08-21-2016, 11:36 AM
(08-20-2016, 10:37 PM)Maggot Wrote: I'm just curious, like when trump said muslim immigration should stop until there is a better way to separate the bad ones better. It went into the ears of Dems as "trump hates muslims" and that's where it stopped.
I'm not a Dem, and wouldn't claim to know what all Dems heard even if I was.
But, since you're curious and I know exactly what Trump said, I'll fill you in. Your ears and eyes are definitely playing tricks on you with this issue, Mags.
Donald Trump said that he, Donald J. Trump, proposed a ban on all Muslims entering the country until the government figures out what the hell is going on. He proposed banning hundreds of millions of people from all over the world from traveling into the U.S., based solely on their religion. It was not an "immigration" ban proposal as you claim, and it did not stop with Dems' reaction as you insist.
After widespread negative reaction from those outside of what you would call 'Trumpbot world' -- particularly from elected Republican leaders across the country -- Trump's campaign issued a statement indicating that what he REALLY meant was a ban on Muslims who weren't American citizens already living in the U.S. There's been exactly one Muslim in that category who's committed a terror attack since 9 / 11; the San Bernadino killer's wife.
If Trump would have simply proposed an immediate review and tightening of spouse/family visas to lower the risk of more bad apples getting through, I think he likely would have garnered some credible support. But, that's not what he did. And, the backlash from Republicans, Democrats and Independents did not prompt Trump to stop there. Trump continued with his narrative that Muslim immigrants are killing people left and right and illegal Mexican immigrants are being sent over by the Mexican government to rape and kill Americans -- pandering to the fearful and ignorant.
After he secured the majority of the extremely fearful and ignorant (which is the minority of the general population) along with the anti-Hillary camp, Trump changed his position again heading into the general election. Now, he says he is no longer proposing a religious ban, he's instead proposing a ban on all people coming from countries with terror problems (though he doesn't provide specifics). On its face, this latest ban proposal would forbid people from some of our closest ally countries in the west and the east from entering the country. Then, last week, Trump proposed adding a written ideological test which he calls "extreme vetting" to the already extensive immigration screening process.