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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:31 pm 
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In different news, youtube and GEMA finally came to an agreement after years, meaning no more videos are getting locked in Germany for maybe containing music belonging to a GEMA member.

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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:13 pm 
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Apparently someone pulled a gun at a Donald Trump rally, crazy.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:54 pm 
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Because it's not like Trump supporters have been doing anything crazy lately.

At all.

Can you think of anything? Because I sure can't.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:59 pm 
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I should have said, someone pulled a gun to Donald Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGgjKxTjCI8

This video is crazy.

Also why would a Trump supporter burn down a church and paint Vote Trump on it? That makes no sense, seems like a setup imo.


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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:07 am 
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The guy didn't even have a gun.

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Also why would a Trump supporter burn down a church and paint Vote Trump on it? That makes no sense, seems like a setup imo.

Yes, because Trump's supporters have really shown themselves to be the most cool-headed, logical, intelligent individuals.

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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:36 am 
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It was crazy to watch live, pretty scary stuff, but interesting, just thought I would share.


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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
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Sir Real wrote:
The guy didn't even have a gun.

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Also why would a Trump supporter burn down a church and paint Vote Trump on it? That makes no sense, seems like a setup imo.

Yes, because Trump's supporters have really shown themselves to be the most cool-headed, logical, intelligent individuals.


Honestly, even as someone who hates the idea of Trump getting into office, my first thought when I heard about that was "oh boy, now comes the part where no one can tell if it was the crazy KKK-esque part of his fan base, or someone wasting their time on sabotage."
It seems a bit too far for sabotage, though. I heard someone joke that "nah, the crazier dems just burn down Republican buildings for that sort of thing. Not black churches." Which, honestly has merit to it. I'm leaning towards a cluster of particularly, uh, "zealous" Trump supporters, who probably just happen to also have shitty beliefs in regard to how they treat their neighbors.
Remember, there are crazies on all factions.


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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
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Noffletoff wrote:
Also why would a Trump supporter burn down a church and paint Vote Trump on it? That makes no sense, seems like a setup imo.
It was a Black church.
There is a huge overlap between Trump supporters and white supremacists, including terrorists, because this is exactly the kind of people Trump is courting. The media never treats them as terrorists because they are White.

Take this example. The article makes no connection to Trump, but their motivation align perfectly with the hateful racist stuff Trump says everyday. You cannot deny that, and you cannot ignore that this is exactly the kind of dangerous people Trump's discourse is rallying and exalting.

I'm scared of what is going to happen when the results come in. Trump supporters have threatened massacres and a civil war if Hillary Clinton is elected, and they would take Trump's election as a validation of their racial hatred and could start intimidating non-white people more directly, as it happened in the UK after Brexit.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:58 am 
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I mean, stuff like that happens every election, I won't judge a presidential candidate based on the actions of other people, I will listen to what they have to say, and if I agree with them, I will vote for them. So far, I agree more with Trump than Hillary.


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Noffletoff wrote:
I won't judge a presidential candidate based on the actions of other people
Good. How about for encouraging, supporting and normalizing those actions?


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I will listen to what they have to say, and if I agree with them, I will vote for them.

Then I guess you need your hearing checked, considering the things your candidate has said include endorsements for torture, murder of civilians, sexual assault, violence against protesters, censorship of the press, assassination of a political opponent, and more widespread arming of foreign powers with nuclear weapons. Or is your sense of morality just completely compromised?

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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
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Watch it...


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 Post subject: Re: The Current Events Thread
PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:21 pm 
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Can we all just agree not to talk about politics until Tuesday? Really accomplishes nothing right now.

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I don't think it would accomplish more after Tuesday.


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Yea but at least then the shit talk can be more expected.

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