Support NeoGAF

[SpaceWolf]

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

 

[Gutek]

The silence from Dems and Reps is deafening.

 

[WedgeX]

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"***

Fixed. Alas.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Its only going to get worse from now on.
This is only the first week.

At some point the democrats need to demand something or threaten to raise hell.

Demand what, they can't do shit.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I have never felt so ashamed of my country. I wish I could feel some optimism that enough people would care about this. But I don't.

 

[ABOVEtheRIM]

Honestly im glad I live in canada right now. Fuck trump

 

[Lovely Salsa]

How come saudi arabia isnt banned? Its like the most extreme muslim country

 

[Future]

The silence from Dems and Reps is deafening.

What is there to say really that wasn't said the 100 times trump said he was gonna do this before election.

 

[EnlightenedMint]

This shit is sickening.

 

[Mahonay]

Honestly im glad I live in canada right now. Fuck trump

As you should be. I'm ashamed to be an American at the moment.

 

[BigDes]

Dont forget that the opposition party cant vote for their ideals/prevention of all this if the candidate at the top of the ticket is not the candidate they idealize. In that case they either dont show up or vote third party, both acquiescing a Trump victory. And before people shout "then the Dems should have had a better candidate," fuck that noise as lots of republicans didnt like Trump as their candidate BUT they still voted him in to prevent a democrat victory as they care that the party that aligns with their views as a whole is in office. On the left, we cant see the forest for the trees and rather not engage in the process if we dont have a candidate we are madly in love with and that is disappointing and how we end up with this fucking terrifying world we are in now.

I don't necessarily disagree but that is an answer to a slightly different question.

 

[SenorArdilla]

White house staffers are also saying that these aren't the only countries that are going to be hung out to dry for inbound refugees, existing Green card holders and foreign aid workers...

Don't worry, though... if you're in or from a country Donald Trump has foreign business dealings with, you're probably in the clear.

AKA Banning all you brown people unless you give/make Trump a lot of money.

 

[jakonovski]

The silence from Dems and Reps is deafening.

It looks like Democrats have decided to self-destruct as a party and as human beings, leaving the US a one-party state, soon to be a true dictatorship.

 

[UberTag]

Bannon's strategy is fucking idiotic

All Bannon wants is to watch the world burn.
And he has access to every single key to make that happen.

What's happened over the past 9 days... this is Bannon pulling the limbs and wings off of insects and watching them crawl around in suffering while he smiles in amusement.

For all intents and purposes, this IS a game to him. A very sick, dehumanizing game. And it's a game he will continue to play with people's lives until he's stopped.

 

[jacob armitage]

I have never felt so ashamed of my country. I wish I could feel some optimism that enough people would care about this. But I don't.

Maybe try to insight some opposition yourself, gather your friends who agree and plan a local protest or at least inform lots of people to call their government representatives.

How come saudi arabia isnt banned? Its like the most extreme muslim country

Because they are a close ally. A clear symbol of the hypocrisy this administration has shown.

 

[rjinaz]

Watching this is eerie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzLQOc-B0Ys

Seriously. I wish television stations would start showing this movie daily. and streaming services could get involved too.

 

[Future]

Demand what, they can't do shit.

They can continue to go high on a sinking ship while opposition goes low....and wins

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

How come saudi arabia isnt banned? Its like the most extreme muslim country

None of those countries, in the list have had nationals that committed terrorism in the US.

Its racism, but only against those Trump doesnt have business deals.with.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

His party controls all three branches of government, the opposition party is spineless and useless, the media is craven and profit driven.

The media has done a sensational job pointing out literally every galling thing Trump has done since the primary season.

Trump's campaign has latched onto the conservative suggestion of media bias and turned it into a full scale media war. His followers flat out don't care about hard-hitting stories from the Times, Post, WSJ, Guardian, BBC, CNN, because they have alternative sources for news and facts. The right wing propaganda rags will be given preferential access: breitbart will become the Game Informer/Entertainment Weekly of the political press.

