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« Reply #3400 on: August 08, 2018, 07:20:57 PM »
It can be a "Muslim ban" without applying to all muslims, just as saying some named black people are less intelligent (a favourite Trump trope: see Maxine Waters and LeBron James) can be racist without Trump applying it to all black people.

Yeah, he added in Venezuela at the third time of asking to try to disguise what he was doing.  It's a fig leaf that doesn't hide the original purpose and intent.
One may see what one wants to see, eh?

A "Muslim ban that does not specifically ban Muslims" is a contradiction in terms.  You are welcome to argue otherwise - it's a free country. ;)

Trump is quite capable of denigrating people of all race, sex, etc.  Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"?  As in, "ya know, those lazy, shiftless good for nothing white guys are all alike"?

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« Reply #3401 on: August 08, 2018, 07:40:02 PM »
Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"? 

If he started calling a bunch of different white people low energy, then yes it would certainly start to look that way.  Especially if he had a 30 year of history of publicly making other racist comments about white people.

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« Reply #3402 on: August 08, 2018, 07:42:24 PM »
It can be a "Muslim ban" without applying to all muslims, just as saying some named black people are less intelligent (a favourite Trump trope: see Maxine Waters and LeBron James) can be racist without Trump applying it to all black people.

Yeah, he added in Venezuela at the third time of asking to try to disguise what he was doing.  It's a fig leaf that doesn't hide the original purpose and intent.
One may see what one wants to see, eh?

A "Muslim ban that does not specifically ban Muslims" is a contradiction in terms.  You are welcome to argue otherwise - it's a free country. ;)

Trump is quite capable of denigrating people of all race, sex, etc.  Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"?  As in, "ya know, those lazy, shiftless good for nothing white guys are all alike"?

That does appear to be your MO here.  Defending Arpaio? Fuck, dude.  Read up. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-long-lawless-ride-of-sheriff-joe-arpaio-231455/

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« Reply #3403 on: August 08, 2018, 07:47:05 PM »
Defending Arpaio?
Who defended Arpaio?  Yes, it does seem reasonable to think that a future DNC chairman just might have overstated things, but other than that what defense of Arpaio do you see?

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« Reply #3404 on: August 08, 2018, 07:56:23 PM »
Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"? 

If he started calling a bunch of different white people low energy, then yes it would certainly start to look that way.  Especially if he had a 30 year of history of publicly making other racist comments about white people.

Seems there is no pattern of racism in Trump’s view of his critics’ intelligence.

Saying Trump "consistently and perhaps erroneously assails his critics' intelligence" just isn't as pithy, however, as "Trump is racist".

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« Reply #3405 on: August 08, 2018, 08:01:10 PM »
It can be a "Muslim ban" without applying to all muslims, just as saying some named black people are less intelligent (a favourite Trump trope: see Maxine Waters and LeBron James) can be racist without Trump applying it to all black people.

Yeah, he added in Venezuela at the third time of asking to try to disguise what he was doing.  It's a fig leaf that doesn't hide the original purpose and intent.
One may see what one wants to see, eh?

A "Muslim ban that does not specifically ban Muslims" is a contradiction in terms.  You are welcome to argue otherwise - it's a free country. ;)

Trump is quite capable of denigrating people of all race, sex, etc.  Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"?  As in, "ya know, those lazy, shiftless good for nothing white guys are all alike"?

Exactly.  I recall Trump stating that Ben Carson makes Jeb Bush look like the Energergizer Bunny.  LOL

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« Reply #3406 on: August 08, 2018, 08:12:51 PM »
Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"? 

If he started calling a bunch of different white people low energy, then yes it would certainly start to look that way.  Especially if he had a 30 year of history of publicly making other racist comments about white people.

Seems there is no pattern of racism in Trump’s view of his critics’ intelligence.

Saying Trump "consistently and perhaps erroneously assails his critics' intelligence" just isn't as pithy, however, as "Trump is racist".

I liked the one about Rick Perry where Trump said Rick Perry puts glasses on so people will think he's smart and that it just doesn't work.  People can see through the glasses.  LOL

I'm not surprised that people jumped on race for the comment about "making Lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do."  Ha! Everything is exaggerated and twisted by the media and the far left.   Some people still think he called all Mexicans rapists.
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« Reply #3407 on: August 08, 2018, 08:31:04 PM »
Defending Arpaio?
Who defended Arpaio?  Yes, it does seem reasonable to think that a future DNC chairman just might have overstated things, but other than that what defense of Arpaio do you see?

