So the parliamentarians were hiding under their desks while the Muslim terrorist was killing people right outside. PM May who was there, had to be rushed backed under guard to the PM's residence. I wonder if any of them changed their mind about Trump's travel ban and strong vetting concept? Do they still call him a bigot? They all laughed at him and said they wouldn't let him come to parliament. Frankly, considering how secure the Brits keep the place, the Secret Service won't let him go.
Some alternative questions:
What do the
millions of Muslim immigrants (in the UK or the US/Canada) think about the attack? The ones who are productive, enterprising citizens (or hopeful citizens). The ones who fled violence and intolerance and want nothing more than to leave all that behind and to give their children a better life. What did they think about 9/11?
What did the millions of Irish Catholics living and working in England (or the US or anywhere) think about the London IRA bombings?
What did most American citizens who distrust the federal government (as many "drain the swamp" Trump supporters might be) think about Timothy McVeigh killing 168 people (including 19 children) and injuring 650 others?
What did most American citizens think about the My Lai massacre in Vietnam?
What do most Christian Americans think about the recent desecrations of Jewish cemeteries, or other anti-Semitic attacks?
What do most Americans (of any religion) think about the Orlando nightclub attack?
What do most Black Americans think about the killing of white police officers in Dallas?
Most people are horrified by such events. I would hope that no one ever thinks
"they had it coming", but I know it's not true. So the question is, do you want to
foster those thoughts? Do you want to feed the intolerance? Should the US/UK have banned Irish Catholic immigrants because of the IRA (or Timothy McVeigh for that matter -- his parents were Irish Catholic)? Should they have banned all Balkan immigrants because of the horrific war crimes committed there?
IMO, the US could have tightened its already tight security
without the executive order,
without all the bloody fanfare and self-serving rhetoric,
without the inference by the EO that border security and immigration officials weren't up to the job of keeping America safe,
without the inference that Trump and Bannon knew better than the US intelligence community and Homeland Security about what threats exist and what needs to be done,
without the attacks on the judiciary that set aside the travel ban, and
without the
continuing discussion about a Muslim threat/ban and whether or not the President is a bigot.
