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Even with the uncertainty surrounding Trump's future plans, it's doubtful that the travel ban will target non-Muslim majority countries. Trump has said repeated
by temp-07567-56 10y ago
Even with the uncertainty surrounding Trump's future plans, it's doubtful that the travel ban will target non-Muslim majority countries. Trump has said repeatedly that he's in favor of legal immigration of best and brightest, and there's not a compelling point in his tweets, campaign promises, among his supporters, or in the GOP platform to exclude non-immigrant visitors from actual neighboring countries. It's not unreasonable to suppose that he understands that countries which possess a realistic geopolitical capability to retaliate (economically, mostly...) will make for tougher targets of travel restrictions, so neighbors Canada and Mexico would fall squarely in this category. Meanwhile, the currently affected 7 countries are easy targets: with the exception of Iran, they are experiencing struggles with internal governance and thus lack meaningful ways of resisting or retaliating against this unilateral move. Iran is included as an extra bonus, and its inclusion just resets US-Iran relations to pre-Obama days.
As for taking an ideological stance: weigh this choice yourself. It's doubtful that one person's protest will make an impact, but if you start or participate in a movement such that the social or economic impact is felt, you may have accomplished something. But don't count on it. Instead, investigate his previous tweets (luckily public info) and construct a profile of how you think he'll respond. I believe that Trump is not likely to be swayed by reason or protest, and is instead more prone to reactionary escalation.
But, as a resident alien (green card holder) from a boring, mostly-inconsequential European country, I won't be leaving the States just in case.
- Spooky23 10y ago> But, as a resident alien (green card holder) from a boring, mostly-inconsequential European country, I won't be leaving the States just in case. Good idea. You never know when Putin might need a favor.
- empath75 10y agoI think provoking trump to escalate is exactly the right strategy. He's deeply unpopular and getting more unpopular by the day. Provoking him into making even more stupid and unpopular decisions is going to eventually force a crisis where the GOP congress is going to have to decide if they support a deeply unpopular lunatic who is possibly selling out the us to Russia.
- GiorgioG 10y ago> He's deeply unpopular Maybe in your echo chamber he is unpopular. I could say the same of Obama in my neck of the woods.
- aylons 10y agoHe has the lowest approval rates for a new president [1], ever. It is fair to say that his lack of popularity is not just GP's perception. [1] https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/3-days-into-trumps-presidency-45-percent-of-americans-disapprove-of-his-performance/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/3-days-into-trumps-pres...
- GiorgioG 10y agoIs it really that surprising given that he didn't win the popular vote?
- empath75 10y agoI think provoking trump to escalate is exactly the right strategy. He's deeply unpopular and getting more unpopular by the day. Provoking him into making even more stupid and unpopular decisions is going to eventually force a crisis where the GOP congress is going to have to decide if they support a deeply unpopular lunatic who is possibly selling out the us to Russia.