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Peter Thiel: Ban is not religious test
- draw_down 10y agoCome on.
- dhfhduk 10y agoThank you, Peter, for clearing that up. We were all waiting for your rational and level-headed insight to know what to think about these sorts of matters. The language of the EO mentioned religion, but obviously if you think that's not what was meant, that's not what was meant. Now we can all sigh a breath of relief and go about our lives. What would we do without people like Peter?
- DefaultUserHN 10y agoThere is this country called Indonesia. It has the largest population of Muslims on earth, at 200+ million. Not one of them is banned from America. Only immigrants from countries with direct ties to terrorism are banned, temporarily. Once gain, it has nothing to do with religion. It's geographical. You can be a Christian in Iraq, and you would be ban too.
- afewgoodman 10y agoIt's not a religion ban. Indonesia has the largest population of Muslims on earth, at 200+ million. Not one of them is banned from America. Only immigrants from countries with direct ties to terrorism are banned, temporarily. Once gain, it has nothing to do with religion. It's geographical. You can be a Christian in Iraq, and you would be ban too.
- andriesm 10y agoPeter Thiel remains an epic and inspirational figure, brave enough to zag when others zig. And become a billionaire by doing this. A real hero to me.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoFuck you Peter Thiel. I realized you were a major douche when you supported Trump's madness while simultaneously BECOMING A NEW ZEALAND CITIZEN. After you guys rob the country blind y'all have a nice escape hatch and just leave the mess y'all made to the rest of us.
- danjoc 10y agoObama kills Muslims with drones, even an American kid, without due process. Nobody bats an eye. Trump refuses entry to countries where we already ban encryption exports and block trade. Everybody loses their minds.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> Obama kills Muslims with drones, even an American kid, without due process. Nobody bats an eye. The second sentence is not grounded in reality, which is ko d of fatal to the entire argument you are trying to build on that premise.
- danjoc 10y agoSure it is. Ask anyone you know if they know who Abdulrahman is. You'll get a blank stare.
- JasonInSeattle 10y agoSo what's your point?
- danjoc 10y agoIf you get this enraged over temporary travel bans from nations that sponsor terrorism against the US, what are you going to do if Trump starts droning American kids with the precedent Obama set? It's a bit like the boy who cries wolf. Blowing something small out of proportion is stupid, because nobody is going to listen when the big stuff starts happening. It's not a Muslim ban. People who say that are only burning their own credibility. Indonesia isn't banned. Bangladesh isn't banned. Libya, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, and Syria. Somalia is infamous for its pirates, Libya for Benghazi, Iran for its nuclear program, do I even need to continue?
- judahmeek 10y agoYes. Please explain how a blanket travel ban on entire countries helps national security.