 

[Boke1879]

The silence from Dems and Reps is deafening.

You're not on twitter are you?

 

[Panzon]

I am so sorry for all of you having to go through this bullshit. I am ashamed of my country right now and am trying to do everything I can to positively contribute but it doesn't seem like many around me are interested or care at all. It fucking sucks

 

[Adobe]

don't know if its been posted here but:

Dutch Airlines KLM refuses all passengers from the selected countries that are traveling to the states, already refused 7 passengers

Thanks Trump!

 

[Kaako]

How come saudi arabia isnt banned? Its like the most extreme muslim country

Money.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Honestly im glad I live in canada right now. Fuck trump

The whole world is witnessing a funeral though.

 

[Regulus Tera]

How come saudi arabia isnt banned? Its like the most extreme muslim country

Trump has business dealings in Saudi Arabia

 

[sphagnum]

Has Mitt said anything? Mormons should be against this. Not that Republicans care what he says anymore.

 

[Cmerrill]

We need a new gif of bugs bunny sawing of the entirety of the USA from the rest of North America, not just Florida.

Such an embarrassing country to live next to or be associated with.

Hopefully the refugees can come to Canada where we would welcome them.

 

[Red]

I feel like if we call Bannon out as an idiot it maybe helps chip away at any public legitimacy he has at the very least.

Just call him out as the small misguided man that he is.

 

[Chococat]

And as was already pointed out, Pence and Ryan shared that sentiment last year too, but have now rolled over for Trump. Cheney's statement is just as meaningless until he says and does something now.

I was just trying to add a small bit of ironic laughter in the the middle of a horrible situation. I agree, without action now, they are just empty words.

I worry for for my friends wife and child who are separated by ocean. The have been work hard legally to unite. This is terrible.

 

[Resident_UA]

I'm very angry! But I've been very angry for 4 years now and everything is just keep getting worse. I think humanity has lost its ability to sympathize. We are turning into sociopathic society and Trump is just a reflection of that.

What's worse is that I realized how shitty people are when Russia invaded Ukraine and nobody really did anything aside of shitty sanctions. Today Trump will "talk" to Putin an Russia will have more influence on the world than the US... And even those shitty sanctions will be removed...

 

[metalslimer]

Burn in hell Trump and any if you reading this that support it

Oh and fuck you too Stein supporters and people who stayed home on principle. I'm sure these children are proud of you. I don't ever want to fucking here someone talk about voting 3rd party on morality

 

[RDreamer]

It's fucked up but it''s pretty impressive that he's managed to make all this happen already and has stuck with a lot of what he said he would do. Why haven't other presidents stuck to their words to this degree?

We really have to stop with this narrative. Presidents generally do keep their campaign promises.

Obama, too.

 

[sturgboski]

I don't necessarily disagree but that is an answer to a slightly different question.

Is it though? A vote for Trump is a vote for Trump. So too is abstaining from voting for Clinton either by not voting or voting for 3rd party candidates which will never EVER win the election (GOP and DNC have seen to that by making it arbitrarily difficult to get on ballots or even to debates). All those folks together allowed us to get into this place.

 

[Mahonay]

Just call him out as the small misguided man that he is.

He is most definitely a very small man.

 

[adj_noun]

They were afraid Obama would impose martial law and take away their guns because some yahoo on the internet told them so.

I was afraid Trump would target countries with a travel ban because it was his stated policy that he would do so.

Both sides.

 

[capitalCORN]

Just call him out as the small misguided man that he is.

Misguided is wrong. He is walking malevolence. Do not treat monsters as damaged little children.

 

[gruenel]

White house staffers are also saying that these aren't the only countries that are going to be hung out to dry for inbound refugees, existing Green card holders and foreign aid workers...

Don't worry, though... if you're in or from a country Donald Trump has foreign business dealings with, you're probably in the clear.

Comically evil and transparent.

