Trump

[merman]

Mind you, Trump would be confused by Hitler invading Paris. Because Trump's response on Twitter to the shooting in Paris one year on from Charlie Hebdo was to say that "Germany was in a mess - big crime".

Let that settle in. A man aiming to lead a superpower thinks Paris is in Germany.

[F-ZeroOne]

Not including Hawaii, there were about 100,000 Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. There are estimated to be between just under 2 to 7 million Muslims in the US currently. The US prison population is approximately 2 million, so you're going to need at least as many prison-type complexes for a minimum acceptable confinement standard.

There have, of course, been other "solutions" to similar "problems" in past history. Many of them are usually frowned upon these days.

I'm not advocating doing it, I'm pointing out that it could actually be done if there was a political will behind it.

Sorry, yes, I never thought you were, I was tired when I posted that and should have made it clearer.

The more I think about the logistics involved - could it be done? In theory, yes. In practice... hmmm. We do have an example just about in living memory to go on - you can probably guess which one - and the numbers involved are broadly similar. Whilst transport to camps could be staged, the US rail network, unlike a certain European countrys, is mostly geared towards freight. Of course, if you don't care that your passengers arrive alive, this might not be a problem. But even accepting such conditions, you could be talking several years at least to transport that number of people.

You could use buses, though you would need a lot of vehicles, and they would presumably have to build to a similar standard as prison transport buses, just in case your passengers decide they actually are human and get a bit disagreeable. Similar situation for planes. This is also, of course, assuming the companies involved don't just turn round and say "F**k you and your ridiculous toupee". Then you might need military assistance. They might respond similarly.

Then theres the fact that this is AMERICA! Some of the people you want to transport have the legal right to own and bear arms, and indeed one of the major arguments put forward by the gun lobby is that they have that right to protect themselves from - oh, the irony - government tyranny. Oh, sorry, did you mean only white Christian people had that right? Perhaps you should have made that clearer before the shooting started.

I'm sure the Republican who advocated the idea in the first place, though, has considered all this already and has answers to hand.

[gumboot]

Mind you, Trump would be confused by Hitler invading Paris. Because Trump's response on Twitter to the shooting in Paris one year on from Charlie Hebdo was to say that "Germany was in a mess - big crime".

Let that settle in. A man aiming to lead a superpower thinks Paris is in Germany.

Surely that's a response to the Cologne business. I don't know how topics and responses are tied together on Twitter, though. Can't get my head around it.

[pogo]

Mind you, Trump would be confused by Hitler invading Paris. Because Trump's response on Twitter to the shooting in Paris one year on from Charlie Hebdo was to say that "Germany was in a mess - big crime".

Let that settle in. A man aiming to lead a superpower thinks Paris is in Germany.

Won’t disqualify him from office, or at least won’t hinder him in his attempt to become Republican party candidate. Remember Sarah Palin, Republican VP candidate eight years ago? She was generally incompetent, but distinguished herself with her poor knowledge of geopolitics and basic geography. Did not stop McCain picking her.

It was a mistake to do so, and she was a liability. It was though a sign of the rightward drift of the Republican party, that moderate John McCain felt he needed a running-mate from the extreme/lunatic fringe of his party to “balance” his ticket. Previously the VP was often chosen to balance the ticket geographically, or to plug gaps in the presidential candidate’s experience, but she was picked for her uncompromising right-wing views. And it has only gotten worse, with a clown like Trump who makes even Palin look like an experienced politician.

[gumboot]

No, no. Now you've breached Godwin's Law. You made the comparison.

I think the comparison had been made more subtly several times already.

But I wasn't comparing Trump to Hitler anyway. I was merely comparing his supporters to Hitler's supporters. It's totally different!

[KlaxonCow]

Mind you, Trump would be confused by Hitler invading Paris. Because Trump's response on Twitter to the shooting in Paris one year on from Charlie Hebdo was to say that "Germany was in a mess - big crime".

In fairness, I think his real mistake here was to refer to the Paris shootings and the women attacked in Cologne within the same tweet, and he wasn't really intending to imply that Paris was in Germany. The old "two thoughts should not be placed in one tweet" unwritten rule of Twitter, as 140 characters just isn't good enough to say two things AND supply enough context with it to make clear that it's two thoughts, without the close juxtaposition implying more than you wanted implied.

As much as Trump is a stupid cunt, let us be intellectually honest here that this was almost certainly a case of poor tweeting rather than him genuinely not knowing where the capital of France is. I mean, it still absolutely makes him a blithering idiot, as using Twitter sensibly should hardly qualify as a really hard IQ test for geniuses or anything.

[gumboot]

Found the quote.

It's a stretch to read it that way.

If he did intend to reference Cologne and Paris as two separate issues both within Germany then he would have mentioned them both and then said that that Germany was in a mess. Otherwise, the only way he could have meant to refer to Paris in Germany is by not intending to make any reference at all to Cologne, and that seems highly doubtful.

Moreover, it seems implausible to refer to a single shooting as a mess. Most particularly from an American perspective.

[pogo]

He is not running for president of France or Germany. He is not even running for US president yet, just Republican presidential candidate. And this will not hurt him whether he thought Paris in Germany or not.

It surely will come up if he becomes candidate. Not so much from his opponent but it will become one of the many things used by the liberal media to lay into him. But still I think that he is unlikely to be candidate. Not a vote has been cast and once voting starts it will shake up the field. Some people will realise they haven’t a hope and drop out. Others will do better, pick up some of their votes and suddenly look electable. And the 60-80% of Republicans who don’t want Trump to represent them will have a clear alternative.

[k345y]

Closer to home and more immediate....