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I don't know all the specifics of Arpaio's case either.  I do know that the Department of Justice concluded he was involved in "the worst pattern of racial profiling in U.S. history".  - https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/sheriff-joe-arpaios-office-commits-worst-racial-profiling-in-us-history-concludes-doj-investigation-6655328
Was there some racial profiling?  Probably.   Given that the key DOJ person in that article is now the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, it's also possible that politics played a part in the characterization.

I see downplaying to a "probably" and providing excuses.

Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"? 

If he started calling a bunch of different white people low energy, then yes it would certainly start to look that way.  Especially if he had a 30 year of history of publicly making other racist comments about white people.

Seems there is no pattern of racism in Trump’s view of his critics’ intelligence.

Saying Trump "consistently and perhaps erroneously assails his critics' intelligence" just isn't as pithy, however, as "Trump is racist".

He is, though.  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/15/opinion/leonhardt-trump-racist.html

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« Reply #3408 on: August 08, 2018, 08:54:58 PM »
It can be a "Muslim ban" without applying to all muslims, just as saying some named black people are less intelligent (a favourite Trump trope: see Maxine Waters and LeBron James) can be racist without Trump applying it to all black people.

Yeah, he added in Venezuela at the third time of asking to try to disguise what he was doing.  It's a fig leaf that doesn't hide the original purpose and intent.
One may see what one wants to see, eh?

A "Muslim ban that does not specifically ban Muslims" is a contradiction in terms.  You are welcome to argue otherwise - it's a free country. ;)

Trump is quite capable of denigrating people of all race, sex, etc.  Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"?  As in, "ya know, those lazy, shiftless good for nothing white guys are all alike"?


Can you not understand the difference between "a Muslim ban that does not ban all muslims" (my statement) and "a Muslim ban that does not ban Muslims" (your characterisation of my statement)?   I'm not sure whether to think that you are unable to see the difference or you see it but are deliberately eliding it in order to look as though you have found an argument in refutation.

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« Reply #3409 on: August 08, 2018, 09:18:27 PM »
I see downplaying to a "probably" and providing excuses.
You may see what you want to see.  I see going from "no opinion" to "probably", and exercising reasonable analysis of the accuser's possible motives.  E.g., the same analysis one might use when judging things Ronna Romney McDaniel might have said regarding some Democrat at some time.

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He is, though.  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/15/opinion/leonhardt-trump-racist.html
As the URL indicates, that's an opinion. 

Much as one could say "if that's a real Muslim ban, it's incredibly poor at it," one could say "if Trumps's a real racist, why did he back this candidate in the Michigan GOP Senate primary?

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« Reply #3410 on: August 08, 2018, 09:24:37 PM »
It can be a "Muslim ban" without applying to all muslims, just as saying some named black people are less intelligent (a favourite Trump trope: see Maxine Waters and LeBron James) can be racist without Trump applying it to all black people.

Yeah, he added in Venezuela at the third time of asking to try to disguise what he was doing.  It's a fig leaf that doesn't hide the original purpose and intent.
One may see what one wants to see, eh?

A "Muslim ban that does not specifically ban Muslims" is a contradiction in terms.  You are welcome to argue otherwise - it's a free country. ;)

Trump is quite capable of denigrating people of all race, sex, etc.  Was it racist when he called Jeb Bush "low energy"?  As in, "ya know, those lazy, shiftless good for nothing white guys are all alike"?


Can you not understand the difference between "a Muslim ban that does not ban all muslims" (my statement) and "a Muslim ban that does not ban Muslims" (your characterisation of my statement)?   I'm not sure whether to think that you are unable to see the difference or you see it but are deliberately eliding it in order to look as though you have found an argument in refutation.
Speaking of eliding, what happened to "specifically"?

To me, a "Muslim ban" would be something like "no person professing the Muslim faith may enter the US."  Trump's executive order doesn't say that.  It doesn't even have that effect.  What is your definition of a "Muslim ban" and why do you think that is what Trump has done?

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« Reply #3411 on: August 08, 2018, 10:44:19 PM »

What is your definition of a "Muslim ban" and why do you think that is what Trump has done?

I agree that Trump's Muslim ban wasn't terribly effective at banning Muslims, compared to what an actual Muslim ban could have been (and arguably would have been, if his original plans hadn't been so blatantly illegal).

