Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims from Entering U.S

Re:Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims from Entering U.S by coldtea on Monday December 07, 2015 @05:40PM (#10693341)

The question was "is electing an open racist really the message america wants to send to people".

My reply was to the effect of:

The "message" is not that important. Actual acts matter more.

Case in point: even when America elected a black president the actual "message" that eventually prevailed is what we hear in the news about systemic racism being as big as ever, what with all the racially motivated police abuse and shootings etc.

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Re:Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims from Entering U.S by asddubs on Monday December 07, 2015 @06:07PM (#10693489)

I don't know, I think it's unrealistic to expect a president or a message to make massive changes in a short amont of time, given that other political institutions are far more important in regards to making laws, but that does not mean it's not important. Politics move slowly.

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Re:Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims from Entering U.S by AnimalMuppet on Monday December 07, 2015 @06:10PM (#10693505)

The message might be "things aren't better yet, but we're done sweeping the issue under the rug". That's not paradise, but it's at least a step.

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Re:Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims from Entering U.S by coldtea on Monday December 07, 2015 @07:16PM (#10693863)

I read it more like: "Things aren't better yet, but here's a token gesture. A black president. Ain't the American Dream grande?".

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