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Thought experiment - what is worse - a) expanding a drone program and killing thousands (including by the US's own admission 100+ innocent civilians, but probab
by imron 10y ago
Thought experiment - what is worse - a) expanding a drone program and killing thousands (including by the US's own admission 100+ innocent civilians, but probably many more given that the US classes all military aged men in a strike zone as 'combatants' regardless of whether they are actual combatants or not), or b) issuing a temporary visa ban to a large number of those countries actively being bombed by the above-mentioned drone program?
Does your answer match with which one has seen the most outrage from the press and the general populace? Why or why not?
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- nyxtom 10y agoSeems like we now have the worst of both worlds now. A ruthless drone program, botched operations, and unnecessarily misguided bans.
- oh_sigh 10y agoSure, but the question remains why bombing and killing thousands is not protest worthy, but preventing people from a few countries from temporarily entering the US is protest worthy. Call me cynical, but I bet if Obama issued Trumps EO, and Trump expanded the drone program, we would be having the exact same protests against Trump.
- nyxtom 10y agoI think part of it is the fact that Trump is an all around jerk that inherently garners more attention. Bush did plenty of egregious things that didn't get nearly the amount of attention they deserved either. That being said when the WH issued orders (even the Visa waiver issue) that were deemed unconstitutional, ACLU took it to court.