Monthly Archives December 2015

Donald Trumps remarks on temporarily banning Muslim travel to the United States will either put him over the top or throw him under the bus in this campaign cycle and it might have nothing to do with what he does next.  If G-D forbid another large scale terrorist attack occurs on our soil before the primaries roll in, it will be the Trump House. If on the other hand everything stays calm these words will have him seeking to build a new Trump building instead.  For although there is a great deal of emotional individuals that come out to vote on primary days there are more  of the G.O.P regular voters who will believe his remarks were too over the top to give him the nomination. The polls might have him ahead but who actually goes out an vote will have him behind.   If I’m wrong G-D willing let it be on the later point not my first point.

No person should be discriminated against because of race religion or ethnicity but we must be weary when allegations of discrimination are made against those who have individuals attacking.  People of the Muslim faith in America should accept that a few are using their faith to commit heinous acts and that makes their fellow American’s a bit more apprehensive then they probably should be.

It’s up to them to not only express their disdain for such actions but invite dialogue between communities to avoid such discriminatory thoughts or actions. The majority of Muslims should discuss steps that they are taking to purge extreme elements from their communities and insure safety for their fellow citizens. We can’t be afraid of reporting what we see for fear of being called bigoted and at the same time we must be confident that all in our communities are working together to eliminate hate and violence from their communities. Discrimination is wrong and can be eliminated when everyone truly works together and feels this is actually occurring.

Donald Trump’s statement calling for “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” is way off the mark of what a Presidential Candidate should even suggest. Not only is it wrong but impossible to enforce. Of course we need tighter security for those entering the country and building a wall whether it be an actual structure or a technical detour is essential but telling 1 billion people that they aren’t invited into this country is something that is completely stupid. Here are just a few problems with his statement.

(1) UNCONSTITUTIONAL- I’m sure that the courts will over-rule this type of action as blatant discrimination against individuals because of their religion.

(2) UNJUST- Imagine an American Citizen who is Muslim trying to invite relatives from out of the country to  attend their child’s wedding or G-D forbid funeral and being denied access to this country.

(3)STUPID- Insulting a billion people ( 99 % who are good, peace loving people) is just dumb and will cause us problems with diplomacy. Can you imagine asking Jordan, Egypt or other predominately Muslim countries with help in defeating ISIS when we have defamed the entire Muslim faith?

(4) INEFFECTIVE- Terrorist will deny their faith or even convert temporally to enter the country and act out their despicable actions.  They will also have more supporters for such evil acts.