Trump 2.0 - Foreign Policy

Lorewarn said:
They can do whatever they want, but I perceive the language as being somewhat of a minimization tactic. 

Imagine if Fox News tweeted this out, and if you'd have any problem with it:

“Black men have been killed by police. But those fatalities account for less than 0.002% of the more than 12 million arrests made nationwide each year. In fact, white people made up 44% of police shooting victims last year—outnumbering black victims in absolute terms. Experts said the shootings do not amount to systemic racism, and protest leaders mislead about calls of excessive force and racial discrimination on behalf of the police."
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I think anyone "poo-pooing" the possible need for asylum to a white South African is just as ridiculous as someone who declares the potential asylum needs of Afghanis are not necessary.  This is why we have the asylum process, to determine who deserves it and who doesn't.

People  and the media are framing this horribly.  It shouldn't be South Africans vs Afghanis or other non-whites.  It is entirely about an administration that is actively working to end asylum for people currently in the system (that happen to be non-white) while very publicly demanding asylum for others (who happen to be white).  The USA should be open to ANYONE seeking asylum presenting a case for entry into the country.

 
Lorewarn said:
They can do whatever they want, but I perceive the language as being somewhat of a minimization tactic. 

Imagine if Fox News tweeted this out, and if you'd have any problem with it:

“Black men have been killed by police. But those fatalities account for less than 0.002% of the more than 12 million arrests made nationwide each year. In fact, white people made up 44% of police shooting victims last year—outnumbering black victims in absolute terms. Experts said the shootings do not amount to systemic racism, and protest leaders mislead about calls of excessive force and racial discrimination on behalf of the police."
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You're really reaching here. At least compare the same things instead of killings to arrests. If you do that and use the actual numbers in your comparison, it will at least be with discussing.

 
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RedDenver said:
You're really reaching here. At least compare the same things instead of killings to arrests. If you do that and use the actual numbers in your comparison, it will at least be with discussing.
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I'm just talking about the concept of the rhetorical framework being used, so I don't know that making it a perfect 1:1 really matters one way or the other (its a hypothetical example), but sure.

"Black men have been killed by police. But those deaths account for just under 25% of the roughly 1,000 people shot by officers each year. In fact, white people made up 45% of those fatalities—nearly double the number of black victims. Experts said the shootings do not amount to systemic racism, and protest leaders mislead about calls of excessive force and racial discrimination on behalf of the police."

Both statements, in my assessment, seek to minimize the stat with a framework that ignores important context, but people feel fine excusing one because they're uncomfortable with the larger historical context of apartheid and conditioned to not be able to see white folks as a target of persecution.

 
Oh, isn't it fun when we have someone with a toddler's mental capacity running the country?



So...he get's bigly mad when Greenland gives him the middle finger.  So, he throws a temper tantrum  that affects all of us.

 
Lorewarn said:
I'm just talking about the concept of the rhetorical framework being used, so I don't know that making it a perfect 1:1 really matters one way or the other (its a hypothetical example), but sure.

"Black men have been killed by police. But those deaths account for just under 25% of the roughly 1,000 people shot by officers each year. In fact, white people made up 45% of those fatalities—nearly double the number of black victims. Experts said the shootings do not amount to systemic racism, and protest leaders mislead about calls of excessive force and racial discrimination on behalf of the police."

Both statements, in my assessment, seek to minimize the stat with a framework that ignores important context, but people feel fine excusing one because they're uncomfortable with the larger historical context of apartheid and conditioned to not be able to see white folks as a target of persecution.
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Well one of them is just under 25% and the other is less than 1%, do you really not see how the numbers matter?

And nobody is saying white farmers aren't a target of persecution but context matters since the tweet was pointing out that Trump is misrepresenting what has happened.

 
Complete absolute psychobabble.  I don't which is more unhinged, thinking we need a "Golden Dome" or that Canada wants anything to do with this s#!t show.

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Here is an economic and foreign policy issue:   The Lack of Shipbuilding in the USA.   Really places a strangle hold on us as we lose control of the seas.

“He who commands the sea has command of everything,” the ancient Athenian general Themistocles said. By that standard, the United States has command of very little.

https://archive.is/8CiNI

 
Scarlet said:
Just when you thought Orange Man Idiot couldn't prove himself to be any more ignorant,  he does it again. 

Of course, then again it was a bad day for Nazis.
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Other leaders must think we have an idiot as a leader and shake their heads that they have to depend on such an idiot. 

 
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