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Re:US Border Patrol says they can create central repository ... by StartupTree on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:23PM (#24253510)
Just wait until you hear about every other country on earth...
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Re:US Border Patrol says they can create central repository ... by Shared404 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:29PM (#24253570)
Pretty sure this is called whataboutism.

Just because some other places are worse

A) Doesn't mean some are better in this regard.

B) Doesn't mean we shouldn't try to make it better here.

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Re:US Border Patrol says they can create central repository ... by StartupTree on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:34PM (#24253612)
Individuals have more rights in the USA than almost every country on earth. EU is maybe stronger.
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Re:US Border Patrol says they can create central repository ... by wonder_er on Sunday August 23, 2020 @05:07PM (#24255297)
*White, middle-class men who speak English as a first language have more rights in the USA than almost every country on earth.

As you deviate from that list, the list of "rights" rapidly peters out.

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Re:US Border Patrol says they can create central repository ... by Shared404 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @02:00PM (#24253827)
See point B.

Just because others are worse, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to make it better.

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