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Acrofales

Spain18387 Posts

December 16 2015 02:22 GMT

#53201

On December 16 2015 11:21 GreenHorizons wrote:

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Someone recently said to me, "I just realized if Trump won the race for president, people in other countries would speak slowly to us, like we're mentally challenged".

Lol. That goes for Carson too

TheTenthDoc

United States9561 Posts

December 16 2015 02:22 GMT

#53202

Going to a mosque is a "radicalizing activity." Ooookay. Carson wants to declare war on Muslims, apparently? And just straight up does not answer which of Rubio/Paul is right.

Sorry, Fiorina, I don't buy that private algorithms could identify smart terror recruitment. It's pretty interesting to watch Republicans fighting for more government power. And they were asked, Fiorina, they didn't comply.

m4ini

4215 Posts

December 16 2015 02:25 GMT

#53203

I could almost like bush, if he weren't, well, bush.

He at least understands that by antagonizing muslims as a whole, you'll never be able to win.

acker

United States2958 Posts

December 16 2015 02:28 GMT

#53204

Internet companies weren't asked to spy on their users? Has she paid attention to government interference in the tech industry for...I don't know...the last fifteen years?

Acrofales

Spain18387 Posts

December 16 2015 02:28 GMT

#53205

Yup. That is the best use of our most brilliant minds. We should use them to stop ISIS from using the internets.

GreenHorizons

United States24152 Posts

December 16 2015 02:28 GMT

#53206

So we know Donald Trump has no idea how the internet works now, not that I ever suspected otherwise.

TheTenthDoc

United States9561 Posts

December 16 2015 02:28 GMT

#53207

Trump believes in the power of the internet like medical doctors believe in the power of statistics. How the hell would you "close" parts of the internet? Does he want to make a boxing glove pop out of the computer and punch the ISIS users in the face?

m4ini

4215 Posts

December 16 2015 02:29 GMT

#53208

Trump has alot of knowledge of "the innerned". Good people need to penetrate the innerned, and then we know everything about ISIS.

acker

United States2958 Posts

December 16 2015 02:32 GMT

#53209

A very roundabout way for Cruz to say, yes, he would level the ISIS capitol. I thought that strategic/terror bombing went out of favor forty years ago, but what would I know.

TheTenthDoc

United States9561 Posts

December 16 2015 02:32 GMT

#53210

ISIS distributes their "troops" throughout civilian populations, Cruz, that's the ENTIRE reason they're an effective terrorist force. They're not idiots.

GreenHorizons

United States24152 Posts

December 16 2015 02:33 GMT

#53211

On December 16 2015 11:28 TheTenthDoc wrote:
Trump believes in the power of the internet like medical doctors believe in the power of statistics. How the hell would you "close" parts of the internet? Does he want to make a boxing glove pop out of the computer and punch the ISIS users in the face?

Pfft The gloves are off against these guys... Eye drills on every PC sold to Muslims, if they click on the internet explorer icon eye's are drilled. Can't fail.

xDaunt

United States17988 Posts

December 16 2015 02:34 GMT

#53212

Cruz is crushing this debate. He also is very deliberately targeting Trump's supporters, who have been very loyal to Trump thus far. We'll have to see how much Cruz is able to move the needle.

acker

United States2958 Posts

December 16 2015 02:35 GMT

#53213

Our air force has, in the past, been a lot smaller than the one we have now. Even if we magically slashed the military budget in half.

Unless he's talking about numbers of airplanes rather than spending, in which case he's still wrong.

zlefin

United States7689 Posts

December 16 2015 02:37 GMT

#53214

Not to mention that it's still a ridiculously powerful airforce, even a fraction of it is still enormously powerful compared to the rest of the world.
Much as I want to like rubio, the extent to which he ignores the reality of just how strong our military already is. Wasteful government spending, bleh.