The US president simply saying these words puts huge numbers of people in the middle east at risk. Even many of his own voters are shocked, because he promised America First. Just because there is a lot of shit happening, doesn’t make this any less fucked.
In Australia, we even just had Pauline Hanson say this is a bad idea.
For context, she is a white non-Muslim politician who once wore a burqa into parliament to make a point. Even she is against Trump on this one.
I mean, a huge number of his own supporters are questioning this. I wouldn’t call this a viable strategy.
I’m not in the US (thinking of you guys everyday), but when I found myself feeling depressed by the direction of big tech, I realized that open-source and the Fediverse was the healthy and exciting way forwards. It was the one thing that felt like I remember the internet feeling like in the late 90s. I think you are spot on. It is the only way that democracy can survive in tech.
Yeah, totally agree with you there.
Do think the Coalition are still going to go with the “Dutton will have the exact attitude of Trump” campaign?