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LoathedVermin72 wrote:You just know that guy watches rape porn

Strat wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Strat wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Orpheus wrote:False equivalences are one thing that got us in this mess.

Like associating Trump and his supporters with racism, fascism and white nationalism?

I'm not so convinced this is a false equivalency anymore.

All I can suggest is not getting caught up in the current hysteria.

Trump has no other skills to lead the free world. The things he is best at are the above things. If you voted for him, you at least support those ideals to an extent.

To play devil's advocate, he obviously has a knack for real estate -- something not entirely useless when your country has a habit of occupying other countries. But while a scenario does exist in which Trump brings about an amazing new US economy, I don't actually think that'll happen.

The guy inherited more money than any of us will ever see (except Doug). Money makes money. I know tons of people good at real estate, its because they are rich. Im not impressed.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:They have no desire to bring this country together. not one fucking ounce of desire.

Unlike the people lighting cars on fire, punching people in the street, etc.

I had no idea how Trump would cope with the Presidency, I wasn't sure he even wanted to win, but he's been off to a reasonably impressive start so far. Early days, however.

Impressive? IMPRESSIVE?!

McParadigm wrote:That moment when Cato Institute people start to sound like the liberal media:

Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Illegal

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that purports to bar for at least 90 days almost all permanent immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, including Syria and Iraq, and asserts the power to extend the ban indefinitely.

But the order is illegal. More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

That decision came after a long and shameful history in this country of barring immigrants based on where they came from. Starting in the late 19th century, laws excluded all Chinese, almost all Japanese, then all Asians in the so-called Asiatic Barred Zone. Finally, in 1924, Congress created a comprehensive “national-origins system,” skewing immigration quotas to benefit Western Europeans and to exclude most Eastern Europeans, almost all Asians, and Africans.

Mr. Trump appears to want to reinstate a new type of Asiatic Barred Zone by executive order, but there is just one problem: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 banned all discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin, replacing the old prejudicial system and giving each country an equal shot at the quotas. In signing the new law, President Lyndon B. Johnson said that “the harsh injustice” of the national-origins quota system had been “abolished.”

McParadigm wrote:Next week predictions:

1. A civil liberties group files a lawsuit regarding the ban

2. Trump, furious that he will lose this fight publicly, verbally attacks the group and spreads horrifying conspiracy theory crap from Info Wars about them.

3. Team Trump blames the media for reporting on it and begins an anti-Muslim rhetoric campaign.

4. Spenno congratulates Trump on handling the problem well.

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Kaius wrote:I hope it's extra nasty.

Kaius wrote:

Kaius wrote:I hope it's extra nasty.

I guess it's the "lied about knowing Putin" mashup video?

Meh.

McParadigm wrote:

Kaius wrote:

Kaius wrote:I hope it's extra nasty.

I guess it's the "lied about knowing Putin" mashup video?

Meh.

Huge meh.

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Sounds like a pretty foolish law.

RE: Why I say Trump's first week has been impressive: he's, more or less, immediately begun putting into action the things he said he would do. For all the criticism of politicians not following through on their campaign promises, it's quite odd to see that dynamic inverted with Trump. The stuff about crowd size etc is just a sideshow, I don't know if even he takes it seriously. His meeting with Theresa May seems to have gone very well.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Sounds like a pretty foolish law.

RE: Why I say Trump's first week has been impressive: he's, more or less, immediately begun putting into action the things he said he would do. For all the criticism of politicians not following through on their campaign promises, it's quite odd to see that dynamic inverted with Trump. The stuff about crowd size etc is just a sideshow, I don't know if even he takes it seriously. His meeting with Theresa May seems to have gone very well.

It's great that he's following through with his heinous, murderous promises. Very impressive.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Sounds like a pretty foolish law.

RE: Why I say Trump's first week has been impressive: he's, more or less, immediately begun putting into action the things he said he would do. For all the criticism of politicians not following through on their campaign promises, it's quite odd to see that dynamic inverted with Trump. The stuff about crowd size etc is just a sideshow, I don't know if even he takes it seriously. His meeting with Theresa May seems to have gone very well.

It's great that he's following through with his heinous, murderous promises. Very impressive.

Spoiler: show

Birds in Hell wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Sounds like a pretty foolish law.

RE: Why I say Trump's first week has been impressive: he's, more or less, immediately begun putting into action the things he said he would do. For all the criticism of politicians not following through on their campaign promises, it's quite odd to see that dynamic inverted with Trump. The stuff about crowd size etc is just a sideshow, I don't know if even he takes it seriously. His meeting with Theresa May seems to have gone very well.

It's great that he's following through with his heinous, murderous promises. Very impressive.

I'm encouraged by his support for strong borders, enforcement of immigration laws, etc.

BurtReynolds wrote:Cato Institute? That sounds like some kind of sissy libtard shit.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Sounds like a pretty foolish law.

RE: Why I say Trump's first week has been impressive: he's, more or less, immediately begun putting into action the things he said he would do. For all the criticism of politicians not following through on their campaign promises, it's quite odd to see that dynamic inverted with Trump. The stuff about crowd size etc is just a sideshow, I don't know if even he takes it seriously. His meeting with Theresa May seems to have gone very well.

It's great that he's following through with his heinous, murderous promises. Very impressive.

I'm encouraged by his support for strong borders, enforcement of immigration laws, etc.

Good lord, why?

Strat wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

Sounds like a pretty foolish law.

RE: Why I say Trump's first week has been impressive: he's, more or less, immediately begun putting into action the things he said he would do. For all the criticism of politicians not following through on their campaign promises, it's quite odd to see that dynamic inverted with Trump. The stuff about crowd size etc is just a sideshow, I don't know if even he takes it seriously. His meeting with Theresa May seems to have gone very well.

It's great that he's following through with his heinous, murderous promises. Very impressive.

I'm encouraged by his support for strong borders, enforcement of immigration laws, etc.

Good lord, why?

Because we have so many bad hombres and terrorists pouring over our borders, waiting in the shadows and destroying our democracy and way of life.

Oh wait, no we dont.