What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Tonitrus]

It'd just be another TACO anyways.

[The Minsky Moment]

What genocide?

Sure there is terrible violence in Nigeria and its possible the US could do something to help.  And also possible the US could make things worse.

Meanwhile there are far greater levels of violence going on in the Sudan, including what appears to be a rerun of the genocidal campaign in Darfur. The disconnect is extraordinary as the Nigeria statements from the administration come out at the same time as video evidence is flowing in about widespread massacres in Darfur.

[Josquius]

Again highlights a key in this stuff is how connected a place is to the world, how many cameras connected to the Internet there are.

[Razgovory]

What genocide?

Sure there is terrible violence in Nigeria and its possible the US could do something to help.  And also possible the US could make things worse.

Meanwhile there are far greater levels of violence going on in the Sudan, including what appears to be a rerun of the genocidal campaign in Darfur. The disconnect is extraordinary as the Nigeria statements from the administration come out at the same time as video evidence is flowing in about widespread massacres in Darfur.

I keep being told it we can't do something Darfur.  But presumably we can do something about Nigeria.  Fuck, I don't know.  I can't keep track of who's lives are important and who's lives aren't.  Maybe we should print up some shirts that say "Queers for Nigerian Christians", and some other ones that say "Fatties for Darfur".  See if that helps.

[The Minsky Moment]

In Nigeria the problem is ISIS and Boko Haram.  They recruit and extract resources from the region and there is not much the US can do other than put boots on the ground or act as "advisors" to Nigerian forces.

In Sudan the RSF is more substantial and relies on foreign backers like the UAE, Chad, and one of the factions in Libya.  So presumably the US could something without formal intervention by playing into what is supposed to be Trump's strong suit: leaning on other countries to stop funding conflicts.  Yet his admin has shown no interest in that conflict.

[Zoupa]

I keep being told it we can't do something Darfur.  But presumably we can do something about Nigeria. 

Who's telling you we can't do anything about Darfour? Who's telling you we can do something about Nigeria?