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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Isn't Muslim ban supposed to be so "terrorists" stop shooting up WASP's rather than WASP's shooting "terrorists"?
Like... I don't think I understand. It's completely in opposition to what has happened in Quebec.
Well, he is doing exactly what he promised to do...except that he has no intention at all to "drain the swamp"...but then, if I remember correctly, he never actually promised that, he just kept claiming that Hillary was oh so corrupt.
Well, he also did a lot of promises that the life of the "little people" would be better, but since he never had a decent concept how to achieve this in the first place.....
"But criticism of Trump needs to be done in awareness of the counterargument "but he did x for me," so it can be put in its proper context and be refuted meaningfully. "
Yeah that is the dificult part, so far people like to FEEL safe rather tha you know....BEEN actually safe, they are hollow gesture for people who feel that way, that it.
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"I...I...what even is that logic?
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas EdisonGaslighting. Say so many falsehoods that everyone gets confused chasing them around. Meanwhile, you use the distraction to cover your looting of the country.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"He put out a YT video not long after being elected where he specifically mentioned draining the swamp, so yeah it's a good a promise as anything else he's said.
They don't care about how him having a carefully constructed plan to benefit them, it's about him making them FEEL like he can do it.
There was an article posted a few pages back detailing how a bunch of people in some white working class enclave really didn't follow the news at all (and presumably, know vry little about what's going in the world besides) but still had strong opinions about Trump "fixing things", getting their jobs back and "not taking shit from anybody", despite them not even keeping up with what Trump has been doing since he got elected they think he's doing a great job.
Like I've said for a while now, much of the time apathy is just the same as malice.
I know this is more related to the Racism thread but I'd like to note that the dipshit who shot the Mosque in Canada is a /pol/ regular and alt-right nuttjob.
So whenever someone claim the alt-right didn't do anything harmful or harmed anyone you can call them out on their bullshit.
Inter arma enim silent legesSo, in (sadly) hilarious news.
It was confirmed that the shooting in Quebec only had one suspect. And that the previously mentioned Muslim person was a witness not a suspect. Fox News updated their news article from "Shooter Was a Muslim". In doing so, it made a bunch of US bigots posts look hilarious when the article preview on facebook now doesn't mention a muslim shooter.
"Why did you let him in!"
Yes... why did we let the canadian in Canada? o_O
It goes further than that.
Anyone can claim "well, that person doesn't represent us" and sometimes be right about that if the event is being used to demonize a particular group (minorities most of the time), but the alt-right itself has always been a loathsome group of reactionaries, thugs, and manchildren. Everything they stand for is loathsome. That shooting is just a natural conclusion of someone stewing in a naturally hateful environment, so this absolutely does represent who they are.
/pol/ is on another circlejerk and digging out the original thread, apparently Bissomnette made a thread declaring his intent to do something in the nearest most frequently used mosque.
Besides, a college aged racist dipshits are /pol/'s primary userbase.
Inter arma enim silent legesMy benefit of the doubt toward Customs and Immigration is wearing thin.
And I can't find the twitter mention at the moment but the standoff at Dulles airport continues: CIB agents are refusing to adknowledge the court order or let detainees see a lawyer, even when pressed by multiple Congressmen.
The Washington state Attorney General has already files suit over the Order, [1]
so this may come to a head rather quickly-if the marshals are called in, it could get very ugly.
edited 30th Jan '17 1:10:56 PM by ViperMagnum357

As of right now, all of his decrees seemingly exist for one purpose: to say "fuck you" to the things he hates. Which is easy. Especially when not thinking about the consequences, or at all.
But criticism of Trump needs to be done in awareness of the counterargument "but he did x for me," so it can be put in its proper context and be refuted meaningfully.