It is strange how supporters of Israel are responding to Donald Trump’s Muslim and Syrian refugee ban Some have applauded it, effectively acknowledging that Israel cheerleading is a right wing cause. Others have sought to be seen taking the side of anti-racism and religious tolerance, all the while ignoring Israel’s terrible treatment of Palestinian, Syrian and other refugees.
As I looked at the photos of women’s marches in Washington DC, San Francisco and all over the world on January 21, I was struck by one thing. Whiteness. The marchers were predominantly white – even in places like Nairobi. Not only were they white, they looked like they were upper middle class – able to afford the finest warm clothes and designer outfits, down jackets, sporting iPhones to record themselves. When interviewed they appeared to be educated and articulate. All of this raised alarm bells in me. Even before the march I had reservations.
Bannon has a 19% approval rating. Only a third of voters approve of him being on the National Security CouncilIn the Time cover story this week about #PresidentBannon, there was a quote from an interview with former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro on his old boss: "He is legitimately one of the worst people I've ever dealt with. He regularly abuses people.
President Trump is getting a crash course on the U.S. Constitution’s separation of powers as federal courts knock down his temporary immigration ban aimed at seven mostly Muslim countries, reports Marjorie Cohn at The Jurist. By Marjorie Cohn On Jan.…Read more →
Critics of the ban are calling it a partial victory.
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A NY Times editorial last night was entitled President Bannon and just blasted Trump's top advisor, neo-Nazi Steve Bannon.
Madeline Albright talking about showing kindness to refugees. How ironic.
The same woman who spearheaded the breakup of Yugoslavia, and pushed for NATO’s attack on Serbia, killing thousands of innocent civilians in the heart of Europe.
The same woman who took pride in the death of half a million Iraqi children.
MSNBC will of course give Albright a platform to express her views, but her credibility when it comes to human rights and diplomacy, instead of war and suffering, is beyond suspect.
Late yesterday-- just as 4 Senate Democrats were voting with the Republicans to shut down the filibuster that could have stopped Tillerson's confirmation-- Ted Lieu offered a theme for the resistance: "We should not give him a chance to govern. I believe he is a danger to the Republic." Trump's neo-Nazi supporters are going bonkers over Ted's ability to rally opposition against their Führer.
President Trump banning people from certain countries entering the US has robbed millions of people of their individuality. They are no longer separate human beings with their own thoughts, principles, likes, dislikes, fears and hopes. It is treating them all as an amorphous mass of humanity, not worthy of the right to be judged personally by their deeds and words.