He's threatening to lift his inward investment from Scotland. Something a bit more immediate and UK based as a non starter 'actual' presidential candidate who's a master of publicity.
And by the by, it may be the second time I've said it but if that 'investment' was in londinium there would be far more comments on it, just happens to be so far up north no one gives a shit...apparently.

[PumaG]

Found the quote.

It's a stretch to read it that way.

If he did intend to reference Cologne and Paris as two separate issues both within Germany then he would have mentioned them both and then said that that Germany was in a mess. Otherwise, the only way he could have meant to refer to Paris in Germany is by not intending to make any reference at all to Cologne, and that seems highly doubtful.

Moreover, it seems implausible to refer to a single shooting as a mess. Most particularly from an American perspective.

A single shooting?
The Koln Police chief has just been sacked as his department have been found to be doctoring Police reports to protect asylum seekers gang raping women. The Mayor's response is a sick joke and locals described the situation as "chaos"

There should be no doubt he is referencing two incidents. He would have probably mentioned Rotherham with more characters available.

[PumaG]

Mind you, Trump would be confused by Hitler invading Paris. Because Trump's response on Twitter to the shooting in Paris one year on from Charlie Hebdo was to say that "Germany was in a mess - big crime".

Let that settle in. A man aiming to lead a superpower thinks Paris is in Germany.

He's more likely to think Scotland is in England than Paris in Germany.

Trump has been knee jerking since the Syrian refugee crisis reached a head last year. His ideas and comments come from the Paris attacks and the Cologne rapes. People taking his tweet the wrong way are not keeping up. He also had a pop at England having 'no-go' areas.

[PumaG]

Closer to home and more immediate....

He's threatening to lift his inward investment from Scotland. Something a bit more immediate and UK based as a non starter 'actual' presidential candidate who's a master of publicity.
And by the by, it may be the second time I've said it but if that 'investment' was in londinium there would be far more comments on it, just happens to be so far up north no one gives a shit...apparently.

Trump's main headlines are taken out of context by the liberal media. A direct threat, without poor grammar, lacking in twitter nous, comb-over blowing in the wind, or Hypocrisy regarding Muslims, has no mileage (outside the US).

[pogo]

Closer to home and more immediate....

He's threatening to lift his inward investment from Scotland. Something a bit more immediate and UK based as a non starter 'actual' presidential candidate who's a master of publicity.
And by the by, it may be the second time I've said it but if that 'investment' was in londinium there would be far more comments on it, just happens to be so far up north no one gives a shit...apparently.

But he did that in 2014, almost two years ago:
Defeated Donald Trump turns his back on Scotland

Most people have forgotten as it was not that big a deal at the time, just mildly entertaining. Showed how little he understood Scotland, or Britain in general (as I doubt he would have got a different result elsewhere in the UK).

It’s not as if, if he were President, he would have time to be running golf courses in Scotland. So there’s really nothing to it. The idiots that follow him on Twitter won’t know that, so it serves its purpose, it looks like he is paying back the British for having the gall to even consider banning him from the UK.

[PumaG]

Closer to home and more immediate....

He's threatening to lift his inward investment from Scotland. Something a bit more immediate and UK based as a non starter 'actual' presidential candidate who's a master of publicity.
And by the by, it may be the second time I've said it but if that 'investment' was in londinium there would be far more comments on it, just happens to be so far up north no one gives a shit...apparently.

But he did that in 2014, almost two years ago:
Defeated Donald Trump turns his back on Scotland

Most people have forgotten as it was not that big a deal at the time, just mildly entertaining. Showed how little he understood Scotland, or Britain in general (as I doubt he would have got a different result elsewhere in the UK).

It’s not as if, if he were President, he would have time to be running golf courses in Scotland. So there’s really nothing to it. The idiots that follow him on Twitter won’t know that, so it serves its purpose, it looks like he is paying back the British for having the gall to even consider banning him from the UK.

"Defeated Donald Trump turns his back on Scotland"

Bullshit headline. He halted major investment, that's all. He still has two places in Scotland. The estate in Aberdeen is stunning.

Meanwhile Tony Blair's profits are up by tens of millions as an advisor to the middle east. You couldn't make it up.

[k345y]

Closer to home and more immediate....

He's threatening to lift his inward investment from Scotland. Something a bit more immediate and UK based as a non starter 'actual' presidential candidate who's a master of publicity.
And by the by, it may be the second time I've said it but if that 'investment' was in londinium there would be far more comments on it, just happens to be so far up north no one gives a shit...apparently.

But he did that in 2014, almost two years ago:
Defeated Donald Trump turns his back on Scotland

Most people have forgotten as it was not that big a deal at the time, just mildly entertaining. Showed how little he understood Scotland, or Britain in general (as I doubt he would have got a different result elsewhere in the UK).

It’s not as if, if he were President, he would have time to be running golf courses in Scotland. So there’s really nothing to it. The idiots that follow him on Twitter won’t know that, so it serves its purpose, it looks like he is paying back the British for having the gall to even consider banning him from the UK.

That url and news was from February 14, before he bought Turnberry. Nought much to do with it, the monies and inward investments he's threatening to 'with hold/withdraw' are in 'Turnberry' ffs. A splash in the piss pond that is the south, but more than a ripple in Ayrshire...where ? Ayrshire, it's in the west of Scotland.
Which to be honest I hated at the time as he was just so fucking obsessed with owning a club/course/institution that was eligible to host a major that he bought the first one he could.....as his plan to create one failed. But, not long after that Glen Eagles was up for sale which he would have leapt at the chance of buying. Ha,ha,ha!