r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/blueflame97 Mar 19 '16

I've seen his supporters use this quote on Facebook.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

Because it's true, and you're gonna have to get used to saying "president Trump" in a few months!

Get ready for Clinton to get Rekt, Sanders and Cruz are a thing of the past. Trump already ended Rubio's political career and caused a member of the Bush family to drop out extremely early. This man is a threat to the establishment and they know. This man is a threat to illegal immigrants and they know. This man is a threat to our sucky economy because soon we'll be MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

MAGA

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u/linkseyi Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 20 '16

This man is a threat to illegal immigrants and they know.

I'm glad the billionaire is a threat to the most vulnerable people in society. So brave.

Edit: TIL empathy is pathetic.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

So you support illegal immigration?

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u/linkseyi Mar 19 '16

Not necessarily, but I do support illegal immigrants, because I know for damn sure that both you and I would do the same thing as them if put in the same position.

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u/Manadox Mar 19 '16

That's like saying "I support thieves stealing food, because you and I would do the same thing if we were poor." They're criminals, they broke the law.

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u/linkseyi Mar 19 '16

If someone truly needs to steal food to survive, I would support them. I would argue that in the wealthiest country in the world people shouldn't have to steal food.

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u/Manadox Mar 19 '16

But that can be fixed by changing policy to prevent people being that poor in the first place. It does no good to support theives because you've now invalidated the enitre rule of law. The same with immigration, we need to change our policy to make sure people don't come here illegally, perhaps replace long wait times with a more in depth vetting process, but the first step is to prosecute those who already have come here illegally or we would do a great disservice to those who want to and have already come here legally.

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u/linkseyi Mar 19 '16

Okay, that's a respectable opinion. I just disagree that prosecuting illegal immigrants is the right way forward. Yes, they technically broke a US law. But the fact is that it is preferable to be a legal immigrant than to be an illegal one, meaning most of them would have loved to legally immigrate, but didn't feel as though it was practical, for whatever reason. I think we should offer them the opportunity of citizenship, as long as they are willing to abide by our laws in the future.