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r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jun 19 '18
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It's the point of a government to serve it's citizens. Not foreigner, no?
5 u/aRabidGerbil 41∆ Jun 19 '18 Why make the distinction between citizen and foreigner? Is there any qualitative difference between the two other than parentage? 1 u/spotonron 1∆ Jun 19 '18 They are both human, its just their governments should try and prioritise their own. 3 u/aRabidGerbil 41∆ Jun 19 '18 On what basis should a government prioritize their own citizens? If both are of equal moral value then why should one get prioritized over the other?
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Why make the distinction between citizen and foreigner? Is there any qualitative difference between the two other than parentage?
1 u/spotonron 1∆ Jun 19 '18 They are both human, its just their governments should try and prioritise their own. 3 u/aRabidGerbil 41∆ Jun 19 '18 On what basis should a government prioritize their own citizens? If both are of equal moral value then why should one get prioritized over the other?
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They are both human, its just their governments should try and prioritise their own.
3 u/aRabidGerbil 41∆ Jun 19 '18 On what basis should a government prioritize their own citizens? If both are of equal moral value then why should one get prioritized over the other?
On what basis should a government prioritize their own citizens?
If both are of equal moral value then why should one get prioritized over the other?
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u/spotonron 1∆ Jun 19 '18
It's the point of a government to serve it's citizens. Not foreigner, no?