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Comment by masonic | Hacker News Reader

  there are filters currently founded on xenophobia/nationalism/racism/etc.

Compare the immigration restrictions of your own country to those of the USA. Aren't they more restrictive than those of the USA? And if so, doesn't that mean your country is more "xenophobic/nationalistic/racist/etc." ?

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Yes, my country's immigration restrictions are worse than the US'. So what? I dislike it in my own country and I dislike it in the US. Did you honestly expect people to think "oh no, I can't criticize the US because that would mean I'd have to criticize my own country too!"

There is a difference between living in your own country that's xenophobic and immigrating to a xenophobic country.

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