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The only thing keeping them on the train is the dehumanization of brown people in this country (lemmy.ca)

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

What's "ISIS in White House" in reference to? I don't think there's even any Muslims in the Trump cabinet, are there? I'm sure he's made some sort of racist connection but it's so tenuous I can't even tell what it's supposed to be.

[–] KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nah, this week an ex al qaeda member/leader visited trump in the white house. Lots of smiles and handshakes.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for that, though not for also obfuscating that it’s the President of Syria you’re talking about. It’s a very different story when you miss that part out, isn’t it?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

None of this makes sense:

al Qaeda is in Afghanistan
ISIS is largely in Iraq and Syria
President of Syria joined "al Qaeda in Iraq", which is affiliated with al qaeda, but isn't the same org

Basically, the Syrian President worked with an al Qaeda affiliated group to take down Assad and fight against ISIS.

I'm guessing they don't know anything about ISIS or al Qaeda and probably think Iraq was somehow involved in 9/11.

[–] RotSteinFinke@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Might mean the US government warming up to the new leadership in Syria. The new president was seen as a terrorist until last year.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Sure, but he was directly opposing ISIS, so he cannot be part of ISIS. It makes no sense.