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British Court Rejects Donald Trump's Attempt To Block Wind Farm (nytimes.com)
HughPickens.com writes: Sewell Chan reports at the NYT that Britain's highest court has unanimously rejected an attempt by Donald J. Trump to block the construction of a wind farm near his luxury golf resort in northeast Scotland. Trump has vowed to stop further development on the project if the offshore wind farm — 11 turbines, which would be visible from the golf resort 2.2 miles away — goes forward. Trump spokesman George A. Sorial denounced the ruling as "extremely unfortunate for the residents of Aberdeen and anyone who cares about Scotland's economic future" adding that the wind farm will "completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area. History will judge those involved unfavorably, and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small-minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish government's dangerous experiment with wind energy."
Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland, withdrew Trump's status as a business ambassador to Scotland last week after Trump called for Muslims to be barred from entering the United States. Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen has stripped Mr. Trump of an honorary degree it awarded him in 2010. Trump's mother was born in Scotland and moved to the United States in the 1930s. " I think I do feel Scottish," said Trump at one time.
Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland, withdrew Trump's status as a business ambassador to Scotland last week after Trump called for Muslims to be barred from entering the United States. Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen has stripped Mr. Trump of an honorary degree it awarded him in 2010. Trump's mother was born in Scotland and moved to the United States in the 1930s. " I think I do feel Scottish," said Trump at one time.
There are already nearly 3 million Muslims in America, anything that makes them feel more discriminated against or ramps up the Muslims are dangerous rhetoric (which banning all Muslim immigrants clearly would) is very likely more dangerous than the risk that immigration poses.
Okay, that's starting point for rational discussion.
Firstly, you're saying that a temporary ban on Muslim immigration will rile up the Muslims *already* in the country, who will do more damage than the extremists coming in.
Really? Really ? That's your argument?
To this I say: I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of Muslims, and I won't fear what they *might* do. Making policy based on fear will get you beat up by every two-bit bully in the schoolyard.
In other debates, viz gun laws, we can compare what would have happened if such-and-so law had been enacted prior to the current situation.
I note that Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were muslim, and preventing them from entering the country would have avoided the Boston Marathon attack.
I note also that Tashfeen Malik was muslim, and preventing her from entering the country might have prevented the San Bernardino attack.
Richard Reid (the shoe bomber) was Muslim, as was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the underwear bomber).
Enforcing existing immigration laws, for one.