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cwydro

(51,308 posts)
69. My parents came here in the 50s from England and Wales.
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 06:00 AM
Sep 2016

They weren't "fast-tracked" either.

The only immigrants that I know are "fast-tracked" are Cubans.

I agree. sarae Aug 2016 #1
+100. My husband is an historian and 100% German American. He's studied this and says its exactly Peregrine Took Aug 2016 #11
I hate to say it, but I'm old enough to remember those days. Exactly the same and RKP5637 Sep 2016 #42
That's so terrifying... sarae Sep 2016 #56
" " " " n/t MBS Sep 2016 #110
I've recently been studying the history of Nazi Germany redStateBlueHeart Aug 2016 #40
Well, Trump is losing. He's been losing from the beginning. Hortensis Sep 2016 #72
Me too mothra1orbit Sep 2016 #77
Yes, the repetition and the "believe me"s are all meant to inflame adigal Sep 2016 #107
I just can't believe this is the USA ... America ... home of the free, land of the brave Greywing Aug 2016 #2
With Trump, it's going off the deep end with all of the damn hatred he invokes and inspires. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2016 #44
I had to turn the frigging volume down. bullwinkle428 Aug 2016 #3
Trump is the Anti Christ trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #4
after his bizarre trip to Mexico, I thought it would be entertaining shireen Aug 2016 #5
To think that 40% of the USA supports his ideas UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #64
40% do NOT. In a way it's more insidious than that. Hortensis Sep 2016 #73
I absolutely agree. They have a pretty superficial understanding of power, strength, and authority. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #75
Yes. We all become more conservative to various degrees Hortensis Sep 2016 #79
I have some GOP relatives & they hate Trump - hate him. But guess what? CrispyQ Sep 2016 #88
I have! So much is in technicalese--his is fabulously readable. Hortensis Sep 2016 #89
That what I can't take Sanity Claws Sep 2016 #67
We are thinking along the same lines. He is the devil himself - no doubt in my mind. Peregrine Took Aug 2016 #6
horrifying! napkinz Aug 2016 #7
Maybe we just have to go down this road cilla4progress Aug 2016 #8
FUCK THAT NOISE. You have a responsibility to the vulnerable, your fellow human beings Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #22
+1000 sheshe2 Sep 2016 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Sep 2016 #101
What in the world are you talking about? DawgHouse Aug 2016 #31
I'm talking karma, cilla4progress Sep 2016 #47
Karma is not what you think it is, the abyss is to look at and not aide or abet... bettyellen Sep 2016 #52
smh cilla4progress Sep 2016 #61
You think "Karma" calls for the vulnerable to suffer for the hurt pride of some spoiled Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #62
It's hard to have a conversation with an interesting difference of opinion here. cilla4progress Sep 2016 #63
You have obfuscated your position so artfully you leave little room. Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #66
Try the other website RonniePudding Sep 2016 #78
You weren't called “sick”... LowerManhattanite Sep 2016 #99
Even here, people fall in love with their anger adigal Sep 2016 #108
Thanks for your perspective cilla4progress Sep 2016 #109
You are not misunderstood- you think it's okay for POC to get hurt because you didn't get what YOU bettyellen Sep 2016 #76
Special participation-trophy snowflakes are special. They've been told how special they are Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #90
I know otherwise intelligent people mired in emotion rather than knowledge... bettyellen Sep 2016 #92
What. The. Fuck. ???? Lil Missy Aug 2016 #32
FUCK, NO. lastlib Sep 2016 #41
There will be NO post Rump healing MFM008 Sep 2016 #49
Complete and utter claptrap. Skidmore Sep 2016 #68
I think I understand what you are getting at SujiwanKenobee Sep 2016 #91
sorry. according to batshit bachmann, der drumpfenfuhrer was chosen by god. niyad Aug 2016 #9
Wow Johnny2X2X Aug 2016 #10
This is one of the worse displays of hatred I've ever seen. Please let this be over so I can Upthevibe Aug 2016 #12
I can't believe it PatSeg Aug 2016 #13
I think you're right, I think he is worse than he was before he left, which leads Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #30
With Trump, PatSeg Sep 2016 #46
Every bit of his campaign's media strategy is a calculated exercise in double thinking propaganda. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #80
Oh yes PatSeg Sep 2016 #86
The corporate media is schizo. I think its owners want tRump fascism, because that's good for Mc Mike Sep 2016 #100
"Schizo" media PatSeg Sep 2016 #102
I saw Joy Reid question a Wa Po reporter on AP's Clinton Foundation 'scandal' coverage. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #103
I can't recall any public figure PatSeg Sep 2016 #104
He's constantly desperately grifting and money grubbing for obscenely small sums of money, Mc Mike Sep 2016 #112
The 'small sums of money' PatSeg Sep 2016 #113
