What do CNN, the New York Times, and the Washington Post journalists feel about President Trump calling them fake news?
Trump can keep calling them fake news or whatever else.The truth is we are witnessing a renaissance for print journalism ever since Trump took office. There has been some remarkable reporting in the past year from outlets like NY Times and Washington Post along with others.Not since the Watergate era has the press been more appreciated and playing a vital role in bringing people the truth and keeping them informed. The last year has proven to be a bonanza for journalists and people are really appreciating the role of a free press in a democracy.NYT, WaPO, The Atlantic et al have brought some phenomenal journalism in the past year and people are actually subscribing a lot to online newspapers like NYT & WaPo in the past year and believe it or not, it needs the support really badly.Trump has been a boon for two categories of people….journalists and stand-up comedians.I don’t think the real journalists care what Trump thinks of them and they are going to keep reporting the truth as and when they get them. It hasn’t worked in Trump’s favor at all for the past year and without a free press to blow the whistle, we would all be in the dark.Kudos to all the journalists who try their best to bring the truth to people.Edited to Add (29-Jan-2018):I didn’t mean to miss out mentioning other outlets besides NYT & Washington Post. There has been excellent journalism from other outlets as well like the NewYorker, Vanity Fair, CNN(yes, the fake news CNN), NBC News, Yahoo News (Michael Isikoff in particular), NY Daily news, ProPublica, Axios, McClatchy, WSJ, Bloomberg, The Guardian, The Independent et al.Special shout out to all the investigative journalists in these outlets who go the extra mile to bring some excellent journalism and stopping democracy from dying in the dark and keeping people informed.
What is the true reason behind Islamic terror attacks?
Islam, especially Sunni Islam, which is practiced by the overwhelming majority of Muslims, has no religious hierarchy, especially since the demise of the Caliphate after the end of World War I and the collapse of central authority in the core Muslim lands (and yes, that had a lot to do with imperialism, Sykes-Picot did happen).The discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia, as well as the Saudis’ gaining control of Islam’s holy sites in Mecca and Medina allowed the Saudi ruling ideology of Wahhabism to gain the ascendancy. Wahhabism (Salafism), intolerant and a-historic, throws away centuries of exegesis and allows people to reinterpret the Islamic scriptures to suit their whims. Even though the Saudi state condemns terorism, offshoots of its ideology are commonly associated with extremism and violence. Al Qaeda and ISIS are both intellectual children of Wahhabism. For the record, there are numerous convincing refutations of terrorism by Muslim scholars, and ISIS has been meticulously and thoroughly condemned. Google is your friend here.Things get a bit more murky when dealing with Western “home-grown” Islamic terrorists. These are people who seem to be religiously ignorant (closing down mosques won't help since most seem to have been largely irreligious in their day-to-day lives). They are easily manipulated (see the curious case of Joshua Ryne Goldberg) and suffering from identity crises which they attempt to express by conducting terror attacks after being indoctrinated via the internet, and ironically imbibing the idea that Islam is, indeed an inherently violent religion. France, with its underclass of second-generation colonial descendants is the primary example, but the pattern is repeated throughout the West. A lot of blame has to be placed on the parents of these extremists, since they try to maintain a nominally Muslim identity, but neglect the religious education of their children, and leave them susceptible to malicious indoctrination on the interwebs.
Is Donald Trump racist toward non-whites (e.g. black people, Muslims, Mexicans, etc.)?
Absolutely NOTHING so far has even eluded to this possibility… I would dare say by being “USA 1st” he could be more labeled a “Nationalist”… by some people… Gee what a horrible idea… placing your own country’s best interests foremost!!Donald trump has never once said he was opposed to immigration… nor has most of his supporters.. Sure some twisted ideologys out there make the news and claim support for him, but they have obviously missed his message as well…President Trump stands for “responsible immigration policy”..and “proper vetting” of applicants… Just do things responsibly.. No where has he said he wanted to keep people out of this country.. NONE of us do… we just want them to do it the right way… We WANT the very best scientists, doctors, engineers…WE want the very best of the best… THAT is who should get into this country….. Is people who can actually help us continue to develope into the future!!