France, Germany unite in face of Trump refugee ban
Just because they (the French and Germans) have semi surrendered their independence and soverign borders doesn't me we have to. In fact their example provides a multitude of reasons for us not to do so.
Objectivists would not fair well in a Muslim state not, I think, too well in modern Europe.
Objectivists would not fair well in a Muslim state not, I think, too well in modern Europe.
I am reminded of avoiding peer pressure. Sept 21, 1969 the first Monday night football game featuring the Super Bowl champs Jets vs the Browns.Jets beat The Colts . The colts had beat the Vikings so I was into it. I stayed home choosing not to roll pumpkins down a big hill hitting cars and trucks as many in the neighborhood were doing. When the police arrived and nabbed a younger participant. The names and addresses were given.
Soon a cop was at our door ,my older brother was ratted out. My dad double taked at me when he came back in the family room as to remind himself I was home with him as my alibi.
I do.
" . . . with the German foreign minister noting that loving thy neighbor forms part of America's Christian traditions."
"We have signed international obligations, so welcoming refugees fleeing war and oppression forms part of our duties," the French minister said.
I wonder if these two will still be in office following the next elections in their respective countries.
Staying alive is the first tradition.......
I hope and dream Trump Amerexits from those destroyers. "Our duties" are to protect our
Individual rights and ourselves.
Many in France are looking to Marine LePen as a new populist, nationalist leader, but the French have got to drop the addiction to "free" stuff first. They (the people, not the government) seem to have come to grips with the danger the country is in from the invasion of radical Muslims, so we'll see.
giving Trump a little more time to get better enforcement and security in place.
Germany's dpa news agency quoted Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert saying Sunday that "she is convinced that even the necessary, resolute fight against terrorism doesn't justify putting people of a particular origin or particular faith under general suspicion."
It is, however, a less than legitimate stance at the moment.
A: How many other stupid people will run off this cliff with us?