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This is fine
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In a one-hour briefing with a foreign policy expert, Donald Trump asked three times why the US can’t just use nuclear weapons. Three. Times.
The presidency is set up in such a way that, during a crisis, the president is able to launch nuclear weapons without argument. Military officers directly under his command are sworn to do as he asks in these scenarios, and cannot decline. That would be a criminal offense. Treason.
The likelihood that Donald Trump will start a nuclear war if elected is fucking staggering and we AS A SPECIES cannot afford to let it happen. The Cold War only ended 25 years ago, we can’t go back to living in that state of fear. We can’t elect a literal, actual fascist who wants to do away with the Geneva Conventions, would forcibly seize land in the Middle East, has quoted Benito Mussolini along with his #MakeAmericaGreatAgain hashtag, has proposed numerous policies that go against the United States Constitution and threaten rule of law (and here’s a list), consistently encourages his supporters to commit violence (and EACH WORD of that is a separate link, and it’s not even the bulk of stories on the matter), and wants the world to prepare for nuclear war. I could list PLENTY MORE of these, but it’s making me feel physically ill to keep looking over these.
This is horrifying. Please, for the love of god, vote Clinton. Vote for the candidate who is not an aspiring fascist dictator with an itchy nuclear-launch finger. Do not waste your vote on a third party. Don’t let the next Ralph Nader effect occur. Don’t put this man in office, I am begging you.
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Bomb Agrabah
Thirty percent of Republican primary voters believe the United States should bomb Agrabah, according to a recent poll by the Public Policy Institute (PDF).
Agrabah, of course, is the fictional country where the Disney movie Aladdin takes place.
Among Donald Trump supporters, 41% believe the make believe nation should be bombed.
The tongue in cheek question was part of an otherwise formal poll conducted by the left-leaning PPP that explores Republican primary voters’ candidate preferences and attitudes toward many of the issues that have been raised by them.
Among the poll’s findings:
- 54% of Republican primary voters support Trump’s proposed ban of foreign-born Muslims entering the country. Among his supporters, that number jumps to 82%;
- 46% of Republican primary voters support a national Muslim database. Among Trump supporters, that number jumps to 66%.
On the other hand, 53% of Republican primary voters think Islam should be legal in the United States… except for Trump supporters, among whom only 33% believe it should be legal (with 44% thinking it should be illegal and the rest undecided).
Lest Democrats get smug on the Agrabah bombing question: 19% of Democratic primary voters also said it should be bombed.
Image: The Sultan’s palace in Agrabah, via The Disney Wiki. Select to embiggen.