Julio3000 (01-31-2017)
BedellBrave (01-30-2017), Julio3000 (01-31-2017)
jpx7 (01-30-2017)
I just want to know if they will be elidgible since all I hear is about Muslim and Christians. Trump says he wants to prioritize Christians. Would atheist Syrians get second priority? Same priority as the Muslims? Lower priority than the Muslims? I don't think it's arguable that atheists are more in danger in the middle east than christians. Reports I have read say Syrian kids are taught atheists should be put to death for being an apostate in their school books. If the threat is religious bases terrorism you would think Atheists would be put at the front of the line.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
I'm a little surprised that no one has mentioned the fact that a young man--reportedly an anti-immigrant nationalist--killed 6 Muslims in a Quebec City mosque yesterday.
57Brave (01-31-2017), BedellBrave (01-31-2017), jpx7 (01-31-2017)
57Brave (01-31-2017)
Wasnt the timing right after their PM announced Canada would take all the refugees we turn away?
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Of the Quebec City (a beautiful place) mosque shooter: Alexandre Bissonnette [shooter], 27, has reputation as online troll who expresses support for far-right politicians [...]Debroise described Bissonnette as nice but anti-social. In their meetings, he said, Bissonnette often spoke admiringly of U.S. President Donald Trump and the French far-right politician Marine Le Pen.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...file-1.3959581
Julio3000 (01-31-2017)
cajunrevenge (01-31-2017), Julio3000 (01-31-2017)
I did wait to mention it, precisely for that reason, and I appreciate your acknowledging it.
Big picture, it is worth noting that FNC played up the "Muslim shooter" angle, and left it sitting there for hours. In light of recent criticism of the media, I feel like this is worth noting.
Last edited by Julio3000; 01-31-2017 at 05:45 PM.
BedellBrave (01-31-2017), cajunrevenge (01-31-2017), chop2chip (01-31-2017)
There are consequences to extreme rhetoric. Tragedies like this are the logical consequence of same. I'm not saying this to score political points, but to underscore that there is a common thread to extremism that encourages, or at least winks at, violence. Extreme nationalist/anti-immigrant rhetoric owns this as much as much as violent Islamists own violence committed in their name.
BedellBrave (01-31-2017)
The difference, I guess, is that a certain kind of xenophobic anti-immigrant voice has a seat at the top table right now.
Is that fair, or is that a bridge too far?
goldfly (01-31-2017)
BedellBrave (01-31-2017)
Julio3000 (01-31-2017)