But that's totally missing the point.  Trump doesn't talk about the Muslim ban because he wants to ban Muslims, he talks about it because his followers want to ban Muslims.  He's just pandering to Christian racists.  Whether or not his current Muslim ban actually bans a single Muslim, he's going to constantly tell his most ardent supporters that it IS a Muslim ban and that he fully supports banning all Muslims, basically just because there are a lot of very afraid white Christians in rural America who think Sharia Law exists in their neighboring county.  Trump is just feeding those fears in order to whip up the right mixture of racial animus, feigned religious persecution, and hatred of progressive American values that he needs in order to win elections.  It's never been about policy, for Trump, it's just about power.  He's playing the crowd, not the facts.

So don't bother to critique whether or not his Muslim ban is effective, because he literally doesn't care.  It's just a dog whistle, another applause line at his rallies, a way to consolidate his support among good Americans who ought to know better but who have fallen prey to his particular brand of lies.  Even if he doesn't manage to ban a single Muslim from entering America, he'll publicly declare how successful he's been at keeping out those dirty Muslims.  He would declare victory in the middle of a dumpster fire of failures.  See also: "build the wall", the "tax cuts and jobs act", "repeal and replace", etc.

Sadly, I think this same fantasy/reality logic applies to much of what Trump does and that includes some other things that genuinely do hurt America (like overturning environmental protections).  For example calling the special counsel investigation into his campaign staff a "witch hunt" definitely gets his crowds a clappin', but having an American president beholden to a foreign dictator is sort of comically paradoxical, isn't it?

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« Reply #3412 on: August 09, 2018, 08:41:07 AM »
I see downplaying to a "probably" and providing excuses.
You may see what you want to see.  I see going from "no opinion" to "probably", and exercising reasonable analysis of the accuser's possible motives.  E.g., the same analysis one might use when judging things Ronna Romney McDaniel might have said regarding some Democrat at some time.

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He is, though.  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/15/opinion/leonhardt-trump-racist.html
As the URL indicates, that's an opinion. 

Much as one could say "if that's a real Muslim ban, it's incredibly poor at it," one could say "if Trumps's a real racist, why did he back this candidate in the Michigan GOP Senate primary?

Did you read all of the sources listed in that article? It's pretty damn clear to anyone who isn't fawning all over Trump.


What is your definition of a "Muslim ban" and why do you think that is what Trump has done?

I agree that Trump's Muslim ban wasn't terribly effective at banning Muslims, compared to what an actual Muslim ban could have been (and arguably would have been, if his original plans hadn't been so blatantly illegal).

But that's totally missing the point.  Trump doesn't talk about the Muslim ban because he wants to ban Muslims, he talks about it because his followers want to ban Muslims.  He's just pandering to Christian racists.  Whether or not his current Muslim ban actually bans a single Muslim, he's going to constantly tell his most ardent supporters that it IS a Muslim ban and that he fully supports banning all Muslims, basically just because there are a lot of very afraid white Christians in rural America who think Sharia Law exists in their neighboring county.  Trump is just feeding those fears in order to whip up the right mixture of racial animus, feigned religious persecution, and hatred of progressive American values that he needs in order to win elections.  It's never been about policy, for Trump, it's just about power.  He's playing the crowd, not the facts.

So don't bother to critique whether or not his Muslim ban is effective, because he literally doesn't care.  It's just a dog whistle, another applause line at his rallies, a way to consolidate his support among good Americans who ought to know better but who have fallen prey to his particular brand of lies.  Even if he doesn't manage to ban a single Muslim from entering America, he'll publicly declare how successful he's been at keeping out those dirty Muslims.  He would declare victory in the middle of a dumpster fire of failures.  See also: "build the wall", the "tax cuts and jobs act", "repeal and replace", etc.

Sadly, I think this same fantasy/reality logic applies to much of what Trump does and that includes some other things that genuinely do hurt America (like overturning environmental protections).  For example calling the special counsel investigation into his campaign staff a "witch hunt" definitely gets his crowds a clappin', but having an American president beholden to a foreign dictator is sort of comically paradoxical, isn't it?

Yuuup. Well said.

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« Reply #3413 on: August 09, 2018, 08:44:38 AM »
Speaking of environmental protections, it looks like the party of states' rights is stepping in to "help" California manage their water supply. Apparently they're wasting too much water protecting endangered species (or "bad environmental laws") that it's threatening the fire fighting efforts. https://gizmodo.com/report-the-white-house-is-using-california-wildfires-a-1828212379

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« Reply #3414 on: August 09, 2018, 09:09:12 AM »
Speaking of environmental protections, it looks like the party of states' rights is stepping in to "help" California manage their water supply. Apparently they're wasting too much water protecting endangered species (or "bad environmental laws") that it's threatening the fire fighting efforts. https://gizmodo.com/report-the-white-house-is-using-california-wildfires-a-1828212379
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Water is not a limiting factor in firefighting efforts, and water isn't a great tool for fighting massive forest fires -- fire breaks and chemical retardants are more effective.
Even then, these attacks on water conservation efforts make no sense - without them there would be far less water available.

