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> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. The president of the United States j
by bb611 10y ago
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon.
The president of the United States just signed an order legally barring hundreds of millions of people from entering the US on the basis of their country of origin, which is in fact unprecedented.
> This topic now is yet another gathering point for all unhappy with the election results.
Accurate.
> It's probably a good thing that liberals, in general, avoid firearms, otherwise there might be fighting in the streets already.
Classy
- giardini 10y agobb611 says> "The president ...signed an order legally barring hundreds of millions of people from entering the US ..." But the reality is http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-anti-trump-liberal-protests-perspec-zorn-0131-20170130-column.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-anti-trum... "The fact of the matter is 325,000 people from foreign countries came into the United States" on Saturday, Priebus told NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd. "And 109 people were detained for further questioning."
- bb611 10y agoWhat in your reply contradicts the facts presented in mine? I'm happy to debate whether the topic is appropriate for HN, but that requires at least bilateral application of intellect. Even if your fact was contradictory, it's from a member of an administration that routinely lies about basic facts to make them support its viewpoint, and this is no different: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/01/30/the-number-of-people-affected-by-trumps-travel-ban-about-90000/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/01/...
- giardini 10y agoDear YC: I told you so!8-))