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Gerrard59:
If you ask a Nigerian-American why do you support Biden rather than Trump, one of the reasons would be that Trump promises to make immigrating to the US restrictive, especially for black Africans, and Trump is racist yada yada yada. However, recent stat has shown that even with Biden as president, the visa rates for African students who want to study in the US have been abysmal. Here is it: "Overall, 80% of the top 15 countries with increased visa refusal rates are from Africa, the remaining 20% are from Asia." Considering that Asia is way more populated than Africa, especially the major two sources of foreign students in the US - India and China - yet its refusal rates is below 30% means African students are disproportionately refused visas in both sheer and per capita terms.

Well, this is the reality: both parties in the US don't want to increase the black population in the US. As it is, the population of black people in the US is projected to decline to below 10% before the next century. The only way to maintain the current numbers is to import black Africans into the country. So, the belief that the Democrats are less "racist" than the GOP is mere semantics. Numbers don't lie.

https://www.presidentsalliance.org/is-it-any-easier-for-global-south-international-students-to-study-in-the-u-s-visa-denials/

cc: IbeOkehie

The logic here is specious at best.

You start with a questionable premise as to why Nigerians don't support Trump, use a specious at best unsupported stat to then make another questionable generalization.

1.) Most Nigerian Americans don't support Trump and Republicans because Republicans allow racism in their party and formulate policy based on that Racism. And so that racism affects everyday life in the US and portends bad things for black children of Nigerian Americans. That racism also then extends to immigration policy. Like Trump's quotes about good and bad immigration.

In a White House meeting with members of Congress this week, President Trump is said to have suggested that the United States accepts too many immigrants from "shithole countries" in Africa and too few from countries like Norway.
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/13/577808792/president-trumps-idea-of-good-and-bad-immigrant-countries-has-a-historical-prece

2.) Then you use an unsupported stat, increased visa denial rates. But have you drilled down on that stat? Have you checked whether there has been a recent increase in applications from Nigeria (would seem like it giving the economic conditions in Nigeria). Have you looked at the incidence of fraudulent applications comparatively in the various countries and how that accounts for Visa denials? All those would drive the denial rate up. I haven't drilled down to the data, but I'm sure you haven't either. And so, the stat doesn't make the point you think it does. At least for people used to studying data.

3.) Then you use all that to say "Democrats are less "racist" than the GOP is mere semantics", while leaving out the pure historical and contemporaneous reasons why African Americans believe the Republicans to be more racist. Just look at the Republican convention and the admitted Racists allowed to speak (Hulk Hogan, for one).

This was a very very weak argument. If I were grading it for any student I mentored, I'd give it a D-. A D- just because you tried and wrote some words on the paper.

ogbonti:
your brain is on holidays inside CNN dumpster

Trump is a known racist.
He continued the "proud" legacy of his father who was sued for racial discrimination.
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-racism-election-obama-018824651613
The Republican party is home for racists and White Supremecists.

Empega:
Hulk Hogan Endorses Donald Trump at Republican National Convention: A Wrestling Legend's Political Stance.👇👇👇👇

https://soccerclan.co.uk/hulk-hogan-endorses-donald-trump/

Not every sports legend is a person we need to look up to.
I'm surprised Trump had him speak. Actually, it has been reported that Trump calls black people "Nigg*rs", so birds of a feather.
Trump is not a serious person.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb_7ZCbuBbc

bemeruca:
You continue to forget this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcgmwj3NAc&pp=ygUYeW91IGFpbnQgYmxhY2sgam9lIGJpZGVu

Hey self hating racist, you should probably go and google what racism means.

One of those clips is racist, the other one isn't.

feedthenation:
---The speech was abysmal, demented with lots of ramblings, going off scripts---talking about the same regurgitated points (can't call them policies)--from 2015, 2020 and mostly from his rallies---Nothing inspiring at all---

---Talking about Hannibal Lector (what has this fiction character got to do with important issues), China virus, immigrants taking black and latinos jobs (is he indicating that blacks and latinos are only good for menial jobs), praising Orban, Kim Jung un, talked about buying Wisconsin votes---taking the next Republican convention to Venezuela etc---

---Absolutely nothing on energy (apart from same script from yester-years "drill, baby drill", economy, international relations, labor, health (we are still waiting for his fantastic blueprint to replace the Obamacare) etc---

---This is no longer the efficient and effective Republican party---but a metamorphized Trump MAGA party (a cult) with little or no policies---All we hear are the chants by his faithful followers 'fight, fight, fight' ---

Well said.
I haven't listened to him speak in a while... I forgot what a rambling, incoherent mess of nonsense he was.
That has to be one of the worst nomination speeches ever given.

