What is the travel ban motive?
5 2017-03-07 by JeffyLikeFlaccid
We all know that when a republican claims to not believe in climate change, they're lying. They have big oil and coal's money in their back pocket and their motive is to spread lies so people keep supporting oil and coal.
Similarly, I believe there is a hidden motive for this travel ban republicans keep supporting. They KNOW the majority of terrorist attacks come internally from American citizens, so the ban will essentially do nothing to prevent them.
My question is why are they really so supportive of this ban? What is the real motive, as it obviously won't prevent what it claims to exist for.
53 comments
n/a fortuneteller00 2017-03-07
Maybe just to prevent other problems that come with harboring refugees, look at Sweden
n/a TheMadQuixotician 2017-03-07
Helps when you don't look at things through a Republican/ Democrat paradigm
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I agree they both are corrupted on certain levels, but it's obvious they strongly disagree on many topics. It's billionaires fighting billionaires, but specifically how can they profit from this ban?
n/a islandofdelight 2017-03-07
Why do you assume there is profit? Why can't Trump just want to not have crime skyrocket like Sweden, Germany and France. The statistics are pretty clear, unless you get your information from mainstream news outlets.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Do you honestly think they're putting morals in front of money? You clearly haven't been on this sub for very long.
n/a islandofdelight 2017-03-07
You sound too biased against Trump as a person to see there is a correlation between refugee influx and the rise in crime. The connection is clearly there.
Anyone aware of globalism, NWO or which leaders are endorsing immigration right understand the motives of the pro-immigration movement. The intent is so create hostility and divide the populace for greater control. These people oppose Trump and Putin - I wonder why.
You clearly haven't though some of these things through if you both shocked at conspiratorial ideas about climate change in a conspiracy sub, or have trouble understanding that the situation in Syria was manufactured to create a refugee crisis.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
You're calling the kettle black by saying that I can't see the truth because I'm biased against Trump when you are clearly biased towards Trump. Hypocrisy at its finest.
I do my best to see all sides, and everything I can see about that man is corruption right and left. You truly have to be choking on your own pride to not admit the man is a monster and bigot sautéed with a Russian agenda.
I was against Hillary, I'm against Trump, and I'm against the intelligence community. I'm for the American people, whether it be Muslim, Christian, LGBTQ, straight, black, or white. That's how America should be.
n/a islandofdelight 2017-03-07
I oppose Hillary more than I'm for Trump, and I have a very good understanding of global politics... I do not trust people in his cabinet. I do not like him as a person. I do think he wants to do the right thing though. And like i said, the crime statistics do not lie. The people who oppose him are much more dangerous than he is. They are murdering pedo sociopaths.
He is a 70 something year old billionaire already and has no profit motive for not allowing refugees. This is a situation where occams razor comes into play.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I can assure you I'm not a pedo sociopath.
His executive orders are doing nothing but fueling more terrorist attacks. The majority, if not all of ISIS attacks we've had in this country are from our own citizens, and the countries that he banned have no history attacking our nation. It makes zero sense.
Now the country that HAS had civilians attack us that he left out of the order is Saudi Arabia. Funny that.
n/a islandofdelight 2017-03-07
I wasn't calling you that... the world leaders who oppose him are.
The policies of previous Presidents have fueled attacks, as evidenced by the attacks happening before Trump took office. And the attacks from our own citizens are by people who sympathize with ISIS, based partly on those policies - which Trump opposes.
Trump is obviously in favor of isolationism and not getting involved in these countries in the first place. He doesn't want to take them over like Bush, Clinton and Obama did... I don't think it can get worse with ISIS, but we can do what we must to stop the flow of refugees so that we can try to find better solutions.
Besides any of that, ISIS is a CIA creation, as was Al Qaeda... sure there are 'true believers', but they are were all funded by the US and it's allies - as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been trying to alert us to.
I agree about Saudi Arabia though... and as I said, I do believe there are bad people who are trying to influence him. The motives of Saudi Arabia Wahhabists and Israeli Mossad are much more obvious to people in this sub than other places.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
What policies do you mean? From everything I heard Obama talk about he was pretty open to Muslims entering the country. The Muslim hate was around regardless of the president, and if anything Trump has increased that hatred.
Other than the media spreading fear, what refugees are you talking about? I haven't come across ANY in my neck of the woods, and I travel a lot.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
So, vetting doesn't work?
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
No. The terrorists that have attacked our country were angry citizens and have been here for years.
