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First, it was never meant to be opt in.
Second, that's like saying you don't see the problem with the Nuremberg laws.
Taken out of context, they're bad.
Taken in context, they're the first step towards something much, much worse.
And when such a canary in the coalmine dies the rational response is to not understand how it died and proceed further down the mine.
Source? I've posted numerous pieces of evidence to the contrary:
For one thing the Nuremberg Laws (1935) prohibit interracial marriage. That alone is bad. I also believe laws that restrict citizenship are bad. Of course I see a big problem with allat.
There were also many more "incidents" in the four years following the Nuremberg Laws... Audacity, none.
Just like the laws, that's just the first step. Today it's opt in and soon enough it'll have no opt-out.
any day now trump is gonna rejuvenate the economy
it's been four years now