[FRIAM] on the obustness of globalism

[Gary Schiltz]

Homo sapiens dramaticus

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 8:53 AM, Steven A Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:

> REC -
>
> Why do "we" do this?   I mean the part about stretching the truth to
> support our point, only to undermine our point?
>
> I don't have any trouble extrapolating from THIS story that the ban and
> attendant delays *could have* caused the death in the way implied, but that
> isn't the same and just feeds the whole "culture of fake news".
>
> I don't know how many of my anti-Trumpian friends have reported things to
> me that sounded outrageous, only to follow it up and discover that while
> there was a grain of truth in it, what they reported was some kind of
> distortion that undermined *their* credibility more than it undermined the
> position of their opposition?
>
> - SAS
>
> On 2/2/17 1:55 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote:
>
> If you read the linked article, you'll see that this Mom died several days
> before the executive order was signed.
>
> -- rec --
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
> wrote:
>
>> We just got a lot dumber.
>>
>> (Terence Tao? Wow! Didn't know many of us followed him. Fascinating guy.)​
>>
>> Sadly, the ban has now killed someone:
>> [image: Inline image 1]
>> http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/232856168-story
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 2:50 PM, glen ☣ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Open thread for mathematicians on the immigration executive order
>>> Terance Tao
>>>
>>> > Even if the order was withdrawn immediately, there is no longer an
>>> assurance, even for nationals not initially impacted by that order, that
>>> some similar abrupt and major change in the rules for entry to the United
>>> States could not occur, for instance for a visitor who has already gone
>>> through the lengthy visa application process and background checks, secured
>>> the appropriate visa, and is already in flight to the country.  This is
>>> already affecting upcoming or ongoing mathematical conferences or programs
>>> in the US, with many international speakers (including those from countries
>>> not directly affected by the order) now cancelling their visit, either in
>>> protest or in concern about their ability to freely enter and leave the
>>> country.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ☣ glen
>>>
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