If anything this ban persuades current radical citizens to commit more terrorist acts. It's playing right into ISIS recruitment.
If you were a Muslim citizen how would you feel if your own government decided to ban people of your same religion and dominant race?
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Angry citizens didn't bring down the twin towers, attack the Pentagon and kill people with a plane in Shanksville.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Okay with that logic tell me why Saudi Arabia isn't on Trump's list? Point being is that we've learned that building walls, creating agencies like the TSA, and banning travel do absolutely nothing to our nations security.
What DOES prevent people from turning into radical extremists is hatred toward them. Which is exactly what Trump has done so far.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Seems you haven't been keeping up? The hijackers wouldn't make it in now. The vetting has improved. Saudi Arabia was used as a front because it's citizens have a reputation for not overstaying visas and spending a lot of cash. What you seem to not understand is some countries have no database and limited capabilities to verify its citizens.
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I swear you can give every little piece of logic available to Trump supporters, but it seems there is nothing he can do wrong.
15 of the 19 highjackers were Saudis. Not only that but under the Obama administration it was leaked the the Saudi government knew of the attack ahead of time.
Given that information, we haven't even had a major attack from ANYONE from any of the countries listed in the travel ban. How does that possibly make any sense to you other than the fact you can't admit the man you voted for into office is a buffoon?
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
The hijackers came through SA to avoid detection BECAUSE the USA would have stopped them from coming from countries that were suspected of harboring terrorists. That alone shows the need for improve vetting.
That's why terrorists from Saudi Arabia were chosen. If your country can't verify who you are you shouldn't be coming to the USA. Did you even read the executive order?
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
The 15 were Saudi Arabian citizens. They didn't "travel through Saudi Arabia". Where are you even getting that information? Here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijackers_in_the_September_11_attacks
Also, what extreme vetting is going to stop a current American citizen from shooting up a place like we saw in Orlando? What about San Bernardino?
Btw if "extreme vetting" means questioning people who look like they are of the Muslim faith, then we're turning our backs on the constitution and everything this country stands for. Even many REPUBLICANS cannot stand for this, and that is truly saying something.
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n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Yes, Osama SELECTED Saudi Arabia terrorists BECAUSE they would most likely be allowed entry.
Vetting is vetting. The FBI and homeland security, etc handle terrorism in the USA. Why mix two separate issues together?
More like this. If you cannot identify your citizens they won't be coming to the USA. Sound policy.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
That still doesn't justify why he would ban muslim majority nations except for Saudi Arabia, the country with citizens most responsible for the worst attack on the US since Pearl Harbor.
Yeah vetting is vetting, and it doesn't work against angry citizens who own guns. They cannot read minds.
That "sound policy" just so happens to have a huge impact on Muslims entering our country, which was never a problem in the first place.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Trump was wrong about banning all Muslims. Now that his policy is based on the countries that are unable to identify its citizens you want to say he's banning Muslims. You are spouting fake news.
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Wow it's refreshing to know you actually believe he can be wrong.
As I've said I've read the order. I don't buy for one second that he went from campaigning "ban all Muslims" to "ban only the countries that can't identify their citizens" without it having anything to do with Muslims, do you? I mean that would be one hell of a coincidence.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Maybe you misunderstood the opportunity he had while campaigning? It's called having a bully pulpit and it allowed him advance policies that have been stagnant and without resolution for a long, long time.
You don't have to "buy" it. A candidate for POTUS doesn't have the same access to who wants to harm our country as the POTUS. Do you think he doesn't now know 30% of the FBI caseload is spent on refugees who might be terrorists? Of course he didn't know then what countries can and cannot identify its citizens. The briefings allowed him to identify specifics.
ISIS has been drowning people in cages, killing people with chainsaws, raping and making slaves out of its captors, slitting throats, burning people and blowing things up. If any of these battle hardened loonies gets put in our midst we will suffer greatly.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I don't believe ISIS is a thread to our country in the slightest. I personally think it's just another scare tactic to find our military. I mean their videos look pretty staged to me to be honest.
But that's a whole other conspiracy we don't need to go down. Now we're getting into the real nitty gritty of tin foil hats.
Honestly if you want my true opinion, Trump is obviously just a puppet. Every president has been and always will be. There's an agenda that's so far beyond our knowledge they are about 20 steps ahead of you and I. There is a war, but it ain't ISIS. It's war against billionaires.
