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Senate The US Politics discussion

Discussion in 'Community' started by Ghost, Dec 6, 2012.

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  1. appleseed

    appleseed Chosen One star 5

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    Not to mention what happened during Katrina. Which is what white supremacists want more of.
     
  2. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    STATUE ENTHSIASTS
     
  3. SpecForce Trooper

    SpecForce Trooper Jedi Master star 4

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    I'd like to see more people destroying those statues. V style.
     
  4. JEDI-RISING

    JEDI-RISING Chosen One star 6

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    i just saw a yahoo story about a guy flying the nazi flag outside of his house, then i go look at twitter and the fake president is at it again.
     
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  5. darth-sinister

    darth-sinister Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Black Lives Matter is about white on black violence that is the result of racial profiling/racism in general. Black on black violence is the same as white on white violence. Not racially motivated, just motivated by stupidity.
     
  6. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    "What about the Left that was attacking the Right with clubs?"

    David Duke thanked Trump for what he said in this press conference.
     
  7. heels1785

    heels1785 Skywalker Saga + JCC Manager / Finally Won A Draft star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Chief of Staff Charlie Brown during the presser:

    [​IMG]

    edit - SuperWatto the guy on the far right doing his best Maxine impression
     
  8. Drac39

    Drac39 Force Ghost star 6

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    He'll never disavow the alt right and white supremacists. He's too egotistical to throw people who unquestionably love him under the bus.

    He probably thinks he needs the Nazi to make the 2020 election safe from being rigged...
     
  9. appleseed

    appleseed Chosen One star 5

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    They chose this. Him, Mattis and McMaster. If they are all truly loyal to the United States, they should resign.
     
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  10. LostOnHoth

    LostOnHoth Chosen One star 5

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    No, they need more people in the administration that look like that when Trump speaks, not less.
     
  11. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    I must say, I have family on facebook who voted for Trump and occasionally post right wing memes and ask why the Left does this or that. After Charlottesville? Nothing. Dead silence. Perhaps that's a good sign.
     
  12. unicorn

    unicorn Chosen One star 4

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    That was embarrassing.

    Usual Trump MO:

    Trump: "Says X"
    Aides on various talk shows for 24 hours "No, he really meant Y!"
    Trump: "No, I really, really meant X".

    Also his "There were some good people there protesting the removal of the statue". Nope, once you get there and you see the other people in your group in NAZI AND KKK GEAR you GTFO if you're a "good person".
     
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  13. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    He's technically right though. Those fascists will one day die, and the only good fascist is a dead one.
     
  14. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 9

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    Good grief.
     
  15. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    My comment on that was you're not going to show up and support white supremacists unless you are one. White supremacy is deplorable enough that decent people will not associate themselves with it.

    And the statue of Washington argument does not sway me at all, because I don't care.
     
  16. Nobody145

    Nobody145 Force Ghost star 5

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    I would say I'm shocked and appalled by this, but... well, this is Trump, so I'm just appalled. Of course he's blaming the counter-protesters. I'm actually a bit surprised he didn't just open with this on Monday instead of kind of sort of maybe admitting that Nazis are bad. And sure, now he says he wanted to wait for confirmation, mainly because it was a white attacker. If any other "incident" has even a hint of a non-white attacker, he instantly declares it terrorism.

    I wonder how they kept his phone away from him on Sunday, as otherwise this is the typical Trump- escalate and insult. Or maybe he didn't realize his Monday "apology" was worthless by then? Hard to tell with him.
     
  17. unicorn

    unicorn Chosen One star 4

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    Imagine if it had been a group of Muslims who had congregated and one of them had rammed a white civilian with a car and murdered them. He would be tweeting furiously about terrorism, expressing his heartbreak over the "beautiful life" taken by a Muslim terrorist, saying this why his travel ban is needed and applauding the brave counter protestors. Oh and there would definitely be no "there were some good Muslims there".
     
  18. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Doesn't that speak against the idea you can engage fascists in dialogue? That it's self-evidently a bad ideology?
     
  19. Game3525

    Game3525 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Honestly, I am not even appalled by it anymore. I am more numb to it all now. The President of the United States is 71 year old racist fox news watcher.

    It is what it is.
     
  20. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 9

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    A lot of people in that time period owned slaves and were racist. But in there was no Civil War during the time of Washington and Jefferson. When the time came to actually answer the question many years later, there were people who fought to keep the institution of slavery. Those people shouldn't be glorified. Statues and monuments of important people who also held slaves well before that aren't really relevant.
     
  21. Biel Ductavis

    Biel Ductavis Jedi Master star 4

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    Watched CNN this evening. Wished i hadn't eaten before that. Absolutely disgusting watching Trump defending Nazis.
     
  22. Game3525

    Game3525 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Josh Marshall brought up a good point about Jefferson, Washington etc.

    Jefferson and Washington both owned slaves, but they also left a legacy more then that. When we think of Washington, we think of the first US President and US General. Jefferson, we think of the Declaration of Independence and the Louisiana purchase.

    What the hell is Robert E. Lee known for, except being a top military commander for a rebellion, who's main goal was maintaining the right to own other human beings? Granted, this isn't mean't to whitewash Jefferson and Washington, but their situations are much more complex then Confederate icons like Lee and Jackson.
     
  23. FatBurt

    FatBurt Sex Scarecrow Vanquisher star 6

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    Can't wait for the likes of JRod and starbob to attempt to defend this.







    Bbbbut whataboutheremails

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  24. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Oh for god's sake. J-Rod won't defend Nazis. He never has, never will. He is utterly deaf and blind to systemic racism, but he considers racism beneath him and is vehemently opposed to it as a concept.
     
  25. Yodaminch

    Yodaminch Chosen One star 6

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    At least Trump didn't pretend for long. He confirmed what we all know: He's a racist. He's a cowardly pathetic racist. He has been shown to all the world for the racist he is. No more pretending he ever gave a flying **** about anyone but himself. He doesn't. It's all about him.

    Now let's see those approval ratings stay in the 30s. He will eventually make it to the single digits I think. Only question is whether it's before January or not.
     
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