1/n With a likely new administration in January, I sure hope that the US does not start anymore wars in the Middle East, Venezuela or elsewhere.
Past wars were waged under some 'moral' pretext or other on oil-rich Middle East countries. Ended in disaster everywhere.
Past wars were waged under some 'moral' pretext or other on oil-rich Middle East countries. Ended in disaster everywhere.
2/ GWB took out Saddam and it created the ISIS monster. Obama armed ISIS to take on Assad whose regime the US wanted to change. They cooked up some story about Assad gassing his people.
Tulsi who found and reported the truth of people's support for Assad was smeared.
Tulsi who found and reported the truth of people's support for Assad was smeared.
3/ WikiLeaks vindicated Tulsi's stand.
Wars in the middle east create refugees from these theocratic states. The refugees who are used to theocratic laws pour into secular nations. They don't want to assimilate, and want their theocratic "God-ordained laws".
Wars in the middle east create refugees from these theocratic states. The refugees who are used to theocratic laws pour into secular nations. They don't want to assimilate, and want their theocratic "God-ordained laws".
4/ Problem is, this "divine law applicable to all time" is discriminatory to women, gays and non Muslims.
The refugees want their Sharia courts and form them, and have parallel societies. And there will be radicals who will clash with secular societies and their laws.
The refugees want their Sharia courts and form them, and have parallel societies. And there will be radicals who will clash with secular societies and their laws.
5/ Current day "liberals" don't address Islamofascism. They call any rational discussion of this "Islamophobia" and shut discussions down.
Many of them have a very shallow knowledge of what the Middle East way of life is and dismiss it as "culture".
Many of them have a very shallow knowledge of what the Middle East way of life is and dismiss it as "culture".
6/ If people who believe in liberty and equality don't address Islamofascism then right wingers will hijack the dialogue.
Either USA keeps out of the Middle East or should address the way the ideology treats women, gays and non followers.
Either USA keeps out of the Middle East or should address the way the ideology treats women, gays and non followers.
6/ Appeasement of CAIR, ISNA, Emgage etc is not the way to go. These groups are not your educated assimilated day to day Muslims you meet in life.
They have an Islamist agenda. If liberals don't address this agenda then White Supremacists will.
They have an Islamist agenda. If liberals don't address this agenda then White Supremacists will.
7/ There could be an increased probability of white supremacists clashing with Jihadists or ordinary Muslims.
Clash between White supremacists and Muslims has happened in New Zealand where a mosque was attacked. Another clash happened in Malmo, Sweden recently.
Clash between White supremacists and Muslims has happened in New Zealand where a mosque was attacked. Another clash happened in Malmo, Sweden recently.
8/ Democrats and the Labour Party of UK address the white supremacists but give a free pass to Jihadists as 'fringe' extremists.
They fail to recognize the clash in ideologies where people used to theocracies find secular laws problematic. Some of them turn to extremism.
They fail to recognize the clash in ideologies where people used to theocracies find secular laws problematic. Some of them turn to extremism.
9/ France is paying the price now. Sweden and Australia too. Britain faced grooming gangs, and periodic violence from Jihadists, many of whom came as refugees.
10/ Either USA keeps out of the middle east or stops appeasing and pandering to religious groups.
Biden saying Inshallah and saying Islam should be taught in schools is problematic. The latter goes against separation of religion and state.
Biden saying Inshallah and saying Islam should be taught in schools is problematic. The latter goes against separation of religion and state.
11/ My fear is the Democrats starting another war in the middle east and our soldiers - ordinary American kids getting hurt in these wars. Some mother will lose her child in these meaningless wars. My heart goes out to such mothers.
12/ Politicians will retire as millionairs. Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama who started wars gets to write books and retire in a $14million mansion.
Ordinary citizens like you and me will be paying for these wars from our tax money.
Ordinary citizens like you and me will be paying for these wars from our tax money.
13/ America will be less safe coz of rising Jihadist and White Supremacist ideologies. People of color - innocents - will be targeted by both.
I hope future regimes keep away from wars. I hope Flint, Michigan gets clean water and the money is spent in improving American lives.🙏
I hope future regimes keep away from wars. I hope Flint, Michigan gets clean water and the money is spent in improving American lives.🙏
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