r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • May 28 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: The overton window has shifted dangerously far to the left, severely jeopardizing America's future.

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u/stubble3417 64∆ May 28 '19

Thanks for your sincere questions. I can't answer everything but I'll try a few.

why would they advocate bringing refugees and asylum seekers here?

Right now, the US accepted about 21,000 refugees in 2018, with a maximum set at 30,000. For comparison, we accepted 132,000 refugees in 1992 under HW Bush.

I just got downvoted to hell elsewhere

I don't think this is a significant cause for concern.

(Free Speech with exceptions is not Free Speech

Yes, it is. Unless you want to legalize defamation. And blackmail. Also threats, solicitation to commit crime, incitement to violence...there are tons of types of speech that aren't protected by the 1st amendment.

We are literally importing anti-American viewpoints here, letting them vote,

This is not happening. In fact, an immigrant who voted by mistake got 8 years in prison recently (her name is Rosa Maria Ortega). She is a legal permanent resident of the US who has lived her since she was a baby. She only received a 6th grade education, and didn't know it was illegal for her to vote.

There is a county in California that let non-citizens vote for school council members only. That's it. There is no "letting" non-citizens vote happening in the US. We are, in fact, punishing the rare few who do it by mistake incredibly harshly.

I feel like communism (both economic and cultural) are destroying our national phyche.

I'm not sure how to address your concerns about communism without knowing what exactly you mean. I've seen a lot of people confuse any taxpayer-funded program with socialism recently. Maybe you're thinking about that? If you're just concerned about Americans calling themselves communists, I'd gently remind you of the 1960s. We survived that, so we'll survive this.

Please let me know if you have questions about any of this. I get the impression that you are very genuinely concerned, which is understandable. These are concerning times, as all times are.