Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

[lennypartiv]

It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

What racism?

 

[Terri4Trump]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

Omar is a sick fascist Jew-hating antisemite who would be put in prison for life in a just world. Only dumb ignorant lowlifes like you defend filth like her.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

There is no doubt Trump is a blowhard and a liar. However, saying go back to your home country is not racist. That’s like saying any criticism of people of color is racist.

I consider IQ2 a racist. Am I a racist for stating such an opinion, merely because he is black?

I agree with most of what you said.

I don't believe IM2 is racist.

I think when he posts something valid or worth discussing, he gets a bunch of dismissive responses without any real attempt at discussion. He responds in-kind.

.

He's a racist. Make no mistake.

You just made one. You can't post an example of my racism and you lied about me wanting to start a race war. You aren't very smart you don't understand much of what I say. So it's simple for you to holler how I am a racist based upon false equivalences you right wing extremists faking as being conservative have made in order to not take responsibility for continuing white racism.

I believe Bootney is a real and legit conservative and we have had great and mutually respectful conversations even as we may have differing philosophies. And he is white. So how can that be if I am a racist?

And I can say the same thing about a number of whites here. So you are mistaken and your mistakes are of no concern to me.

Sure, the ones who agree with your politics. Anyone who does not agree with your politics, or just goes TOO FAR, is racist. Listen, we know.

Here's what happens:

IM2: "Here's how I see things __________." (reasonably explained or he is willing to explain if you ask)

Response: "Shut up, you racist n****r."



If you actually listen and you bother to engage, you will get a decent discussion from IM2. But, he is not gonna sit there and take abuse, nor should he. You probably won't agree him, but at least it's a discussion, rather than a mutual exchange of "fuck you."

.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

There is one thing to be thankful for. If the Jew haters are right the Moussad will take her out and no one important will mourn.

 

[BluesLegend]

Omar can go back to Africa and live in a dirt hut anytime she wishes.

 

[IM2]

It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

What racism?

Figure it out if you don't know.

 

[BluesLegend]

It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

What racism?

Figure it out if you don't know.

Trump is not a racist, does that piss you people off or something?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

She's an UnAmerican asshat just like you, but with different motives.

 

[IM2]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

Omar is a sick fascist Jew-hating antisemite who would be put in prison for life in a just world. Only dumb ignorant lowlifes like you defend filth like her.

You are filth. Omar is not.

 

[IM2]

It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

What racism?

Figure it out if you don't know.

Trump is not a racist, does that piss you people off or something?

I have to laugh at a white racist trying to tell me what's not racist.

 

[Thinker101]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

Omar is a sick fascist Jew-hating antisemite who would be put in prison for life in a just world. Only dumb ignorant lowlifes like you defend filth like her.

You are filth. Omar is not.

Yep, Omar is filth and she smells like filth.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

I don't think Omar is racist for being critical of Israel. That is not racist.

I don't think Trump is racist for calling Omar out in here ironically hypocritical statement about American Hypocrisy (when she, herself took advantage if America's generosity and is now shitting on us). I think Trump did a really shitty job calling her out.

I would have said things differently. I would have highlighted her life being saved by America, rather than tell her to back and fix Somalia.

But, Trump has said and done some racist shit back when he was a Democrat, and got a free pass for his racism (Democrats get a free pass because they own the media).

Although I think his tweet by itself was not racist, his history calls it into question.

Both Trump and Omar should STFU.


How's that?


.

 

[BluesLegend]

It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

What racism?

Figure it out if you don't know.

Trump is not a racist, does that piss you people off or something?

I have to laugh at a white racist trying to tell me what's not racist.

Of course you do because without the race card you have nothing to play.

 

[IM2]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

She's an UnAmerican asshat just like you, but with different motives.

She'd be a patriot if Obama was president and she opposed his policies like she opposes Trumps. You, are un American..

 

[Marion Morrison]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

She's an UnAmerican asshat just like you, but with different motives.

She'd be a patriot if Obama was president and she opposed his policies like she opposes Trumps. You, are un American..

She'd be a patriot to Somalia and Islam and I am 9th generation American, black boy. I do know blacks whose family were here before America.
How American is your ass? Not very. According to your posts, all you want is a handout from Uncle Sugar. I just want Uncle Sugar to leave us alone.
Trust me, we can make it by ourselves.

 

[lennypartiv]

Trump was right to call out the 4 colored chicks. If they don't like it here they should go back where they came from.