 

[roytheone]

I am getting kinda tired of going into these threads to say "fuck America, it's a disgusting country now" but.....

Fuck America it's a disgusting country now.

 

[Tovarisc]

don't know if its been posted here but:

Dutch Airlines KLM refuses all passengers from the selected countries that are traveling to the states, already refused 7 passengers

Thanks Trump!

In their own way they are doing favor to those particular passengers by not getting them trapped on US airfield and/or questioned by border guard.

 

[oti]

What is there to say really that wasn't said the 100 times trump said he was gonna do this before election.

Nonsense. This is the attitude Trump wants.

 

[Gutek]

I am getting kinda tired of going into these threads to say "fuck America, it's a disgusting country now" but.....

Fuck America it's a disgusting country now.

America is a fascist shithole.

 

[Darth Karja]

As you should be. I'm ashamed to be an American at the moment.

So am I.

 

[Kaako]

Still relevant: The Secret Weapon of American Science.
These blind fools with zero perspective nor empathy.

 

[Ms.Galaxy]

We are turning into a fascist state and it's only been a week. The worst part is that his base, the majority who has voted for him, don't care and are happy this is happening. This is just... Fuck, we're really fucked.

 

[Fox Mulder]

They were afraid Obama would impose martial law and take away their guns because some yahoo on the internet told them so.

I was afraid Trump would target countries with a travel ban because it was his stated policy that he would do so.

Both sides.

Those people will always be there. We have to get our side engaged enough to vote. We're being ran by a fringe enabled by complacency.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What fucking problem is this even attempting to solve?

It helps Trump control the idiots in his base by keeping them scared of and hostile toward brown people. That's it. It's not about safety.

 

[mid83]

How are they getting away with banning people who already hold green cards? Shouldn't they be exempt since having sla green card means you have already completed the immigration process? A post above says that "immigration" is banned from the seven listed counties, not anybody with a passport.

 

[Kai Dracon]

They were afraid Obama would impose martial law and take away their guns because some yahoo on the internet told them so.

I was afraid Trump would target countries with a travel ban because it was his stated policy that he would do so.

Both sides.

Republicans for 30 years have been gaslighting Americans in advance by telling them over and over that Democrats are fascist dictators who will take away all liberty, their guns, their country, and turn it into a 3rd world hellhole.

Because that's what Republicans were planning on doing (except for the guns part) and they knew that once they finally had the power to execute The Plan, mindfucked Americans wouldn't believe anyone who tried to jab a finger at the GOP and scream about the obvious truth in front of everyone's faces.

After all, they all know it's the Democrats who are the fascists, Republicans are here to protect us from their tyranny.

How are they getting away with banning people who already hold green cards? Shouldn't they be exempt since having sla green card means you have already completed the immigration process? A post above says that "immigration" is banned from the seven listed counties, not anybody with a passport.

Because they don't care about the details, Trump/Bannon just want to make big plays. A lot of this shit may not even be within the established rules, but you can bet by the time anyone can begin fighting over that, a lot of people will have been screwed over.

 

[kirblar]

The silence from Dems and Reps is deafening.

It's 11:30am on a Saturday when this was implemented in the middle of the night.

Given them an actual goddamn chance to respond before immediately complaining about "both sides."

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I don't necessarily disagree but that is an answer to a slightly different question.

He's not wrong though. Traditional conservatives saw any republican candidate as a means to get their congressional agenda through. That's happening right now.

Trump's executive orders are just collateral damage most of the party is willing to accept to get lower taxes, privatized Healthcare, less abortions, less regulation on business, and limited rights for lgbt. You know, the Republican MO. They won't say shit to Trump as long as he's not vetoing their laws, no matter who gets trampled.

Democrats voting "with their hearts" for Jill Stein checked their brains at the door.

How are they getting away with banning people who already hold green cards? Shouldn't they be exempt since having sla green card means you have already completed the immigration process? A post above says that "immigration" is banned from the seven listed counties, not anybody with a passport.

Blah blah blah I'm the president.