Laurene:
This is just Trump being "Trump"... He's never gonna change to whom you liberals or media want him to be - deal with it!

The Dems are still in chaos and Biden's own personal/administrative issues and shortcomings would continue to supercede Trump's flaws.

His rally was cut short by the devil so 🤷... Besides the speech courted some moderates who have now decided to vote for Trump (per CNN) which proves its effectiveness on the counterbalance (tentacles expansion).

Trump isn't perfect but give me a break, dude almost lost his life days ago... I know you silently wished the bullet got him good but if saying his mind would help him alleviate the pain and recover from the shock then I'm all in.

Kudos for staying on the issues today and not being a cheap troll 👏

Mr. Laurence. I think you're a lying troll and propagandist.
There's no way you watched that speech and wrote that nonsense.
Is that staying on topic?

There was no moderate who watched that speech and said they would vote for Trump. Period.
I watched that CNN townhall of "Undecided" voters. They weren't all undecided. The tell that some of them weren't undecided is that they gave him an "A" for the speech and then immediately after said the speech caused them to decide to vote for Trump. The speech was objectively terrible and concerning.
They were lying. Any person who gave that speech an A and then said it changed their mind is a LIAR and was already voting for Trump.
It's akin to anybody watching Biden's debate and saying it caused them to vote for Biden. They'd be lying too.

Empega:
Hulk Hogan Endorses Donald Trump at Republican National Convention: A Wrestling Legend's Political Stance.👇👇👇👇


https://soccerclan.co.uk/hulk-hogan-endorses-donald-trump/

Unfortunately, not every sports legend is a good person.
I can't rock with racists.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb_7ZCbuBbc

Laurene:
Solid acceptance speech by Trump!
A bit long but still maintains his esteem and originality.

This is pure propaganda.
What does this even mean?
Trump's speech was objectively poor and rambling.

If you can't admit that, you're lying.
This is the difference between the two parties.
One lives in a cult bubble and spreads propaganda, the other can call a spade a spade.

basilico:
I was asking would they have made money if God forbid the worst happened on Saturday?

https://finbold.com/trump-stock-shorted-heavily-day-before-assassination-attempt/

However, a fact bound to raise a few questions is that short positions against Truth Social stock doubled between July 1 and July 12, going from 7 to 15 million shares, in what was a record of shares shorted for DJT stock since its trading debut.

This surge indicates that individuals or large organizations anticipated a significant drop in the stock’s value by July 15, a scenario that would likely have materialized had President Trump died in Pennsylvania.

Dude spend some time googling Shorts.

When shorting you are gambling the price on the Stock will go lower. You are basically borrowing a stock and selling it at the current price. Fri. the price was 31.
So if the price drops to say 25. You can buy it back at the price and return the borrowed share. So, you would make $6 per share.
If Trump was shot, DJT would probably bounce in the short term (as it did now), knowing how nutty Trumpers are. It's 38. So, the person who took the short position would have lost $7 per share right now.
But they can hold on to the short position, maybe in the long term it would drop as he is the driver of the Stock. But that's a gamble.
But others may have different thesis of what would happen. I'm sure people can argue both sides.

But DJT is going to crash. It is overvalued. A short position on it is nothing out of the ordinary.

basilico:
Well there was a group that shorted it on Friday. Then they refiled on Monday saying it was an error.

If they shorted it friday, they would have lost money on Monday, at least Monday morning.

basilico:
Ad usual you have experience in everything.
You have been to the moon too?

Sat after the shooting one of my boys asked if I had bought DJT( (he can't due to his Job), thought it would go up on the goodwill. I agreed. Easy call. But missed it in after hours trading. Didn't think to short it as I generally don't short plus just wanted to make a quick turnaround.

But if you spent less time posting bullshit about a country you don't live, you might know what a short position is.
And get you some friends with money so you can talk about money.

#noliesoverhere

Republican National Convention dubbed 'the Grindr Superbowl' after gay dating app crashed due to spike in users in Milwaukee


No wonder homosexuality is always on their minds.

