Re: politics

On 11/18/24 8:41 AM, RonO wrote:

On 11/18/2024 9:48 AM, erik simpson wrote:

On 11/18/24 1:21 AM, J. J. Lodder wrote:

erik simpson <eastside.erik@gmail.com> wrote:
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I'd like to propose a moratorium on political posts, as they are
off-topic.  I see general agreement on the unsatisfactory state of
affairs here in the US, but for now there's little anybody can do about it.

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Unsatisfactory politics may have scientific consequences,
as seen before WWII.
It looks like the USA is getting ready to give back
some of 'Hitler's present'.
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European universities will no doubt be willing to accomodate
outstanding scientific refugies.
The fact that some of their lecturing is in English these days
will make it easier,
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Jan
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As you see, we are pretty messed up, but then the whole world is pretty messed up.  There are encouraging signs here and there, so let's hope for the best.
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 Encouraging signs?  Nazis marched in Ohio, the Klan and Nazis think that they have their man in the White House.  Trump has just confirmed that he plans to declare a national emergency that would allow the military to assist in his mass deportations.  There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US.  As crazy as it may seem Trump seems to be planning Nationwide concentration camps to collect these people for deportation.  The claim is that 56% of those polled support deportation.  My guess is that a lot of them do not understand that they are supporting.  It sounds like bad fiction, but that is what our nation has come to.  Trump seems to have allowed people to express their darker side.  It isn't the side that made this country great.
 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-confirms-plan-declare-national-emergency-military-mass/story?id=115963448
 Ron Okimoto
 

There are lots of discouraging signs as well as encouraging ones.