What you and I are arguing is surface level shit that the bulk of the population already debates. Hell, it's what they WANT us to debate.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
So obvious you have no words to describe the truth behind this claim?
The original definition of "belief" was "wish". Astounding claim.
To be "honest" you'd need to be say you haven't actually researched the subject.
Billionaires will always fight over resources. We can't do much about that. ISIS can be contained and muted.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
You didn't have to waste all those words to tell me you think I'm full of shit. I'll some how rest easy knowing that.
You're right I was wrong. Trump isn't just any old puppet, he's the first president I've seen to be Kremlin's puppet. Such a change that he's started a civil war in our own intelligence community.
It's so amusing to me hearing a Trump supporter say that I haven't done my research. I mean I needed that laugh, thank you.
Let me ask you, did you come to /r/conspiracy before or after Hillary's emails? The fact that we now have a president that seeps scandals out his ears, so many that it's hard to keep up, and this subreddit is now filled with his supporters is really something special.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
And your evidence is stunning!
Saying ISIS stages killings means you haven't. True.
Before.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
It's not my evidence brother it's the intelligence community's evidence. Oh but of course that's just fake news, sorry.
The ISIS staged killing is ONLY based on my belief from the quality of footage they show. I told you that is a conspiracy of mine and based on no research but my own opinion. Have you seen the videos?
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
The way this usually works is some additional favorite evidence is copy and pasted.
I say building 7 was brought down by controlled demolition and point to 2.25 seconds of free fall.
I say Clinton lied when she stated that “17 intelligence agencies have confirmed that Russia is behind the email hacks” and point to the dhs statement that shows it hasn't"confirmed" anything or even include "confirmed" in the doc.
Parts of vids leading up to the slaughter. Mostly pics though.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I agree.
I don't listen to what she said. I listen to the investigations performed by various intelligence agencies confirming the same thing that Russia was behind hacking our servers to find out about her emails. It seems all too suspicious Trump will not under any circumstances release his tax returns, has praised Putin, and has multiple staff members lie under oath about involvement with Russia. There's just too much evidence to NOT believe something is going on.
Let me ask you this, if you believe the world trade centers were brought down by controlled demolitions, then you believe the government has such as strong power with propaganda that they could get away with murdering over 3,000 of their own citizens.
If they can do THAT, how on Earth do you trust a man like Trump?
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Still waiting. With each passing day your hollow claims grow more hollow. Rooskies!
A Putin puppet would cancel the keystone pipeline to help dear Vlad keep his oil prices at the maximum price.
A Putin puppet would call for a reduction in nuclear arms so Putin could spend more money on infrastructure.
Trump is a good man. A decent human being who loves his country and people.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Well I guess there's nothing you or I can say that will change each others view. All I can say is you should travel to Europe for yourself to see how peaceful it is. I've found that the majority of Trump supporters I talk to haven't even left the country to see the wolrld for themselves. The media loves to paint a grim picture that I believe most Trump supporters buy.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Well these things do happen. Peace and vetting!
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
They do, but not near as much as you think and vetting will do nothing to prevent it. Overall the world is more peaceful than it has ever been.
n/a WTCMolybdenum4753 2017-03-07
Crime prevention through identity confirmation is old as time.
Rejoice!
n/a islandofdelight 2017-03-07
First you're making a really broad statement about climate change. Don't conflate climate change and man-made climate change. The Earth warms and cools over cycles of time and this is a FACT. The WAR ON climate change is based on looking at a short span of time... and 97% of scientists agreeing on man-made climate change is a lie. Refute the facts in these videos if you disagree.
Why Would People Lie About Climate Change? https://youtu.be/iQV3i95qzCM
Lies, Damned Lies, and Global Warming Statistics https://youtu.be/lQqPQ0i_fl0
Climate Change is Unfalsifiable Woo-Woo Pseudoscience https://youtu.be/huKY5DzrcLI
The next facts you're ignoring are that refugees increase crime. The refugee crisis was manufactured in the first place by a US-lead regime change in Syria... There are innocent refugees of course, but terrorism has increased in Europe as a direct result of this. Just yesterday CNN cut the feed when the facts were presented.
https://youtu.be/Rb_DKtUULZ8
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Wow I didn't actually think there would be a climate change debate in here. I guess I am in /r/conspiracy.
Everyone knows the Earth warms and cools over a long period of time. No one is debating that. The reason man-made climate change is so important is because we're increasing the warming of the planet and an unprecedented rate. We're altering the natural cycle of the Earth's warming and cooling.