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« Reply #3415 on: August 09, 2018, 09:23:07 AM »

What is your definition of a "Muslim ban" and why do you think that is what Trump has done?

I agree that Trump's Muslim ban wasn't terribly effective at banning Muslims

I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.

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« Reply #3416 on: August 09, 2018, 09:24:44 AM »

What is your definition of a "Muslim ban" and why do you think that is what Trump has done?

I agree that Trump's Muslim ban wasn't terribly effective at banning Muslims

I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.

It's a talking point that Trump himself has used several times, as posted earlier.  Are you arguing that Trump is far left?

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« Reply #3417 on: August 09, 2018, 09:31:53 AM »

What is your definition of a "Muslim ban" and why do you think that is what Trump has done?

I agree that Trump's Muslim ban wasn't terribly effective at banning Muslims

I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.
Huh?  Trump called it a Muslim ban. Guiliani went all over talk news saying how Trump had instructed him to find a way to legally implement a Muslim ban. DJT talked about it on the campaign trail and a Muslim ban was on his website for months...But... its all the far left?

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« Reply #3418 on: August 09, 2018, 09:46:43 AM »
Yeah, I also heard Hillary started the rumor that Obama was born in Kenya 🙄

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« Reply #3419 on: August 09, 2018, 09:48:55 AM »
I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.

Whether or not you think it is a Muslim ban, the president has repeatedly insisted that it is a Muslim ban, that he's going to call it a Muslim ban, that a Muslim ban is what we need, and that his real intent has always been to ban Muslims but the democrats won't let him.

In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban. That would be like democrats claiming that obamacare doesn't insure millions of Americans.  You can maybe twist it into sort of a half truth, but it would mean the exact opposite of what they were trying to do. 

Why subvert your own party's basic platform by appealiing to a twisted technicality you think the opposition might support if they don't look too closely?  It doesn't hold up under the lightest of scrutiny, and it won't convince anyone anyway.

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« Reply #3420 on: August 09, 2018, 09:51:02 AM »
If only there was a term for this sort of blatant misrepresentation of the facts.  "Fake news" maybe?

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« Reply #3421 on: August 09, 2018, 10:28:01 AM »
Much as one could say "if that's a real Muslim ban, it's incredibly poor at it," one could say "if Trumps's a real racist, why did he back this candidate in the Michigan GOP Senate primary?
Did you read all of the sources listed in that article?
Yes, and they don't prove your point.  Now your turn to answer the question posed above.

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« Reply #3422 on: August 09, 2018, 10:35:29 AM »
Much as one could say "if that's a real Muslim ban, it's incredibly poor at it," one could say "if Trumps's a real racist, why did he back this candidate in the Michigan GOP Senate primary?
Did you read all of the sources listed in that article?
Yes, and they don't prove your point.  Now your turn to answer the question posed above.

I'm not sure you can 'No true scotsman' your way out of this.  Trump is a real racist because of the real racist things he has said and done.  Endorsing a black candidate by tweet doesn't erase his history, or make it all right (as you seem to be arguing it should).

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« Reply #3423 on: August 09, 2018, 10:36:10 AM »
In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.
If it neither looks like a duck, swims like a duck, nor quacks like a duck, then it probably isn't a duck.  Nothing weird about that. ;)

In other words, whatever Trump might say on the campaign trail (and he's known to tell a whopper or two), his executive order is legal.  I don't know that it is highly effective at stopping terrorist incursions, but that's a different issue.
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« Reply #3424 on: August 09, 2018, 10:37:32 AM »
Trump is a real racist because of the real racist things he has said and done.  Endorsing a black candidate by tweet doesn't erase his history, or make it all right (as you seem to be arguing it should).
Just checking: do you think the same about Robert Byrd?

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« Reply #3425 on: August 09, 2018, 10:43:42 AM »
Trump is a real racist because of the real racist things he has said and done.  Endorsing a black candidate by tweet doesn't erase his history, or make it all right (as you seem to be arguing it should).
Just checking: do you think the same about Robert Byrd?

Yeah, he has a pretty long history of being racist.  He did seem to try to turn things around a bit at the end of his career, but overall he probably never should have been elected to the position he held.

