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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 07:51 AM Jan 2018

Entire Continent Of Africa Demands Retraction From Racist Trump

The African Union, an organization that represents the entire continent of Africa, blasted Donald Trump on Friday for his recent remarks calling African nations “shithole countries.”

“The African Union Mission wishes to express its infuriation, disappointment and outrage over the unfortunate comment made by Mr. Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, which remarks dishonor the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity,” the union said in a statement.


[link:http://www.nationalmemo.com/entire-continent-africa-demands-retraction-racist-trump/|

Not that I think Donald is going to give a shit.....
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Entire Continent Of Africa Demands Retraction From Racist Trump (Original Post) Soph0571 Jan 2018 OP
It would sure be great if our Democratic leaders made a joint statement to the African Union Squinch Jan 2018 #1
I wish the UN janterry Jan 2018 #2
Yes, but where is the counterstatement where OUR representatives assure our allies of OUR respect? Squinch Jan 2018 #3
It's sort of an invivo experiment janterry Jan 2018 #4

Squinch

(50,911 posts)
1. It would sure be great if our Democratic leaders made a joint statement to the African Union
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 07:56 AM
Jan 2018

disavowing the comments and assuring the African Union that the Republican shithole is not representative of the American people.

 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
2. I wish the UN
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 08:51 AM
Jan 2018

were really the place for something like this.

European countries should be standing behind Africa and Haiti as well

Squinch

(50,911 posts)
3. Yes, but where is the counterstatement where OUR representatives assure our allies of OUR respect?
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 08:59 AM
Jan 2018
 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
4. It's sort of an invivo experiment
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 09:54 AM
Jan 2018

of nazi germany that we are living through. Some people defend the gov't and think it's right. Others stay silent - not sure what to do and so only look out for themselves. Some work against the gov't from the inside (or so they tell themselves).

Nikki Haley is defending the gov't - and looking out for her own ambition.

perhaps -at times -she thinks she is working to 'moderate' trump from the inside, (that's how she rationalizes it - of course, I see no evidence of that).

In the end, whatever her thinking or rationalizations
we'll get no such statement from her.

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