Tips for Staying Civil While Debating Child Prisons

Given how crazy the world seems these days, I’ve wondered what The Onion finds to write about. But they seem to be managing fine. Some of the tips:

Avoid unkind generalizations like equating the jailing of ethnic minorities with some malevolent form of fascism.


Recall that violently rejecting a tyrannical government goes against everything our forefathers believed in.


Make sure any protests are peaceful, silent, and completely out of sight of anyone who could actually affect government policy.


Give your political opponents the benefit of the doubt by letting this play out for 20 years and seeing if it gets any better on its own.


Avoid painting with a broad brush. Not everyone in favor of zero-tolerance immigration wants to see children in cages—it’s more likely that they just don’t care.

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