Also it was Elliot, right? I think it was one of the first movies I realized actors were in different stuff.

Satanist.

I remember thinking it got dark- for what my young mind could comprehend- once I realized it was the whole thing with his dad and being unloved and vaguely dealing with mental illness.

I propose two things: 1. In open carry states, the protestors should protest armed (and with no children around).

Fingers crossed that at least the green card prohibition doesn't hold up in court. I don't believe it can be, honestly. There's a contract when you get a green card and this seems to contradict this. If my family has problems I feel like I should at least be reimbursed for the cost of the green card. Then again,…

Agreed. Putting racism and Islamophobia aside for a minute, I believe that a lot of people/Trump supporters are/were okay with the concept of pausing refugees, reassessing the vetting process (even though it is already satisfactory), and reconsidering the volume of admitted refugees. Let's be honest, despite personal…

I don't know. Personally, I think a lot of his supporters wanted things but were clueless about how stuff actually worked. E.g. they thought that people weren't vetted at all before coming to the US…and they, along with everyone, are kind of shocked that he'd ban people who've lived here twenty years etc.

Look further up. You realize a discussion is a moving forward of responses, right? Sorry, I don't have time to teach you about the internet today….that was not my first post. I responded to someone else.

If you will scroll up you will see my OP refers to the events outlined in the article. The article is about the EO. It isn't hard for most people to follow a simple trains of thought.

because the country is comprised of individuals and because our institutions permit individuals to act on their desires….unlike the majority of the world. I have no idea how one determines the 'nature' of a country except by what is considered permissible and not.

I'm a 'white guy' and least you'd think so from looking at me….I'm also a Muslim. I also have biracial children. I also have a lot on my mind today about whether or not my family is going to be allowed to travel or not. Frankly, I don't see what 'race' has to do with this conversation.

Yes. The rest of the world where many countries, including the US have a history of continuing to rise against intolerance. You know, how we've come a long way since slavery and colonialism….and argue about the effects of both of those on current situations….let's say, compared to post-colonial and former Soviet…

Ummm, the headline of this entire article is about the EO……Sorry, I'm not in the mood to engage with trolling today.

People are saying….did the president sign an EO trying to force that policy?

US has a history of fighting intolerance and public discourse. The citation is- look at the rest of the world.

I won't argue with you because I hope you are right….but I don't feel it yet. I think he is normalizing the worst tendencies in Americans….which is going to be really, really bad. We are a good country mostly because we fight those tendencies publicly and debate the best way to improve things. Other countries don't. I…

You've missed the point. It isn't about fear being greater or not. It is that this is a fundamental shift in the approach. Removing citizenry? Removing property?

I'm aware that it's happened in the history of the US…but Pearl Harbor wasn't that recent…..it is our job to fight those tendencies….and, btw, all countries are based on prejudice…..We're just one of the few who actively try to fight it….and, frankly, this is the first time in a long, long time where we seem to have…

Well, I should cancel it except I think there needs to be rational people in the party. Perhaps it's a sinking ship. Surely most here would say so. lol.

I just want to remind everyone that there are some of us who are actually worried right now that we are going to wake up and be removed from our country. This is vastly different that gay rights, women's rights, BLM, etc. This is actually forcibly removing people from their homes. I want you all to let that sink in.…