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06 Jan 2021, 11:01 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


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Matt Gaetz is on the House floor now blaming antifa for the riots on the Capitol, to applause. Just in case there was question about today fundamentally changing things for House Republicans.


Matt Gaetz is a Florida representative, FYI.



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06 Jan 2021, 11:03 pm

Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


The usual disinformation that both sides use. :roll:


Not really.

It's not usual for either "side", nor for any American faction to use that kind of disinformation.



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06 Jan 2021, 11:04 pm

Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


The usual disinformation that both sides use. :roll:


Actually, no. The both-sides argument no longer applies.



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06 Jan 2021, 11:07 pm

Desperate people ... desperate lies ... this is how they want to Make America Great Again.


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06 Jan 2021, 11:08 pm

Woman fatally shot during riot ex Air Force staffer

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The victim has been identified as air force vet and Californian Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, with her husband confirming the news with KUSI-TV.

Just a day before her death, Babbitt took to Twitter to vow that "nothing will stop us".

"They can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours ... dark to light," she posted.

Babbit also retweeted on Wednesday morning (US time) a "MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today".

It included, "Mike Pence must resign & thereafter be charged with TREASON" and "Chief Justice John Roberts must RESIGN".


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06 Jan 2021, 11:09 pm

XFilesGeek wrote:
On the bright side, many Republicans are currently dropping Trump like a bad habit.


Trump is out of his tree.
I think a lot of Republicans are happy to have a good excuse to drop this fool.

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Also, anyone with half a brain could see Trump was bad news. His supporters....even worse.


Partisanship. Really?
You did say a lot of Trump supporters are dropping him like a hot potato.
Talk about Trump making a politically bad move.

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Any of the "centrists" and "moderates" who have tried to defend his nonsense, and repeat the mantra, "both sides are equally bad" should be feeling pretty embarrassed right now. Do you want fascism? Because this is how you get fascism.


So, now you are lashing out at people who want to be rational, reasonable and non-partisan?
"My way or the highway"?
I don't think so, Tim. 8)

Your reasoning is erroneous.
Republicans are turning on Trump, and rightly so. 8)
There is no "binary" here.



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06 Jan 2021, 11:12 pm

Jiheisho wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


The usual disinformation that both sides use. :roll:


Actually, no. The both-sides argument no longer applies.


The hypocrisy of the Democrat Senators, when talking about the rioting, was hilarious. :mrgreen:



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06 Jan 2021, 11:14 pm

Pepe wrote:
Jiheisho wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


The usual disinformation that both sides use. :roll:


Actually, no. The both-sides argument no longer applies.


The hypocrisy of the Democrat Senators, when talking about the rioting, was hilarious. :mrgreen:


Did they storm the US capitol to try to overturn an election?



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06 Jan 2021, 11:17 pm

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We may have to make it illegal to be conservative.


I thought it was already ratified. 8O

"All progressives good.
All Republicans bad." 8)



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06 Jan 2021, 11:18 pm

Pepe wrote:
XFilesGeek wrote:
On the bright side, many Republicans are currently dropping Trump like a bad habit.


Trump is out of his tree.
I think a lot of Republicans are happy to have a good excuse to drop this fool.

XFilesGeek wrote:
Also, anyone with half a brain could see Trump was bad news. His supporters....even worse.


Partisanship. Really?
You did say a lot of Trump supporters are dropping him like a hot potato.
Talk about Trump making a politically bad move.

XFilesGeek wrote:
Any of the "centrists" and "moderates" who have tried to defend his nonsense, and repeat the mantra, "both sides are equally bad" should be feeling pretty embarrassed right now. Do you want fascism? Because this is how you get fascism.


So, now you are lashing out at people who want to be rational, reasonable and non-partisan?
"My way or the highway"?
I don't think so, Tim. 8)

Your reasoning is erroneous.
Republicans are turning on Trump, and rightly so. 8)
There is no "binary" here.


you're projecting your own emotionalism onto Xfiles, who just stating the rational obvious.

You need to take some sedatives to calm you down.

you're making all kinds of flaws in reasoning yourself.

Rational and reasonable does not necessarily equal nonpartisan.

If you really were rational reasonable and nonpartisan you have seen Trump as grifting snake he is from the get go back in 2016.

Notice that Xfiles put "moderate" into quotes. Because that not what the said folks really were anyway. They partisan supporters of Trump, or his dupes.

So she was not doing (what you actually ARE doing) which is "lashing out" at folks "who wanna be rational".



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06 Jan 2021, 11:18 pm

Jiheisho wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Jiheisho wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


The usual disinformation that both sides use. :roll:


Actually, no. The both-sides argument no longer applies.


The hypocrisy of the Democrat Senators, when talking about the rioting, was hilarious. :mrgreen:


Did they storm the US capitol to try to overturn an election?


Did Trump win the election? 8O



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06 Jan 2021, 11:20 pm

Pepe wrote:
Jiheisho wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Jiheisho wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I've seen on Facebook that the Trump cult is now trying to prove that it was really Antifa that had invaded the Capitol, but only dressed as MAGAs. That would be pathetically funny if it wasn't so dangerously insane.


The usual disinformation that both sides use. :roll:


Actually, no. The both-sides argument no longer applies.


The hypocrisy of the Democrat Senators, when talking about the rioting, was hilarious. :mrgreen:


Did they storm the US capitol to try to overturn an election?


Did Trump win the election? 8O


No.



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06 Jan 2021, 11:21 pm

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Woman fatally shot during riot ex Air Force staffer
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The victim has been identified as air force vet and Californian Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, with her husband confirming the news with KUSI-TV.

Just a day before her death, Babbitt took to Twitter to vow that "nothing will stop us".

"They can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours ... dark to light," she posted.

Babbit also retweeted on Wednesday morning (US time) a "MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today".

It included, "Mike Pence must resign & thereafter be charged with TREASON" and "Chief Justice John Roberts must RESIGN".


I am guessing she is one of those who punched their way through the whitehouse windows and get her head bliown off by the security guards doing their job (well done)

Her identity also puts to rest the Antifa lie being spread by some members of the GOP
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/t ... b-n1253176



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06 Jan 2021, 11:22 pm

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If this was an Arab country the news would read "Repressive state guns down innocent "pro-democracy" activists, protesting the recent election - the legitimacy of which has been questioned from many quarters."


Many quarters?

Name one "quarter" in which it has been questioned.

AFAIK the one loosing candidate is the only individual who has "questioned its legitimacy".



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06 Jan 2021, 11:24 pm

she threw her life away for a crazy man, i hope she didn't leave any children behind.



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06 Jan 2021, 11:31 pm

She was killed doing something illegal by security armed for this very specific purpose. One less MAGA.