henry quirk wrote:Eight to twelve million human beings who want to be here but who can't be bothered to enter legally is a large problem.
Fair enough. If Mexico is going to graciously pay for the wall, then I'm for it. However, people have been immigrating to the US for a couple centuries now. People came by boatloads during the Irish Potato famine, for example. There were a lot of people who resented them but it doesn't appear to have destroyed our nation. We're still here, except with some more people whose ancestors were formerly from Ireland.
As I told Leo a while back: I live in America...my fortunes are tied to America's...it's in my best interest that America do well even if not always doing good...yeah, America made some big mistakes, made poor choices...not seein' how layin down and exposing our belly makes things right or compensates any one for any thing.
And: no, we didn't instigate jack...we made a crappy situation worse certainly, but the ME has always been a shithole...we didn't make it that way.
And: when we intervene (right or wrong, good or bad) we're imperalists, and, when we try for more prudent approaches (letting others self-determine or picking our allies more wisely) we're isolationists.
If America was really an isolationist, we'd sever all ties except those that tangibly profit everyone involved, we'd tap into our own substantial resources and let the ME oil barons sink, we'd refrain from any assistance to any one except where, again, there was a profit to be had, we'd openly brandish the big stick.
We're not doin' any of that, and we won't be doin' any of that even if Trump gets the big chair.
Personally, I think the U.S. ought to go isolationist...mind our own business, keep our hands to ourselves, rain down hell on any one who screws with us...no nation building...lend an assist to others on a case by case basis and always with great caution...no fiddle-farting...get in, do it, get out...and, not 'America First' but 'The American First'.
As you say we made a crappy situation worse. Again, fair enough. It must suck to be a Muslim from Iraq and Syria right now but not much we care to do about it I guess.
Sanders is a communitarian, which -- again -- is an awful thing to be. He's in good company as most of the repubs, the dems, the conservs, the progressives, the libertarians, the anarchists, and on and on are equally communitarian.
I'm not sure how you are defining "communitarian" and what is the opposite of a "communitarian" in this private language world of yours but if Sanders is one I must be for "communitarianism" and I'll say it with pride.
You judge Trump as incapable cuz he's not a politician. I judge him as capable cuz he's a businessman (not a repub or conserv or dem or progressive or even a capitalist)...he's a transactor and a good one...sure, he's loud and vulgar and thinks highly of himself but I find 'that' preferable to safe-space craving, sensitive, apologetic, diplomatic, 'statesmen'.
Not sure how good a "transactor" he is. He's been bankrupt a couple times. I think there's a lot to be said for being diplomatic and sensitive to everyone's needs.
And, for the record, I'm no Trump supporter, no matter how it may seem.
Sounds like you are "supporting" him now.