• iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    on the other hand when a virus like flu or covid replicates, it produces thousands of its variants but it is only defined by the one that causes the most damage

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      10 hours ago

      That metaphor doesn’t work. It be more accurate to compare humans to in general bacteria and most bacteria are not harmful, there are even some know useful viruses

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        6 hours ago

        good point on the usefulness, I agree the analogy is not an exact one between humans and viruses as an individual per se but the fact that in both populations damages caused takes precedent over damages not caused (and in the case of humans also takes precedent over the good things humans try to do)

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      15 hours ago

      Right… so less than 1% of immigrants being violent criminals, makes them equivalent to a virus?

      I mean sure. yeah. You have an opinion. I won’t be continuing this conversation.

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        6 hours ago

        nope I am talking about the top billionaire class, %1 immigrant criminals are nothing compared to the damages caused by these people. you are forcing a racism twist to the topic to win the argument but local level criminals are unfortunately irrelevant in this conversation.