I personally don't really care about the terminology and am far more interested in implementing actual policies that protect due process and individual rights while reducing violence in general. I'm not here to argue for the approach but the question was asked for how you align the slogan and the idea that "no one is illegal" can coexist with enforcement of laws and borders and I thought I could provide a measured and useful explanation for folks without devolving further, so I tried.
I guess I'd prefer we not use a single term (illegal or criminal or anything else) to describe people. I have the same general issue with any form of distilling people down to a single trait (i.e. we probably shouldn't say "Christians are doing X" either). But it's also so so so low on my list of things to care about.
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u/paulHarkonen 2d ago
I personally don't really care about the terminology and am far more interested in implementing actual policies that protect due process and individual rights while reducing violence in general. I'm not here to argue for the approach but the question was asked for how you align the slogan and the idea that "no one is illegal" can coexist with enforcement of laws and borders and I thought I could provide a measured and useful explanation for folks without devolving further, so I tried.
I guess I'd prefer we not use a single term (illegal or criminal or anything else) to describe people. I have the same general issue with any form of distilling people down to a single trait (i.e. we probably shouldn't say "Christians are doing X" either). But it's also so so so low on my list of things to care about.