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A lot of people have miserable lives but they do not plant bombs. Mother Teresa said, "Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty." That applies to anyone including the USA.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 14:59
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as most suicidal bombers are uneducated youths with dismal lives, why not just make immigrant rules super easy.
you have to have graduated from one of these colleges to enter, http://www.thebestschools.org/feature ... versities-in-world-today/ that way, people coming are contributing to society. It seriously makes no sense for these refugees to be coming to the USA, I mean how many did we take from Africa? Most refugees flee to neighboring countries, let them come here like they are going to Greece & Italy. If they make it like the Haitians & Chinese, then that's on us and ICE.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 14:48
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Please tell us what are the countries you would ban immigration from.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 13:52
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No you do not ban all immigration but you ban immigration from countries that want to harm you. President Carter banned immigration from Iran in the hostage crisis. Common sense, you do not allow people in who plans on killing you.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 13:32
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It's not foolish when you understand the odds. It is much, much likelier for you to die or become injured via an accident than a terrorist. If terrorism scares you, you should never leave the house due to everything else that could kill you.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:39
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What is a 100% way of vetting them?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:30
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Since 100% vetting is impossible, with that logic we should ban immigration all together. Because they don't have to be Syrian to be an Isis terrorist. Ha.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:28
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Hey TheBigGuy, would you mind explaining to JcMan8 how vetting is possible? It does not seem to believe it is.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:25
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Haha, absolutely not. Not until there is a 100% way of vetting them, which we currently don't have. Until then President Trump can set the level he is comfortable with, which may be none for the time being.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:20
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Thanks for providing a link that nobody is debating about. Who here is denying that ISIS is trying to take advantage of the refugee crisis? Nobody is. That's what any smart terrorist would do. What we are disussing here is what to do about it. What's your proposed solution? Ban all immigrants from Syria, including christians? Ban immigrants from all Muslim countries? Ban Muslim regardless of country? Please old wise one, share your knowledge
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:19
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People on this blog know more than the Nato commander about ISIS. "Nato commander: Isis ?spreading like cancer? among refugees."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016 ... nato-commander-terrorists
Posted on: 2016/9/21 3:00
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So vetting is possible then? Do I understand properly?[/quote] Of course vetting is possible.... but when Obama is issuing Executive Orders to cut corners and expedite the release of these thousands of unknown people into the country.. it leaves a security gap for the undesirable element to breech. [/quote] Glad to hear that vetting is possible. Thank you.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:58
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It will start by re-establishing and enforcing the immigration laws already and in place. The US embassies and consulates are responsible for issuing visas/validating foreign passports. Some the Obama Administration has forgotten or ignored laws already on the books. It is up to the people that want to come here to meet our entry requirements. Just like getting a license in New Jersey, the applicants need to produce what the state requires. The US does not owe any non-citizen a single thing. They should be able to prove they will not be a burden to the states they are visiting and if they have a relative that is a US citizen, born or naturalized, the process might be expedited. Once paperwork is submitted... security checks like Interpol might be used. Of course the applicant would pay those processing fees. Maybe we even impose a service fee that would go to the expense of beefing up the US southern border? Now you might call this extreme.... to me it is business as usual. [/quote] So vetting is possible then? Do I understand properly?[/quote] Of course vetting is possible.... but when Obama is issuing Executive Orders to cut corners and expedite the release of these thousands of unknown people into the country.. it leaves a security gap for the undesirable element to breech.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:47
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So that settles the Syrian refugees conversation then. As long as they follow the process, they should be welcomed.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:38
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135jc - I agree. Follow the rules. But sticking to the topic, excluding someone solely on thier God preference, is silly and unenforceable. So let's not make that a rule.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:34
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Whomever follows the legal process IS entitled to stay.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:27
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What make you think that refugees are not following the rules?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:23
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So how is Trump going to implement the "extreme vetting" he proposed? [/quote] It will start by re-establishing and enforcing the immigration laws already and in place. The US embassies and consulates are responsible for issuing visas/validating foreign passports. Some the Obama Administration has forgotten or ignored laws already on the books. It is up to the people that want to come here to meet our entry requirements. Just like getting a license in New Jersey, the applicants need to produce what the state requires. The US does not owe any non-citizen a single thing. They should be able to prove they will not be a burden to the states they are visiting and if they have a relative that is a US citizen, born or naturalized, the process might be expedited. Once paperwork is submitted... security checks like Interpol might be used. Of course the applicant would pay those processing fees. Maybe we even impose a service fee that would go to the expense of beefing up the US southern border? Now you might call this extreme.... to me it is business as usual. [/quote] So vetting is possible then? Do I understand properly?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:21
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So how is Trump going to implement the "extreme vetting" he proposed? [/quote] It will start by re-establishing and enforcing the immigration laws already and in place. The US embassies and consulates are responsible for issuing visas/validating foreign passports. Some the Obama Administration has forgotten or ignored laws already on the books. It is up to the people that want to come here to meet our entry requirements. Just like getting a license in New Jersey, the applicants need to produce what the state requires. The US does not owe any non-citizen a single thing. They should be able to prove they will not be a burden to the states they are visiting and if they have a relative that is a US citizen, born or naturalized, the process might be expedited. Once paperwork is submitted... security checks like Interpol might be used. Of course the applicant would pay those processing fees. Maybe we even impose a service fee that would go to the expense of beefing up the US southern border? Now you might call this extreme.... to me it is business as usual.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:18
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You followed the rules. Following the rules is the harder path. That is why many do not. The argument here is there are many who believe all that made it here are entitled to stay.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:16
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I don't think anybody on this board is defending mass immigration without vetting? Actually, there is a already a lot vetting in the current immigration process. Could it be better? I guess but I don't know enough to judge. I am an immigrant and I went though the process. After more than 16 years legally in the country, I am actually still going through it...
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:11
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"and it's also a fact that groups other than radical Muslims have engaged in terrorism and sectarian violence. Yet somehow we can't talk about that, can we"?
We would be if they were killing in the name of their God. Jeeze can you really not see the distinction?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:10
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Nobody is in favor of "unvetted" immigration! Of course you need vetting. But vetting based on religion would not work and is a waste of fucking time. I'd feel less safe if "extreme vetting" meant asking someone what there religion was. Any terrorist should be able to figure out a way around that!
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:10
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Radical Muslim theology is also a fringe group. They are equivalent to the KKK or National Front. Quote: This is a global issue, Chechnya produced Muslim killers that blew up the Boston Marathon and 10 years ago killed 777 teachers and kids in their school. They kidnapped 300+ young women in Nigeria. They are a threat on every continent. Egads. Chechnya got butchered by Russia (Christians) numerous times; religion was little more than a convenient way to rally opposition. It's now run by a strongman who has a massive collection of Putin T-shirts and a long list of human rights violations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zEcRT2DBfE Two young adults who had never spent a day in Chechnya set off a bomb. Not much later, a Christian white supremacist walked into a church and shot a bunch of people because they were black, and he wanted to start a race war. Which is worse? Why don't we assume that all Christians are as bad as Dylan Roof? Why is it OK to apply that fallacious thinking to Muslims? If you know anything about civil conflicts in Africa, you'd know that kidnapping 300 girls -- while terrible -- is hardly the worst thing that's happened lately, including at the hands of Christians. E.g. Do you really not know that both sides in the Rwanda genocide were predominantly Christian? That many Christian churches sanctioned the genocide? That less than 5% of Rwandans are Muslim, and that community was not an instigator of the murder of 800,000+ people? Quote: If someone can demonstrate a way to control / eliminate this real threat in the USA without restricting our own liberties, I will listen. Uh, hello? Closing the borders won't do anything, because the people doing these attacks have lived in the US for years, often more than a decade. E.g. Rahami was naturalized in 1990. That was only a few years after we applauded the Mujahideen (and sent them weapons) because they were attacking the Soviets. Quote: Temporarily closing the border to permanent/temporary residency and the visa exceptions can be handled at our embassies, as they always were in the past. Uh, hello? We already spend 2 years vetting refugees. Applications for residency are extensive. And not even Trump has suggested stopping Muslims from entering the US on tourist visas. That would be utterly insane and unworkable. Quote: I can not see how the Obama/Clinton crowd can sleep peacefully at night knowing their ineffective policies and political naivet? have directly lead to the murder or maiming of thousands of innocent families in America. I can't see how the nativists and Trumpkins can sleep peacefully at night, knowing that they are playing right into the hands of a small group of violent extremists, and have no understanding or perspective on the situation. P.S. I sleep fine, thanks for asking.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:08
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We would if they claimed the did it for Christ
Posted on: 2016/9/21 2:07
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And not one of these people have expressed any concern about the civil right to life of the victims of these radical Muslim inspired atrocities, anywhere in the world. Who speaks for the dead and the maimed survivors, their families and friends who have suffered a tragic loss. Their loved ones innocently living their lives, enjoying a night out dancing in Orlando or a rock concert in Paris. I really would love to see these some of these defenders of unvetted mass immigration explain their foolish and dangerous justifications to the terror attack survivors in rehab learning how to walk again or recovering from brain concussions. The suffering of you and your family is a sacrifice Americans must make to ensure the proper assimilation of people from a culture whose values are diametrically opposite of our own American value system. You will learn to love Sharia Law.
Posted on: 2016/9/21 1:56
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So what? Most leftists are religious. Only 3% of the US are atheists. And Americans can't stand atheists. And it's also a fact that groups other than radical Muslims have engaged in terrorism and sectarian violence. Yet somehow we can't talk about that, can we? Oh, and plenty of Christians ignore a wide variety of Biblical injunctions. Quote: That is not to say all muslims wish harm on non-believers, but far too much of their earliest sacred text commands it. And yet, there are over a billion Muslims, most of whom do not want to harm non-Muslims. You are playing right into the hands of the terrorists. You're alienating Muslims, which only benefits the extremists. Quote: Yes, some of you will site examples of hate in the bible, but with few exceptions, it does specifically call to exterminate or subjugate the non-believers. Uh, hello? Christians spent centuries torturing and killing heretics, as well as Muslims, as well as each others. Quote: Until "moderate" Muslims can openly admit their doctrine does not bode well for non-believers at the hands of other Muslims, we will never have a real conversation. Moderate Muslims -- which are almost all of them -- repeatedly distance themselves from terrorist attacks. You just don't hear it, because you're trying to fit them into your narrative of "Muslim Bad." Quote: Until liberals can learn some of the facts as to what animates terrorism and more insidiously, the spread of Sharia and supporters thereof, and not immediately label those with a different perspective as haters, bigots, racists and Islamophobes, then the screaming match and name calling will not end. Actually, it's non-partisan historians, as well as some leftists, who understand very well what's going on. Brief version: The West was incredibly savage until about 60-70 years ago, including murdering millions of each other, and committing massive genocide against Jews, and bombing the snot out of Europe -- a process that wrecked countless ancient buildings and objects. (And of course, we slaughtered lots of civilians in lots of conflicts, until after the Vietnam War.) While all this was going on, the West spent well over 100 years messing with Arab nations, including colonizing them, drawing nonsensical borders with no regard for history or ethnicities, violently suppressing independence movements, supporting brutal dictators because they kept the oil flowing, helping overthrow governments, and of course invading on trumped-up pretexts. In most of those nations, citizens have few freedoms, and few outlets aside from religion. As a result, the extremists who have little real information and no trust in Westerners, and very little political power, are reacting to brutal home rule and Western intervention with asymmetric warfare. A tactic, by the way, that rarely works. Meanwhile, the US is a fairly violent culture with a sophisticated and omnipresent media/social media presence, which guarantees that a small attack that almost no damage gets national attention for days at a time, and plays into the narrative the extremists set up. Finally, any student of history should realize that today's Deadly Brutal Existential Threat is, well, tomorrow's Not So Bad After All. British, Mexicans, Germans, Italians, Japanese... All far more serious threats than Muslims. All are now our allies. Quote: I would call upon all peaceful Muslims to denounce these acts. They do. All the time. They've been doing it for YEARS. http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report ... ough-the-media-ignores-it Quote: I would call upon all liberals to stop vilifying anyone who dares criticize political Islam. Shouldn't we measure religion by the character of the people it produces? This should be applied to all religions. Why are some insulated from criticism? I call on all nativists and conservatives to stop vilifying an entire religion for the actions of a very small group of violent extremists. Should we look at the KKK and white supremacists, and assume they speak for all Christians? Why are Christians magically exempt from the same standards you apply to Islam?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 1:48
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Sorry, not all non-Muslim immigrants have been friendlies. Some immigrants from Europe, Cuba, and others have spied on the US. You could argue espionage is a bigger threat than terrorism. Who knows what that damage that has caused. Are you against non-Muslim Syrians immigranting? Are you against Muslims from immigrating from Europe? What's your faith test to root out the potential terrorists?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 1:46
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So how is Trump going to implement the "extreme vetting" he proposed?
Posted on: 2016/9/21 1:34
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