takoma wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to me that the very prominent yellow stars worn by the Muslims look surprisingly similar (not identical) to the Star of David. Ironic, to say the least.

....Is the yellow star a Muslim symbol?

The yellow star is a symbol of the Nazi persecution of Jews, drawing a parallel with Trump's plan to register all Muslims.

takoma wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to me that the very prominent yellow stars worn by the Muslims look surprisingly similar (not identical) to the Star of David. Ironic, to say the least.

....Is the yellow star a Muslim symbol?

The yellow star is a symbol of the Nazi persecution of Jews, drawing a parallel with Trump's plan to register all Muslims.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone standing silently at a political rally is considered so threatening and disruptive to you that you feel the need to call armed security to throw them out, there is something very, deeply wrong with your campaign and ideology.

So what is the point of them doing it at all?

Maybe they should have acquired assault rifles and gone off and occupied a wildlife refuge.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to me that the very prominent yellow stars worn by the Muslims look surprisingly similar (not identical) to the Star of David. Ironic, to say the least.

....Is the yellow star a Muslim symbol?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point? They came to start trouble. They were escorted out.

Perhaps they would have had a better reception wearing the sign of the Nazarene in Syrua? Or wearing a Yarmulke in predominantly Muslim areas of Paris?

are you painting all Trump supporters with the same broad brush?

Had they done anything other than stand and put a face to the targets of the hate Trump spews, you might have a point. But they didn't disrupt anything. They stood and effectively pointed out that it's easy to hate in the abstract when the target isn't there, but much harder to hate a real person who is standing in front of you. Just like for many conservatives it's easy to hate gays until your brother, son, friend comes out.

Trump is a demagogue, whipping up fear and hate against all members of a group, regardless of whether they have done anything wrong. Do you fail to see the irony in your offense at people painting Trump supporters with the same brush? The majority of Muslims, and particularly those in the US, do not support terrorism and want nothing more than to live in peace, raise their children and have the same opportunities as the rest of us. They are being blamed simply for their religion and ethnicity. Trump supporters, on the other hand, are actively choosing to align themselves with him and his positions. Who do you think deserves more "painting"?

Anonymous wrote:If someone standing silently at a political rally is considered so threatening and disruptive to you that you feel the need to call armed security to throw them out, there is something very, deeply wrong with your campaign and ideology.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point? They came to start trouble. They were escorted out.

Perhaps they would have had a better reception wearing the sign of the Nazarene in Syrua? Or wearing a Yarmulke in predominantly Muslim areas of Paris?

are you painting all Trump supporters with the same broad brush?

They "came to start trouble"? Freedom of speech is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and peaceful protest is a cornerstone of democracy.

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to me that the very prominent yellow stars worn by the Muslims look surprisingly similar (not identical) to the Star of David. Ironic, to say the least.

Anonymous wrote:They came to cause a problem and succeeded, then escorted out. Wouldn't have mattered who the candidate was, the result would have been the same.

Anonymous wrote:What is the point? They came to start trouble. They were escorted out.

Perhaps they would have had a better reception wearing the sign of the Nazarene in Syrua? Or wearing a Yarmulke in predominantly Muslim areas of Paris?

are you painting all Trump supporters with the same broad brush?

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to my "shoe is on the other foot" post? Was it because I was even-handed in slamming Trump supporters and the veil, on my way to making a point about Trump supporters' hilarious indignation about the sweeping generalizations being made about them?

No, the issue is that you posted it in the wrong thread. Look here:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/524276.page

Anonymous wrote:What happened to my "shoe is on the other foot" post? Was it because I was even-handed in slamming Trump supporters and the veil, on my way to making a point about Trump supporters' hilarious indignation about the sweeping generalizations being made about them?

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They came to cause a problem and succeeded, then escorted out. Wouldn't have mattered who the candidate was, the result would have been the same.

I doubt that two Muslims doing nothing but standing up would be tossed out of any of the Democrats' rallies. Kasich, probably wouldn't have much of an issue with them either.