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Re: WTF- Trump rant
I saw it on the news. It may have been skipped by liberal or mainstream media as they lean left most of the time.
From Fortune.com.....
In a CBS This Morning interview, he asserted that global warming will put people in desperate straits. And when “human beings are placed under strain,” he added, “then bad things happen. And if you look at world history, whenever people are desperate… that’s when ideologies arise that are dangerous.”
Ok. You have some valid points but I think Trump banning more Muslims (for now) is huge. IMO it is not a bad idea. We are already have many on watch lists now. We don't need more problems as some will not be peaceful, guaranteed.
I know several friends who had to leave their neighborhoods in London because a bad group of Muslims started taking over some of their areas. They told me it's now very dangerous in some areas.
Google Muslims in London on youtube to see proof. Trump simply wants to be cautious (for NOW). We can't keep our heads in the gutter or else the same things WILL happen here.
That's a big leap to say he thinks terrorism is caused by global warming.
Here's my $0.2 on Trump. He's a DNC, liberal plant working to sabotage the RNC.
However much of a liar and cheat I think he is, I do not think Hillary is any better. I have high distrust for both of them. And, if it came down to Trump versus Hillary, I honestly don't know WHAT I would do.
I would either not vote (major deal for me) or I think I would vote for Trump, which makes me sick, but I do hold conservative stances so if Trump were on the RNC ticket, I would vote my party line (hoping a good candidate accompanied him as VP).
I think a thing to remember is that currently the Legislature is Rep-led, so with a Rep POTUS, our party could make some lasting changes. If you're a Republican and you want significant changes regarding legislation, then you need to still vote for the Rep candidate even if that's Trump no matter how revolting he is. These alignments of Legislature and Executive branches don't come often.
I actually think that's a powerful and positive thing when the Legislature and Executive branches are led by different parties. Yes...a lot less gets done. That's the bad part. But I think it better insures that what does get done is more likely to be a beneficial change and palatable to the majority of Americans.
Quite frankly, I don't care that Trump is supposedly ahead in this poll or that poll. There's no way he's getting the Republican nomination. I'm conjecturing, but I think a lot of his supporters are more people who like that he speaks his mind and isn't a "politician", than people who would actually vote for him once the rubber meets the road.
Not to mention, any tried and true Republican would be foolish to vote for him in the primaries, even if they like him the best. For exactly because of the types of comments just made in this very post! In a Trump vs. (Dem. candidate) match-up, Republicans would lose almost all moderate/swing voters AND even lose a good sized portion of their very own folks. And that's certainly not a secret for any Republican Trump supporter.
On a different note...and maybe it was just how I was reading things...but some of the posts didn't seem to be drawing the line between immigration/refugee control and discrimination against religion. To me, it is just fine and dandy for the U.S. to implement vetting processes for immigrants. To limit or expand immigration in general. And they, in fact, do that all the time. It's just not normally news.
But to close our borders, even briefly, to members of a specific religion is exactly the opposite of what our country stands for. It's unfathomable and horrifying. But it's also nothing I'm worried about because it's not like this idea came from any real member of Congress or a gov't. agency. It's just Trump saying whatever he needs to, to shock and make headlines.
If sea levels were to rise as is predicted, a lot of the earth's population would lose their homes. That's enough to make someone desparate. I mean the entire country of the Maldives would be underwater.
Trump's ego is too big for him to sully his name like this if he is a plant. The DNC wouldn't be able to pay him enough. Plus his business is already started to suffer. A Muslim in the Middle East pulled all of Trump's home furnishing line from his stores and I think that's just the start.
Really Cats? That's some pretty messed up stuff. You want to ban an ENTIRE religion from entering this country, even our own citizens who just happen to be out of the country? What if Europe decided to ban all Christians from entering Europe because Christian extremists are the only ones shooting up abortion clinics?
Donald Trump is not anti Muslim. He is anti ISIS. What Trump is trying to say is that Homeland Security, FBI, CIA, can not differentiate which Muslim is radical wanting to kill all infidels and which is a harmless refugee. This is why nothing gets done. We are too busy being politically correct. Who is willing to sacrifice their family's safety for the sake of political correctness?
Temporarily shutting down immigration from Muslim countries is an Exceptional Safety idea, till we can come up with a proper vetting system that works.... remember..California Muslim Terrorists were vetted. France Raided and Shut down 4 Mosques since the attacks..finding guns, ammunition and bombs. Trump is right.
Now, no doubt not all Muslims support Jihad, but a lot of them do. Being concerned and putting policies in place to be careful is not racist. It is prudent. Europe is for the most part, outside the Swiss has already lost. In Germany, Italy, France, life is a nightmare for shop Owners, female Doctors, they are raiding Christian Churches, throwing back food because it comes from the Red Cross, trashing hotels, messing on streets.
Go to youtube and search Muslims in London. While there are nutty Christians and nuts in every bunch. These radical groups want to kill ALL of us if we don't follow their ideology.
While Trump is not my number one choice (he's a bit of a blow hard for my taste), I could never in a million years vote for Hillary. She has blood on her hands. I would feel horrible voting for someone like her. She did not secure the server and deleted over 30,000 email some which were not for the eyes of our enemies.
What @Bluebird is saying is my feelings exactly. The founding fathers of our nation's whole idea for the government was to create checks for each branch of government. Each branch has a different purpose: the legislative to make laws, the executive branch to carry out the laws, and the judicial branch to interpret the laws. Today, all 3 branches just make laws. I work at a law school and see how easy it is even for the judicial branch to twist written law for their own political agendas.
Obama has been using his executive authority to make laws, and everything about Donald Trump's campaign suggests he will do the same. He will not listen to Congress, nor will he listen to his own party unless they are agreeing with his agenda. We need a President who will do the job the Constitution lays out for him-to execute the law.
Also, @Bluebird-it seems your GOP insider was right. Reports in the Washington Post this morning suggest the party is trying to find ways to oust him. Trump is threatening to leave (which I don't think he will) and now Carson is too (although he's pretty much out. His followers have moved onto Cruz). Trump has ruined this whole thing. He's destroying the party from the inside, and I think that unless we get lucky and get Rubio in the general election, Hilary is going to be our next President hands down.