"[Trump] hates California because California loves immigrants. Why he hates immigrants I don’t know. But he is hurting our country."
Of course, Trump doesn’t hate all immigrants. After all, two of his three wives are immigrants and mothers to most of his children. Immigrants from Norway are acceptable. Even desirable. And immigrants who can afford Trump’s "Gold Card for the USA," costing $5 million, are quite welcome here. Afrikaner farmers have been offered a "safe haven" to emigrate to the US.
No, Trump can "love" immigrants if they’re the right kind of immigrant: white, well-off, with an elite air about them.
I suspect Trump will attempt to revise the wording of the Larzarus poem associated with the Statue of Liberty to say "Give me your elite, your wealthy, Your privileged whites…."
In Trump’s world, no "shithole" countries need apply.
EXCELLENT...Very well said! Will, I lived in San Francisco from 1969 through 2015, and who knows?? We may have crossed paths at one point. I also went to college in Fresno and Los altos. It's a WONDERFUL State, and tRump is really headed for TROUBLE if he keeps this up. Thank you for breaking out the marvelous integrated culture of California. This is why I settled in the State for 50 years. Being home now is wonderful and appropriate...California, especially San Francisco is for younger people, and that's never going to change. Let's hope we can take away tRump's congress next year and start to reverse his "engines"..
If you are in a rural agricultural community, immigrant labor is essential and ubiquitous. They bring diversity and energy and industriousness that would otherwise be absent. What is happening is shameful.
Yes. Apparently some notion has been floated of enlisting people on Medicaid, who will soon be required to work to receive their benefits, as farm labor. It's not a serious proposal but a requirement that any sensible person knows cannot be met
“ Today the administration ended temporary protection from deportation for about 72,000 migrants from Honduras and another 4,000 from Nicaragua. The decision strips them of their legal status and echoes similar decisions made about migrants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Haiti, Nepal, and Venezuela. A federal court has blocked the early termination of protected status for Haitians.” Heather Cox Richardson
Donald Trump’s mother was from Scotland and paternal grandfather from Germany. I don’t think Northern European immigrants bother him so much. I remember him saying once he’d welcome those from Norway. God knows why anyone there would want to come here, tho. The home country of the original Quisling probably has a better feel for fascism than we do.
I don’t know anything about her. The irony that the Scots brought Enlightenment to America and now a descendant of that country is bringing idiocracy is lamentable, tho.
I get the feeling she doesn’t like him at all. My pet conspiracy theory is that Melania is a Russian agent and has been grooming him for Putin for years. Prove me wrong!!😉
That’s because Putin is holding something over her family and they will suffer if she doesn’t play his game. See how easy a conspiracy theory is to make? Child’s play!
I respect the patriotism of the folks on Rt 32 but honestly, that flag should have been retired long ago. If I was still in NY instead of PA, I would offer to help them replace that flag. Would be nice if someone closer could take up this challenge.
These days I would think twice about approaching the door of someone with a tattered flag to offer them a new one.
In fact, when I did a couple of stints with the Census I was sent to the houses of refusals - places that had aggressive responses, the ones with a growling dog at the end of a chain, the ones with a sign threatening to shoot first. It’s been 15 years since then and now it’s much easier to spot those sorts of places. They’ve added flags that support Trump by saying “F*ck Your Feelings,” except the F word is spelled out.
No, I grew up dealing with ornery horses and ponies, so I have a pretty good sense of when a situation may turn bad. And I’ve dealt with a lot of dogs. My mother told us that if you get bit by a dog you probably deserved it. That’s because the dog is going to give you a warning, a sign, before it bites and you should not be there for that situation.
I do remember a big husky that I was pretty sure would maul me if he could, but his chain looked secure and it was about 3’ shy of the door, so I knocked, left the forms in the door, and backed away slowly, making soothing sounds until I was well away.
Animals are all pretty much the same. You can usually tell a dangerous horse, dog, or person by the signs.
Want to know what emergents are doing here. Go to the hospital. They are all working, making us well, nurses, doctors, aides. Listen. They are from all over. Taking care of us.
