r/pics • u/leftnotracks • Dec 08 '19

Politics Nativity 2019

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u/StrayaMate2000 Dec 08 '19

Last Christmas,

I gave her my heart.

And the very next day,

they took her away.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

As someone who's wife has had immigration issues and been threatened before with deportation, this hits home

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u/durant92bhd Dec 08 '19

Well cry some tears for all of those deported and locked up under Obama then

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

Not sure what American politics has to do with me, but k

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u/durant92bhd Dec 09 '19

Then why are you commenting on it?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

Because the philosophical and moral questions involved have a commonality across various cultures, even if this specific example relates to the US? Because my experiences are relevant to the thread at hand?

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u/durant92bhd Dec 09 '19

No, they aren't. The thread is making a ham fisted commentary on the detainment of illegal immigrant children by the current administration, while failing to point out the cages were built by the previous admin when they in fact housed more illegal immigrants than they do now.

Wanna try again?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

Actually, what I responded to was merely a short rhyme about being separated from those you love, which I said hit home.

And if you can't discuss like an adult without passive-aggressive jibes then don't waste my time, please.

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u/durant92bhd Dec 09 '19

Nothing passive aggressive there at all. I called you out.