I'm a bit confused though, what does that have to do with Trumps blatant racism?
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« Reply #3426 on: August 09, 2018, 11:12:44 AM »
Just putting this here to mark the timeline.  It only took a year and a half of Trump’s presidency before the Republican mainstream media started to push for a white ethnostate.


https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a22685107/laura-ingraham-white-nationalism-fox-news-tucker-carlson/


Dog whistles be damned and full speed ahead with white supremacy!

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« Reply #3427 on: August 09, 2018, 11:24:39 AM »
I innocently used to think Trump wasn’t a real racist.  I still think he may not really care about race one way or the other directly.  What I think is absolutely apparent to anyone with a functioning brain stem is that he knows a lot of his base is racist, and is perfectly okay with destroying civil liberties, or at least making visible shows that he is trying to destroy those liberties.  Like many of the rich and powerful, he understands that racism is a useful tool for dividing those who actually have a common interest against him. 

Taking out the ad for the Central Park 5 gave a good indication of what he was willing to do.  And of course the birther conspiracy, which he did not start, but he latched onto and became the most visible supporter of.  The Muslim ban (his words, designed to appeal to bigots).  “Very fine people on both sides” in Charlottesville.

There is no real moral distinction between racism as a tool vs. having actual hate in your heart for people of a different race.  In fact, the former is worse, because the person may actually know that racism is wrong, and simply not care because it is in his best interest to perpetuate it. 


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« Reply #3428 on: August 09, 2018, 11:44:30 AM »
I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.

Whether or not you think it is a Muslim ban, the president has repeatedly insisted that it is a Muslim ban, that he's going to call it a Muslim ban, that a Muslim ban is what we need, and that his real intent has always been to ban Muslims but the democrats won't let him.

In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.

Rather than relying on what I "think", I double-checked official wording, and there's no reference to Muslims here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-enhancing-vetting-capabilities-processes-detecting-attempted-entry-united-states-terrorists-public-safety-threats/

What might have been said on the campaign trail or in other circles doesn't make the executive order a travel ban, when by its very nature, it is not.

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« Reply #3429 on: August 09, 2018, 11:45:26 AM »
I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.

Whether or not you think it is a Muslim ban, the president has repeatedly insisted that it is a Muslim ban, that he's going to call it a Muslim ban, that a Muslim ban is what we need, and that his real intent has always been to ban Muslims but the democrats won't let him.

In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.

Rather than relying on what I "think", I double-checked official wording, and there's no reference to Muslims here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-enhancing-vetting-capabilities-processes-detecting-attempted-entry-united-states-terrorists-public-safety-threats/

What might have been said on the campaign trail or in other circles doesn't make the executive order a travel ban, when by its very nature, it is not.  The Supreme Court agrees.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3430 on: August 09, 2018, 11:45:43 AM »
If you don't think Trump is racist, bigoted, and sexist, not sure where your bar for those terms are. It's not like having to read through tea leaves or something.  The moment I realized it, is when I learned about his long time personal butler, Anthony Senecal, who is virilently foaming at the mouth racist, who is also a birther. There is no way you could be OK with someone like that working with you closely, if you didn't share the same views. And it's obvious from Senecal's idolalty of Trump they do share the same views.  But looking on, it goes back to the 70's, where he and his father repeatedly violated the fair housing act by refusing to rent apartments to Blacks. Applicants who were black had a number or letter on their forms to id they were black and told there was no housing available.   

David Duke endorsed Trump and Trump got the white supremacist vote, because as David Duke said, Trump is going to take OUR country back. Hmm, feel like I've heard those words before.

eta changing ref, since that article only went to 2106 and was very incomplete
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump

What is the statement, looks like a duck, walks like a duck, sounds like a duck?

what is really disturbing is the increase in hate crimes since he got elected. It is scary and not OK what is happening to this country. 
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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3431 on: August 09, 2018, 11:50:34 AM »
I think there's a reason for that.  It's because it's not a Muslim ban.  That's just a talking point from the far left.

Whether or not you think it is a Muslim ban, the president has repeatedly insisted that it is a Muslim ban, that he's going to call it a Muslim ban, that a Muslim ban is what we need, and that his real intent has always been to ban Muslims but the democrats won't let him.

In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.

Rather than relying on what I "think", I double-checked official wording, and there's no reference to Muslims here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-enhancing-vetting-capabilities-processes-detecting-attempted-entry-united-states-terrorists-public-safety-threats/

What might have been said on the campaign trail or in other circles doesn't make the executive order a travel ban, when by its very nature, it is not.

I double checked the official wording, and none of the Jim Crow laws produced during segregation in the 1950s say that they are designed to institute racism.  Actually, they talk a lot about how everyone is equal.  Separate but equal.

