Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Patrin
Trump has said that any Muslim wishing to do us harm or not willing to assimilate is not welcome and his plan is to actively screen them out from coming into our country.
|
Trump has said a lot of things, If you recall back in December his campaign put out from his own campaign website (Link enclosed)
- DECEMBER 07, 2015 -
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT ON PREVENTING MUSLIM IMMIGRATION
(New York, NY) December 7th, 2015, -- 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.
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-r...im-immigration
So while political expediency may have subsequently required a softer iteration, the above blanket statement is hard to misinterpret.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Old Dog New Trick
Entire Post
|
I agree with everything in your post. I don't think anyone should vote for Hillary, nor do I think for a second she gives a rat's ass about Capt. Khan or anyone else in our Military or Republic. As you said our nation collectively has made great sacrifice in defense of freedom, and we should finish the job and be worthy
At the same time we are living in a society where 90% of the population has no idea what a gold star banner in a window means. I do think the context of Capt. Khan's story is relevant since such a patriot would have been disparately impacted by such a blanket ban, and the country would have suffered for it.
Historically, we lost hundreds of thousands of good men in the second world war. They came from every segment of American society. On a human level I think it would have been a tougher pill to swallow to go fight for a country as the Nisei soldier of regiments like the 442nd did while their families were interned by that same nation. As a nation it was not one of our better moments. The Germans were the greater military threat and German Americans could blend in and sabotage much easier than Japanese Americans. Though if we had interned every German or Italian American family as well we might not have been able to field an army at all.
In our time, in the wake of 9/11 there have been repeated calls for Muslims to stand up and denounce radical Islam in voice and deed. This is a valid and necessary course of action. Capt. Khan's story was a shining example of an American, who happened to be a Muslim, do just that, step up and give his life for his country, and it illuminates the flaws in the blanket type statement Mr. Trump favors. In light of his son's service and sacrifice I don't think it's a stretch for any Gold Star father to take offense and want to speak out in response to Trump's proposed policies in that regard, nor do I think its an unreasonable question for him to ask Trump for all his boasts and promises "What have you sacrificed for our country" in comparison, particularly in light of Trump's draft dodging during the Vietnam War. To me that speech and the statements from families of fallen LE were the only meaningful things out of the entire DNC.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by T-Rock
Khan's speech was nothing but Taqiyya. Rather than blaming Trump for their sons death
|
I couldn't disagree more, that Gold Star father was no more spouting Taqiyya than Taco Bell, nor was he blaming Trump for his son's death in any way. They likely came here fleeing that same brand of tyranny his son died fighting. He was taking Trump to task for proposed policies which in effect would have prevented someone like Capt. Khan from being here to serve in the first place.