Alpha_TATEr Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 when you have no counter-point -> deflect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnSnowsHair Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Kz! said: Right and Obama's criticism of police emboldened the man who committed the BLM attack in Texas that killed 5 officers and injured 9 others. While I think it'd be foolish to tie that egregious act of violence fueled, at least in large part, by anti-police attitudes to the behaviors of Obama, it's also reasonable to discuss in connection with these acts the effect Obama's ascendancy may have had on anti-police sentiment and the empowerment of anti-police worldviews. It's reasonable to discuss it, but I think a rational examination of the Obama-police dynamic and that of Trump and white nationalism isn't going to reveal what you think it does. Just contrast Obama's response to such criticism here with Trump's "very fine people" comments during/after Charlottesville: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-obama/obama-responds-to-critics-in-conversation-on-race-and-police-idUSKCN0ZV014 By contrast, Obama immediately and repeatedly condemned acts of violence against police. In the immediate aftermath of the Dallas shooting this was the reporting: https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/politics/obama-dallas-police-shootings/index.html Quote President Barack Obama said Friday that the nation was "horrified" after what he called "a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement" in Dallas. The White House announced Friday evening that the President would cut short his European trip by one day and visit Dallas early next week. It was the second somber statement about shootings on American soil the President made from Europe in less than 12 hours. He condemned the recent shootings by police of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana shortly after arriving in Europe and made a broad diagnosis of American racial imbalance. Hours later, after chaos erupted in Dallas and five police officers were killed in sniper shootings that began during protests stemming from the Minnesota and Louisiana shootings, he promised justice. "There is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks or any violence against law enforcement," Obama said, speaking from the NATO summit in Poland that he is attending. "Anyone involved in the senseless murders will be held fully accountable. Justice will be done." Obama also ordered flags lowered to half staff at the White House and on public buildings and grounds. Obama certainly wasn't perfect. But trying to make the case that his statements about police officers and race relations are somehow in any way equivalent to Trump's continual need to wink and nod to racists in this nation, especially in the first couple years of his presidency, is spurious at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kz! Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Obama certainly wasn't perfect. But trying to make the case that his statements about police officers and race relations are somehow in any way equivalent to Trump's continual need to wink and nod to racists in this nation, especially in the first couple years of his presidency, is spurious at best. Oh certainly. Obama certainly condemned the attacks afterward, but one could argue that the damage was already done. Look at the rioting that occurred in major cities everywhere under his watch. All undoubtedly fueled by his rhetoric. Ferguson burned and looted. Baltimore reduced to rubble. Now obviously you can't attribute those actions directly to Obama, but it's obvious his constant winks and nods to these extremists certainly emboldened and enabled them. 27 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said: when you have no counter-point -> deflect. When you have no cognitive abilities -> contribute nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_TATEr Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Kz! said: When you have no cognitive abilities -> contribute nothing. at least you admit this about yourself finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_hunt Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 17 hours ago, Ride the Walrus said: Charged? They should be given the death penalty. Just disgusting. president biden is on it: Quote The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now. It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder. https://t.co/alvY5WjdHx — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 6, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Moss Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Biden would be a good President because he understands the difference between right and wrong. You can’t enforce the nation’s laws if you can’t see the difference (i.e. Trump) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannan Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 17 hours ago, PoconoDon said: Since you have tied the murderous behavior of these racist animals to trump, how exactly is he responsible for their actions? I’ll let you know when he pardons them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike31mt Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 57 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: It's reasonable to discuss it, but I think a rational examination of the Obama-police dynamic and that of Trump and white nationalism isn't going to reveal what you think it does. Just contrast Obama's response to such criticism here with Trump's "very fine people" comments during/after Charlottesville: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-obama/obama-responds-to-critics-in-conversation-on-race-and-police-idUSKCN0ZV014 