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Half-Century Man

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18. Flood, or Crisis labels don't matter.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 04:26 PM

Jul 2014

These are children, the least among us. If we, the much vaunted "Strongest On Earth", do not have mercy for children....

Mercy is not now or never was a statement about the value of the receivers; It was and is a statement about the value of the bestowing party.

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America’s Response to a Modest Spike in Refugees Is Downright Shameful [View all] xchrom Jul 2014 OP

K&R.... daleanime Jul 2014 #1

we're really not supposed to do that - so i'll refrain. nt xchrom Jul 2014 #3

I hear you... daleanime Jul 2014 #11

go into some of the longer threads, you'll see people calling it an "invasion" geek tragedy Jul 2014 #7

hummmnnnn..... daleanime Jul 2014 #12

Heartwarming to see how America is such a "Christian Nation". LOL Viva_Daddy Jul 2014 #2

This has been blown up to Bengazi style proportions libodem Jul 2014 #4

GOPers need midterm fuel leftstreet Jul 2014 #9

"Bring me your tired, your Poor...." has been replaced by "I Got Mine". Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #5

Exactly. Many have lost sight of the fact that they themselves are descended from Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #13

we have people here calling them an "invasion" geek tragedy Jul 2014 #6

And the Democratic Leadership should be ashamed.... kentuck Jul 2014 #8

That's right. I'm sure their ancestors were looking for a better place to live when they Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #15

It is primarily a media generated crisis, the number going up for a couple of months by 50% is Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #10

Flood, or Crisis labels don't matter. Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #18

I don't think you understand the burden that the influx JDPriestly Jul 2014 #14

that is some serious, serious right wing bullshit right there. xchrom Jul 2014 #22

Do you have nothing else to offer besides ad hominem attacks? tritsofme Jul 2014 #23

In WWII, the British took in Jewish refugee children. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #24

We are very good at creating refugees, see: Iraq and Afghanistan gvstn Jul 2014 #16

Yes, some Americans are acting like bigots. dem in texas Jul 2014 #17

We have the money, but not necessarily the resources davidn3600 Jul 2014 #19

freerepublic is over that way. nt xchrom Jul 2014 #20

Koch Bros. Inc. have invested quite a bit of green into Skidmore Jul 2014 #21