RE: Trump's words are making racism seem OK
I know many non-Muslim people that say "As-salamu alaykum." It translates to "peace be upon you." It is a traditional Arabic greeting, has nothing to do with religion, and was totally appropriate for Obama to say to a room full of Arabic speaking diplomats.
When he says "I am one of them", he is saying he is an American, not that he is a Muslim. The propagandist is once again using tiny excerpts of a speech, and using it out of context.
Why is this video so chopped up? Why is it so heavily edited? Why is the propagandist that made this afraid to use Obama's statements in their entirety?
It is revealing to see what kind of propaganda the alt-right is putting together to play on your racism and xenophobia these days. It makes me sad that such deceptive material is being fabricated, and that people are too afraid of what they don't understand not to see this heavily edited propaganda for what it is.
just keep telling your self that if it makes you feel any better.
I saw nothing in that video that would make me think Obama was a Muslim. What I did see was a clever and deceptive propaganda piece designed to dog-whistle xenophobic hicks that don't know any better.
Also, worth mentioning, I really don't care what religion my president is, so long as he is competent and represents me on the issues I care about.
How about evaluating Trump by the same standards you use for Obama?
No double standards here. My evaluation of Trump is that he is incompetent, and does not represent my interests, or those of my family and friends. If I saw a chopped up propaganda piece that took clips that were a few seconds long, and edited them to make him say something obviously taken out of context, I would know better than to buy into whatever line the propagandist was trying to sell me on.
Without critical thinking, we end up with a bunch of morons that believe everything they read in supermarket tabloids and see on conspiracy theorist youtube videos.
now replace the word Obama with Trump and what do you have?
You seem to have a very simplified view of the world, sir. I imagine life through your eyes looks like a 1980's Saturday morning cartoon.
Have you ever tried any kind of mind expansion? You should try to get more experience out of life before you die. Go to a city, and make friends with a queer or a Muslim. Take some acid, psychedelic mushrooms, peyote or something. (Also, don't do crystal meth.) Maybe ask the next unfortunate female you pay to fuck you to stick her finger in your butt while she is down on you. For the love of whatever God you believe in, pry open your fucking third eye!
You can thank me later. We can still be friends.
you take acid?
Last time I took acid was on a trip to Vegas in 2011. I was going through a Hunter S Thompson phase.
heh.....
I was born in 1951.
I've been around the world two or three times.
I've lived in several foreign countries.
I've driven three and a half million miles in the United States..there is not one foot of Interstate highway that I haven't been on.
I've been in EVERY city in the USA and most of the towns.
I have three academic degrees...one of which is a Masters.
I've raised a son...been married twice (buried one wife)...
I've raised livestock (goats, hogs, cows, sheep, chickens)...and a small (four or five acres) garden.
I've remodeled a house...I'm currently rebuilding a houseboat.
I've read several thousand books...written about six myself.
I've driven a schoolbus...worked in factories and warehouses...been in the military...hauled munitons and worked on electronic equipement.
I had high security clearances while in the military...
and quite a bit MORE that would take too long to mention.
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what have you done?
Many of the same things you have, ironically enough. Here's some personal history if you're interested.
https://steemit.com/politics/@chalidore/a-relatively-brief-recollection-of-events-and-experiences-responsible-for-shaping-my-current-political-affiliation
The market isn't going up. The dollar is going down. The dollar has lost 12% of it's purchasing power since January.
http://marketrealist.com/2017/08/us-dollar-almost-12-since-january-2017/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=feed&yptr=yahoo
Hope you got money in the stock market, because your social security check won't even be enough to buy eggs and whiskey, at this rate.