If you take politics out of it and just look at the facts, it really isn't hard to see that it's clearly happening and is threatening our very existence. The facts are that carbon dioxide warms the planet and we have been producing an insane of amount of it since the industrial revolution. It really isn't that hard to understand.
Our oceans are soaking up carbon dioxide and turning it into carbonic acid which in turn is killing ocean life. Over 80% of our coral reefs have depleted in just 20 years. Just think about that.
Anyway this really isn't a debate anymore. The 97% of scientists you say don't believe in man made climate change is reversed, buddy. And the 3% who don't believe in it have been paid off to make those claims.
I'm at work so I can't view your videos, but I'll give them a chance when I get home.
n/a Beaustrodamus 2017-03-07
EM radiation caused from nuclear power and massive amounts of cellular and wireless networks is a much more likely culprit for global warming than CO2. These are the kind of arguments that are being suppressed.
And for the record, Hillary received more than twice as much money from the fossil fuels industry as Trump.
We know that Obama lost Sarin gas in the middle east and left uranium irradiated weapons there as well. We know he bombed 5 of the 7 countries from the initial ban. This means that there are quite likely many millions of people in these countries who would like to have revenge on the US government by attacking its people. A temporary travel ban is therefore a sane and rational step for Trump to take.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Electromagnetic radiation causing CO2? What are you even talking about? Do you have ANY sources on that because from what I understand nuclear is extremely efficient and the waste is all controlled (which isn't CO2 btw)
Why do Trump supporters constantly justify his actions compared to Hillary and Obama? Who the fuck cares about them anymore. With that logic I can go murder someone and claim that it's okay because Jeffrey Dahmer killed more people in a worse way.
How about we judge his actions based upon our morals of what we believe is right or wrong instead of previous presidents and secretary's?
n/a lllaszlo 2017-03-07
I think he ment that EM radiation is a much more likely culprit to be increasing manmade warming.
Also why not judge the actions of America as a whole not just driven through the public actions of the president?
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
Because the public actions of the president effect the actions of America as a whole. That's kind of the role of the president is it not? Do you blame your neighbor for the shrinking middle class or the leader of our nation?
n/a western_red 2017-03-07
It's a political tactic. The constant talking about the "bad immigrants" being responsible for all the loss of jobs and crime is specifically to create an enemy and unite the base. And it worked for Trump.
n/a fortuneteller00 2017-03-07
Do you believe the left uses their immigration beliefs as a political tactic as well?
n/a western_red 2017-03-07
There are only a few politicians I believe to be sincere - that's why people liked Sanders. The left uses it as well. What's happening now that is terrible is that the other political side is the enemy. I'm not that old, but I feel like I've never seen it so polarized.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I couldn't agree more.
n/a fortuneteller00 2017-03-07
Ya the left and right have most people in the palm of their hand, having them believe only what they say. I've lost faith in Bernie since the race . He has no problem talking to the media now about how we should resist trump, dividing bullshit. Ik that's what he supposed to do as a dem but playing that game is below what he stands for imo.
n/a rjmp21 2017-03-07
Chemtrails are causing the warming. Oil is nowhere near as limited in supply as has been portrayed. It's part of your enslavement.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I love conspiracies and all, but come on.
You gotta follow the money. What kind of profit is there to be made with warming the earth through chemtrails? None whatsoever. Now if chemtrails exist to alter the chemistry in our brain to consume more, now there's an argument to be made.
If we stopped funding oil because it hurt the environment, a lot of billionaires would lose a lot of money, hence climate change denying politicians.
n/a rjmp21 2017-03-07
"You gotta follow the money. What kind of profit is there to be made with warming the earth through chemtrails? None whatsoever."
Carbon tax. Not to mention the fear and division that is created due to climate change.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I respectfully disagree. So you believe oil companies have NOTHING to do with lobbying politicians to spread lies about climate change? It's the only thing that is still keeping them so profitable.
n/a JeffyLikeFlaccid 2017-03-07
I can assure you I'm not a pedo sociopath.
His executive orders are doing nothing but fueling more terrorist attacks. The majority, if not all of ISIS attacks we've had in this country are from our own citizens, and the countries that he banned have no history attacking our nation. It makes zero sense.
Now the country that HAS had civilians attack us that he left out of the order is Saudi Arabia. Funny that.