I think you're right, they're infantile sore losers. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #114
"I win, you lose. Loser." PatSeg Sep 2016 #115
They've got a masochistic streak for sure, and want a 'master' to Mc Mike Sep 2016 #116
Then they can they brag PatSeg Sep 2016 #117
His campaign could sell shirts with that slogan on, to make an extra quick dirty buck. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #118
That's very possible PatSeg Sep 2016 #119
His new bio entitled "Trump: 2017-25 The Leavenworth Years" is bound to be a best seller. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #120
Oh my god PatSeg Sep 2016 #121
I think Tom Tomorrow did that joke about li'l bush, originally. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #122
Yeah I'm feeling it too... jimlup Aug 2016 #14
With all respect the "worrying" has to END. Trump's INSANE and will be CRUSHED. Go make it happen. RBInMaine Aug 2016 #16
Unfortunately, I can't say much right now. We can only hope the American people don't have ADHD redStateBlueHeart Aug 2016 #24
I'm not worried about Trump cagefreesoylentgreen Aug 2016 #39
That scares me too. I almost feel like we are in a no-win situation here smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #97
+1 One GIGANTIC lie after another and the crowd ate it up. American politics/Professional wrestling. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #15
The Future already exist,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2016 #17
I appreciate you comments but some of us cannot sit back and enjoy until it is official that this StevieM Aug 2016 #36
We lived through the racist murderer Woodrow Wilson, maybe we can live through another. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #18
No no no, don't say that. He has to lose. We have to make it happen lunamagica Aug 2016 #19
I just took a klonipin. Now it's time for Dick Van Dyke reruns. N/T Upthevibe Aug 2016 #20
If there is any justice in the world, he will lose. And lose "bigly" redStateBlueHeart Aug 2016 #27
FUCK, NO. lastlib Sep 2016 #43
Well, maybe your caps will beat their caps, rofl. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2016 #58
HOW can you make that comparison ???????????????? MFM008 Sep 2016 #50
I'll bet the progressives he killed off or destroyed could make it very easily, those with the IWW jtuck004 Sep 2016 #57
Maybe YOU can. Il_Coniglietto Sep 2016 #87
Lol. You get one shot and waste it as if you have the time. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2016 #95
His "extreme vetting" of immigrants plan is very disturbing. ecstatic Aug 2016 #21
I am an immigrant. I’m from England and 100% white. Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2016 #60
My parents came here in the 50s from England and Wales. cwydro Sep 2016 #69
Umm, I'm referring to Trump's plan for America, not the ecstatic Sep 2016 #70
Please could you provide a link to Trump’s policy statements for Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2016 #84
Are you serious? You seem to have missed the point completely. ecstatic Sep 2016 #98
Very scary indeed nt ram2008 Aug 2016 #23
I don't care what the polls say hibbing Aug 2016 #25
I rarely post here, but this is a terrifying speech. ekelly Aug 2016 #26
His convention speech was by far the most chilling IMO redStateBlueHeart Aug 2016 #29
Trump is not the essence of the problem nikto Aug 2016 #28
All the more reason for a united front behind the nominee to deliver a humiliating, clear rebuke Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #33
Possibly someone worse i.e. Trump was too liberal etc. or in mid term mayhem Person 2713 Aug 2016 #35
He's brought the boil to a head. anamandujano Aug 2016 #37
DO not count on it. lastlib Sep 2016 #45
May I change my commentary to lance? anamandujano Sep 2016 #94
Yep, hes not the cause Cosmocat Sep 2016 #71
I was so ashamed and embarrassed locks Aug 2016 #34
I'm probably not the first to say this, but Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2016 #38
it can't happen here bora13 Sep 2016 #48
Amen! I cannot watch this beast for even 30 seconds. liberalmuse Sep 2016 #51
The republican party is going down AliceSsquare Sep 2016 #53
And people actually choose him over Hillary because of a couple of mismarked emails? REALLY?! unitedwethrive Sep 2016 #54
Right? redStateBlueHeart Sep 2016 #59
It is the Press. They harp on Hillary's email but forget about Trump University Fraud. UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #65
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he's speaking again, this morning napkinz Sep 2016 #74
My husband keeps mumbling "that's what Hitler said." "Law and Order." calimary Sep 2016 #81
The same God that brought us him? TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #83
I just watched part of the speech & then I read some of the comments. CrispyQ Sep 2016 #85
Hey!! El Shaman Sep 2016 #93
White Idi Amin Dalziel3979 Sep 2016 #96
There's a lucid dream test -- put your hand to your mouth and try to breathe... tandem5 Sep 2016 #105
Even more frightening than Trump are his brown shirts cheering adigal Sep 2016 #106
+1 BYJ439 Sep 2016 #111
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