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Old 12-09-2015, 04:29 PM   #2166
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh View Post
This. 1000 times this!

In this whole Trump's kerfuffle, the outrage is pouring from both sides of the political spectrum and deservedly so, it is an outrageous comment. But purely for the sake of an analytical argument exercise, substitute the word "Muslims" with the word "guns" and you have the "no more guns" argument right there and then. (BTW, I do not have a definitive stance on the gun issue - I don't own one, don't intend to own one and can easily see pro's and con's of either outcome). Just use the rationale most left-wing radicals apply in favour of the total gun prohibition and you get the exact reflection of Trumps' logic and rationale for restrictions against Muslims.

Goes to support my deep and sincere belief that the further people get to either end of the political spectre, the more stupid, unreasonable, extreme and dangerous they become.
I think a better thought experiment wrt this "Ban all Muslims" discussion is to consider the impact and fallout of a "Ban all Americans" movement in Europe using the argument America is statistically the most violent nation in the Western world. If all Muslims are dangerous, potential terrorists, then surely all Americans are dangerous potential mass shooters.

It's stupid in the same way banning all Muslims is.
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