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More digital sillynonsense from Jeff Putz

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It's hard to tackle complex issues in small comment chunks. I did expand my initial brief immigration points in a subsequent comment to include the culture aspect -- not interchangeable with basic prejudice -- but please note my acknowledgment that it wasn't all exactly "a reflection of our best selves." I am not denying that prejudice does play a role. But to say the problem has *nothing* to do with the economy is as oversimplified as saying it's *only* about the economy. Or perhaps after pointing out that my observations aren't the last word, you're suggesting that a couple of your observations *are*.

Besides, the point I took issue with was that "we're *becoming* a nation intolerant of..." etc. I submit that your "bunch of rednecks" (not that *you* might have any prejudice!) were not "becoming" intolerant, but that the influx of immigrants exposed pre-existing attitudes. As ugly as any expression of intolerance is, this distinction matters because it speaks to that simple-minded, me-too "Vendetta" meme: we're *becoming* intolerant, and it's scarier than Islamic extremists! "Extremists" -- apparently Jeff can't bring himself to use the "T"-word. Not enough nuance -- despite 3,000 incinerated civilians in NYC and hundreds more civilian dead in Bali, Madrid, London, and the Mideast. To say nothing of thwarted attacks. But hey -- "one man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter"!

I also noticed you had nothing to say about my gay rights comments. I suppose that was "flawed beyond the point of reason" too...

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