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PaperclipPerfector  1d ago (text post)   1364 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for June 7, 2026

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Alright. I’m interpreting your question as something like:

“If the West likes giving things to low-IQ populations, why is it so against giving things to Russia?

This, uh, may be beyond my powers; I’ll give it a try.

  1. Not all gifts are equivalent. Offering housing and social services is much easier than offering an entire country.
  2. Not all recipients are equally deserving. Offering support to poor individuals is much much easier than offering it to an entire country.
  3. Routines matter. There is an established procedure for refugees and such to enter Western countries. Following it led to the current situation. There are also established procedures for one country to get things from another. Russia not following such procedures led to the current situation.

It makes sense to treat these two situations differently, because basically nothing about them is the same.

  1. It's not only material things, but also anti-racism training in police and affirmative action. Often, children of rich blacks are favored over children of poor whites. Housing would be much cheaper provided in those peoples' countries of origin.
  2. It could be hypothisized that BLM rioters aren't deserving, and the only reason they don't blow you with FPV or bomb is that because they don't have an ability. American blacks are quite rich compared to median world person.
  3. it's not about being a refugee (which most of Europe's immigrants are actually not). E.g. wikipedia articles about gypsies and irish travellers look as biased as a brand advertising its shiny new product. Meanwhile they are considering extraditing Ukrainian men back to Ukraine. What do they have for refugees from Russia, lol, restrictions.

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