Not the point. They may well avoid those from their own community because they don’t see them as vulnerable to their tactics. The point is it’s the vulnerability and not the skin colour which is the motivation. Maybe you don’t think that makes any difference but that’s why your approach is so wrong. We need to concentrate on the criminality and not on anything else.

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You made the assertion that I am damn sure doesn't exist. A decent man would either find it, or withdraw the comment and apologise. Let's see if you can prove yourself to be a decent man.

You sling out slurs like confetti at a wedding, none of which have any validity and all of which show your lack of compassion and understanding for those affected.

I am neither supporting nor opposing what happens in the USA. All I am doing is recognising that gender dysphoria is real and that those who are trying to help, both the clinicians and those attempting to regulate in a challenging new area deserve our support and understanding. You just oppose because you think, as you always do, that you know better than those professionally qualified to reach conclusions.

That you think it is immoral to try to improve someone's life and make them feel comfortable with themselves says it all. You seek to impose your standards on others rather than try to assist people with their problems.

As my new pal at ChatGPT seems to be producing some pretty effective shots at your prejudices, sinking your persistent defence of the "Great Barrington Declaration" without a trace, I thought I would ask him/her about gender dysphoria. This is the response:-

"Gender dysphoria is recognized as a real and legitimate medical condition. Gender dysphoria refers to the distress or discomfort a person may experience when their gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. It is not a mental illness but rather a recognized medical diagnosis.

Gender dysphoria can manifest in various ways, including a strong desire to be seen and treated as a different gender, discomfort with one's own body or primary/secondary sex characteristics, and a sense of incongruence between one's internal gender identity and external appearance. It can cause significant emotional distress and impact a person's well-being and quality of life.

Medical and mental health professionals widely acknowledge gender dysphoria, and various diagnostic criteria and guidelines exist to assess and support individuals experiencing it. Treatment options may include psychological support, gender-affirming therapy, hormone therapy, and, in some cases, gender-affirming surgeries.

It is important to approach the topic of gender dysphoria with empathy, respect, and an understanding that gender identity is a deeply personal and individual experience."

Perhaps you should take special note of the last paragraph and start to recognise that not everyone is a clone of you.

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the thread is about migration, and its effects

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

You said that I "defend children having their genitals removed", which you then tried to justify by saying "under the guise of" , or in other words by your own interpretation!!!

Now you suggest I am saying it again when there is not one word in the post you are responding to which mentions anything to do with surgery.

My words were all to do with gender dysphoria which you now belatedly recognise as a medical condition but then revert back to your "know everything better than the experts" style by claiming it's a mental condition when it's a recognised medical diagnosis. (See the words from ChatGPT).

I have patiently explained I am neither supporting nor condemning what happens anywhere. Only that I defer to those whose professional knowledge and responsibilities mean they are more competent than none experts, like both of us, to reach informed conclusions. I have stressed I don't believe that any permanent decisions should, or will, be taken until the person involved is old enough to make a completely informed decision. That's not difficult to understand, is it?

You just bang on about the USA and Biden in your usual attack dog hatefest and want to categorise everything as an immoral attack on children. In other words, impose your own viewpoint on others.

I asked you to prove you are a decent man by either finding where I specifically said what you asserted, and not what your own twisted logic thinks something means, or withdrawing the assertion and apologising.

Your continued twists, diversions and prevarication, and lack of either, prove beyond any doubt that you are not such a man.

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The new law allows failed claimants to be more quickly removed than previously.

Only the very the most left MPs voted against, no controversy with the overwhelming majority of Japanese MPs.

It's not controversial just because the JT puts the word in a headline

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

I suspect the Japan Times has a better finger on the pulse of Japanese opinion than anyone posting here does.

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