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[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Why is someone's views on Israel at all relevant to visiting the USA?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Because us has laws that specifically target people with anti Israeli sentiment

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 6 points 9 hours ago

Ask the border force people who asked him

[–] prettygorgeous@aussie.zone 25 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Why anyone would voluntarily choose to go to the USA these days is beyond me!

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There's plenty of reasons. Great theme parks, an incredibly diverse landscape, head spinning monuments, and some proper decent folk.

Unfortunately, I tend to agree that there's far more reasons not to go now. I'd rather not roll the dice at the border, I'd rather not have to rely on my insurance paying out for injuries or illness sustained on holiday, and I certainly don't want to put money into an economy run by that arse piece of a president.

It's a shame because I think six months touring the US would show me a lot of the world and culture I'm missing, particularly away from tourist hotspots, and I think I could learn a lot about the world and myself by visiting - but I just can't be fucking arsed with the rising fascist tide.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

And at the end you get a free airplane ride to Git bay. Stay the fuck out of the US. Your life depends on it. The US is now a full on fascist dictatorship.