Donald Trump, the road that might not lead to the White House!

[ViolentPanda]

The Trump petition calling for him to be barred from entering the UK has reached over 150,000 signatures.

 

[editor]

156,110 now, including my sig

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The Trump petition calling for him to be barred from entering the UK has reached over 150,000 signatures.

Well, that will certainly tell him what's what.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Well, that will certainly tell him what's what.

it'll give the twat something else to react against, and may generate an amusing quote or to.

 

[editor]

Well, that will certainly tell him what's what.

Seeing as the amount of signatories received now compels the government to officially respond to the request to ban him from the UK on hate speech grounds, I'd say it's been very effective indeed. With over 100k signatures, the matter will now be considered for debate.

The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK.

If the United Kingdom is to continue applying the 'unacceptable behaviour' criteria to those who wish to enter its borders, it must be fairly applied to the rich as well as poor, and the weak as well as powerful.

I'm quite proud of the way that the UK has responded to this racist fuckwit.

Over 161k votes now.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Osborne (deputising for Cameron at PMQs) has said that he won't act on it, anyway.

Whether Trump getting a polite bollocking in the limey HoC will be as counter-productive as the Guardian's adopt-a-redneck scheme, only time will tell.

 

[editor]

Osborne (deputising for Cameron at PMQs) has said that he won't act on it, anyway.

Let's see how that pans out for him in the press if the signature total keeps rising.

 

[BandWagon]

Isn't there a protocol that prevents the government interfering in other countries' elections? Banning him might breach that.

 

[Pickman's model]

Isn't there a protocol that prevents the government interfering in other countries' elections?

not really, no.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

"Those politically correct liberals want to ban me, so what I'm saying must be right".

It plays perfectly into his narrative.

 

[Pickman's model]

"Those politically correct liberals want to ban me, so what I'm saying must be right".

It plays perfectly into his narrative.

should have let him in and then sent him for a walkabout on his tod

 

[DotCommunist]

he's not getting banned anyway, he's rich, has influence and isn't the wrong skin shade so unless he publicly urinates on a photo of the queen there will be no ban

 

[2hats]

The Trump petition calling for him to be barred from entering the UK has reached over 150,000 signatures.

Note the 'density' of signatories in the Aberdeenshire area when selecting the petition map view...

 

[editor]

"Those politically correct liberals want to ban me, so what I'm saying must be right".

It plays perfectly into his narrative.

Well, that's one way to twist it. I'd say it also sends out quite a different message, with people from all walks of life in the UK - including the PM and Boris - lining up to criticise his idiotic claims and messages.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Well, that's one way to twist it. I'd say it also sends out quite a different message, with people from all walks of life in the UK - including the PM and Boris - lining up to criticise his idiotic claims and messages.

People from all walks of life line up to criticise his idiotic claims and messages in the US already. Don't see quite what this adds - some stuff from people in a country many of his supporters will only dimly be aware of. Probably European socialists of some kind. And no doubt freedom-haters.

 

[killer b]

Let's see how that pans out for him in the press if the signature total keeps rising.

What action do you think the uk government will take against the billionaire possible future president of the United states, should those signatures keep going up?

 

[killer b]

people in a country many of his supporters will only dimly be aware of. Probably European socialists of some kind. And no doubt freedom-haters.

fucking hell.

 

[editor]

What action do you think the uk government will take against the billionaire possible future president of the United states, should those signatures keep going up?

They should be consistent with their official policy on banning individuals on the grounds of hate speech, regardless of their wealth or power.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

They should be consistent with their official policy on banning individuals on the grounds of hate speech, regardless of their wealth or power.

Perhaps. I'm going to be consistent with my policy of not supporting the banning of people on the grounds of hate speech.

 

[editor]

People from all walks of life line up to criticise his idiotic claims and messages in the US already. Don't see quite what this adds - some stuff from people in a country many of his supporters will only dimly be aware of. Probably European socialists of some kind. And no doubt freedom-haters.

I'm very confident that the vast majority of Americans - including Trump supporters - are more than 'dimly aware' of the UK/England/Britain.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I'm very confident that the vast majority of Americans - including Trump supporters - are more than 'dimly aware' of the UK/England/Britain.

I'm not.

 

[editor]

Perhaps. I'm going to be consistent with my policy of not supporting the banning of people on the grounds of hate speech.

That's a different issue in this case though. Do you think the UK should be consistent with its existing rules, or should they make exceptions for the rich and powerful? That is what the petition is about.

 

[editor]

I'm not.

Thanks for sharing your wild conjecture.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

That's a different issue in this case though. Do you think the UK should be consistent with its existing rules, or should they make exceptions for the rich and powerful? That is what the petition is about.

I don't assent to the existing rules. Calling for those rules to somehow be used fairly only legitimises the idea of them.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Thanks for sharing your wild conjecture.

I lived in the states for a couple of years. Met plenty of people who didn't really know where the UK was.

 

[editor]

I don't assent to the existing rules. Calling for those rules to somehow be used fairly only legitimises the idea of them.

So you're OK with rules you personally don't like only being used against the poor and weak and not against the rich and powerful?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

So you're OK with rules you personally don't like only being used against the poor and weak and not against the rich and powerful?

I'm not ok with them being used against anybody. And for the reason stated, I don't think calling for their use in this case is in any way helpful.

 

[editor]

I lived in the states for a couple of years. Met plenty of people who didn't really know where the UK was.

I've lived and worked there too and I've never met anyone who didn't know about England/UK/Britain so I simply don't believe your claim about 'many' Trump supporters. But, no matter.

 

[editor]

I'm not ok with them being used against anybody. And for the reason stated, I don't think calling for their use in this case is in any way helpful.

Hahaha. I can see I'm wasting my time here.

 

[killer b]

They should be consistent with their official policy on banning individuals on the grounds of hate speech, regardless of their wealth or power.

Do you think they'll do this because of this petition?