Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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One only has to read the plethora of posts...proving you wrong. In fact, there are about 32% (depending on the weekly poll), of people who would prefer not to have any of a certain religion immigrate here. A recent election was won, by preying on the fear of being killed by something/someone that is thousands of times less likely to kill you...than heart disease, obesity, driving vehicles, etc. Those facts, in and of themselves...shows how wrong your statement is. Besides a massive prejudice toward a certain religion, what do you suppose could be the reason people are so afraid of dying from someone of that religion even when their odds are so much less...than the other causes I've listed? Quote:
A person would have to be a fool, not to think that economic ties of certain people...wasn't the driving reason behind the choices of the predominately Muslim countries that didn't make the list. Quote:
What I want to know, is how the accuracy of these background checks can be trusted? Politics, power and those in the upper echelons of our government/private citizenry will have an outsize say in these choices...just as it has always been. Quote:
What did all of those have in common? Most Of America’s Terrorists Are White, And Not Muslim | HuffPost Quote:
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We shouldn't ignore ANY threat, but some people only choose to acknowledge the ones...that fit their own bias'. Last edited by ColdNoMore; 12-11-2017 at 06:15 PM. |
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The topic is today's incident in New York. Discussion on immigration policy should be taken to the political forum. If posts continue to veer off topic, the thread will be closed.
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Moderator Sir or Madam. Why isn't this thread closed now or those posts removed. To be even handed many other threads have been closed for much less and posts removed for a fraction of what I just read. Just wondering where the Red Line is? Or who the Red Line is enforced against! Not being a wise guy just asking a valid question.
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Well if a country lets terrorists in this is the sort of thing that happens.
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How about this. Everyone who wants admission to our country gets a fair hearing but nobody gets the benefit of the doubt. We cannot let these evil people in, and it can't be that difficult for our government to effectively screen them all. Right now I believe one political party does not believe in borders or border control. The other party lies about its values and intentions (see tax bills being considered by Congress). We are in big trouble in this country folks.
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For those that may have missed the moderator's post...I believe it bears repeating.
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It is not easy living under the guideline of see something say something in the N.Y. Tristate area. Imagine beautiful little children living within range of a clown who pulls a stunt like this. The stress of living in the City atmosphere is not worth the excitement or extra money it brings I say when I look thru my lifes rear view mirror. All in all the bubble is better by far. Posting amongst people who appear to be in a position of power on this forum is not thrilling.
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Too bad.
For a few years I led Secret Service bomb search and disposal teams which were comprised of military (primarily Army) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel.
Seeing the photo of the bomber lying on the ground with blast burns on his torso and hands reminded me of a photo that was prominently displayed in the Army EOD unit at Ft. McNair. It showed a bomber sitting on the ground with his chest and face blackened by a bomb blast, and his hands gone. The caption on the photo was "a good bomber." Of course the bomb had detonated prematurely, severely injuring the criminal bomber. I may save the photo of today's NYC subway bomber to make into a similar poster. |
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The first immigrants to America were not in fact the Native Americans but rather the Solutreans ... ie Europeans from the Iberian area. |
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The Bomber is injured and our granddaughter and our daughter who is there this week to help get her settled in her new apartment are fine. Our granddaughter moved to Manhattan just last week from Brooklyn and the bomber took the train from Brooklyn. (I know there are a lot of different scenarios, but this one could have been catastrophic) I heard an ex Federal Security person call the bomber a "bonehead" on television because he wasn't smart enough to make the bomb right or smart enough to blow himself and many others to Kingdom Come.
Thank God. My grandfather who came from Germany as a very young man was indentured until he could live independently. Three of his American born sons served in the military against Hitler. I am proud of him and I am proud of our descendants. Working hard and saving their money and staying within the law have worked for them. It is my opinion that we should use common sense to continue to protect the United States and our grandchildren.
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The vast majority of people are not against legal immigration. The election of President Trump had very little to do with preying on fear and a desire to turn our country around and get rid of career politicians. Are you saying that the fact that we can be killed by things other than terrorism, means that we should ignore the threat of terrorism? Should we not enforce laws against drunk driving because we are more likely to die of heart disease? Of course, there is prejudice against Muslims. There is also prejudice against African Americans and Italian Americans, Jews and Irish Americans. There is prejudice against every group. However, most institutional discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual preference has been deemed to be illegal by our laws. That doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. it means that people break the law. But I disagree with your characterization that there is massive prejudice against Muslims. Quote:
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