Olympic champ Dalilah Muhammad: "It's insane what America is becoming"

You what? wrote:

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Yes I thought Trump would win. I thought he would win by populus in fact. You cannot underestimate the stupidity of the electorate.

Even someone who pretends to be so knowledgeable about politics, truly believes that 'jobs job jobs' 'America first's and 'drill drill drill'

... are policies...?

The deplorables that wouldn't even be able to type a sentence to post on this board will cross the box of whoever makes the most noise - if they don't get the pen stuck up their nose first.

Well good! Then you understand how your own bigotry and unconditional intolerance for Americans who disagree with you helped elect Trump! It's wonderful to see a Liberal emerge from their cloud of ignorance and enter the light of truth for the very first time.

You know. This is exactly why I'm on these boards. To help you guys understand the consequences of your actions so that you don't make the same mistakes again, and again, and again, and again...

Is there anything else you want to know while your head is clear?

Tomato Tomato wrote:

circling back wrote:

Sooooo....how many practicing Muslim friends? Acquaintances?

Not to jump in for him, but if he said something about an African American and said I have black friends I get it. Everyone would be up in arms. Similar here, you say I have friends who are Muslim, people would say BUT you aren't a practicing Muslim so you can't say anything! So regardless of the answer, this is a no-win situation.

Why would I be up in arms if you say that you have black friends? Hint: I wouldn't.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I wouldn't ever say "you can't say anything!" I do think that DG would have a different perspective if he actually knew practicing Muslims, but he's still feel to share his sheltered perspective.

You are projecting and making a lot of incorrect assumptions. Not everyone tries to play "gotcha" in an adult converstaion.

DiscoGary wrote:

Tomato Tomato wrote:

Not to jump in for him, but if he said something about an African American and said I have black friends I get it. Everyone would be up in arms. Similar here, you say I have friends who are Muslim, people would say BUT you aren't a practicing Muslim so you can't say anything! So regardless of the answer, this is a no-win situation.

Nailed it!

Shame.

DiscoGary wrote:

Is there anything else you want to know while your head is clear?

Will you still support Trump if the national debt continues to rise by trillions under his administration? Or if it comes to light that he and his family are using the White House to further their own personal gain? I am genuinely interested in what Trump would have to do (or not do) for you to withdraw your support.

I don't support the destruction of property, but you would agree that who is a rioter and who is a protesting patriot depends on your ideology. The Boston Tea Partiers, who we celebrate as revolutionary patriots, destroyed a bunch of private property because they were mad at the government.

Why would you have to hide them? You're free to say whatever your like, as long as it isn't slanderous and doesn't incite violence or endanger the public.

Protesting is fine, but we shouldn't let our anger boil over to violence.

You might ask yourself why the framers of the Constitution chose to only limit the right to vote and to run for federal office to US citizens, leaving all other rights to "persons."

Okay, I agree with you.

So let's do this...those who are from low risk countries won't have to do as much vetting. Those who are higher risks have more vetting, that way we tighten the areas that are most likely to have people with bad intentions.

With that money saved, we'll increase police presence within the US. And it isn't less bad, it's less possible.

Doesn't mean we shouldn't try, that being said, most complaints about regular policing in areas of high crime are that they are targeting people who are African American etc...so it was tried, but rebuked.

Tomato Tomato wrote:

Okay, I agree with you.

So let's do this...those who are from low risk countries won't have to do as much vetting. Those who are higher risks have more vetting, that way we tighten the areas that are most likely to have people with bad intentions.

Is this any different from what's currently in place?

Tomato Tomato wrote:

With that money saved, we'll increase police presence within the US.

I don't know what savings you're referring to.

Tomato Tomato wrote:

And it isn't less bad, it's less possible.

What's that based on?

Jeff Wigand wrote:

DiscoGary wrote:

Is there anything else you want to know while your head is clear?

Will you still support Trump if the national debt continues to rise by trillions under his administration? Or if it comes to light that he and his family are using the White House to further their own personal gain? I am genuinely interested in what Trump would have to do (or not do) for you to withdraw your support.

Do you want Trump to succeed?

Jeff Wigand wrote:

Tomato Tomato wrote:

Okay, I agree with you.

So let's do this...those who are from low risk countries won't have to do as much vetting. Those who are higher risks have more vetting, that way we tighten the areas that are most likely to have people with bad intentions.

