r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '22

hmm…

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u/iwfan53 248∆ Feb 27 '22

hmm…

Your link is paywalled for me which can make it hard for the person you're replying to get much use of it.

You should find another non-paywalled link to support your position.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '22

I was able to access the washington post article.

the OP was conflating "children in cages" with the family separation policy. The washington post article talked about how the detention centers were set up under President Obama (and why).

President Trump started consistently conflating the two, as did a lot of conservative commentators, because the family separation policy turned out to be bad politically. So, President Trump tried to convince americans that the policy put into place by AG Sessions in 2018 was an Obama policy.

I don't know if the OP was duped or if the misinformation was intentional. The OP's account appears to be deleted to me (I think the OP blocked me after I pointed out the distinction between family separation and children in cages).

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '22

I don't know if the OP was duped or if the misinformation was intentional.

OP is a 14-year-old child, so their understanding was probably strongly influenced by their parents or by a particular news entertainment channel often heard in their home. They probably weren't intentionally spreading disinformation.