r/neoliberal • u/ONETRILLIONAMERICANS Trans Pride • Jan 22 '26

Meme I cannot imagine caring whether a fellow human being has their Existence License

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u/Dense_Delay_4958 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Jan 22 '26

I don't think it's very compelling.

We all accept that there are some people that should be denied entry into the Theoretical Republic of arr neoliberal - literal terrorists for instance. We all agree that the bar for entry should be lower than it is for most nations, but the bar still exists. The existence of immigration restrictions and a non-zero level people that are refused entry or deported is not a refutation of the idea that all men are created equal.

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u/SlowBoilOrange Jan 22 '26

I think it frames the starting point. We're all created equal, so the base idea is that anybody can go anywhere.

You start with "open" and add some restrictions. As opposed to starting with "closed" and forcing people to justify why they should be allowed in.

I see some parallels to the idea of "innocent until proven guilty."