What Did President Trump Do Now?

Psy-Fi · 01-29-2017, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Chula, aren't you a Bill Maher fan?

**Janszoon** · 01-29-2017, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. If even NPR can't be bothered to have more than a five second attention span when they discuss breaking news, then that needs to be balanced out with articles like that one that contextualizes what's happening over a broader span of time and several presidencies.

If bicycles are going to rocket humans to the Moon, we need tuna fish for ice cream.

djchameleon · 01-29-2017, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Why does it? Would it apply if he banned people from Italy?

Ask yourself is Italy a Muslim majority country?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-29-2017, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Ask yourself is Italy a Muslim majority country?

I think you've missed the point to be honest.

djchameleon · 01-29-2017, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

I think you've missed the point to be honest.

Why are you discussing non Muslims? What's your point?

Trollheart · 01-29-2017, 11:48 AM

I'm with DJ on this one. It's pretty clear Trump is not trying to stop immigration per se, at least not yet; he's trying to stop what he sees as a specific religious group or one affiliated with (or believed to be affiliated with) one which promotes terrorism. It's clearly whatever religious profiling would be called - faith profiling? Anyway, it has nothing to do with Italy, France, Germany or Spain (though the last is a historically Muslim country)... it's about what he sees as stopping the spread of "Muslim/Islamist refugees (read, terrorists)" into America and thus keeping her safer.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-29-2017, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Why are you discussing non Muslims? What's your point?

You said banning people from Muslim majority countries is infringing on freedom of religion (because most of them happen to be Muslims) so I'm asking if you would also consider it an infringement on freedom of religion if he banned people coming from Italy as they are majority Catholic.

grindy · 01-29-2017, 12:26 PM

There's certainly a strong xenophobic element to the fear of islamic terrorism in the US.
Especially since to me the threat of right-wing christian terrorism seems far bigger.
Still I can't find too much fault in a president not wanting risky immigration from unstable regions.

Raust · 01-29-2017, 12:58 PM

Hey guys remember when Obama did a ban on the same countries plus more for a longer period of time and no one gave a ****? Good times!
MORE HYPOCRISY: Obama Banned all Iraqi Refugees for 6 Months in 2011 - Liberals SAID NOTHING!

**Exo** · 01-29-2017, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Raust

Hey guys remember when Obama did a ban on the same countries plus more for a longer period of time and no one gave a ****? Good times!
MORE HYPOCRISY: Obama Banned all Iraqi Refugees for 6 Months in 2011 - Liberals SAID NOTHING!

There should have been protests then as well. It still doesn't make it right. It was wrong then and it's wrong now. Every time one of these articles pops up it just screams "well HE DID IT SO NOW I CAN" to me. This country needs to grow the **** up and start doing the right thing no matter who it benefits or who it hurts financially and stop caring about who did it first or who did it better.

01-29-2017, 11:48 AM	#1616 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I'm with DJ on this one. It's pretty clear Trump is not trying to stop immigration per se, at least not yet; he's trying to stop what he sees as a specific religious group or one affiliated with (or believed to be affiliated with) one which promotes terrorism. It's clearly whatever religious profiling would be called - faith profiling? Anyway, it has nothing to do with Italy, France, Germany or Spain (though the last is a historically Muslim country)... it's about what he sees as stopping the spread of "Muslim/Islamist refugees (read, terrorists)" into America and thus keeping her safer. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-29-2017, 12:26 PM	#1618 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	There's certainly a strong xenophobic element to the fear of islamic terrorism in the US. Especially since to me the threat of right-wing christian terrorism seems far bigger. Still I can't find too much fault in a president not wanting risky immigration from unstable regions. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-29-2017, 12:58 PM	#1619 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Hey guys remember when Obama did a ban on the same countries plus more for a longer period of time and no one gave a ****? Good times! MORE HYPOCRISY: Obama Banned all Iraqi Refugees for 6 Months in 2011 - Liberals SAID NOTHING!