3 ms·
> He doesn't address the concern that this particular Executive Order victimizes a broad swath of minorities for no justifiable reason other than to please a la
by teslabox 10y ago
> He doesn't address the concern that this particular Executive Order victimizes a broad swath of minorities for no justifiable reason other than to please a large section of society.
This point was addressed in his prior blog post (same day):
>> [...] Are Trump’s temporary immigration plans chaotic? Yes. Do they hurt innocent people who were minding their own business? Yes, temporarily at least. Did he scare the pants off of half the country? Yes. Will there be lots of unintended damage from Trump’s immigration orders? Yes. No honest person should deny the cost component of the equation. It’s ugly. But don’t stop with a half-pinion. If you want a full opinion on immigration you have to compare those costs to the potential benefits that include fewer terrorist acts and avoiding Europe’s refugee problems. Are people making that comparison?
>>
>> No. [...]
- http://blog.dilbert.com/post/156532225711/the-persuasion-filter-and-immigration http://blog.dilbert.com/post/156532225711/the-persuasion-fil...
The first post is much better than its followup.
I appreciate Scott Adams' take because he provides a deeper reason for why the candidate/president does what he does.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- polotics 10y agoyou're wrong, Scott is deep in wishful thinking. Trump is what it says on the tweet.
- stephenr 10y agoOf ~780K refugees accepted since 11-9-2001 about a dozen have been arrested/deported for terrorism/related threats/risks. That's 0.0015%. Trump is a racist, sexist, self absorbed human shit can. No ifs or buts about it. He proved that himself during the ridiculous primaries and election process. There is no deeper reason. The man is a clown obsessed with his own reflection in the mirror and how many people love his balloon animals.