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We care about the immigrants becaus we know the rest of the fucking poem.
by sophacles 7d ago
We care about the immigrants becaus we know the rest of the fucking poem.
- bko 7d agoI too base my political beliefs on poetry
- harimau777 7d agoYou do realize that humans use art to communicate difficult or emotional ideas including political beliefs, right?
- bko 7d agoIt makes me feel so much better than someone can be one-shotted into a political belief with a poem. I was worried they would rely too much on reasoning and evidence.
- sophacles 7d agoThe poem in question conveys not just accurate history, but also it presents an argument in favor of standing for your neighbors . Even more, it conveys the feeling of loneliness when it comes to be your turn - both another argument for community and just a reminder that actual real humans are involves. Not bad for a few lines of text... very efficient. Of course your whole statement is ridiculous - the notion that a poem is the foundation of a belief rather than a good conveyance of it, is so stupid that all you are saying is that you can't come up with a good argument and are reaching for bad, unfunny snark to deflect.
- sophacles 7d agoI'm sure you do. The poem can be taken both as a lesson in why one should defend all humans, as well as a lesson in exclusion from the bottom up.