I’d be more worried if Trump really were a virulent ideologue like the Austrian painter with the moustache. But instead he’s just an aging short-fingered showman whose publicity stunt went too far. His agenda will primarily be self-enrichment. Politically, he’ll balance between token appeals to his base, while appearing moderate to Congress.
Immigration detention is already a $20 billion business in the U.S. We can expect the new GOP to increase this, in part to enrich private prison shareholders, but Muslims who are U.S. citizens have much more to fear, as we have already seen, from the violence of Trumpist bigots.
Yes, ISIS is delighted that Trump won and will work to exploit it. But Russia (de facto ally of ISIS, at least in the near term) is a far greater threat, especially with Vlad and Donnie engaging in pillow talk.
Yes, :mad: America will suddenly lurch toward right-wing solutions: private prisons, rollbacks of worker rights, open season for polluters — urban residents will be told, like Flint’s, literally “to drink shit.”
We have to hope that’s all we get from the next four years. Given the bad advisers he’s already picked, and the influence Putin and others with anti-American agenda may have on the ignorant showman, things could get very bad. An ordinary right-winger like Kasich, Rubio or Walker would have been a much safer bet.
There would have been plenty here who would have gloated if Clinton had won. You should probably expect to get at least a bit of that back from the other side.
no offense but the left has been saying this forever, and people see thru it. Its always “people who don’t like gays, blacks, etc. MUST hate Jews.” Its a political manipulation, tho also a way for liberal Jews to feel good about themselves.
We have had internment camps in the past. Go tell the Japanese-Americans such a thing is impossible they’ll laugh in your face. Why not now? No one claiming that concerned people are “hysterical” has an answer beyond “you’re hysterical”. And that’s no answer.
No, the PotUS by himself is not that powerful, but the PotUS + Congress is. It has happened before, you have failed to demonstrate why it could not happen again.
Which eight Senate Democrats do you think are going to join a unanimous Republican bloc and vote for internment camps? Do keep in mind that enough Republican senators have stated that they have no interest in removing the filibuster.
Honestly, I think people have been saying “He’s going to impose martial law and start putting people in camps” about every single president in my lifetime, with the possible exception of George HW Bush.
Well, great for the Jews - guess life will continue to suck and suck harder for the Muslims and immigrants.
Let’s just forget that the Bible-thumping types only support Israel because they see it’s existence as a harbinger of the End Times. You know - when their “loving God” kills off most of humanity and sends them to hell as a sign of his affection. Their support of Israel has nothing to do with liking or even tolerating Jews.
Indeed, you have much to be proud of. You have helped to elevate a shallow, vapid, unstable and ill-tempered child to the most powerful man on the planet. What could possibly go right?
There are both Texans and Jews who’d get into pissing contests over who hates me more.
Or even which has the longer line waiting to throw rocks at me.
I’m from NJ, yet I Agree with you, Support you, and Protest Beside you.
Trusting can be hard.
Seeing common enemies can be pretty simple.
All anyone really has to do is open their eyes and LOOK… or… on occasion…?
Close their eyes and LISTEN.
It’s also true. Can you give me an example of one anti-black organization that didn’t also hate Jews? Because I can’t.
Let me tell you something: white racists scare the crap out of me, a lot more than Hamas or Hezbollah or any other of those bush-league losers. You know why? Because unlike you, I know my history, and I know that compared to Arabs, white people are much, *much *better at killing Jews. There really is no comparison. Radical Muslims, bless their hearts, they try really hard, but they’re rank amateurs compared to white anti-semites.
So yeah, when white bigots start sticking their heads out, I go on alert. As should you, as should everyone.