Quote (JessiWan @ May 1 2022 08:44pm)
This is only half of the equation. Yes, you are right, more people will come out as gay when there is less discrimination. However, he's also correct that some people turn gay because it's the in thing. People can be influenced into being gay. Homosexuality is not strictly born. It can be made.
I think the assaulting of gays was only common literally many decades ago. True some people in some places are still not accepting of gays however I think they get physically assaulted very rarely now.
Anti-gay hate crimes are still reasonably common, like anti-asian hate crimes and anti-semitic hate crimes; perpetrated by black men.
Quote (NetflixAdaptationWidow @ May 1 2022 08:49pm)
A nation is not "your extended family". You're trying to do fascism-lite with this argument.
From an economic perspective it is much more feasible to have immigrants come in. Natives you have to support for 18 years before they are productive. Which is why virtually all immigrants are a net positive to society in terms of tax and economic input.
I mean that's not even remotely true, the result of immigration- legal and illegal- is a huge net economic cost. They are virtually all huge negative tax rates, costing far more in social services than they provide in tax and economic input.
First generation immigrants and illegal immigrants are both a huge net burden. You can argue however that second generation immigrants are actually a significant net fiscal contributor, and
that is true. But it negates your argument about 'support for 18 years'
This post was edited by Goomshill on May 1 2022 08:02pm