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17 May 2017, 11:33 pm

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And who says any of those rioters were payed by anyone? Can't people be outraged on their own?


Paid or not, it's a far cry from "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" as said by Evelyn Beatrice Hall and as normally attributed to Voltaire.



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18 May 2017, 1:02 am

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And who says any of those rioters were payed by anyone? Can't people be outraged on their own?


Paid or not, it's a far cry from "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" as said by Evelyn Beatrice Hall and as normally attributed to Voltaire.


It's easy to repeat that quote, but it's difficult to put it into practice when the other party are spewing ugly hate directed at racial and religious minorities.


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18 May 2017, 3:29 am

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Thing is though, does reality match of with the myth of Trump's negotiating skills? Possibly, he could make things worse, or even cave into Kim. Last I heard, Trump was speaking well of Kim personally, as after all, he loves his strongmen.

Isn't it ironic that despots like Putin and Kim share something in common with the orange one...

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As for impeachment - I wouldn't hold my breath with both houses of congress in Republican hands, but that situation might change come the midterm elections.

The Australian media is ramping up the likelihood of impeachment but they also heralded a Hillary victory so I'm not going to hold my breath either



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18 May 2017, 3:32 am

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And why would the US need to carpet bomb N. Korea with nukes? They didn't need to carpet bomb Iraq with nukes.

It would be dependent if the North Koreans were capable of launching long distance intercontinental missiles with nuclear warheads. At the moment they don't seem to have this capacity but the Chinese and Pakistanis (honestly why are America helping this country?) have been supplying them with technology so this could be possible in future.



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18 May 2017, 4:52 am

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And why would the US need to carpet bomb N. Korea with nukes? They didn't need to carpet bomb Iraq with nukes.

It would be dependent if the North Koreans were capable of launching long distance intercontinental missiles with nuclear warheads. At the moment they don't seem to have this capacity but the Chinese and Pakistanis (honestly why are America helping this country?) have been supplying them with technology so this could be possible in future.


The Bush administration had twisted Pakistan's arm into helping us against Bin Laden and Mullah Omar, following 9/11, in return for ending prohibitions on the Pakistani nuclear program. Not a great idea, as their own relationship with the Taliban and Islamic terrorists, as well as their covert sheltering of Bin Laden, casts serious doubt on their commitment to the War on Terror.


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18 May 2017, 7:01 am

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cyberdad wrote:
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And why would the US need to carpet bomb N. Korea with nukes? They didn't need to carpet bomb Iraq with nukes.

It would be dependent if the North Koreans were capable of launching long distance intercontinental missiles with nuclear warheads. At the moment they don't seem to have this capacity but the Chinese and Pakistanis (honestly why are America helping this country?) have been supplying them with technology so this could be possible in future.


The Bush administration had twisted Pakistan's arm into helping us against Bin Laden and Mullah Omar, following 9/11, in return for ending prohibitions on the Pakistani nuclear program. Not a great idea, as their own relationship with the Taliban and Islamic terrorists, as well as their covert sheltering of Bin Laden, casts serious doubt on their commitment to the War on Terror.


Its funny the strategic games that lead to this type of brinksmanship and possible nuclear war...reminds me the orange one has his itchy finger on the nukes

Mao Tse Tung might have been a fanatical communist yet he was also a keen student of the imperial military strategist Sun Szu. "An enemy of my enemy is my friend"...Looks like Bush was also a fan of Sun Szu as well...



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18 May 2017, 7:14 am

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... the reputation of the liberals as a whole that they worked so hard at cultivating, was severely damaged by them by the way they reacted after the election and continue to react.


I'd say, before that ... during the campaign, when the primaries were going on, for example. It was when an obscenity-shouting mob shut down a Trump rally in Chicago that I sat up and took notice. Because if the left-wing protestors had anything worthwhile to say for their side, they wouldn't have needed to stoop to bullying and intimidation tactics to go up against Trump's right to free speech and freedom of expression ... instead, they could have presented their own ideas in a civilized manner. That they didn't spoke volumes.


Not to defend violent actions, but the reasons behind it all has to do with their outrage against the Trmp campaign's flirtation with Alt Right white nationalists, such as the likes of David Duke, Richard Spencer, and Steve Bannon. It wasn't just that Trump's rallies were often attended by racists showing their support, but that Trump used their language to appeal to them, used their racist internet memes, and specious claims about massive voter fraud by blacks and Latinos, or that 90% of white homicide victims are murdered by blacks. You would not have seen this reaction from the left had Trump chosen to take the highroad.


So the decision was to fight lowroad with lowroad? I really see no way to dignify it. It was destructive to the left and helpful to the right. And it continues to this day with people still appearing nothing more than vengeful, paranoid and hysterical.



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18 May 2017, 1:26 pm

EzraS wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
the_phoenix wrote:
EzraS wrote:
... the reputation of the liberals as a whole that they worked so hard at cultivating, was severely damaged by them by the way they reacted after the election and continue to react.


I'd say, before that ... during the campaign, when the primaries were going on, for example. It was when an obscenity-shouting mob shut down a Trump rally in Chicago that I sat up and took notice. Because if the left-wing protestors had anything worthwhile to say for their side, they wouldn't have needed to stoop to bullying and intimidation tactics to go up against Trump's right to free speech and freedom of expression ... instead, they could have presented their own ideas in a civilized manner. That they didn't spoke volumes.


Not to defend violent actions, but the reasons behind it all has to do with their outrage against the Trmp campaign's flirtation with Alt Right white nationalists, such as the likes of David Duke, Richard Spencer, and Steve Bannon. It wasn't just that Trump's rallies were often attended by racists showing their support, but that Trump used their language to appeal to them, used their racist internet memes, and specious claims about massive voter fraud by blacks and Latinos, or that 90% of white homicide victims are murdered by blacks. You would not have seen this reaction from the left had Trump chosen to take the highroad.


So the decision was to fight lowroad with lowroad? I really see no way to dignify it. It was destructive to the left and helpful to the right. And it continues to this day with people still appearing nothing more than vengeful, paranoid and hysterical.


Those individuals who perpetrated violence were just that - individuals - who threw away sense and logic for rage, but hardly represented the whole political left. Is all the right to be burdened with the actions of those violent fanatics who had tried stopping desegregation by force, or who physically assault gay and trans people?


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18 May 2017, 1:28 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
EzraS wrote:
And why would the US need to carpet bomb N. Korea with nukes? They didn't need to carpet bomb Iraq with nukes.

It would be dependent if the North Koreans were capable of launching long distance intercontinental missiles with nuclear warheads. At the moment they don't seem to have this capacity but the Chinese and Pakistanis (honestly why are America helping this country?) have been supplying them with technology so this could be possible in future.


The Bush administration had twisted Pakistan's arm into helping us against Bin Laden and Mullah Omar, following 9/11, in return for ending prohibitions on the Pakistani nuclear program. Not a great idea, as their own relationship with the Taliban and Islamic terrorists, as well as their covert sheltering of Bin Laden, casts serious doubt on their commitment to the War on Terror.


Its funny the strategic games that lead to this type of brinksmanship and possible nuclear war...reminds me the orange one has his itchy finger on the nukes

Mao Tse Tung might have been a fanatical communist yet he was also a keen student of the imperial military strategist Sun Szu. "An enemy of my enemy is my friend"...Looks like Bush was also a fan of Sun Szu as well...


Unfortunately, such strategy can't calculate for the unforeseeable in the future.


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19 May 2017, 6:29 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
the_phoenix wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
And who says any of those rioters were payed by anyone? Can't people be outraged on their own?


Paid or not, it's a far cry from "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" as said by Evelyn Beatrice Hall and as normally attributed to Voltaire.


It's easy to repeat that quote, but it's difficult to put it into practice when the other party are spewing ugly hate directed at racial and religious minorities.




... and segwaying back to Comey ...

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19 May 2017, 7:04 pm

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Kraichgauer wrote:
the_phoenix wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
And who says any of those rioters were payed by anyone? Can't people be outraged on their own?


Paid or not, it's a far cry from "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" as said by Evelyn Beatrice Hall and as normally attributed to Voltaire.


It's easy to repeat that quote, but it's difficult to put it into practice when the other party are spewing ugly hate directed at racial and religious minorities.




... and segwaying back to Comey ...

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I'm talking about how the Alt Right is all for massive deportations of for all non-whites, their racially motivated vandalism, all their divisive talk about alleged minority criminality and laziness, about how Latinos were supposed to be taking all our jobs, and that all Muslims are potential terrorists. At least Black Lives Matter has a justification for their activism, whereas the Alt Right just stir up hate.


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19 May 2017, 7:13 pm

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I'm talking about how the Alt Right is all for massive deportations of for all non-whites, their racially motivated vandalism, all their divisive talk about alleged minority criminality and laziness, about how Latinos were supposed to be taking all our jobs, and that all Muslims are potential terrorists. At least Black Lives Matter has a justification for their activism, whereas the Alt Right just stir up hate.


That's just a bunch of unsubstantiated accusations --
as usual, you offer no sources, only opinions.



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19 May 2017, 7:29 pm

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I'm talking about how the Alt Right is all for massive deportations of for all non-whites, their racially motivated vandalism, all their divisive talk about alleged minority criminality and laziness, about how Latinos were supposed to be taking all our jobs, and that all Muslims are potential terrorists. At least Black Lives Matter has a justification for their activism, whereas the Alt Right just stir up hate.


That's just a bunch of unsubstantiated accusations --
as usual, you offer no sources, only opinions.

The Alt-right spokesperson Spencer has said on numerous occasions their primary goal is the "protection of the white race" which is code for anti-miscegenation. This has always been the greatest fear of the right wing

Whatever means are necessary to achieve this - deportation or apartheid are their ultimate goals, it's not like it's a conspiracy its an open secret



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19 May 2017, 7:30 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
the_phoenix wrote:
EzraS wrote:
... the reputation of the liberals as a whole that they worked so hard at cultivating, was severely damaged by them by the way they reacted after the election and continue to react.


I'd say, before that ... during the campaign, when the primaries were going on, for example. It was when an obscenity-shouting mob shut down a Trump rally in Chicago that I sat up and took notice. Because if the left-wing protestors had anything worthwhile to say for their side, they wouldn't have needed to stoop to bullying and intimidation tactics to go up against Trump's right to free speech and freedom of expression ... instead, they could have presented their own ideas in a civilized manner. That they didn't spoke volumes.


Not to defend violent actions, but the reasons behind it all has to do with their outrage against the Trmp campaign's flirtation with Alt Right white nationalists, such as the likes of David Duke, Richard Spencer, and Steve Bannon. It wasn't just that Trump's rallies were often attended by racists showing their support, but that Trump used their language to appeal to them, used their racist internet memes, and specious claims about massive voter fraud by blacks and Latinos, or that 90% of white homicide victims are murdered by blacks. You would not have seen this reaction from the left had Trump chosen to take the highroad.


So the decision was to fight lowroad with lowroad? I really see no way to dignify it. It was destructive to the left and helpful to the right. And it continues to this day with people still appearing nothing more than vengeful, paranoid and hysterical.


Those individuals who perpetrated violence were just that - individuals - who threw away sense and logic for rage, but hardly represented the whole political left. Is all the right to be burdened with the actions of those violent fanatics who had tried stopping desegregation by force, or who physically assault gay and trans people?


No, but that's what's usually done anyways - the right are always being described as racist, homophobic, fascist, ignorant, redneck, deplorable etc. To the left they can now say, "welcome to my world".



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19 May 2017, 7:30 pm

cyberdad wrote:
the_phoenix wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I'm talking about how the Alt Right is all for massive deportations of for all non-whites, their racially motivated vandalism, all their divisive talk about alleged minority criminality and laziness, about how Latinos were supposed to be taking all our jobs, and that all Muslims are potential terrorists. At least Black Lives Matter has a justification for their activism, whereas the Alt Right just stir up hate.


That's just a bunch of unsubstantiated accusations --
as usual, you offer no sources, only opinions.

The Alt-right spokesperson Spencer has said on numerous occasions their primary goal is the "protection of the white race" which is code for anti-miscegenation. This has always been the greatest fear of the right wing

Whatever means are necessary to achieve this - deportation or apartheid are their ultimate goals, it's not like it's a conspiracy its an open secret


On numerous occasions?
Name one.
Source, please?



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19 May 2017, 8:34 pm

http://www.npiamerica.org/the-national- ... a-minority

Spencer's Speech at the 2013 American Renaissance conference. Racial purity from the outset.


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