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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 9:56 am
(November 11, 2016 at 8:28 am)Bob Kelso Wrote: (November 11, 2016 at 8:19 am)abaris Wrote: Ah, back to the old self, I see.
32 seconds of video without any context. You know, way to go, my dear. Min actually dedicated a whole thread to anecdotal evidence of Trump supporters attacking minotities. He at least put some effort in collecting.
Yeah a few young guys beating the shit out of an old guy who has obviously tried to walk away several times, I'm sure context would help. 
Don't for get the guy going through his car and robbing him.. We need context there as well.
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:09 am
(November 11, 2016 at 9:56 am)Drich Wrote: (November 11, 2016 at 8:28 am)Bob Kelso Wrote: Yeah a few young guys beating the shit out of an old guy who has obviously tried to walk away several times, I'm sure context would help.
Don't for get the guy going through his car and robbing him.. We need context there as well.
Context is always important. It's quite sad that you think so little of it.
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:10 am
(November 11, 2016 at 8:35 am)Jesster Wrote: To be quite honest, I am looking over my shoulder a lot more lately than I usually have while in public. People seem to be inspired to react with violence towards anyone different than them because of Trump's inspiration. Trans people get attacked and killed enough as it is. I just keep wondering when I will be next. The university right down the street from me was already heavily vandalized by Trump supporters right after the election. Even in a blue state, I know I'm not safe.
While I think the protest here in Albuquerque was tastelessly done, at least they didn't hurt anyone or cause damages.
How stupid are you???
Your side is the one promoting violence and caring it out against trump supporters, yet you think you have the right to claim to be the victim!
How is trump inspiring you to violence if he won and is working with the incumbent president respectfully and peacefully?
Just tell the truth, you your people are but hurt because you did not get what you want and you are throwing a fit, just like you did when you were a kid.. That what you guys do. riot because you do not get what you want.
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:12 am
(November 11, 2016 at 8:36 am)operator Wrote: They are standing up for what they believe in which is, I suppose, The American Way. Even if they're wrong, they have a right to express their opinions, as long as it stays peaceful. I don't know that I'd be out protesting... I think that's a pretty big overreaction. But hey, more power to 'em.
The only thing they can be protesting is they did not like the out come...
Do they not understand what that makes them?
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:17 am
(November 11, 2016 at 10:09 am)Irrational Wrote: (November 11, 2016 at 9:56 am)Drich Wrote: Don't for get the guy going through his car and robbing him.. We need context there as well.
Context is always important. It's quite sad that you think so little of it.
then google it moron just like I did. Don't just sit in a willful vacuum of ignorance and claim you want context!
There was a very minor fender bender and dude had a trump sticker, then the 'Dims' in the other car went Ape Sh*t on the guy. beating the hell out of him and stealing his car. All the while making a video shouting their disdain for his right to vote for trump!!!
What more context do you need?
These were bad people, that is your context!
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:37 am
(November 11, 2016 at 10:17 am)Drich Wrote: (November 11, 2016 at 10:09 am)Irrational Wrote: Context is always important. It's quite sad that you think so little of it.
then google it moron just like I did. Don't just sit in a willful vacuum of ignorance and claim you want context!
There was a very minor fender bender and dude had a trump sticker, then the 'Dims' in the other car went Ape Sh*t on the guy. beating the hell out of him and stealing his car. All the while making a video shouting their disdain for his right to vote for trump!!!
What more context do you need?
These were bad people, that is your context!
Then let me give you better context, "moron who doesn't know how to do his research properly".
http://www.snopes.com/black-mob-beats-wh...ing-trump/
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:41 am
(November 11, 2016 at 5:55 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: (November 11, 2016 at 5:52 am)Bella Morte Wrote: Say, what would your reaction be if the protests were the other way around?
I don't think there was a person on this board that didn't expect there to be protests if Hillary had won.
In fact, there was a movement to riot and cause mayhem by a significant portion of his followers had things gone the other way. Not sure how many would have followed through, but either way.
People are just expressing their frustration and anger. Let 'em at it, they'll get it over with soon.
I didn't, not like this anyway. I would have predicted another run on ammo though.
There were no protests of this nature when Obama won. Keep in mind, that during the primary season it was organized Democrats that disrupted GOP speeches and rallies. I don't recall this type of activity from the GOP supporters.
I don't have a problem with peaceful assembly or marches through town. I do have a problem when peaceful demonstrations turn destructive or violent (understanding that this is not the express purpose of what we initially witness).
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:42 am
The context seems to be that if some black guys assaulted a white guy, it's okay for white guys to assault people, too. Which would make some kind of sense if people were claiming that it's okay for anyone to beat up white guys.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 10:51 am
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(November 10, 2016 at 11:22 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Riots are awesome. If your reaction to Trump being president isn't the immediate desire to throw a brick threw a window or burn something, I question your emotion as a human being.
I have too much contempt for snivilization as a whole to be remotely surprised enough at such awfulness to react emotionally to it with any real passion.
I'm an extremely emotional person, and I always have been, that's just me, but when it comes to the world and politics and its events? I made my peace with what a piece of shit this world was years ago now, I had to, caring about it too much only prevented my suicidality from going away. I became thoroughly disillusioned with this world, I did a Schopenhauer-like repudiation of it, turning away from the world in disgust.
Now? Now I take Carlin's attitude to life:
"I love and treasure individuals as I meet them, I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to."
― George Carlin
I was an idealist but after becoming throughly disillusioned with snivilization as a whole...
...I became a cynic.
"They say if you scratch a cynic, you'll find a disappointed idealist. And I would admit, that somewhere underneath all this there's a little flicker of a flame of idealism that would love to see it all — huish! — change. But it can't happen that way. And incremental change — it just seems the pile of shit is too deep."
― George Carlin
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RE: Your thoughts on the protests
November 11, 2016 at 11:01 am
(November 11, 2016 at 10:37 am)Irrational Wrote: (November 11, 2016 at 10:17 am)Drich Wrote: then google it moron just like I did. Don't just sit in a willful vacuum of ignorance and claim you want context!
There was a very minor fender bender and dude had a trump sticker, then the 'Dims' in the other car went Ape Sh*t on the guy. beating the hell out of him and stealing his car. All the while making a video shouting their disdain for his right to vote for trump!!!
What more context do you need?
These were bad people, that is your context!
Then let me give you better context, "moron who doesn't know how to do his research properly".
http://www.snopes.com/black-mob-beats-wh...ing-trump/
oh my Glob.. You right if I'd only known that it was a traffic altercation that had started all of this... That would have changed my views, and changed what the "lady" was screaming "that's what you get for voting for trump!"
Only if i just did my research oh, whoa as me!! I've been completely destroyed and can not bear the shame of being shown up for not...
Oh wait a tick... I did do the research and TOLD YOU ABOUT THE TRAIFFIC ACCIDENT YOU FING MORON!!! R_E_A_D Before you respond idiot!
Let me connect the dots for you... The fender bender happened, someone from the 'group' of people saw the sticker, mad about the fender bender, they MADE IT ABOUT TRUMP! How do I know.. The sound works on my lap top and I can hear what the people are saying as they gang up and beat up a 50 year old man you moron. Learn Think for yourself. Don't let someone talk you out of what you see and hear. Here's another tib bit.. Very seldom is anyone in the right, when they pull people out of their cars beat them and steal their cars.
Meaning THERE IS NOT A CONTEXT where that is the appropriate thing to do!
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