Trump Eliminated Programs to Counter Violent Extremism

Tell me again how Trump supports the fight against discrimination...

In the waning days of Barack Obama’s administration, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a set of grants to organizations working to counter violent extremism, including among white supremacists. One of the grantees was Life After Hate, which The Hill has called “one of the only programs in the U.S. devoted to helping people leave neo-Nazi and other white supremacy groups.” Another grant went to researchers at the University of North Carolina who were helping young people develop media campaigns aimed at preventing their peers from embracing white supremacy and other violent ideologies. But soon after Trump took office, his administration canceled both of these grants. In its first budget, it requested no funding for any grants in this field.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/trump-shut-countering-violent-extremism-program/574237/

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

SW-User

The government ended discrimination in 1965. You’re just spreading the smokescreen

Graylight · 51-55, F

@SW-User Yes, it's been a living paradise since 1965. A regular love-in. No more bias, discrimination or violence.

SW-User

@Graylight the government did everything they could without violating the bill of rights. So grow up and accept not everyone will like you sometimes for childish reasons

Graylight · 51-55, F

@SW-User The 1965 Civil Rights Act existed on paper. What the bill does is give recourse to those who've been discriminated against - it doesn't stop much of the societal discrimination. Further, it was directed at African Americans, not Jews, women, LGBT, Asians, etc.

The government has never "done all it could" to guard against discrimination and right now we're as overtly racist and discriminatory as we've been in the modern era.

Learn a little more history and get back to us when the comprehension has sunk in.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@SW-User Laughable.

bijouxbroussard · F

@SW-User The GOP took the teeth out of the Voters’ Rights Act in the 21st century, with the excuse that there were “fewer instances of outright discrimination” so it was “unnecessary”. In fact there have continued to be attempts by redlining, but the act had prevented them from being successful. Now in several red states people have arbitrarily been purged from the voter rolls. So we are going back to the “bad old days” of disenfranchisement and discrimination.

SW-User

@Graylight Everything you just said was wrong. While yes black discrimination was the reason behind the bill, the bill protects discrimination from race, sexual orientation, and religion. What you just posted proves you don’t want to debate and see it from the other side. You just want to bitch and repeat what you hear on TV you and people like you that’s on both sides of politics are the problem. Until people like you realize we won’t fix shit with this country until we can meet in the middle, things will never change. Lose your ego and think what’s best for the country on every issue we are facing not what’s best for your party.

SW-User

@QuixoticSoul so is your fetishes