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

[danny la rouge]

I agree that there is a lot more things that could be done but TBH the will do do something about Trump is very sadly lacking - instead we seem to have got stuck at a tacit acceptance and tolerance of his entire "vision" and worldview, which includes much of his contempt for people.

And remember that Trump himself showed no hesitation when trying to promote bans, restrictions and even direct attacks against anyone who raised even the mildest objection to his activities.

Sturgeon has now removed Trump as a "Global Scot" business ambassador. (The invitation to him to take the role in the first place had come from Jack McConnell).

Sturgeon removes Donald Trump as business ambassador for Scotland

 

[Dogsauce]

Isn't it usually targeted at people advocating violence, which is not what Trump has done? It's generally been used against the political right too (jihadis, fash, holocaust loons etc.)

 

[gosub]

Isn't it usually targeted at people advocating violence, which is not what Trump has done? It's generally been used against the political right too (jihadis, fash, holocaust loons etc.)

With that many people going to the 'effort' of pushing a few buttons on a computer, it will equate to enough people actually getting off their arse to actually protest him causing public order offences...so there is a case (a strong one).
Don't like the principle however and thought (wrongly) the petition came about after his barring comments (taking a Trump solution to deal with Trump validates Trump)

 

[killer b]

the only thing that's likely to result in this is just better security during any visit to the UK he does happen to make. It's the political equivalent of one of those 'share this picture and bill gates will give you $5000' things dickheads share on facebook.

 

[bluescreen]

Isn't it usually targeted at people advocating violence, which is not what Trump has done? It's generally been used against the political right too (jihadis, fash, holocaust loons etc.)

Hmm, plenty of precedence for speech like his being taken as advocating violence.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

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

They can ban him just after they've carried the no confidence motion against David Cameron. Hooray for internet petitions!

 

[gosub]

the only thing that's likely to result in this is just better security during any visit to the UK he does happen to make. It's the political equivalent of one of those 'share this picture and bill gates will give you $5000' things dickheads share on facebook.

which we tax payers will have to pay for. At some point on the scale it can't be justifiable, which presumably will be one side of the parliamentary debate, Voltaire I may not agree with you....shaping the other

 

[bluescreen]

I took the petition to be an ironic response to his ban on Muslims entering the US. Not sure if anyone takes it literally.

 

[Idris2002]

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest:

 

[bluescreen]

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest:

Lovely, but it's bollix. Loads of people have spoken out and there has been no penalty for speaking out.

 

[Idris2002]

Lovely, but it's bollix. Loads of people have spoken out and there has been no penalty for speaking out.

I think it's more about reminding people of the historical precedents. It's not actually meant to be taken literally - he's not actually going to behead some poor schmo dressed as the Statue of Liberty.

 

[pogofish]

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

That would be both the UK and US fucked then!

 

[Pickman's model]

Lovely, but it's bollix. Loads of people have spoken out and there has been no penalty for speaking out.

yes. but when trump is president people who spoke out now will be disappeared.

 

[bluescreen]

yes. but when trump is president people who spoke out now will be disappeared.

When Trump is President all bets are off and I will be a Dutchman.

 

[Pickman's model]

When Trump is President all bets are off and I will be a Dutchman.

we'll all be seeking dutch nationality

 

[bluescreen]

I may come to regret that.

 

[Sprocket.]

I have many years experience of being a trump apologist!

 

[bluescreen]

I have many years experience of being a trump apologist!

Please expand (not too gaseously) on that remark.

 

[Pickman's model]

I have many years experience of being a trump apologist!

that's because you had britain's largest collection of top trumps.

 

[killer b]

Not sure if anyone takes it literally.

there's a number of people on this thread doing just that.

 

[bluescreen]

tis the season to be jolly.

 

[pogofish]

Sturgeon has now removed Trump as a "Global Scot" business ambassador. (The invitation to him to take the role in the first place had come from Jack McConnell).

Sturgeon removes Donald Trump as business ambassador for Scotland

Yes - and with student societies in RGU picking-up on his degree, that's a more positive result that has been got so-far.

If the petitions help make aspects of the government and bodies/institutions who lined-up to support Trump unquestioningly, regardless of his obvious personal and commercial failings, then its a good result.

Now if Aberdeenshire would only dissolve their "strategic partnership" with the cunt but I fear they are so far up Trump's arse that only surgery will shift them!

 

[Sprocket.]

Please expand (not too gaseously) on that remark.

Discretion being the better part of valour I must decline your kind request.
But the years, thankfully now well past suffering from IBS, heightened my noteriety around the work lunch table!

 

[pogofish]

the only thing that's likely to result in this is just better security during any visit to the UK he does happen to make.

He already uses "presidential" levels of security when he comes here - The amount of money spent on police in support of his goons and letting them behave like a law unto themselves is already an issue.

 

[baldylocks]

When I was a child a silent noxious fart was known as a "Trump" - Seems nothings changed.........

 

[pogofish]

When Trump is President all bets are off and I will be a Dutchman.

Golf was invented in Holland, so its only a matter of time for Trump - Pick another nation!

 

[bluescreen]

He already uses "presidential" levels of security when he comes here - The amount of money spent on police in support of his goons and letting them behave like a law unto themselves is already an issue here.

In Aberdeenshire? How great is his genuine support locally?

 

[belboid]

Lovely, but it's bollix. Loads of people have spoken out and there has been no penalty for speaking out.

mm, you know lots of people spoke out about Hitler too, so was the original also bollocks?

 

[gosub]

Golf was invented in Holland, so its only a matter of time for Trump - Pick another nation!

Ah but they have a thing for windmills

 

[bluescreen]

mm, you know lots of people spoke out about Hitler too, so was the original also bollocks?

h
Yes, I know about Pastor Niemoller and my complaint isn't about what he said but about its misappropriation to the present circumstances. It's easy to speak out now, and lots of people are speaking out. It's good to speak out. It was hard to speak out in his circumstances and we hold his homily cheap if we fail to recognise that.

ETA. The thing is, he wasn't initially a librul. Martin Niemöller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia