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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI personally know some refugees, they got compared to poison by the 'other side of the aisle'
"Would you eat a hundred skittles knowing that 1 or 2 of them was poisoned? WeLl ThAt'S LiKe ThE REFUGEE PROBLEM!1ONE!"
And now...
"We need to reopen the economy, sure 1 or 2 people out of a hundred might get the coronavirus, but that's a chance we need to be willing to take!!1ONE!"
And they are called "patriots" instead of poison?
Disgusting.
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I personally know some refugees, they got compared to poison by the 'other side of the aisle' (Original Post)
ck4829
Apr 2020
OP
Sorry, I must have missed that in that OP posted today.... Turns out OP had no date. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2020
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TexasProgresive
(12,155 posts)1. Would it be too much to identify who said these quotes?
And to give a little context
Skinner
(63,645 posts)2. Donald Trump, Jr.
Donald Trump Jr, the presidential candidates son, is all over it. Last night, he tweeted an image with the caption If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? Thats our Syrian refugee problem.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/shortcuts/2016/sep/20/skittles-sweets-syrian-refugees
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,960 posts)3. Steve King said something similar yesterday
Skinner
(63,645 posts)4. Actually he said it in 2015.
But he's still a jerk.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,960 posts)5. Sorry, I must have missed that in that OP posted today.... Turns out OP had no date. . . . nt