 

[IM2]

I don't think Omar is racist for being critical of Israel. That is not racist.

I don't think Trump is racist for calling Omar out in here ironically hypocritical statement about American Hypocrisy (when she, herself took advantage if America's generosity and is now shitting on us). I think Trump did a really shitty job calling her out.

I would have said things differently. I would have highlighted her life being saved by America, rather than tell her to back and fix Somalia.

But, Trump has said and done some racist shit back when he was a Democrat, and got a free pass for his racism (Democrats get a free pass because they own the media).

Although I think his tweet by itself was not racist, his history calls it into question.

Both Trump and Omar should STFU.


How's that?


.

That's a fair opinion with one exception, she has the freedom to peacefully air her dissent and as a member of congress she has the duty of oversight to include criticism if necessary. We should be concerned about a president that demands unquestioned loyalty and will use every means he can to silence dissent. That's un American and the current president is doing it.

 

[Marion Morrison]

I don't think Omar is racist for being critical of Israel. That is not racist.

I don't think Trump is racist for calling Omar out in here ironically hypocritical statement about American Hypocrisy (when she, herself took advantage if America's generosity and is now shitting on us). I think Trump did a really shitty job calling her out.

I would have said things differently. I would have highlighted her life being saved by America, rather than tell her to back and fix Somalia.

But, Trump has said and done some racist shit back when he was a Democrat, and got a free pass for his racism (Democrats get a free pass because they own the media).

Although I think his tweet by itself was not racist, his history calls it into question.

Both Trump and Omar should STFU.


How's that?


.

That's a fair opinion with one exception, she has the freedom to peacefully air her dissent and as a member of congress she has the duty of oversight to include criticism if necessary. We should be concerned about a president that demands unquestioned loyalty and will use every means he can to silence dissent. That's un American and the current president is doing it.

Proof?

 

[Terri4Trump]

Omar is a sick fascist Jew-hating antisemite who would be put in prison for life in a just world. Only dumb ignorant lowlifes like you defend filth like her.

You are filth. Omar is not.

Oh, I am not surprised that you are on the side of a sick fascist Jew-hating antisemite pig like Omar. Both of you vermin are cut from the same hateful cloth.

 

[IM2]

Read the OP and tell she me what she has said that is unamerican.
It's time to stop listening to Trumps lies.

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
By Ilhan Omar
July 25, 2019

Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.

Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant “Send her back,” aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish. I also couldn’t help but remember the horrors of civil war in Somalia that my family and I escaped, the America we expected to find and the one we actually experienced.

The president’s rally will be a defining moment in American history. It reminds us of the grave stakes of the coming presidential election: that this fight is not merely about policy ideas; it is a fight for the soul of our nation. The ideals at the heart of our founding — equal protection under the law, pluralism, religious liberty — are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.

Having survived civil war in my home country as a child, I cherish these values. In Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I saw grade-school children as young as me holding assault rifles in the streets. I spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, where there was no formal schooling or even running water. But my family and I persevered, fortified by our deep solidarity with one another, the compassion of others and the hope of a better life in the United States.

The America we arrived in was different from the one my grandfather had hoped to find. The land of opportunity he imagined was in fact full of challenges. People identified me in ways that were foreign to me: immigrant, black. I learned that these identities carried stigmas, and I experienced prejudice as a visibly Muslim woman.

But the beauty of this country is not that our democracy is perfect. It’s that embedded in our Constitution and democratic institutions are the tools to make it better. It was in the diverse community of Minneapolis — the very community that welcomed me home with open arms after Mr. Trump’s attacks against me last week — where I learned the true value of democracy. I started attending political caucuses with my grandfather, who cherished democracy as only someone who has experienced its absence could. I soon recognized that the only way to ensure that everyone in my community had a voice was by participating in the democratic process.

Opinion | Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism

She's an UnAmerican asshat just like you, but with different motives.

She'd be a patriot if Obama was president and she opposed his policies like she opposes Trumps. You, are un American..

She'd be a patriot to Somalia and Islam and I am 9th generation American, black boy. I do know blacks whose family were here before America.
How American is your ass? Not very. According to your posts, all you want is a handout from Uncle Sugar. I just want Uncle Sugar to leave us alone.
Trust me, we can make it by ourselves.

Well given the fact whites have been given everything by the government and there is documentation to show it, seems that you are the result of 9 generations of handouts from Uncle Sugar.