This week, Donald Trump called for a ban on all Muslim immigrants. This has sparked a large amount of hatred and malice. There have been many people who have compared him to Hitler himself comparing this to the time when Hitler banned the Jews.
However, there has also been speculation that this is just what our country needed. An idea so crazy that it finally gets people to take some sort of preventative action.
Meanwhile, Trump issued another statement today defending his statement and brought up President Roosevelt and how during and post- WWII there was the classification of “enemy aliens” for those that were German, Italian or Japanese. For most Americans, this only brings back bad memories and not ones of success.
Ms. Morawetz stated in the New York Times, “It would be particularly bizarre to have an immigration test based on religion given that the country was founded by people who were fleeing religious persecution.”
Do you all think that Trump has taken things to far? How will his opponents react and will his percentage in the polls decrease because of this?
I do think that Trump has taken things too far with this statement. There are multiple reasons why such a statement is not ok. What I thought was even more intriguing is the statement the LDS Church issued on Trumps statement. Here is the link: http://fox13now.com/2015/12/08/lds-church-issues-statement-in-response-to-donald-trumps-comments-on-muslims/
We have already seen the reaction of the other Republicans who are outraged at this suggestion. Trump had taken things too far before this comment; he is far beyond the line at this point. Defending his statement with examples that basically endorse internment camps only weakens his stance, as we can see now that those actions were taken largely on the basis of racism rather than actual military necessity. It is an absolutely absurd suggestion for a nation founded on principles of religious freedom, as you said.
I have been wondering how long he would last in this race. Or at least how long he would maintain some element of “credibility” in the public eye. Looks like this may [finally] be the straw that breaks the camel’s back .
Donald Trump is one of the most, if not the most, unintentionally amusing personalities that the American political process has ever seen. Half the time, you wonder if he’s joking; all the time, you hope he is.
But, it’s not funny anymore, and it will especially not be funny if the next polls show the a significant portion of GOP voters still stand by him after this. Sure, I’ll hand it to him, he’s got more backbone than all the rest of the nominees (from both parties) put together. Sure, he could probably get things done with more efficiency than any President in recent history…but at what cost? First Amendment rights? While his disavowal of political correctness is admirable, he takes that and overdoes it to a dangerous extreme, showing no respect for anybody and promoting a vision of America that is completely off-base from that which the Founding Fathers and the Constitution intended.
Yes.
Trump has been going to far since his his first speech as a candidate. He has been going too far before even that. And yet the American people are loving it. I do not why I always find myself surprised when I hear news like this, why fix a broken wheel? Trump is an embarrassment to the republican party, and yet the polls have consistently shown that he is apparently exactly what conservatives have been looking for.
Mind blowing
Well the consensus here is that yes. Yes he has gone too far. But considering that he went too far a few miles ago, this is just even further too far. Let’s not repeate internment camps and the persecution of American who have a different race, ethnicity, or religion.
I agree with what has already been commented only adding that this statement is not exactly what the country needs to pay attention to the issue or enact action. This statement is only fueling the hateful fear and ignorance of a large part of the American population. Before this statement there were countless facebook posts of people in my community with no knowledge on the issue posting anti-refugee comments and expressing their fear. Whereas those that looked into the situation would agree otherwise. Trump might be new and original but he is not using his tactics to educate or encourage american values. Instead is making things simpler then they are so those less informed could understand and twisting it playing on emotions versus using knowledge and showing any sense of humanity.
There already exists a lot of unintentional bias in American media polls. I think that there is a bias large enough that when votes actually start happening Trump will lose over and over again. Especially if he keeps spouting gems like this. I’m confident majority of normal-not-crazy-want-to-be-taken-seriously-Republicans realize that Trump is unelectable. I don’t actually know anyone who supports him. Except for this crazy redneck kid who lives in Colonia Juarez.
I agree that action needs to be taken but banning a group of people from entering the United States because of their religion is wrong and unconstitutional. Trump’s justification is also backwards. Just because it has been done in the past doesn’t mean that it should be repeated. I would hope that we would have enough sense as a country to prevent the tragedy’s of the past from occurring again.