Therefore segregation wasn't racist.  Weird.  I wonder why the black community was against them?

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3432 on: August 09, 2018, 12:45:49 PM »
In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.
If it neither looks like a duck, swims like a duck, nor quacks like a duck, then it probably isn't a duck.  Nothing weird about that. ;)

In other words, whatever Trump might say on the campaign trail (and he's known to tell a whopper or two), his executive order is legal.  I don't know that it is highly effective at stopping terrorist incursions, but that's a different issue.

Actually it is not a different issue. The ban was adopted under the guise of national security (you know keeping those Muslim terrorist out and all). Trump originally wanted a Muslim ban, that wasn't actually a ban, except that he claimed it was a ban. Of course that's illegal and therefore wasn't passed. Dems got blamed for that as well. Apparently the Dems weren't xenophobic enough.

In regards to national security there have been exactly 0 terrorist attacks from the countries included on the banned list in the last 20 years. So what good does it do? Well I believe @sol covered that pretty well.

The only way he could get his ban passed was to water it down. What better way than to throw in a couple countries that the US isn't fond of, are not predominantly Muslim, and are pretty inconsequential to the US? Do you have any ideal how many actual North Koreans migrate to the US? A grand total of 100 Visas were issued in 2016 with half of them being diplomats. Yikes! We better sure up that fire hose of immigrants. 

Of course the fact that here we are arguing the merits of the ban proves that Trump managed to con folks yet again.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3433 on: August 09, 2018, 12:51:59 PM »
What might have been said on the campaign trail or in other circles doesn't make the executive order a travel ban, when by its very nature, it is not.  The Supreme Court agrees.

"The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!" - Donald J Trump

That's twice you've contradicted Trump himself while trying to defend him. That tends to happen.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3434 on: August 09, 2018, 01:19:18 PM »
Trump is a real racist because of the real racist things he has said and done.  Endorsing a black candidate by tweet doesn't erase his history, or make it all right (as you seem to be arguing it should).
Just checking: do you think the same about Robert Byrd?

Yeah, he has a pretty long history of being racist.  He did seem to try to turn things around a bit at the end of his career, but overall he probably never should have been elected to the position he held.

I'm a bit confused though, what does that have to do with Trumps blatant racism?
Of course "blatant" is in the eye of the beholder.

And discussions like this might take only a few minutes if done in person, but with an effective communication rate of <1 character per second it takes much longer in an internet forum. ;)

Many of the examples for "Trump is racist" are decades old, so the question about Byrd was toward understanding whether you believe "once a racist, always a racist."  A similar question could be asked about, say, Hillary Clinton vis-à-vis homophobia and her past opposition to same-sex marriage.

What Trump did with redlining 40 years ago means much less to me than actions he does or doesn't take as President now.  Redlining based on race seems clear racism.  Things he has said as President, or what wackos support him, not so much.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3435 on: August 09, 2018, 01:29:34 PM »
eta changing ref, since that article only went to 2106 and was very incomplete
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump
Yup.  "According to an October 2017 Politico/Morning Consult poll, 45% of American voters view Trump as racist and 40% do not."

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3436 on: August 09, 2018, 01:32:25 PM »
Trump is a real racist because of the real racist things he has said and done.  Endorsing a black candidate by tweet doesn't erase his history, or make it all right (as you seem to be arguing it should).
Just checking: do you think the same about Robert Byrd?

Yeah, he has a pretty long history of being racist.  He did seem to try to turn things around a bit at the end of his career, but overall he probably never should have been elected to the position he held.

I'm a bit confused though, what does that have to do with Trumps blatant racism?
Of course "blatant" is in the eye of the beholder.

And discussions like this might take only a few minutes if done in person, but with an effective communication rate of <1 character per second it takes much longer in an internet forum. ;)

Many of the examples for "Trump is racist" are decades old, so the question about Byrd was toward understanding whether you believe "once a racist, always a racist."  A similar question could be asked about, say, Hillary Clinton vis-à-vis homophobia and her past opposition to same-sex marriage.

What Trump did with redlining 40 years ago means much less to me than actions he does or doesn't take as President now.  Redlining based on race seems clear racism.  Things he has said as President, or what wackos support him, not so much.

I agree that people can change over time.  You appear to believe multiple, overt racist acts should be ignored when discussing character.  That's bizarre, and I suspect not the same way that you would behave regarding many other things.  If you were hiring a nanny for your kids, would you be comfortable hiring a guy who had raped six toddlers twenty years ago?  It was a long time ago, therefore we shouldn't consider his past actions right?  Granted, he was busted with child porn a few weeks ago . . . but raping kids?  Not so much.  Must be fine then.

