Trump's Beautiful Wall

[_Kevin Graham]

What does this say about the stupidity of the people donating money to a cause that has no hope of actually happening? A host on FOX and Friends said he donated $200. And the GoFundMe company gets their cut of 4% of the total amount. In the event they do manage to raise the $5 billion, they'll still $200 million short.

[_huckelberry]

If Mexico is paying for the wall why is the government shut down?

and you can keep your doctor, amiright?

You can keep your own doctor if you do not get screwed over by your private insurance company.

Ok Obama was overly optimistic which was shown to be an error. There fore I am supposed to chow down Trump's excrement.

No.

[_subgenius]

You can keep your own doctor if you do not get screwed over by your private insurance company.

Ok Obama was overly optimistic which was shown to be an error. There fore I am supposed to chow down Trump's excrement.

No.

No, but expressions of political naïvété as an adult shouldn't go unnoticed or unmocked.

[_subgenius]

You also need land to build the railroad on..

You also need land to build the interstate on..

You also need land to build the Dam on..

You also need land to build the wall on..

and in addition to that land not being available without seizing it from private property holders,

Yeah! if only eminent domain or the Secure Land Act of 2006 existed.

it would also cut off access to natural habitat for people and fauna in the area. I hear we share a major river system with Mexico as a substantial part of our border, but that might be a rumor.

Yep, the rio along Texas is definitely a hot tourist destination - for people...the "fauna" never much cared for playing in the water (perhaps another thread on the whole access for fauna notion?).

The idea that the wall can realistically be funded with a gofundme raiser is so utterly ludicrous that it's almost sad that you think it's legitimate.

Pretty sure his post pointed elsewhere - bu you do you.

It's like you can't process differences of magnitude in numbers.

Unlike KG who thinks the GoFundMe commission sinks the whole deal....because no bank interest is possible.

You are talking about an amount of wealth that dwarfs total spending on campaigning in presidential election years.

And yet $5b represents about 0.1 percent of national budget....dwarfs indeed.

You think a unpopular political pet-cause that is largely symbolic to anyone who even half-understands the issue is going to raise that?

You have obviously never read any of the petitions on Change.org...or "We the People"....and yeah, those Californians thought they were going to secede, split, or otherwise get their way.
But hey, ignorance of the political meaning behind this GoFundMe is not really in your wheelhouse, so we got ya.

[_EAllusion]

Yeah! if only eminent domain or the Secure Land Act of 2006 existed.

Hey genius. This is a response to a person arguing that the wall can be funded exclusively through private donations. The government seizing people's property is not a "private donation."

[_EAllusion]

And yet $5b represents about 0.1 percent of national budget....dwarfs indeed.

$5b doesn't fund the wall or maintenance of it. That number gets you to a whole lot of "the real wall was the friends we made along the way" apologia to deal with the lack of tangible wall. It's a made-up round number because it sounds good to yokels like you. It's also quite high compared to realistic fundraising. For that price tag you could also, you know, fund Republicans winning most elections for several election cycles.

[_Maksutov]

And yet $5b represents about 0.1 percent of national budget....dwarfs indeed.

$5b doesn't fund the wall or maintenance of it. That number gets you to a whole lot of "the real wall was the friends we made along the way" apologia to deal with the lack of tangible wall. It's a made-up round number because it sounds good to yokels like you. It's also quite high compared to realistic fundraising. For that price tag you could also, you know, fund Republicans winning most elections for several election cycles.

This is about "winning". A gesture that demonstrates who the dominant ape is. It's a clash of symbols, not real.

[_Maksutov]

A wall is also a way to block a thing from view so you don't have to deal with it. A screen as much as a shield. Once you start building these walls/screens, where will you stop?

[_Fence Sitter]

No, but expressions of political naïvété as an adult shouldn't go unnoticed or unmocked.

Says the moron who thinks Trump is getting Mexico to pay for the wall.

[_Maksutov]