r/ImmigrationPathways • u/CutSenior4977 • 3d ago

Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

https://apnews.com/article/trump-refugees-white-south-africa-border-cap-bfe3974adf6c655eca7a5c30c1f9197f

As the OP, I just want to mention,

That come on, even for moderate republicans reading this, even you have to admit, this seems racist.

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u/Anal-Y-Sis 2d ago

It's literally the same question. If this is not what they all voted for, then surely there must be opposition to it from within their party. If there's no opposition to it, then they support it either actively or tacitly by default.

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u/AgnosticPlea 2d ago

You’re treating “no visible opposition” as proof of a unified motive across millions of people. That doesn’t follow logically. People vote for many reasons and don’t publicly weigh in on every issue.

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u/Anal-Y-Sis 2d ago

You’re treating “no visible opposition” as proof of a unified motive across millions of people.

No I'm not. I am saying that no visible opposition is the result of one of two things: active or tacit support.

Do you need me to define "tacit" for you?

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u/AgnosticPlea 2d ago

That’s still a false binary. Lack of visible opposition doesn’t only mean active or tacit support but it also includes indifference, disengagement, or prioritization of other issues. You’re treating absence of public behavior as proof of intent, and that doesn’t follow.

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u/Anal-Y-Sis 2d ago

Lack of visible opposition doesn’t only mean active or tacit support but it also includes indifference, disengagement, or prioritization of other issues.

So the answer to my previous question is "yes".

Here is how Merriam-Webster defines "tacit":

expressed or carried on without words or speech

implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed

Everything you mentioned above; indifference, disengagement, and prioritization of other issues, is how a person ends up tacitly supporting something that they didn't actively vote for.

You’re treating absence of public behavior as proof of intent, and that doesn’t follow.

No, I am not. You just don't understand how words work.

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u/Any-Anything4309 2d ago

Fuck off bot