Is this any different from what's currently in place?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_States#Visa_policy_map

Tomato Tomato wrote:

With that money saved, we'll increase police presence within the US.

I don't know what savings you're referring to.

Tomato Tomato wrote:

And it isn't less bad, it's less possible.

What's that based on?

1. It isn't any different yet this is what is being complained about. I guess what I was trying to illustrate is that many times there are people who are willing to say what is being done is wrong, but when they are asked to come up with ideas, they are lacking. I'm trying to understand what would be a feasible plan for our current climate.

2. This can help stem crime in those areas.

3. How do you go about finding American-born terrorists without racially profiling or invading privacy?

circling back wrote:

Tomato Tomato wrote:

Not to jump in for him, but if he said something about an African American and said I have black friends I get it. Everyone would be up in arms. Similar here, you say I have friends who are Muslim, people would say BUT you aren't a practicing Muslim so you can't say anything! So regardless of the answer, this is a no-win situation.

Why would I be up in arms if you say that you have black friends? Hint: I wouldn't.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I wouldn't ever say "you can't say anything!" I do think that DG would have a different perspective if he actually knew practicing Muslims, but he's still feel to share his sheltered perspective.

You are projecting and making a lot of incorrect assumptions. Not everyone tries to play "gotcha" in an adult converstaion.

Did you also post under rabble rabble rabble?

DiscoGary wrote:

Jeff Wigand wrote:

Will you still support Trump if the national debt continues to rise by trillions under his administration? Or if it comes to light that he and his family are using the White House to further their own personal gain? I am genuinely interested in what Trump would have to do (or not do) for you to withdraw your support.

Do you want Trump to succeed?

I want to the country to succeed, and the people Trump is empowering to run the country probably have different views than myself as to what that means. If Trump's administration is for protecting the environment, improving our infrastructure woes, getting a handle on our growing debt, limiting discrimination, reigning in education costs and providing a means of reliable, affordable health care to everyone in the United States, then yes.

Didn't you want Obama to succeed?

Tomato Tomato wrote:

circling back wrote:

Why would I be up in arms if you say that you have black friends? Hint: I wouldn't.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I wouldn't ever say "you can't say anything!" I do think that DG would have a different perspective if he actually knew practicing Muslims, but he's still feel to share his sheltered perspective.

You are projecting and making a lot of incorrect assumptions. Not everyone tries to play "gotcha" in an adult converstaion.

Did you also post under rabble rabble rabble?

No sir, just this handle and local lib.

Those USC Alumni, Los Angeleno Olympic Gold Medalists are so damn finicky ;-

Many Republucan legislators did everything to prevent Obama, and our country to "succeed." They admitted it and were quite proud. Far different from a generation ago.

It is different because it's one thing to deny entry to individuals, and it's another to impose a blanket ban to all persons from a particular country, even when they've been previously approved by the US government. An Iranian infant was going to be barred from traveling to the US for life saving surgery because of this ban. That's why it's different. It's not like Iranians, Somalians and others were just boarding commercial flights and entering the US without any prior approval. All of them were going through the process to get their visas. If you want a perfect system that never lets a criminal in, no such system exists.

Still not sure what savings you're referring to. Sorry.

See Jihadi Jane. I would look beyond the skin deep.

I have to wonder if Jeff Wigand is Muslim. It would explain a lot.

If you aren't, please move to a Muslim country for a couple of years, and let us know how tolerant they are of Jews, Christians, atheists, women, gays...

xcrnrz wrote:

I have to wonder if Jeff Wigand is Muslim. It would explain a lot.

If you aren't, please move to a Muslim country for a couple of years, and let us know how tolerant they are of Jews, Christians, atheists, women, gays...

Takes all kinds

Coach wrote:

Many Republucan legislators did everything to prevent Obama, and our country to "succeed." They admitted it and were quite proud. Far different from a generation ago.

That a myth. Republicans gave Obama damn near everything he asked for. they were afraid of being called racists. Obama spent record amounts of money and still failed.

Therefore, Trump.

circling back wrote:

Tomato Tomato wrote:

Did you also post under rabble rabble rabble?

No sir, just this handle and local lib.

Okay, I was wondering because I think it would have been more fruitful for you to have shared that point of view with DG instead of asking if he has any practicing Muslim friends. I don't deny why you asked. I'm just pointing out that you were playing the "gotcha" game as well.