. When they don’t live by Western standards they sink into barbarism - a prime example of which are most of the countries of Africa.


5 posted on 06/07/2019 10:38:12 AM PDT by JMS
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To: C19fan

NY Slimes strikes again!


6 posted on 06/07/2019 10:39:03 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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I want money paid to me for family members fighting in the civil war to free the slave AND money from Germany to pay for the people who’s families fought in World War Two...

And I want the money back we stupidly put into third world hellholes - and I want the money back with interest.


7 posted on 06/07/2019 10:39:06 AM PDT by GOPJ ( DC graft is protected by 'norms' - line the pockets of deep state thugs - gain power.)
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To: C19fan

So the author is ok if we overrun Mexico?

My answer to these people is “screw you”.

But their plans are out in the open.


8 posted on 06/07/2019 10:40:01 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
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“carbon they have dumped into the atmosphere.”

Carbon dioxide, you frigging leftist shit heads.


9 posted on 06/07/2019 10:40:32 AM PDT by coaster123
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“The creditor countries aren’t seriously suggesting that the West send sacks of gold bullion every year to India or Nigeria”

Yes they are! Always!

” immigration as reparations “

Wait, whut? Thought you said we were all raciss and you just want us outta yo faces. Now you wanna live with us?!

As for Nigerian “doctors”, we only trained them so that people IN NIGERIA could get medical treatment. We have way more then enough people already who can do the work and do it far better then some guy who struggled through a third tier med school to get his degree. You don’t really think he had to meet the same standards as our people, do ya!?


10 posted on 06/07/2019 10:41:18 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: BenLurkin
Wherever we or the European’s went, we brought education, medicine, commerce and, in general, civilization. What the invaders are bringing is disease, crime, dependency, and in general, barbarianism.

Third world hellholes sent their Representatives here to rip us off... or at least 'soften' us up... Disgusting. I want every dime we put into third world hellholes back - with interest. Never give food aid to these ingrates again...

11 posted on 06/07/2019 10:42:18 AM PDT by GOPJ ( DC graft is protected by 'norms' - line the pockets of deep state thugs - gain power.)
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To: C19fan

Because, when we finally get our shit together, we’ll KILL them if don’t respect our borders.


12 posted on 06/07/2019 10:43:35 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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'Wherever we or the European’s went, we brought education, medicine, commerce and, in general, civilization.'

Except, colonialism or simple invasion[like today] is just another reason not to allow peoples into a country. Natives, either current or past get destroyed from mass immigration. War is simply immigration sped up. 'We' are losing.

13 posted on 06/07/2019 10:44:12 AM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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The “West.” That’s a very broad category! What them mean is that some country, sometime, once in the past, for a few days didn’t respect the borders of some other country, and so as a result we have to let millions of savages trample our soil, eat our food, rape our women, and chop off a few heads.

Hey NYT! I hope the “migrants” march right to your office and pay you a visit.


14 posted on 06/07/2019 10:44:23 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam, not a religion, a totalitarian political ideology aiming for world domination. -Wilders)
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To: C19fan
Does George Soros buy thousands of digital 'subscriptions' to the New York Times under fake names? If he did would it be a surprise?
15 posted on 06/07/2019 10:45:08 AM PDT by GOPJ ( DC graft is protected by 'norms' - line the pockets of deep state thugs - gain power.)
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To: Theoria

Think of all those tuna factory workers crawling over Pelosi’s Napa mansion.


16 posted on 06/07/2019 10:45:56 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: C19fan

I could see where that would be the case for France or Britain, or Belgium.

But why is Sweden, a country that never had colonies, obliged to take them in? Or any other country that never had colonies?


17 posted on 06/07/2019 10:47:01 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan
Sure. All illegals are "Nigerian doctors"............
18 posted on 06/07/2019 10:47:51 AM PDT by 4Liberty ("The Democrats are the Party of Crime." - Donald J. Trump)
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To: C19fan

There is a lot of debate these days about whether the United States owes its African-American citizens reparations for slavery. It does.


It was really hard to read past that line.

Author might have well said, “There is a lot of debate these days about whether the earth is flat or not. It is.”


19 posted on 06/07/2019 10:48:09 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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and besides that; the NATIONS did not do anything (anymore than guns kill) to Africans or any other people. It was the people who lived in those Nations that did anything..what ever it was...and they are all dead. The people that live in them now are far removed and numerous generations past from what happened and they own nothing to anyone ...African or anyone else. Why do we even print the garbage that NYT publishes.


20 posted on 06/07/2019 10:48:24 AM PDT by Deo et patriae (Make America Great again!)
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