Where is your faith in the American people, the American Constitution and in the electoral process?
I remember who was at the vanguard of the hue and cry that Brother Obama had not been born in the United States, that he had been born in Kenya, that they wanted to see his birth certificate, that he was a Muslim, and if you want I'll give you a taste of some of the despicable things that Ma & Pa Clinton said about the "dreamer" Brother Obama, when they were fighting him for the nomination - during which time one of the most un-educated persons in our Sierra Leone forum was saying among other things that Brother Obama was a " slow thinker" , because he was jealous that I admire Brother Obama and not him (Heaven forbid) and perhaps because Brother Obama doesn't have a dozen PhDs and doesn't speak 100 languages etc.
As far as I'm concerned, don't worry, be happy! As long as there is freedom of speech and freedom of choice, you can all vote for Old Mother Hubbard to be the next president of the United States , for all I care, but then America will not be great again.
Re -"Those for the bombastic Donald Trump for president and those sworn against a Donald Trump anywhere near the White House threw free speech to the dogs and went after each other eye ball to eye ball"
Thou shalt not exaggerate!
You sound like it was the beginning of the second American Civil War
The Civil Rights movement has largely achieved some of its objectives, there's even our soul brother occupying the White House. And don't forget - Trump has been endorsed by Louis Farrakhan ( yes , I know all about Louis Farrakhan for several decades now; Trump was endorsed by Ben Carson yesterday and Trump has also been endorsed by other prominent African Americans of which there are many in Lincoln's Republican party. Ama also aware of the traditional African American - Latino rivalries not least of all both in New York and Florida.
Over here in Sweden, along with a great health care system we have hate speech laws that are rigorously maintained and elsewhere there are Hate Speech Laws that can always be invoked and prosecutions initiated…
All that happened yesterday was Donald Trump and supporters exercising their right to lawful assembly - and you don't know what he was going to say, but we do know that right was being violated by some hoodlums and hooligans whose sole purpose was to disrupt Trump's peaceful assembly and then have the event widely reported and distorted in the media - as if it was Trump stoking up some trouble when most obviously it's his political rivals who want to use this ruse to stop him from winning the nomination, by every means possible, i.e. by hook and by crook. It now looks that they are so desperate , it's going to be mostly by crook.
I saw very few Black faces in the pro- Trump crowd or in the crowd of protesters ( trouble makers) – but nobody was even hurt although CNN chose to show the same close-ups over and over again for the better part of one and half hours giving the verisimilitude that there was a major riot going on…
Anyway, I'll be taking this matter up and going a lot further in my next blog entry : God don't like ugly!
Cornelius
On Saturday, 12 March 2016 14:49:23 UTC+1, Kola Fabiyi wrote:
http://www.newsroom.ng/
finally-donald-trump-driving- americans-crazy-tony-okoroji- writes/
Finally, Donald Trump is driving Americans crazy! – Tony Okoroji writes
by Newsroom
2016-03-12 14:08
By Tony Okoroji.
Did you see the scenes around Chicago last night and this morning? It is like finally Americans have decided to go to war but not war against theIranians, North Koreans or ISIS? This war is Americans v. Americans. Finally, there are those who have had enough of the Donald J. Trump nonsense.
Those for the bombastic Donald Trump for president and those sworn against a Donald Trump anywhere near the White House threw free speech to the dogs and went after each other eye ball to eye ball. Law enforcement had a hard time controlling the thousands of Anti-Trump protesters in Chicago who swore that Donald Trump would not have a rally nor speak in their city. They were adamant that Donald Trump ought to take his divisive rhetoric elsewhere.
Anybody who has watched the drama unfolding in America may have concluded that Donald Trump will always have his way. He has got theRepublican nomination! He is unbeatable! There are many who have resigned themselves to the horror that nobody can stop Donald Trump. Last night Donald Trump did not have his way. His planned rally in Chicago did not hold. It was shut down.
For months Donald Trump has been swearing, cursing and wagering his fingers at everyone. He has gone after Muslims, cannot stand Mexicans, is railing against the Chinese and loathes Nigerians. He has taken on the Pope. Donald J. Trump has used foul language in its most incendiary manner and turned the race for the most important office in the world to a blatant WWF contest with the swearing, boasting and flexing of muscles.
The Donald is known to have insulted Pope Francis, women, Mexicans, Muslims, protesters, and the media.
If you like violent sports, Donald Trump can be very attractive. If you like raw entertainment, the guy who fired people in NBC's Apprentice would give you as much as you want. What has become obvious is that there are millions in America who love blood sports and raw entertainment and confuse these with leadership.
But for those who want a thinking man, a man who has the intellect and depth of character to weigh the myriad of issues that will confront the President of the United States of America and take decisions that are not just eye catching and popular for the moment but will stand the test of time, they are revolted by how any person who is not drunk can choose Donald Trump. That is a major fault line in today's American politics.
Few months back, very few gave Donald Trump the slimmest chance of getting anywhere near the White House. The pundits said that it was a joke. But that is not the way it has panned out so far. It is no longer a joke! Donald Trump has stoked the fears of Americans.
He has stoked latent hatred and racist tendencies in America. The next President of the United States could very well be the trash talking Republican egomaniac who spews obscenities as much as he openly sprouts hatred, a guy who has run his companies four times into bankruptcy and has been married to three different women, the latest being a stripper whose stark naked photographs are everywhere for everyone to see.
That is troubling to many decent people not just in America but around the world. Indeed, the thought of it is driving a lot of people crazy even within Mr. Trump's Republican Party.
If you think that what is taking place in Chicago will not be seen several times across America, then you have not followed history. The elections in America will take place in November. November is many months away. Be prepared for many months of rough battles across America. Chicago is simply a sign of things to come.
Turbulence!
Tony Okoroji is chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).
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