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> We live in an age where "Muslim ban" sounds like appropriate policy to about half the population. When has someone pushed for a "Muslim ban" in the United St

> We live in an age where "Muslim ban" sounds like appropriate policy to about half the population. When has someone pushed for a "Muslim ban" in the United States?

ComradeTaco 9y ago
Donald Trump. "I'll tell you the whole history of it," Giuliani said, as transcribed by The Washington Post. "So when (Trump) first announced it, he said, 'Muslim ban.' He called me up. He said, 'Put a commission together. Show me the right way to do it legally.'" [1]http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/politics/trump-muslim-ban-travel-lawsuit/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/politics/trump-muslim-ban-trav...
TallGuyShort 9y ago
While Trump's immigration policy was not actually a Muslim ban and was actually very similar to some of Obama's policies, a quick scan of my Facebook feed indicates that there are plenty of conservatives who actually do want a "Muslim ban" and believe that there's a significant movement to overthrow the government and institute Shariah Law in the U.S.
- zerocrates 9y ago
  He called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." The fact that he didn't actually do that because of its manifest illegality is somewhat beside the point.
- Consultant32452 9y ago
  In my experience liberals want a Muslim ban too, they just aren't capable of stating it as such. For example, 86% of Egyptian Muslims support the death penalty for homosexuality. It's a simple question, how many of those people do you want voting in your district? How many of them do you want on your school board? Now, I'm fairly liberal leaning as far as immigration is concerned, and I don't support a Muslim ban either. But if you're checking the box that says you think gay people deserve to die, you can kindly turn your ass around and go back to wherever you came from, regardless of your religion. But this "policy" of mine disproportionately impacts Muslims. And by our modern standards of bigotry, that would mean that I support a "Muslim ban."
alsetmusic 9y ago
> When has someone pushed for a "Muslim ban" in the United States? Right here: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.” Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20161207195544/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration https://web.archive.org/web/20161207195544/https://www.donal...

> We live in an age where "Muslim ban" sounds like appropriate policy to about half the population. When has someone pushed for a "Muslim ban" in the United States?

ComradeTaco 9y ago

Donald Trump. "I'll tell you the whole history of it," Giuliani said, as transcribed by The Washington Post. "So when (Trump) first announced it, he said, 'Muslim ban.' He called me up. He said, 'Put a commission together. Show me the right way to do it legally.'" [1]http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/politics/trump-muslim-ban-travel-lawsuit/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/politics/trump-muslim-ban-trav...

TallGuyShort 9y ago

While Trump's immigration policy was not actually a Muslim ban and was actually very similar to some of Obama's policies, a quick scan of my Facebook feed indicates that there are plenty of conservatives who actually do want a "Muslim ban" and believe that there's a significant movement to overthrow the government and institute Shariah Law in the U.S.

zerocrates 9y ago
He called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." The fact that he didn't actually do that because of its manifest illegality is somewhat beside the point.
Consultant32452 9y ago
In my experience liberals want a Muslim ban too, they just aren't capable of stating it as such. For example, 86% of Egyptian Muslims support the death penalty for homosexuality. It's a simple question, how many of those people do you want voting in your district? How many of them do you want on your school board? Now, I'm fairly liberal leaning as far as immigration is concerned, and I don't support a Muslim ban either. But if you're checking the box that says you think gay people deserve to die, you can kindly turn your ass around and go back to wherever you came from, regardless of your religion. But this "policy" of mine disproportionately impacts Muslims. And by our modern standards of bigotry, that would mean that I support a "Muslim ban."

alsetmusic 9y ago

> When has someone pushed for a "Muslim ban" in the United States? Right here: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.” Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20161207195544/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration https://web.archive.org/web/20161207195544/https://www.donal...