Ken, you said you don't know why Trump hates immigrants & California. Tyrants have to have somebody who's feared & hated. "Immigrants are the new Jews." Our turn may come, as the German pastor warned us long ago, so NOW we speak out. Trump's just another sociopath, but one from immense wealth, who became Mr. Television before politics, like Ronald Reagan. Trump's only difference from the run-of-the-mill thug, are his ambitions & dreams, like Charlie Chaplin in the "Great Dictator", dancing with the earth balloon. Trump is America's greatest 21st Century con artist. If immigrants weren't such an easy target ('50s B-movies like "Invaders from Mars"), Trump would prioritize others. He saw the "Tea party" rallies with banners of Obama in a loin cloth with a bone in his nose, the weeping white woman saying "I want my country back." Black people would be next. Hate is tyranny's energy drink.
Of course that flag looks ashamed! Of all the things the people who brought us Donald Trump do that are so vile, one of the worst is the way they wrap themselves in the American flag as they literally are working to destroy what it stands for.
I definitely agree that immigrants are our future prosperity. The ICE raids are a tragedy. Unfortunately, our "local" Federal representative, Ms. Stefanik hasn't a clue.
Excellent!
"[Trump] hates California because California loves immigrants. Why he hates immigrants I don’t know. But he is hurting our country."
Of course, Trump doesn’t hate all immigrants. After all, two of his three wives are immigrants and mothers to most of his children. Immigrants from Norway are acceptable. Even desirable. And immigrants who can afford Trump’s "Gold Card for the USA," costing $5 million, are quite welcome here. Afrikaner farmers have been offered a "safe haven" to emigrate to the US.
No, Trump can "love" immigrants if they’re the right kind of immigrant: white, well-off, with an elite air about them.
I suspect Trump will attempt to revise the wording of the Larzarus poem associated with the Statue of Liberty to say "Give me your elite, your wealthy, Your privileged whites…."
In Trump’s world, no "shithole" countries need apply.
also the agriculture sector love immigrants (I just ate a peach that was likely picked by an immigrant)
and.. what pisses off the gQpeds
a large portion of citizens are
first, second, third, etc generation immigrants*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California
* republicans forget they are hear because of immigration
Trump would be fine with welcoming wealthy retirees from other countries, exactly the sort of immigrant we don't need.
EXCELLENT...Very well said! Will, I lived in San Francisco from 1969 through 2015, and who knows?? We may have crossed paths at one point. I also went to college in Fresno and Los altos. It's a WONDERFUL State, and tRump is really headed for TROUBLE if he keeps this up. Thank you for breaking out the marvelous integrated culture of California. This is why I settled in the State for 50 years. Being home now is wonderful and appropriate...California, especially San Francisco is for younger people, and that's never going to change. Let's hope we can take away tRump's congress next year and start to reverse his "engines"..
If you are in a rural agricultural community, immigrant labor is essential and ubiquitous. They bring diversity and energy and industriousness that would otherwise be absent. What is happening is shameful.
Yes. Apparently some notion has been floated of enlisting people on Medicaid, who will soon be required to work to receive their benefits, as farm labor. It's not a serious proposal but a requirement that any sensible person knows cannot be met
It’s yet another absurdity.
"Immigrants = prosperity" / Immigrant scapegoating & [misplaced] hate = trump victories in 2, out of 3, elections...
“ Today the administration ended temporary protection from deportation for about 72,000 migrants from Honduras and another 4,000 from Nicaragua. The decision strips them of their legal status and echoes similar decisions made about migrants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Haiti, Nepal, and Venezuela. A federal court has blocked the early termination of protected status for Haitians.” Heather Cox Richardson
Donald Trump’s mother was from Scotland and paternal grandfather from Germany. I don’t think Northern European immigrants bother him so much. I remember him saying once he’d welcome those from Norway. God knows why anyone there would want to come here, tho. The home country of the original Quisling probably has a better feel for fascism than we do.
I wonder about his mother. Apparently, she was dirt poor. Perhaps she loathed her own childhood and passed that on in a general way to her son
I don’t know anything about her. The irony that the Scots brought Enlightenment to America and now a descendant of that country is bringing idiocracy is lamentable, tho.
