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by madaxe_again 3307 days ago
Because profiling is rightly illegal in most civilised corners of the world.
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Consultant32452 3306 days ago
Not all profiling is based on race/religion. If my country X is currently at war with country Y, it seems like it'd be reasonable to give a second look towards anyone who has traveled to Y and potentially its allies. And vice-versa I would expect Y authorities to profile against X. My understanding is that this type of profiling is currently done in Israel and they claim it to be very effective. I don't know if that's true, but at the very least it seems "civilized."
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icebraining 3306 days ago
Most civilised countries are not at war with anyone, though, so how would that help?
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Consultant32452 3306 days ago
Russia recently annexed Crimea. Is it reasonable for Ukraine to take a second look at Russians traveling to and from their country? Is Ukraine uncivilized? Is Russia?
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icebraining 3306 days ago
Apparently you don't know the definition of "most".
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Consultant32452 3306 days ago
Maybe I was more focused on the, "so how would it help?" part.
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wayn3 3306 days ago
the entire nato is at war with whereever the USA is dropping bombs this week.

calling a country "civilised" is difficult because youre implicitly calling other countries uncivilised.

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