Trump literally said that a Judge was not fit to do his job because of his race.  While running for president.  How much more blatantly racist does he need to be?
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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3437 on: August 09, 2018, 01:35:29 PM »
In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.
If it neither looks like a duck, swims like a duck, nor quacks like a duck, then it probably isn't a duck.  Nothing weird about that. ;)

In other words, whatever Trump might say on the campaign trail (and he's known to tell a whopper or two), his executive order is legal.  I don't know that it is highly effective at stopping terrorist incursions, but that's a different issue.

Actually it is not a different issue. The ban was adopted under the guise of national security....
If we can't agree on whether something is or is not a "religion-based entry criterion" is or is not the same thing as whether something is "effective at improving national security" then we probably won't find much common ground.... ;)

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3438 on: August 09, 2018, 01:39:10 PM »
Trump literally said that a Judge was not fit to do his job because of his race.  While running for president.  How much more blatantly racist does he need to be?
Did you note what I already said about the judge?  Some people can't take yes for an answer. :)


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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3439 on: August 09, 2018, 01:41:25 PM »
Trump literally said that a Judge was not fit to do his job because of his race.  While running for president.  How much more blatantly racist does he need to be?
Did you note what I already said about the judge?  Some people can't take yes for an answer. :)

I'm confused then.  You agree that he has said racist things, recently.  How are you arguing that Trump isn't racist?

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3440 on: August 09, 2018, 01:47:51 PM »
Quote
Many of the examples for "Trump is racist" are decades old

Birtherism - which he was the most vocal proponent of.
“Very fine people on both sides”
Judge Curiel
Mexicans are rapists
Muslim Ban

Read my post above.  Even if he holds no hate in his heart for people of a different race, he clearly uses racism to motivate people.  Does the distinction really matter?


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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3441 on: August 09, 2018, 01:49:59 PM »
I mean, when you have someone like Trump and people arguing whether or not he is racist, what exactly does he have to say, for you to consider him racist? I think it is interesting how often he uses words akin to being dirty, or disgusting, infestations etc with other races or groups of people in his disfavor, which is what Nazis did with Jewish people. I'm really wondering what, if the other 2 dozen examples, including egging on and/or condoning his supporters beating up Blacks or Hispanics not good enough?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/22/black-activist-punched-at-donald-trump-rally-in-birmingham/?utm_term=.0d873fc64190

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/21/trump-says-fans-are-very-passionate-after-hearing-one-of-them-allegedly-assaulted-hispanic-man/?utm_term=.5ee7aa2a1b34

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3442 on: August 09, 2018, 02:28:34 PM »
In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.
If it neither looks like a duck, swims like a duck, nor quacks like a duck, then it probably isn't a duck.  Nothing weird about that. ;)

In other words, whatever Trump might say on the campaign trail (and he's known to tell a whopper or two), his executive order is legal.  I don't know that it is highly effective at stopping terrorist incursions, but that's a different issue.

Actually it is not a different issue. The ban was adopted under the guise of national security....
If we can't agree on whether something is or is not a "religion-based entry criterion" is or is not the same thing as whether something is "effective at improving national security" then we probably won't find much common ground.... ;)

If you don't understand why it isn't a different issue, then I agree, we won't find much common ground.

If it were highly effective at stopping terrorist incursion then the whole "it's not a Muslim ban" argument might hold a little water. But since those countries are not known for committing terrorist acts on US soil, it sure seems more like a watered down Muslim ban. You really think the 50 or so non diplomat folks travelling from NK to the US each year pose a serious threat? Nope! But it makes the ban look more like a non-Muslim ban to those trying to justify it.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3443 on: August 09, 2018, 02:40:26 PM »
I think it's going to take him saying something as direct as "I don't like x people" or "x are inferior to whites" before his defenders will acknowledge he is racist. Even then, I can hear the defenses now - "that comment was taken out of context, what he really meant was..." or "He's not really racist, it's just a tactic". Or even "I don't car if he's racist, as long as he doesn't let his racism influence his decisions". Which of course, it will, but then they can go about defending each individual piece of legislation rather than defending Trump.

Like the travel ban. No, it's not a Muslim ban. But anyone who's watched the situation unfold knows that he is singling out groups of people based on religion, geography, skin color, whatever trait his supporters think lends to someone being a terrorist. Some people are actually in favor of this. They think the data backs up this position and as such it's a matter of safety and safety is more important than being politically correct. But the data does not support this.