Gay hookup app Grindr crashed after a spike of users around Milwaukee on Tuesday – the location of the Republican National Convention (RNC).
More than 1,000 users reported a Grindr outage in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area around 4pm on Tuesday, according to data from website Downdetector.
Savvy social media users quickly picked up on the spike. X user ‘Computer_Gay’ posted on Tuesday saying: ‘Grindr experiencing outages due to unprecedented traffic in Milwaukee, WI.’
After the reported app crash, gay ex-Congressman George Santos posted a video on social media site X claiming ‘Grindr executives are calling the RNC convention the Grindr Superbowl’.
The GOP convention began on Monday in the midwest city and is set to finish on Thursday.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13649291/republican-national-convention-grindr-dating-app-crash-milwaukee.html

Decided to watch this rambling mess of a speech. What a mess!

But, by the looks of it, a lot of Republicans are having a great time.

RingRoadCartel:
If my memory serves me correctly, Isreal has been on the forefront pushing for a Palestinian state for these nitwits. They even offered them the option twice, but HAMAS turned it down. It was only until recently that they perished the idea because they've realised that HAMAS will only use their state status to pursue more creative means of exterminating them, since it isn't interested in the development of its people and state.

Please, this is nonsense.
Israel never wanted a Palestinian state. At least one that would really be a state.
The goal was to do their periodic "mowing of the lawn" and to continue developing settlements that would make a Palestinian state impossible.
At least they are finally being honest.

happney65:
Just saw it on CNN now. It was even my wife that called my attention to it that see Hulk Hogan is speaking tonight

P.S. Do you notice Republicans seem to be agitated about Biden dropping out of the race and are coming out with some funny talking points

Guess they can see a Biden out of the race is a total and complete beating for them

Please where were they when he dropped out and stepped down in 2016? We didn't see them getting worked up like this

At least we have people in his party that can talk to him unlike their own party that belongs to Trump 100percent

He is their Lord and Saviour and the Bully that kicks them here and there

Awon oniranu

Yeah, they think that Biden gives them the best chance of winning. Though I don't think they'd even win with him on the ballot. Trump has a hard ceiling. Everyone knows who he is. And that's not changing.
Yeah. Dems do what Dems do though.. wet the bed. Trump could eat a crying baby on live TV and Republicans would still support him.

But, either way, it's ok.
I think Biden would have still been an effective President. If you listen to this speeches and interviews, taking out the gaffes, it's clear he still has a profound understanding of policy. Something that Trump doesn't come close to. In terms of accomplishments that would move the US forward, he's probably been one of the better Presidents. Maybe even better than Obama.
But I don't think he should have run. He'll be 81 and Father time is undefeated.
We are in a inflection point in the US. We need a President who can strongly vocalize what the US needs and push back against the BS that the GOP is pushing. I think that was one of his biggest failures in the debate. He knew his policy, but he didn't trash Trump and the BS that came out of his mouth.
The new President is going to have to deal with the Supreme Court, may have to end the filibuster to pass abortion rights, will have to do something about the Media Landscape (too much purposeful mis/disinformation) and will have to deal with the Middle East. Need someone both with new ideas(though was pleased with his proposal on the Supreme Court) and the ability to use the Presidential bully pulpit.

When I was younger, I read about Lucius Cincinnatus. I felt he represented what it meant to serve. He left his farm to lead during an emergency. After the emergency he went back to his farm. There are other people who can lead. Biden has done his work, has led us through the emergency and did it well. I think it's ok that he goes back to his farm and enjoys his family who Republicans have mercilessly attacked.

But either way, I think it's ok.
Democrats will always be the grown ups. Fortunately and unfortunately.

bemeruca:
you forgot this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcgmwj3NAc&pp=ygUYeW91IGFpbnQgYmxhY2sgam9lIGJpZGVu

A a self hating black racist defending a racist.
Who would have thunk.

Hulk Hogan to speak at the RNC.
Trump sure seems to love his racists.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb_7ZCbuBbc

basilico:
Democracy is a rule for the people by the people and of the people.
JB won nominations, now the elite want to handpick a successor after they force him out. Apologize to his voters first for lying that his mental abilities were intact.
But but but Trump is a threat to "our democracy ' , voter ID is racist .

I see as the RNC meets the R epublican-Wannabe N utters C onvention is meeting here.
Keep at it Basilico.
Might want to up your medication dosage though. Looks like at least 10 conspiracy laden posts the last 24 hours.

basilico:
I saw this in a disqus comment. On Friday last week , some group shorted Trump Media Group shares.

Calling out ibime the expert from retirement and summer holidays. How does shorting work. If Trump assassination was successful, Trump Truth Media Group shares would have been worthless. What would have been the payoff?
Why would they short 12 million shares then refile on Monday saying twas an error.

