@Timcast

So, in dealing with people online, I think I'm going to start reposting people's arguments with appeals to emotion removed before I continue to dismantle their argument. I just had one particular argument (where I didn't think to do this first). Anyone care to judge? I'm trying to leave in things that are relevant to the conversation, anything you'd remove or add, I'm fine tuning here.

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Really, I feel like I could remove a bit more, but I want to have something to argue against in this. -_-

You can re-insert "Why not keep families together as they await trial?"

I want to start illustrating to people that most of their arguments are based in emotional appeal as opposed to actual reasoning.

Did I drop that? shit.

I'm going to give this a full second pass

Actually, I did leave the heart of that in as the first line

I just didn't have it repeat.

It's the same line, just in a different spot

my bad

Yup.

I like Shapiro's take on it. Equating Mexican immigrants to the Japanese citizens in ww2 is a false narrative.

Oh absolutely.

Mexicans aren't US citizens and are breaking the law by entering illegally.

I made a repeated point that this was equal treatment under the law, as well.

The Biblical stuff would be pointless but fun. Half the Bible's stories are about situations that the "right thing" conflicts with the letter of the law. It has a big "Context is key" aspect to it.

It can be complained about and asked for, but keeping families separated is a law actually, as a part of that Flores case

Has nothing to do with Trump

As an atheist, I wasn't interested in arguing bible with another atheist.

It never goes well.

lol

Exactly.

They cannot put the children in jail

The children are not accused of a crime, they are minors.

Therefore, the government must treat them as wards of the state

(If a single parent is found inside a house they've broken into, their child isn't left unattended while the parent is arrested.)

Basis of my equal treatment under the law argument

Might want to mention how proper documentation allows for reuniting the family when things are cleared up

I've already bombed all of his arguments into retreat.

O no

Was that facebook?

Totally did not just dox myself.

didn't happen.

Lel