So my question for those defending the travel ban - if it's not a Muslim ban, what is it? Are you in favor of the ban, or are you defending it on principle?


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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3444 on: August 09, 2018, 02:48:33 PM »
In light of all that, it seemed like a weird defense to claim that it's not a Muslim ban.
If it neither looks like a duck, swims like a duck, nor quacks like a duck, then it probably isn't a duck.  Nothing weird about that. ;)

In other words, whatever Trump might say on the campaign trail (and he's known to tell a whopper or two), his executive order is legal.  I don't know that it is highly effective at stopping terrorist incursions, but that's a different issue.

Actually it is not a different issue. The ban was adopted under the guise of national security....
If we can't agree on whether something is or is not a "religion-based entry criterion" is or is not the same thing as whether something is "effective at improving national security" then we probably won't find much common ground.... ;)

If you don't understand why it isn't a different issue, then I agree, we won't find much common ground.

If it were highly effective at stopping terrorist incursion then the whole "it's not a Muslim ban" argument might hold a little water. But since those countries are not known for committing terrorist acts on US soil, it sure seems more like a watered down Muslim ban. You really think the 50 or so non diplomat folks travelling from NK to the US each year pose a serious threat? Nope! But it makes the ban look more like a non-Muslim ban to those trying to justify it.
And sadly that strategy works, as demonstrated very clearly in this thread..

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3445 on: August 09, 2018, 02:49:28 PM »
Also, it should be clarified that Venezuela's ban is also just a token addition. It does not ban all citizens, simply certain government officials.  It is also "not like the others".

http://fortune.com/2017/09/25/donald-trump-travel-ban-venezuela/

"For Venezuela, on the other hand, Trump’s ban bars the entrance of certain government officials and their immediate families, but not the country’s citizens at large."

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3446 on: August 09, 2018, 03:00:22 PM »
Once again, let me remind you that the Muslim ban isn't about banning Muslims, or national security, or even immigration.  Trump doesn't care about any of that.  It's only a wedge issue he uses to excite voters and piss off opponents, just like abortion, guns, "lock her up", "build the wall", "repeal and replace", etc.  They are tools used by the rich and powerful to convince the poor to vote against their own self interest.

The only thing that Trump really cares about is making himself rich.  In order to profit, he needs power.  All of these other issues are just ways to get power, to him, not ideologies he actually cares about.  He literally laundered money for the Russian mob in order to get rich, you think he won't also send some crazy ass tweets?

The longer everyone argues about the details of the Muslim ban, the more power he amasses.  He just needs to be in the spotlight, so it doesn't really matter if the ban stands or is repealed, or works or doesn't work.  Doesn't matter.  The only point is to command the news cycle and divide the nation from itself.

Racism is a very effective tool in that game.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3447 on: August 09, 2018, 03:02:57 PM »
I think it's going to take him saying something as direct as "I don't like x people" or "x are inferior to whites" before his defenders will acknowledge he is racist. Even then, I can hear the defenses now - "that comment was taken out of context, what he really meant was..." or "He's not really racist, it's just a tactic". Or even "I don't car if he's racist, as long as he doesn't let his racism influence his decisions". Which of course, it will, but then they can go about defending each individual piece of legislation rather than defending Trump.

Like the travel ban. No, it's not a Muslim ban. But anyone who's watched the situation unfold knows that he is singling out groups of people based on religion, geography, skin color, whatever trait his supporters think lends to someone being a terrorist. Some people are actually in favor of this. They think the data backs up this position and as such it's a matter of safety and safety is more important than being politically correct. But the data does not support this.

So my question for those defending the travel ban - if it's not a Muslim ban, what is it? Are you in favor of the ban, or are you defending it on principle?

Didn't Kellyanne tell us you can't listen to his words, only what's in his heart?  And we had a poster on another thread saying he didn't care what Trump said, just what he did.  These are the same people who lost their shit when Obama said you didn't build that and clinging to guns and religion.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3448 on: August 10, 2018, 07:41:45 AM »
I'm going to speculate about the future of a Pence Presidency.  He is going to 1) pardon Trump; 2) get rid of the stupid tariffs, 3) lose the 2020 election.  In other words, a 21st century Gerald Ford.

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Re: So Let's Speculate about the Future of a Full Trump Presidency...
« Reply #3449 on: August 10, 2018, 08:12:13 AM »
I'm going to speculate about the future of a Pence Presidency.  He is going to 1) pardon Trump; 2) get rid of the stupid tariffs, 3) lose the 2020 election.  In other words, a 21st century Gerald Ford.

That should make conservatives happy, right?  Adhering to tradition and all ;)