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You can't deny though that people would lose it if the roles were reversed in a HUGE broadway play.
So you don't believe Jesus was white?
HA. Not even going to get into that.
George Takei was taken at gunpoint, age 5, to live with his family in an internment camp for Japanese Americans (eventually, that is; first it was just a horse stall ... a very compelling read; I do recommend reading this). Maybe most of you know this already. But it is so relevant today and he recently wrote this article. We must be vigilant to protect our people - that means all of our people - in the U.S.A.
Now a black guy playing Peter Parker is time for riots & s**t!!!!
Pissed at casting? Post angry s**t online.
Pissed at ownership & free speech? Pay cops to hose the land owners with water in -20 degree weather (AND fire rubber bullets AND concussion grenades).
It's all very relative. I mean seeing as on this tiny planet we are basically all relatives....
There is nothing normal about this transition; and, no, that is not a good thing.
We must stay aware and continue to contact our govt representatives, local and federal. Do not be silent.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/How-Trump-plans-to-distract-America-to-its-death.html
In part says this, but there is more:
Meanwhile, just 13 days since Trump's election, things are happening across America that are simply horrific and heartbreaking on an unthinkable scale -- from all the hate crimes, to the white supremists celebrating a stone's throw from the White House, to a remarkable segment on CNN this afternoon devoted to a claim from that same meeting that Jews "are not people." Tonight, Trump's transition team issued a mealy-mouth statement which said nothing except that the president-elect "has continued to denounce racism of any kind." Behind closed doors in Trump Tower, the brutal business of transitioning America into someplace that nobody recognizes continued apace.
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Anyway, it is business as usual for Trump, literally.
And he is now getting into other countries' pockets more than ever, offering his wares (hotel? Use mine!), cramming this all in as quickly as he can ... you know, just in case he is forced by law to go undercover with all this. He won't stop. His children in on meetings and on phone calls with foreign dignitaries, prime ministers? It would be laughable, a joke; but it isn't. He will keep his family in everything, no matter the level of secrecy officially stated - no matter they will or will not have security clearances. Oh and talking to foreign heads of countries on unsecure lines, with no briefing from the current govenment first. If Bernie or Hillary did that as POTUS elect, the howls of outrage would be overwhelming.
So this old white guy, this rogue POTUS elect, who has put controversial old white guys in his admin., now looks not so different from a thoroughly corrupt politician after all. Money grabbing, settling lawsuits, making deals, blatantly out for vengeance against those who opposed him, rewarding loyalty to him no matter what. What a surprise. And it's just the beginning. The news each day is, at least, not boring.
From "The Revolution Starts Now" by Steve Earle:
"Yeah, the revolution starts now
In your own back yard, in your own home town
Whatcha doin' standin' around?
Just follow your heart, the revolution starts ............ NOW!"
Song link available upon request.
I think it's not funny. The Chinese and Russians have way more to laugh than 'we' do. And especially the long-term future will show that.
One example. TTP was an initiative by the USA actually to cut down the influence of China. Hence why China was not part of TTP. What will happen now? Smaller Asian export nations like Malaysia, Vietnam and Phillippines are now driven into the arms of China. As a 'revenge' China will copy-paste the entire TTP-treaty and take the matters in their own hands.
Then, suddenly, a much larger Asian-Pacific region feels less of a necessity to trade with the USA and instead will focus even more on China. Add Russia to that region, and I think Trump is completely underestimating every bit of global economics. And by doing so he could actually hurt the already poor white working-class people in states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa even more.
The very essence of 'trading' will now move from the West (North-America and Europe) to the entire Asia-Pacific region. By doing so trade figures in the USA eventually will sink....and in the long-term so does economic growth and prosperity.
So lastly @TripAces, I wouldn't say 'they' are duped yet. But the upcoming four years we'll see some consequences of that. Anyway, there's nothing you can do about it anyway :-).
While @chrisisall will continue to host this transition thread, another one will soon be opened by @bondjames. This may seem unnecessary and useless, but here's the thinking. With every new Bond film, we have our HATE the new movie thread and LOVE the new movie thread. Well, with chrisisall being more or less on one side of the political spectrum and bondjames, I'm sure you don't mind me saying, on the other, we have two hosts with opposing views each host a thread that members can choose from. Those who seek conflict will know where to find it and those who seek to avoid conflict, will also know where to go.
Of course we'll have some 'duplicate' stuff going on and I usually fight against that, but in this case it might be the best way to deal with such sensitive a topic as this. Also, I'm confident that after a while the popularity of these threads will somewhat decrease, so if they're a nuisance to you, I guess they'll only be so temporarily.
Hopefully this is a solution all can live with and I'm sure that both chrisisall and bondjames will do an excellent job hosting each individual thread.
Thank you.
It's all good.
His picks for his administration are controversial on purpose, yet all we can do is keep speaking up, keep pressure on him.
He is not draining the swamp, though. ;) You are so right, @TripAces. It is just filled now with his own crocodiles and alligators. Piling them in. His personal business dealings, to be continued while president, are highly unethical to put it mildly. But for those who supported his strongest lines ... well. His tax cuts will help the most wealthy, not the working class. He won't build a wall. He won't prosecute Clinton. It goes on ...
Reports have now come out that Trump's businesses are billions in debt to China and Russia. The plot thickens.
EDIT: turns out these are not necessarily "new" reports.
And Argentina refusing a permit for Trump to build a new hotel there ... lo and behold, one phone call (with daughter Ivanka on the line, too) and now sure, come on Trump, build your hotel.
We won't get jobs back because we have lost people to overseas - we have lost jobs mainly due to automation and that will not bring people back into those jobs. Miners will not get their jobs back. Trump has lied to so many of his supporters all along. This will be interesting as he has his own ideas, the GOP has their agenda, and the people closest to Trump are dangerous (to put it politely) regarding civil rights and foreign policy.
That is still minor compared to what is happening beneath the surface, I feel.
So everybody, please keep reading a variety of news and keep speaking up, reporting the facts, what is happening now. I don't need memes or funny pictures (just my opinion, though @chrisisall and @BeatlesSansEarmuffs do give light relief as well as very salient, thoughtful points), but I do want people sharing what they learn, sharing good articles and reports on what is going on, as well as Trump's own words (kind of important we don't "normalize" any of this).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-foundation-apparently-admits-to-violating-ban-on-self-dealing-new-filing-to-irs-shows/2016/11/22/893f6508-b0a9-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpfoundation-945a:homepage/story
He's basically a dope, but he hires the best to fix his messes. I don't think this will bring him down....
Our collective jobs, as civilized citizens who don't need to figure out where their next meal is coming from, is to stop calling Trump voters names & work towards supporting independents (like Bernie) in the 2018 & 2020 elections. Trump's deeds will clarify his intent to all in short time. Either he will personally grow as a POTUS, or he will become hated by the people of this nation like none before him... we will see.
https://victorialsanders.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/hate-didnt-elect-donald-trump-people-did/