I often wonder how Melania feels about this, really don't feel she likes his actions much, you never get that feeling from the few interactions we see
I get the feeling she doesn’t like him at all. My pet conspiracy theory is that Melania is a Russian agent and has been grooming him for Putin for years. Prove me wrong!!😉
She certainly does look miserable in public appearances
That’s because Putin is holding something over her family and they will suffer if she doesn’t play his game. See how easy a conspiracy theory is to make? Child’s play!
..."I really don't care. Do U?" / [hand-painted on her coat, during their first term. lest we forget]...
Visiting people in cages…I do remember. That sure was bizarre!
I respect the patriotism of the folks on Rt 32 but honestly, that flag should have been retired long ago. If I was still in NY instead of PA, I would offer to help them replace that flag. Would be nice if someone closer could take up this challenge.
These days I would think twice about approaching the door of someone with a tattered flag to offer them a new one.
In fact, when I did a couple of stints with the Census I was sent to the houses of refusals - places that had aggressive responses, the ones with a growling dog at the end of a chain, the ones with a sign threatening to shoot first. It’s been 15 years since then and now it’s much easier to spot those sorts of places. They’ve added flags that support Trump by saying “F*ck Your Feelings,” except the F word is spelled out.
Did you get combat pay?
LOL.
No, I grew up dealing with ornery horses and ponies, so I have a pretty good sense of when a situation may turn bad. And I’ve dealt with a lot of dogs. My mother told us that if you get bit by a dog you probably deserved it. That’s because the dog is going to give you a warning, a sign, before it bites and you should not be there for that situation.
I do remember a big husky that I was pretty sure would maul me if he could, but his chain looked secure and it was about 3’ shy of the door, so I knocked, left the forms in the door, and backed away slowly, making soothing sounds until I was well away.
Animals are all pretty much the same. You can usually tell a dangerous horse, dog, or person by the signs.
I’m
Less sanguine about my abilities in that regard
That is frightening.
Nice to see your comments on this page, Lionel! 🙋♀️
"Flags on Route 32 have stories to tell"
Whenever I see an American flag paired with a ‘Trump flag’, I wonder what story the resident is really trying to tell.
Want to know what emergents are doing here. Go to the hospital. They are all working, making us well, nurses, doctors, aides. Listen. They are from all over. Taking care of us.
Ken, you said you don't know why Trump hates immigrants & California. Tyrants have to have somebody who's feared & hated. "Immigrants are the new Jews." Our turn may come, as the German pastor warned us long ago, so NOW we speak out. Trump's just another sociopath, but one from immense wealth, who became Mr. Television before politics, like Ronald Reagan. Trump's only difference from the run-of-the-mill thug, are his ambitions & dreams, like Charlie Chaplin in the "Great Dictator", dancing with the earth balloon. Trump is America's greatest 21st Century con artist. If immigrants weren't such an easy target ('50s B-movies like "Invaders from Mars"), Trump would prioritize others. He saw the "Tea party" rallies with banners of Obama in a loin cloth with a bone in his nose, the weeping white woman saying "I want my country back." Black people would be next. Hate is tyranny's energy drink.
Nothing unites people like a common enemy
Actually, Will wrote this one.
I just got home from California. I loved it there - so beautiful!
Of course that flag looks ashamed! Of all the things the people who brought us Donald Trump do that are so vile, one of the worst is the way they wrap themselves in the American flag as they literally are working to destroy what it stands for.
And every time Trump hugs and kisses the flag it wants to take a shower.
I took our flag down at 3 AM the day after the election. I hope to display it the evening of the next presidential election.
I took mine down also…and donated it along with my large U.S. Navy flag to a local Vets group.
I definitely agree that immigrants are our future prosperity. The ICE raids are a tragedy. Unfortunately, our "local" Federal representative, Ms. Stefanik hasn't a clue.
Well said, as normal for you Will, thanks for some unknown, to me, statistics. God Bless you & Bella.
Thanks Carl