This nut wants to buy into a conspiracy theory but doesn't even understand how it works. Lol. Nutters.

Fux.. Tried to buy DJT after hours on Sat. was already too high. Should have shorted it instead. Shorts aren't in my DNA though.

Gerrard59:
In that very comment, I linked two articles.

As usual, the classism. The belief that only those based outside Nigeria have "the range" to have a say on certain topics. The belief that even when someone is actually based outside Nigeria, they MUST have the same thought process because a set of people are the numero-uno. Not fact-based o, just vibes and anything Awon Liberals parrot. Mr IbeOkehie is based outside Nigeria and in the US like yourself.

Well, here is it: in today's Nigeria, anyone can leave the country. So, being abroad isn't something to boast about.

Is it classist to believe you can't understand racism fully if you've never been in environment where you aren't in the majority racially? Fortunately for a lot of those people in this thread, cheering racists and cooning away, they will never have to experience it.

You argue about fact based debates, and now argue that you can somehow have full knowledge of things without actually experiencing them. Does that sound rational to you? I am Nigerian and spend tons of time in Nigeria, but I even understand my limitations when discussing Nigeria. It's ok to understand your limitations. We will never know what we don't know.

There are tons of Black people doing amazing things in Math and Science. You should figure out why you think "black people" hate numbers and fact based debates. Maybe reflecting on it will illuminate your own biases, insecurities and deficiencies. Insecurities like figuring out why you thought I was boasting about being "abroad", because I said you can't understand racism without being in a place where you may experience it.

Gerrard59:
Expectedly, you could not refute my claims with superior evidence. Very typical of the lovey-dovey folks in the Democratic Party. Nothing surprising. Additionally, a Nigerian has no right to accuse others of racism. Lastly, how is it racist, as a black African, to question policies which benefit black Africans more than native African Americans which they were intended for?

Oh, did you expect me to have a discussion with you on whether "black people generally hate numbers and fact-based debates."?
Leaving out the fact that, ironically, your argument was not fact based, that post was drenching with coonery and inherent racism. Given that, you seem unexposed or psychologically damaged and so generally not worth my time. In this Trump era, where Racism seems to no longer be a taboo, I have less patience for it.

Surprisingly you are not alone. I've found that there are a lot of self hating black people on this forum. I'm not sure why. Generally, it's people who have never left Nigeria, who somehow believe their skin color isn't really black or they would be considered the exceptional black skinned person. I see it a lot more in the American Politics thread.

Laurene:
He can still move to New Jersey if the permutations requires that... It's political posturing and calculation.

Trump's move to Florida didn't stop his political prosecution in New York neither would it hinder one in Vegas, New Jersey or even Florida(DeSantis was rumored to have been nonchalant or possibly complicit in Mar-alago's DOJ's raid though it's debatable)

Yeah he moved out of New York mostly due to the cesspit the state has become but if politics demands he moves back there for the culture then he would.
Doesn't mean he's gonna live there... He just have to refill his home address to FEC as New Jersey, Nevada, New York etc

Ron might not have called Trump names but he threw jabs and served as a useful idiot to the Liberal media... Parroting left-wing talking points about Trump causing an insurrection, actually losing the election and causing Republicans to lose in the midterms.

Poll after poll showed there was no part for him (he was even losing his home state by 30 points), he remained in the race to undermine and provoke Trump thereby dividing the party.
His supporters ported to Kennedy's ship as a result that.

As I've said earlier, DeSantis run for president made little sense because he's ideologically inclined to Maga... He was seen as the heir but he was too fast.
He could have strongly endorsed Trump and ended any media speculation of his running... Then waited for VP or 28(peradventure Trump lost) thereby serving as the messiah to the party but he blew it.
He sat on 200 million dollars after the governorship election, refusing to answer if he's running or not to the media even after being pressed by Charlie Crist during the debate... Helping fuel the talks of his running.

He listened to his donors instead of his base.

Posts like this read like someone who knows little about the US and gets most of their opinions on some blog they get to by firing up their VPN.
Oh yeah. That is who you.

As if Desantis had some option to preempt a Federal court approved subpoena. Jesus. The fuckory of it all.

The damage right wing media has done is incalculable. Lost brain cells reading this.

Gerrard59:
They never get to answer this question. As it is, black people generally hate numbers and fact-based debates. It is partly why we don't perform well in quantitative tests worldwide or even show up during competitions such as the Olympiad.



That is emphatically true. Blacks have this penchant for feeding bottle mentality. Always government support with other people's money o. Never theirs, but as Margaret Thatcher stated..."The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money".



