• Kobek@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    5 days ago

    It’s not about assuming. It’s about verifying. How do you know they are asylum seekers and not just saying they are?

    If the average white Canadian from Ontario went to any other country in the world and said they were American no one would question it. Would that make it true?

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 days ago

      It is about you assuming that everyone lies first. Do you lie all the time? Because that’s what you’re intimating is factual … and it’s not.

      • Kobek@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        4 days ago

        Yes many people lie and have bad intentions. It’s why the entire security industry exists and has existed for thousands of years. From parking lot attendants to top secret special agents. They exist because people lie.

        Let’s not pretend we live in a world where people don’t because that’s a fantasy and a waste of time when it comes to national policy.

        • leftytighty@slrpnk.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          22 hours ago

          You don’t make policy based on the threat of a small number of bad actors. What evidence is there that a significant amount of criminals and bad actors are infiltrating Canada for nefarious purposes by lying?

          Until there’s reason to believe there’s a problem, it’s paranoia and prejudice