Trump, I Was Being Sarcastic. He He He!!!

Yep, so maybe "The Jungle" will just be relocated to S. Ireland?
But I doubt that, different geography.

 

There'll be in need for it Pete, that's my point. There are not even any signs saying you are entering/leaving another country.
For example you can get on a bus in Lifford ( republic ) and get off in Strabane ( UK ) and you wouldn't even know you've entered another country.

How is this going to work ?

People can travel freely throughout the Eurozone and therefore enter Ireland freely, then, all they have to do is make their way to any road, street, footpath piece of countryside they like and freely cross it. Then they are illegal immigrants in the UK and not Europes problem anymore.

 

That is fine, as long as it is LEGALLY DONE. Proper paperwork etc.

 

Is that what dictates the opinion of the average American these days? I surely hope not. I've always credited our American brethren with more intelligence than that. Perhaps I have been naive.

 

OK Anthony, so I'm guessing this is what you are saying will happen, all of those that have been hanging around in Calais, trying to jump on trains to get through the tunnel, will now get in leaky boats and paddle across the channel at it's widest point, then continue around Cornwall and northwards until they hit Ireland.
At this point Ireland will welcome them with open arms and allow them to flood into Northern Ireland where they will again get into leaky boats in order to reach Liverpool.

 

Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 11 hospitalized after campus attack - CNN.com

 

First off I would like to say to @redstar that none of the following is in any way an attack on you personally nor a judgement on your thoughts or ideals.
The thoughts and comments of others on this thread do reflect quite accurately the shock that is felt throughout what we regard as the "free world" that "the land of the free" has elected someone who exhibits all the indicators of dictator complex. Whilst the physical similarities between Trump and Mussolini are used for comic effect there is no comedy in the similarities of their mindset.

I really do hope so.

Me neither. The three most likely scenarios in my mind are;

• Civil unrest reaches such levels that it is impossible to ignore and he will be democratically removed. I suspect that a blind eye is being turned to past illegalities until such time as it becomes useful not to ignore them any longer.
• The intelligence/security agencies will fall back on their tried and tested JFK strategy.
• The Chinese, whilst not known for meddling in overseas situations to the same degree as the Russians, will take action. Possibly with assistance from the intelligence/security agencies of the US.

A view that I have long held. A large part of the current mess can be traced back to the division of the old Ottoman Empire between the British and the French after WW1.

I'm sure that nobody takes it seriously but satire does have a relevant place in democratic society.

Largely because they do not pose such an extreme threat to world peace as Trump does. They're not nice regimes but Trump is a major threat to democracy, liberty and compassionate thinking in one of the most powerful (like it or not) democracies in the world.

And the presidency (as well as being a big ego trip) is another part of his business plan. Which is disturbing when you consider the ethics that he applies to his business dealings.

That is incorrect. They were identified by the intelligence community who reported back to Obama. Thanks to democratic checks and balances such a policy was stopped. Trump decided that democracy is only useful at certain times so bypassed the system and used a presidential order instead.

That video is a classic but in all fairness the translation has nothing to do with what is being said. Lovely piece of satire though and it makes a fair point (on more than one level!).

Yup!

A fair point and one that is easily overlooked.

Doesn't appear to have killed anyone though, unlike several American high school students.

Anyway, those are my thoughts. Thanks for reading and enjoy your day.

 

A new low?

Mia Ayliffe-Chung: Backpacker murder not "terror attack" - BBC News

A British girl that was murdered in Australia has been named by the Trump Administration as a victim of ISIS, despite police ruling out any links to any terrorist organisation.

Her grieving mother is understandably annoyed and upset that her daughter's death has been used to Trump's advantage.

 

According to the report, here are the number of times each president, since Reagan, has limited immigration to specific groups of people:

• Ronald Reagan - Five times.
• George H. W Bush - One time.
• Bill Clinton - 12 times.
• George W. Bush - Six times.
• Barack Obama - 19 times.

What was the out cry then. I do not recall any?

 

Due to News reports twisting things, I do not "just" believe it all.

Found this also on line: Seems that the French man was shouting something as he was stabbing her?
Frenchman shouts 'Allahu Akbar' as he stabs UK woman to death in Australia

 

The coppers ruled out a terrorist connection. The coppers have access to more detail than the media.

I hope Trump isn't basing his beliefs on the media alone, especially the commercially funded channels. If he is, gods help us all, because some of our media outlets in the UK would have us believe all sorts of drivel, and as for US media, I don't think too many have forgotten the Birmingham story that Fox ran with a while ago.