Social Media Post Pits Vets Against Refugees

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Social Media Post Pits Vets Against Refugees

Contexte
A viral Facebook posts that compares the treatment with Syrian refugees with the treatment of homeless US veterans.
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It tries to make people angry about perceived preferential treatment to refugees over Veterans. However, there's nothing that says the choice to help is either/or, and no reason to believe not helping refugees would result in more help for Veterans.

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    sara
    jeu 04/02/2016 - 23:34
    sara
    i think this one is in the middle because while what he is saying is sad and true and makes people want to help, his rant and anger may turn people off of the post and the topic.
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    Mark
    jeu 04/02/2016 - 23:35
    Mark
    I think this is beneficial for raising awareness about the way veterans are treated and the fairness or unfairness for them.
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    Adam
    jeu 04/02/2016 - 23:39
    Adam
    This type of propaganda can be quite harmful to people. This plays with the emotions of the audience to feel what the giver of the propaganda wants them to feel. Although there are some good benefits to this, there are some times where it can be an evil weapon.
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    Cassidy
    jeu 04/02/2016 - 23:39
    Cassidy
    This propoganda is very harmful because it makes people feel unAmerican or not patriotic unless they follow this person's beliefs. Along with this, people who agree with the post will not respond by going out and helping veterans, they will respond by refusing help to refugees. Helping these people is not an either or situation, and taking advantage of the poor quality of life of many veterans to push your own personal agenda is wrong. Along with this, no factual information is provided and no source is given. For all we know, these numbers could have been made up entirely.
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    Alyssa
    jeu 04/02/2016 - 23:39
    Alyssa
    I believe this is harmful propaganda because it also makes it seem like we can only help one group of people, either the refugees or the veterans, which is not the reality of it. Also, there are no facts or credible sources for the numbers in the post.
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    Tyler
    jeu 04/02/2016 - 23:45
    Tyler
    These two events have no correlation. Should we leave refugees to die? Veterans need help, but refusing the refugees will not help.
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    Austin Sibu
    ven 05/02/2016 - 02:32
    Austin Sibu
    Just because you are helping Syrians does not mean you are against helping veterans. You can help both groups of people. This is meant to divert attention away from the refugee crisis.
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    maximillian
    ven 05/02/2016 - 02:33
    maximillian
    People who say this are just confused on how funding of government programs work. It is a fair point, but innacurate
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    jack
    ven 05/02/2016 - 03:17
    jack
    this is a little confusing because if people were to only focus on veterans, then there would be a problem with not helping the refugees and vice versus.
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    emma
    ven 05/02/2016 - 03:17
    emma
    thos is a harmful propoganda because even though it is sad and unfair that soldiers are sleeping on the streets, this is not the refugees fault and the ad causes the consumer to have to schools a side, while we could be helping both the refugees and the soldiers.
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    Elise
    ven 05/02/2016 - 03:17
    Elise
    This simplifies the situation because up the refugees aren't at fault for coming to America and getting privileges while veterans have worse conditions.
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    Sydney Kitzmiller
    ven 05/02/2016 - 08:11
    Sydney Kitzmiller
    I think this is somewhat harmful because although it is bringing up a really good point, the homeless Vetrans is a completely diffrent problem that I am sure the government is trying to solve.
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    Annie S
    ven 05/02/2016 - 10:22
    Annie S
    I think that this is harmful because not all refugees are terrorists, and I don't think it's fair to label them all that. However, the situation with veterans is also a major problem that need to be addressed.
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    SFC Mike Wiggins
    ven 05/02/2016 - 20:47
    SFC Mike Wiggins
    This one is hard to judge because I think it depends on your political view point on whether or not you find this harmful. However, if you're our on the border of ehat your opinion is, this can be harmful because you might just take this as matter of fact and not look into both sides.
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    Maddy
    ven 05/02/2016 - 22:16
    Maddy
    I'm indifferent about this propaganda post. On one hand I agree with the veteran in that it's unfair that refugees are given better treatment over American veterans. On the other hand, I don't think refugees should be treated harshly either.