By contrast, Obama immediately and repeatedly condemned acts of violence against police. In the immediate aftermath of the Dallas shooting this was the reporting: https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/politics/obama-dallas-police-shootings/index.html Obama certainly wasn't perfect. But trying to make the case that his statements about police officers and race relations are somehow in any way equivalent to Trump's continual need to wink and nod to racists in this nation, especially in the first couple years of his presidency, is spurious at best. What a joke You have continual winks and nods that are literally made up. Obama divided the country just as much, you just didnt give a ish about it and the media wasn't pounding it into your brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannan Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Just now, Mike31mt said: Obama divided the country just as much By being black and by winning the election. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike31mt Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 52 minutes ago, Kz! said: Oh certainly. Obama certainly condemned the attacks afterward, but one could argue that the damage was already done. Look at the rioting that occurred in major cities everywhere under his watch. All undoubtedly fueled by his rhetoric. Ferguson burned and looted. Baltimore reduced to rubble. Now obviously you can't attribute those actions directly to Obama, but it's obvious his constant winks and nods to these extremists certainly emboldened and enabled them. When you have no cognitive abilities -> contribute nothing. But did Obama wink and nod? Remember how those white people marched with the tiki torches? That was directly Trumps fault But people burning down cities and lunatics running around shooting whities has nothing to do with Obama because he acted real sad that one time and he is so cool and danced on Ellen 1 minute ago, Gannan said: By being black and by winning the election. Yeah thats definitely it for sure. That was before Trump made the country racist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graysferry Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: What a joke You have continual winks and nods that are literally made up. Obama divided the country just as much, you just didnt give a ish about it and the media wasn't pounding it into your brain No snowflake feels responsible for an avalanche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannan Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: But did Obama wink and nod? Remember how those white people marched with the tiki torches? That was directly Trumps fault But people burning down cities and lunatics running around shooting whities has nothing to do with Obama because he acted real sad that one time and he is so cool and danced on Ellen Yeah thats definitely it for sure. That was before Trump made the country racist. Oh don’t get me wrong. Trump did not make this country racist. It’s always been racist. However for a while there it was socially unacceptable to be openly racist. Trump merely took those social norms away and made it acceptable to be openly racist again. The president leads by example. When the president is openly racist, his followers...excuse me...cult members...feel emboldened to no longer try to hide their racism. Trump ran against some very good candidates for the gop primary in 2016. What separated him was his open unabashed racism. It made him very appealing to the many racists and xenophobes in your party. They are willing to look past his womanizing and dementia, even his cowardly policy of surrender abroad. For them, its a small price to pay to keep people of color down. I hope that clears things up for you. You’re welcome as always. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graysferry Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, Gannan said: Oh don’t get me wrong. Trump did not make this country racist. It’s always been racist. However for a while there it was socially unacceptable to be openly racist. Trump merely took those social norms away and made it acceptable to be openly racist again. The president leads by example. When the president is openly racist, his followers...excuse me...cult members...feel emboldened to no longer try to hide their racism. Trump ran against some very good candidates for the gop primary in 2016. What separated him was his open unabashed racism. It made him very appealing to the many racists and xenophobes in your party. They are willing to look past his womanizing and dementia, even his cowardly policy of surrender abroad. For them, its a small price to pay to keep people of color down. I hope that clears things up for you. You’re welcome as always. Can anyone disagree with the fact that racists love Trump even if Trump isn't racist himself? That's just not a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kz! Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Gannan said: Oh don’t get me wrong. Trump did not make this country racist. It’s always been racist. However for a while there it was socially unacceptable to be openly racist. Trump merely took those social norms away and made it acceptable to be openly racist again. The president leads by example. When the president is openly racist, his followers...excuse me...cult members...feel emboldened to no longer try to hide their racism. Trump ran against some very good candidates for the gop primary in 2016. What separated him was his open unabashed racism. It made him very appealing to the many racists and xenophobes in your party. They are willing to look past his womanizing and dementia, even his cowardly policy of surrender abroad. For them, its a small price to pay to keep people of color down. I hope that clears things up for you. You’re welcome as always. Trump is a rascist xenophobe! And he's misogynistic and sexist! Great post. You lost points by not mentioning his islamaphobia and transphobia, but other than that you crammed a very fine amount of liberal buzzwords into this post! Your libertarianism is intensifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike31mt Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 40 minutes ago, Gannan said: Oh don’t get me wrong. Trump did not make this country racist. It’s always been racist. However for a while there it was socially unacceptable to be openly racist. Trump merely took those social norms away and made it acceptable to be openly racist again. The president leads by example. When the president is openly racist, his followers...excuse me...cult members...feel emboldened to no longer try to hide their racism. Trump ran against some very good candidates for the gop primary in 2016. What separated him was his open unabashed racism. It made him very appealing to the many racists and xenophobes in your party. They are willing to look past his womanizing and dementia, even his cowardly policy of surrender abroad. For them, its a small price to pay to keep people of color down. I hope that clears things up for you. You’re welcome as always. Openly racist how exactly? And I tell you, for as many times that youve repeated the "surrender abroad" line, Im wondering where we're going to see any evidence of that Maybe youre made because he hasnt been surrending to China like you wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanHammersly Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 https://time.com/5832017/hostage-afghanistan-peace-deal/ Quote The American Hostages Left Behind for Trump's Taliban Peace Deal As the U.S. was nearing an accord with the Taliban, the militant group’s hardline Haqqani faction kidnapped American contractor and Navy veteran Mark Frerichs in Afghanistan on Jan. 31. The Trump Administration, which was aware he was missing, went ahead and signed the Feb. 29 peace deal anyway. It provided for a Taliban ceasefire against U.S. forces in return for their eventual withdrawal, but made no specific mention of hostages, nor did it specify any protection for American contractors, current and former U.S. officials tell TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey suess Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: Openly racist how exactly? And I tell you, for as many times that youve repeated the "surrender abroad" line, Im wondering where we're going to see any evidence of that Maybe youre made because he hasnt been surrending to China like you wanted For one, it’s nearly impossible to get a group of trump supporters together without a flag or shirt with a swastika on it being present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kz! Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, hey suess said: For one, it’s nearly impossible to get a group of trump supporters together without a flag or shirt with a swastika on it being present. They're all literally NSDAPs, bro. Racist, transphobic, xenophobic NSDAPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanh8 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mike31mt said: What a joke You have continual winks and nods that are literally made up. Obama divided the country just as much, you just didnt give a ish about it and the media wasn't pounding it into your brain Obama: We need to put the spotlight on police brutality and the institutional racism that has existed for decades in this country. Mike3mt: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IM GUNNA TAKE MUH COUNTRY BACK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanh8 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 56 minutes ago, Kz! said: Trump is a rascist xenophobe! And he's misogynistic and sexist! Great post. You lost points by not mentioning his islamaphobia and transphobia, but other than that you crammed a very fine amount of liberal buzzwords into this post! Your libertarianism is intensifying. Wait wait wait... did you just say racism, xenophobia, and sexism are all liberal terms? Do you realize what you just unwittingly admitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannan Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Kz! said: Your libertarianism is intensifying. Treating people equally and enforcing their constitutional rights regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation is the primary principle of libertarianism and liberty itself. So yes, you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kz! Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, mayanh8 said: Wait wait wait... did you just say racism, xenophobia, and sexism are all liberal terms? Do you realize what you just unwittingly admitted? That libs are all ism-whining ****? 1 minute ago, Gannan said: Treating people equally and enforcing their constitutional rights regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation is the primary principle of libertarianism and liberty itself. So yes, you are correct. Wow, so noble of you. I hope she sees this, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_hunt Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 hmm...i guess kz gets owned on the new board too. kzowned!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey suess Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, Kz! said: They're all literally NSDAPs, bro. Racist, transphobic, xenophobic NSDAPs. Not literally all. Just mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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