For many years police and undocumented migrants have clashed, and there have been violence, bloodshed, deaths.
2 weeks ago in France, this happened:
Will it be just a matter of time?
Trump talked about his ideas back in the 1980s. He gave a glimpse of what he was going to do if ever he became the president of the United States.
So watching that "live" meeting at the Oval Office between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on one side and US President Trump and US Vice President JD on the other, looked straight out of a Real Housewives or Keeping Up With the Kardashians set.
Not sure if it was a set up or not (sure looks like it though). What we can be sure of is that with no media, this would have been like any normal meeting, and of course with much more shouting and arguing and renegotiating.
Reversal
What is crazy is that the same people who said let's get out of the war in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan or other places are the same ones saying no to a route to end the war in Ukraine.
Bias
Okay, we know why. Trump and JD aren't nice people. We get it. Everyone knows.
Several nations, except Russia and her allies are now publicly saying we stand by Ukraine, we stand with President Zelenskyy and his refusal to wear a costume, a suit, only combat wear, army sweatshirt, cargo trousers and combat boots, until the war is over.
What No One Talks About
Now what we are missing here and no media outlet wants to say is that the American Government has been using American taxpayer money to support President Zelenskyy and his combat attire for the last three years -- to the tune of an estimated 175 billion dollars (US Congress Report), no other country comes close.
Australia for example is one of those publicly saying we are supporting Ukraine. Okay, now all of them have to use their own people's money. What is Australia's aid to Ukraine in the last three years? It is just 1% of the Americans.
Granted that US provides military equipment (like every other nation who can) to support in the war effort (I mean that's a no brainer). It does help certain American industries and certain people.
But as we have already pointed out, everyone used to hate it when America goes to war. Yet in this case, it's the complete opposite.
JD
President Zelenskyy called the US Vice President, as JD. Never seen that before.
We know someone makes money in all of these things and whenever anyone goes to war, and this war has been quietly going on now for three years. A few people have been silently making money all this time. But really in the end, it's the American people's money being spent, to the war efforts and towards a few people's pockets.
Whatever we feel about this just reflects our own political colors and personal lives.
To those who don't really care much about Trump and JD, this is just an episode of The Real Housewives of New York.
To the people all over the world who have contributed nothing to the war in Ukraine, your social media posts of "we stand with Ukraine" means a lot to the people of Ukraine. But it will really mean something if you can now take over and put up what the American taxpayers have been silently putting up (an equivalent amount of 58.3 billion dollars to help fund the war efforts of Ukraine every year).
Here is the breakdown:
A lot of people are joining in the growing heated discussion on birthright citizenship.
It is a big issue. And more so because of who wants to abolish it.
What Is It
So many people have their own opinions on this matter yet most do not even know what it is all about.
Birthright Citizenship simply means that anyone born in the U.S. is considered a citizen at birth.
But are we even aware that criminal minds are helping pregnant people from other countries to come to the United States and keep them for a certain period in safe places where they are kept hidden until they can give birth? Yes for a fee.
California man sentenced for helping pregnant Chinese women travel to give birth in the US
Birth Tourism
Criminals have taken advantage of this policy for a long time.
Here is why it is legal.
14th Amendment
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
This is the main argument for birthright citizenship. This and a ruling of the Supreme Court in 1898.
The important questions here are:
1. What does "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" mean and
2. Will 47 uphold the statement, "without due process of law".
And also can we do something about this shameful birth tourism industry?
These are why this is a big issue.
Bigger Issue
But the big problem really is that everyone is biased.
And people will side with the things that will benefit them.
People will oppose those which will have a negative impact on them (directly and even indirectly).
They will agree with what the policies (the agenda) of the political color they identify with.
And people will thumb down anything someone they hate are saying.
Sigh
Both the Red and the Blue side are equally bad. People look at one color with a negative filter.
Birthright Citizenship isn't universal and more countries all over the world do not ascribe to it. Only 15% of all countries have this.
There are only 30 or so countries which have unrestricted birthright citizenship:
Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Source: worldpopulationreview.com
It is not universally recognized, mostly it is only practiced in the Americas (North, Central and South America).
Countries like Australia, New Zealand, Japan, all of Asia and most of Africa and all of Europe do not have birthright citizenship.
#biased
As luck will have it, President-elect Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This will be the third time this will take place.
This happened with President Bill Clinton (in 1997) and President Barack Obama (in 2013), both also during their second inauguration.
This will not take place until 2053 (of there is still a US of A).
At any rate, the aligning of these two events this year is a great opportunity to unite Americans who have been divided for the longest time.
With everything bad happening all over the world and also within the US, a more united United States is more imperative than ever.
Unity
Incidently President-elect Trump already hinted that "unity" will be the major theme of his inaugural address on MLK Day.
Hard to see why he wouldn't take the opportunity that rarely happens.
Here's hoping this is the inauguration (the beginning, the start, the launch) of something hopefully good.
November 5th, 2024, there was a rude awakening for 66-67M Americans (or those who voted for Kamala).
71-72M voted for Trump.
Trump won both the popular and the electoral vote.
It was touted as being too close to call, in the end it wasn't even that close.
Blunt
Kamala had less chances of winning the presidency than Joe. It probably would have been a better decision to stick it out with him. And this is a real question, why did they choose their candidate without letting the voters have a say.
Polls Vs Primaries
Hillary didn't have a chance in 2016, and she won their primaries. Kamala had about the same chances as her in 2024, actually she had a lesser chance.
It was wishful thinking in both instances, the very definition of insanity.
Surprise?
News, Media, Hollywood celebrities and machinery were behind Hillary and Kamala. Their supporters thought they had in the bag, yes up until the voting closed. The night of the elections, when the counting started there were tears. There was actual and utter surprise.
Not 2020, No Pandemic
2020 Joe won. But that was not after several days after election night. In 2024, there was none of that crazy wait. It was almost like 2016 all over again. The verdict was clear.
People Don't Like Trump But They Had No Choice
Trump is not a saint, not by a long shot. Yet millions of people who do not like him at all, still voted for him over any other candidate (from his party and from the Democrats).
Kamala's Kamalisms, Kamala's laugh. Kamala's fake accent. Kamala's rehearsed answers. Kamala's condescension. Kamala's dig at those who shouted Christ is King and Jesus is Lord. Kamala's performance as Vice President. Kamala's stance on issues that middle American care for. Kamala being Kamala.
Exodus 2.0?
Millions of Americans would say they will leave America (again), yes like back in 2016. But millions of people outside of America would give up an arm to trade places with them and millions of these people living outside America risk everything to slip and get into the US by any means. Everything is ironic. Many things go over our heads. Or we are just blind to them. And that's the hard truth.
When we look at a map of the United States it will look mostly red. It bled when we allowed someone to take several shots at and attempt to assassinate an ex-President and one who is running for the position.