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    Anthony
    ven 05/02/2016 - 22:23
    Anthony
    This man really is not credible at all. Plus, I find that this isn't something that would necessarily should be put on Facebook or Twitter. Although his ideas may not be wrong, what he's doing is unethical.
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    Abby
    sam 06/02/2016 - 01:29
    Abby
    This is somewhat harmful because it definitely is negative to a certain group of people, but at the same time it calls to point a big issue.
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    Sam R
    sam 06/02/2016 - 01:58
    Sam R
    I think that this is harmful because the two topics of homeless veterans and Syrian refugees are not connected and it makes people dislike the refugees.
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    Mikey
    sam 06/02/2016 - 02:00
    Mikey
    I think this can be harmful because it can make people think that only homeless veterans matter. Yes they do matter but so do refugees.
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    Fiona Rowan
    sam 06/02/2016 - 02:17
    Fiona Rowan
    I think this is potentially harmful because it is taking two very different but needy causes and pinning them against each other. It doesn't give you the whole story, and it makes it sound like refugees are the reason that those vets are homeless. I definitely think that vets deserve treatment and shouldn't be on the streets after what they sacrificed for our country, but I don't think this was a proper way to do it.
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    Meg Goldberg
    sam 06/02/2016 - 02:57
    Meg Goldberg
    I think that this picture could be harmful because it's attacking a specific group of people and putting other people above them.
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    Nathan B
    sam 06/02/2016 - 03:18
    Nathan B
    I chose this as neutral because it's contrasting two totally different issues. Though it could be seen as a bit beneficial because it makes people think about helping people in need in our own country before worrying about other places.
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    Patrick
    lun 08/02/2016 - 00:37
    Patrick
    This is harmful because it isn't just supporting veterans, it's also attacking innocent refugees.
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    Eve Anzalone
    lun 08/02/2016 - 04:39
    Eve Anzalone
    This definitely is a harmful post because it's intent is to anger people, especially Americans. It is saying that refugees are receiving better treatment than American veterans. I can understand how this is angering because it is upsetting to see that our own veterans are on the streets homeless, while refugees from Syria are being sheltered. It is definitely something that is perceivable. People who read this figure that veterans are getting no help. There really isn't evidence either and it is telling to like and share, which is not really affective.
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    Gracie I
    lun 08/02/2016 - 07:32
    Gracie I
    This makes it seem like our country prefers refugees over veterans and makes it seem like if we stop helping refugees we'll have more help to give to veterans
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    Brendan D
    mar 09/02/2016 - 01:14
    Brendan D
    This is clearly attacking the emotions of Americans. No Americans want to see their veterans in a bad situation. They also don't want to see foreign refugees given special treatment.
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    Emily
    dim 24/04/2016 - 06:28
    Emily
    While it is interesting to get "insider information," this post is clearly VERY biast and slanted. With the way the message is delivered, it is portraying the refugee situation in the U.S. in a negative manner. Someone on the other side of the political fence could share the same information in a completely different manner.
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    Gregg
    jeu 06/10/2016 - 08:50
    Gregg
    The hidden implication here, cloaked in a veil of patriotism, is that American soldiers' lives are worth more than the lives of refugees created by American military intervention in the Middle East.
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    Melco27
    dim 13/11/2016 - 08:21
    Melco27
    I think that putting degrees on suffering especially when it compares American people to refugees is a way to negatively divide people and create racists sentiments. When I see post like this the first thing that comes to me is that those 33,000 live in America and for someone who grew up homeless and overcame poverty through hard work and perseverance and who has many veterans in my family who have a whole range of problems I feel little sympathy for those who have turned to drug use and alcoholism that have landed them on the street.
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    Emily
    mer 01/02/2017 - 22:40
    Emily
    I think this one is beneficial and harmful because it has a good intent of trying to help veterans, but it is putting down the Syrian refugees to get this message across.
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    Tom Eggert
    jeu 02/02/2017 - 02:18
    Tom Eggert
    This seems to be unnecessary. To my understanding, it seems that veterans are given great benefits and there are nowhere near 10,000 refugees coming here from Syria. A post like this can influence people that wrong way and create a conflict that shouldn't exist.
