And lo on Thu, 01 May 2008 17:46:36 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>> There are people today who complain about immigration and want stronger
>> controls, yet if those controls had been in place 3-4 generations ago  
>> then
>> said people would not be around to complain about immigration and the  
>> need
>> for stronger controls.
>
>   But the world was not the same 3-4 generations ago. Just because there
> was no control back then doesn't automatically mean there shouldn't be  
> now.
> It's not necessarily a case of hypocrisy, but a case of reality check.
>
>   (No, I'm not saying there should be stronger control. I'm just saying
> that the argument is flawed.)

and I wasn't debating the argument; wasn't talking about hypocrisy, which  
doesn't apply here. I was just stressing the fact it was ironic, that  
would be the line you've snipped.

-- 
Phil Cook

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