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billner

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    Comment #20722695

    Obviously he means the American culture and by our he means Americans. There's no denying that if immigration is high enough, and assimilation poor enough, culture will change very…

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    Comment #20722659

    I've never understood this argument. How long does a territory need to be occupied for before the natives of that area can call it "their country." Every country has a starting poi…

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    Comment #20685103

    EU wouldn't be rearing to go in either.

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    Comment #20684412

    That's true globally but many countries have birth rates below replacement levels. A declining population can cause problems just as an increasing one can.

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    Comment #20684350

    I don't think men were picky enough to care if woman had those traits or not.

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    Comment #19590306

    Everyone in the world wants a better life. The reason for stopping it is the same reason all countries south of the US also have immigration laws.

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    Comment #19590265

    The majority of terrorists/murders/rapists/etc in nearly every country will be whatever is the largest demographic. That's not surprising.

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    Comment #19215863

    She also instantly became a hero to nearly half the country and made hundreds of thousands in a gofundme. It's not all bad

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    Comment #18197262

    The US was drastically less racially diverse 50 years ago. It was 90% non hispanic white in 1965 before immigration laws were changed.

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    Comment #18111004

    Immigration changed California to solidly blue more than anything else.

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    Comment #17714887

    I'm not even the same person as OP so your last sentence doesn't make any sense. I was only pointing out that white supremacist gangs forming in the US has nothing to do with Norwa…

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    Comment #17711275

    There's less reason for racist white gangs to form in Norway when the country is largely homogeneous.

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    Comment #17438383

    Most countries in history didn't have immigrants from the other side of the world either.

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    Comment #17222646

    If you define rich as the top 1% than yes it might be from inheritance but studies I've seen say over 80% of millionaires are self-made and didn't grow up wealthy. Your whole premi…

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    Comment #17218694

    Someone who's hungry has less will power than someone who's well fed.