• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

21yo Norwegian Tourist Claims He Was Denied Entry to U.S. Because of Vance Meme on his Phone

Man, Trump turned our country to shit in less than 6 months.

PS: If you're outside the US don't come here.



"Both pictures had been automatically saved to my camera roll from a chat app, but I really didn’t think that these innocent pictures would put a stop to my entry into the country,” Mikkelsen said.

Mikkelsen claims he pleaded with agents that the photos were a joke, but they still searched him and forced him to give blood samples and document his fingerprints."



This meme depicting a digitally altered JD Vance became popular in February. A tourist from Norway claims that having it on his phone is why he was denied entry into the United States.




Blood samples! What the hell is up with that?
 
If he tried to enter a Iran with a meme of the Ayatollah they’d saw his head off and send it back to Norway in a basket.
So you're saying we're like Iran? You are something else.
 
Cruelty is the point. That there are also people detained for simply renewing their VISA, bringing in frog embryos and writing an OP ED.




Leading to academics and tourists staying away from the US.

 
That's a pretty desperate comparison to defend some bullshit. Yay we're not quite as bad as Iran, yet.
Oh, we're a lot worse than Iran by so many measures.
 
US, champion of free speech rights. Anyone with *pro-Vance* material should be blocked from the country. But I doubt anyone has that.
 
If he tried to enter a Iran with a meme of the Ayatollah they’d saw his head off and send it back to Norway in a basket.

Firstly they would not. They would probably treat him in similarly authoritarian and deny him entry and may even jail him for a while. And guess what?

Well congratulations, by intimidating and interrogating the kid, America just took a step in that direction.

And you would ****ing love to see the same happen to anyone who opposes Trump in the US so spare us the whataboutism.
 
Border security often arbitrarily targets individuals for such searches.

Whether he was denied entry solely because of this meme is of course only Mr. Mickelsens claim.
 
My post on the other thread about this:

A friend of mine is a film director and we were talking about this issue yesterday. She is supposed to be going to the US later this year to hire some crew for a film. However, the visa applications are now demanding social media handles be provided. So she had decided to cancel the trip, as over the years she has been critical of Isreal and Trump on Twitter and Instagram.

I’ll be sure to remind the next person I see bloviating about freedom of speech of this.
 
Oh, we're a lot worse than Iran by so many measures.

In what ways is America a lot worse than the gay-killing, theocratic dictatorship?
 
In what ways is America a lot worse than the gay-killing, theocratic dictatorship?
What is Iran's counterpart to Vietnam? To the Iraq-Iran was the US instigated? To overthrowing democracies around the world, including Iran's? To the later Iraq war? To supporting the oppression and genocide against the Palestinians? To assassinating leaders? I could go on and on. BTW, the US is a lot more of a theocracy than you seem to realize.
 
In what ways is America a lot worse than the gay-killing, theocratic dictatorship?
Its not worse. Craig got a bit carried away with hyperbole.
 
Does no one here watch NatGeo 'Border Security'?

I'm betting it was something else that got this guy a 2nd look.
 
Firstly they would not. They would probably treat him in similarly authoritarian and deny him entry and may even jail him for a while. And guess what?

Well congratulations, by intimidating and interrogating the kid, America just took a step in that direction.

And you would ****ing love to see the same happen to anyone who opposes Trump in the US so spare us the whataboutism.
Relax. It’s just a little perspective for you while you groan about first world inconveniences.
 
Back
Top Bottom