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    Victoria F.
    jeu 02/02/2017 - 02:20
    Victoria F.
    He made the situation a one sided argument and "dumbed" it down. The situation with veterans and refugees is a very delicate situation, he made it very "either or" situation. (done w/help from Mrs. J.)
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    Sam
    jeu 02/02/2017 - 03:15
    Sam
    His overall message is beneficial because it is bad that veterans don't have homes but also he implies that refugees should not be helped which is harmful.
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    Edin Ramovic
    jeu 02/02/2017 - 03:16
    Edin Ramovic
    Wasn't entirely false but did create a sort of hostile attitude towards refugees which could be dangerous.
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    Konrad S
    jeu 02/02/2017 - 23:34
    Konrad S
    It's a little bit of both. It's trying to shine some light on homeless veterans and the bad care many of them receive, but it is also acting as if the refugees shouldn't be helped at all.
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    Bridget
    jeu 02/02/2017 - 23:54
    Bridget
    This guy is saying that refugees should be on the street and being killed and veterans should be safe. I think they should be treated with equal respect
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    Lexie
    ven 03/02/2017 - 00:13
    Lexie
    I think that this is harmful because even though they are serving our country the refugees didn't do particularly anything wrong and are just trying to live a normal life away from the war. They shouldn't be getting attacked because of that.
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    Michael M
    ven 03/02/2017 - 02:30
    Michael M
    I think this is beneficial because it brings up a subject that the media did not show, although I dint believed we should neglect either group.
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    Kate
    ven 03/02/2017 - 03:17
    Kate
    I think this is harmful because veterans and refugees don't really have anything to do with each other and like we should help everyone and in fact we can help both like they don't really effect each other
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    Morgan
    dim 05/02/2017 - 00:12
    Morgan
    I think that this is beneficial and harmful because they are trying to help veterans, but they are putting down the refugees to do it.
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    Shannon L
    lun 06/02/2017 - 03:58
    Shannon L
    This Facebook post is leaning towards being more harmful than beneficial because as it brings up a good point about the treatment of veterans. It negatively portrays refugees as the problem for vets rather than people who are just trying to escape war torn countries.
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    Andy Reimann
    lun 06/02/2017 - 20:09
    Andy Reimann
    This is very malevolent propaganda as it is attacking the Syrian refugees in this country. These are people who are without hope and really need to get into the United Stars to be safe. They make a good point that we should help out our veterans more, but it need not be us versus them. We can help all people instead of just picking and choosing.
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    Adeline Wantuch
    mar 07/02/2017 - 00:14
    Adeline Wantuch
    This is beneficial because it helps put life into perspective and look at people look at life from different points of views.
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    Ben Miller
    mar 07/02/2017 - 00:15
    Ben Miller
    I think it's more harmful because this tweet is saying you have to decide between vets or refugees. Why can't we accept both?
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    Maggie Haseley
    mar 07/02/2017 - 00:26
    Maggie Haseley
    I think this is beneficial and harmful. It's beneficial because he sheds light on an important subject that America has maybe been neglecting. However, he doesn't need to attack the refugees. We can help both groups!
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    Cassie
    mar 07/02/2017 - 00:45
    Cassie
    This is harmful because to help their cause they want to hurt somebody else
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    Allison Solheim
    mar 07/02/2017 - 01:09
    Allison Solheim
    It beneficial because it helps you look at everyone in different points of views and it brings attention to important issues in the world.
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    Lauryn Schneider
    mar 07/02/2017 - 01:50
    Lauryn Schneider
    I think this propaganda is harmful because it makes Americans choose between 2 equally important groups. We should, of course, help our veterans, but at the same time we want to help the refugees from living in dangerous places.
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    Asia Ekiert
    mar 07/02/2017 - 02:19
    Asia Ekiert
    I think that this is harmful because it is making people resentful towards a group of people that needs our help.
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    spollard9431
    mer 08/02/2017 - 03:08
    spollard9431
    It is more in the middle because it gives attention to the homeless veteran population and how they are treated, but at the same time it is harmful because it spreads hate towards the refugees

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