The job of President of the United States is a serious one. There is little room for those who go through life with a simplistic worldview. In watching Donald Trump during his first term and his behavior during his election bids I can’t help but feel that Kamala Harris called it right when she called him an “unserious” man. He has used divisive rhetoric in order to fire up his right wing base, but has not thought through the possible negative ramifications of his words. Pushing the idea that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, OH are eating the pets of residents, leading to multiple bomb threats does not help the residents of that town, and makes him a laughingstock.
But there is a serious and dangerous underlying hate fueling this story that Trump is using as a prod for his base.
Immigration reform is a serious issue, a bi-partisan bill had been agreed upon, before Donald Trump tanked it so that he could use that issue as a political tool in his campaign.
The war in Ukraine is a serious issue, to those who are living it, to those whose future may be affected by it. Trump has made it clear that he does not support Ukraine. Was Routh influenced by this?
We have serious issues in this country, in this world, that need a serious response, by a serious person. Gun violence, immigration, a war in Ukraine, a war in Gaza are not reality TV. Hateful, ill informed, simplistic rhetoric will not help. It can also be dangerous.
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While we're on the subject of unserious people in this particular story. Ryan Routh seems to be a particularly inept assassin, unprepared for contingencies, but quick with the GoPro camera.
I was thinking the same thing. Some in the media suggested he knew what he was doing, but it looked amateurish to me.
If Trump is worried about assassination attempts it is really the state actors, like Iran, whom he should be concerned about, not the lone wolf type.
It sounds like someone exploded thousands of pagers in Lebanon, causing deaths and injuries. Apparently it was meant for Hezbollah operatives.
I didn't know anyone used pagers anymore or that an external party could use them as a weapon. Makes you wonder what else could be used?
I was vaguely aware of the move by Hezzbolla (and Hamas) towards lower tech communications. I was not aware the Israel could cause the batteries on pagers to overload.
They are saying that the Israelis intercepted the pagers in the supply chain and planted explosive devices in the pagers, creating mini-IEDs.
Walkie-talkies. My earlier question was just answered.
I think I would be concerned about any device I carried.
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