Hard to believe, but Donald Trump may have led Muslims and Jews to find common ground

[Xipe Totec]

NEWTON, Iowa — Donald Trump "would certainly implement" a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner told NBC News on Thursday night.

"I would certainly implement that. Absolutely," Trump said in Newton, Iowa, in between campaign town halls.

"There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases," he added. "We should have a lot of systems."

When asked whether Muslims would be legally obligated to sign into the database, Trump responded, "They have to be — they have to be."

Ibrahim Hooper, national spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, sounded incredulous when he was asked about Trump's comments, telling NBC News: "We're kind of at a loss for words."

"What else can you compare this to except to prewar Nazi Germany?" Hooper asked. "There's no other comparison, and [Trump] seems to think that's perfectly OK."

Rabbi Jack Moline, executive director of the nonprofit Interfaith Alliance, drew the same comparison Thursday night.

"My father was in World War II, and he fought to preserve America against what the Nazis were doing," Moline told NBC News.

"This is exactly why there is an America, to not be like that," he said.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-says-he-would-certainly-implement-muslim-database-n466716

[Kber]

1. Usually comparing someone to Nazis is a sure loser

But when someone is doing something so Nazi like,, I don't really know any other option.

I suppose you could compare it to the inquisition? Is that any better?

[MrBig]

5. My thoughts exactly

Comparing actions to Nazism and the Holocaust is overplayed and only ends up downplaying the atrocities of the Holocaust.

With this rhetoric though, I'm simply lost trying to think of any other apt comparison.

[awoke_in_2003]

6. To have the atrocities of the Holocaust...

you must start somewhere. Trump is at step one.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Does Trump have any idea how many Muslims

aren't even of Middle Eastern descent? This kind of talk is horrifying to me.

Not that it's okay for Middle Easterners.

[hedda_foil]

3. Management and systems. Yes, that's how Hitler did it.

How long do you think it will take before he's talking about opening up all those FEMA camps we may or may not have?

[world wide wally]

4. "This is exactly why there is an America, to not be like that," he said.

And it seems to be what the average American low information, highly emotional voter wants.
So fucking sad