I am amused when I see Igbos, regardless of location, complain of racism. It makes me chuckle.



There are facts to support it. 1) The greatest beneficiaries of AA are upper middle class blacks, not the downtrodden. 2) In fact, black Africans benefit proportionally more than native African Americans on a per capita basis. I am surprised that this statistic isn't widely popular so that native African Americans get to know the biggest benefactors of affirmative action. It is why on Twitter, upper middle-class black Africans "support" the continuous use of affirmative action. I have even advised another Nairalander who resides in Spain to ensure his children select "Black/African American" during admission. I will do the same, but the truth has to be told.

These articles chronicle the various studies and statements by native African Americans about who actually benefits from affirmative action: https://www.aei.org/op-eds/affirmative-action-helps-black-immigrants-but-not-black-americans/
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=ijlse

So much coonery and broad racist generalizations in this post.

djon78:
Are you smarter than them?

People that have developed there country to be a wonder


If you are smarter
Work on your country

Nigerians will just be having nonsense opinion like you are smarter than them

While your country is in a mess

Yes many Americans are totally devoted to Donald Trump

The majority of Trump voters are Uneducated/Undereducated.
Trump's support is derived mostly by white non-college educated men who paint themselves victims, and despise black people and minorities, because they feel they are keeping them from success.
The states that support Trump are generally dead last when it comes to any metric. Education, Income per Capita, Life Expectancy. etc.etc.
In fact they are mostly welfare states, receiving more from the Federal government than they give to the Federal Government in taxes.
Google any of it.
That is what you are supporting.

Yes, Nigeria is in a mess. And for us to grow, we must erase the logic of voting for a convict who is a liar and who corrupts anything that he touches, including the Justice System.
And fyi, your argument may work if I wasn't an American citizen.
Focus on facts and less on insults.
Your way of thinking is what roots Nigeria in failure.

djon78:
Because you don't understand what devotion means

Huge number of Americans are devoted to Him

Devoted, like he's their God?
Devoted to a man who says he grabs women by the kitten?

You say it so cavalierly as if there is nothing wrong with it.

ElSudani:
Stupid brainwashed woman. If Biden had nothing to do with it then simple courtesy suggests you should take his call.
She is far more scared of what the other brainwashed Republicans will think of her.
Her husband died for a man who cares only about himself.

You're right.
But there is more to it.
I'm sure she is scared that if she takes Biden's call she will incur the wrath of people who donated close to $5 million dollars to the gofundme set up for victims of assassination attempt.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/president-trump-seeks-support-for-butler-pa-victims

Trump has thoroughly corrupted the US

bemeruca:
idiot

Lol.
You are wholly incapable of being truthful.
You are a LIAR. You lie about everything. You lie about what country you live in to your friends.
There is a time in life when you'll be given a lesson the hard way about lying.

You are really truly a trash person. Through and Through.

bemeruca:
so there is no community note then?

Ahahahaahha.
True to the trash individual you are.
Lie, then lie some more.

This was the bet

ijebosb:
Then take the bet.
Just say "If there is/was a community note on that post, I won't post here ever again".
Easy.

You see the WAS there. That is past tense. LOL

bemeruca:
idiot, the community note should be on the original tweet of the guy not what the leftists making a fool out of you post. so post the original tweet with the note on it

Lol.
The community note was on the original tweet and subsequently downvoted. The conversation downvoting it is attached to the original tweet which I linked.

So.
1.) I know understanding how community notes work is too complex for an idiot like you.
2.) You are a proven bona fide liar, so I never expected to you to keep your word.

Pax, Liar.

bemeruca:
i have taken the bet. if there is any community notes i will stop posting.

This was the bet

ijebosb:
Then take the bet.
Just say "If there is/was a community note on that post, I won't post here ever again".
Easy.

Remember the bet was
If there is a community.
or
If there was a community note.

There was a community note that was subsequently downvoted.
https://x.com/_SammyGirl__/status/1812877129987870771

Be a man of your word.
Goodbye!

I think this video/report is interesting.
The father of the shooter and the owner of the rifle used to shoot Trump was profiled as part of a secret GOP project.
He was rated 17th out of 19,320 people profiled in that area and was classified as a "Strong GOP Voter".

Wow. Channel 4 News reports that the father of the Trump shooter was a Trump supporter who was held on a database and profiled by the former president's election campaign
pic.twitter.com/sIMvCCIbpv

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 16, 2024