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And what is so wrong with Americans asking that our lives be saved before the lives of those from other countries? Utterly ridiculous to say that is wrong. ...
I, for one, do not want to work one more minute to finance another person coming into this country, illegal or legal, until we can afford to take care of the many hard-working American citizens that can't even afford medical or dental care, despite working so hard and diligently.
Who contributes more: a natural-born American citizen who's on the public dole, or an immigrant/foreigner who works a credible job and who pays income-tax/Social Security tax/property tax?
I reject utterly and categorically the idea of "our" lives. Who is this "our"? The people who pay taxes, teach classes, develop new drugs, pick vegetables and clean toilets, regardless of their origin? Or those who are proud members of the Daughters of the American Revolution... who might not be gainfully employed, or paying taxes, or otherwise contributing, save through that so-precious native-born blue-blood?
Psycho analysis aside, it's not that complicated re my brother.
I have never believed that "blood-is-thicker-than-water" babble. He was a bad (not mad) person who was selfish and self-absorbed and thought only of himself. He was a waste of a human. And, I feel the same of any person who does to others what he did to others. He harmed and damaged every person who came in contract with him. I do not consider people like him human and never will.
As best as I can figure out, we are all (or most of us) damaged in some fashion. Pain, hurt and anger does not give anyone the right, reason or excuse to harm or damage others who have never done a thing to them. Weak people harm others without provocation. Strong, good people will suffer in silence and harm only themselves, not others who do not deserve it.
I have not seen The Walking Dead, but I don't figure I'm like him.
There is a price to be paid for redemption: 1) admit your wrongdoing, 2) ask for forgiveness and 3) the most important, ask what you can do to make the wrong right or find a way to make amends. Minus any of those three "factors of redemption," a wrongdoer's protestations are mere words of insincerity and deflection and not to be believed.
And, again, God is in the business of forgiveness, not me.
I agree with a lot of what you said. Especially about remorse. Usually people that feel remorse for what they've done are more capable of making amends.
So how about American citizens who have no health insurance vs LEGAL immigrants who have good insurance? Which should be treated?
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