If that is true, I think it’s probably important to honestly and rationally sort out exactly what it is, in the big and small pictures, that led to this escalatory, crystallizing event.
A stolen election, imprisoning everyday Americans for protesting the stolen election, repeatedly trying to illegitimately put Trump in prison, sabotaging the economy, opening the border, spending billions overseas while people here suffer. Those are all good starting points.
The day of reckoning is imminent, and those who brought it about will have no one to blame but themselves.
A big ass stack of pure fucking lies…but followed up with a threat.
You are truly gone.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
― Voltaire
“The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.”
Derek Cressman
If that is true, I think it’s probably important to honestly and rationally sort out exactly what it is, in the big and small pictures, that led to this escalatory, crystallizing event.
A stolen election, imprisoning everyday Americans for protesting the stolen election, repeatedly trying to illegitimately put Trump in prison, sabotaging the economy, opening the border, spending billions overseas while people here suffer. Those are all good starting points.
The day of reckoning is imminent, and those who brought it about will have no one to blame but themselves.
Is it any surprise that the party that has only won the popular vote in one presidential election out of the last 7, is threatening violence to impose its minority, unpopular agenda, on the majority of Americans?
Answer: No, it's not. What else can they do, join the 20th century? But, that would require adaptation to a changing world, and treating people who aren't and don't look like them with respect and equality, which is just too, too much to ask. They'd rather go back to the good old days when women and negroes knew their place.
What a bunch of weak-ass, aggrieved, whiny, pussies. If they had any self-respect, they'd be ashamed. But they don't, so they aren't.
What is it you are so fond of quipping? FAFO?
Welcome to the Find Out phase.
Imagine a life so devoid of accomplishments that you feel the need to lie about working at McDonald’s.
A stolen election, imprisoning everyday Americans for protesting the stolen election, repeatedly trying to illegitimately put Trump in prison, sabotaging the economy, opening the border, spending billions overseas while people here suffer. Those are all good starting points.
The day of reckoning is imminent, and those who brought it about will have no one to blame but themselves.
Is it any surprise that the party that has only won the popular vote in one presidential election out of the last 7, is threatening violence to impose its minority, unpopular agenda, on the majority of Americans?
Answer: No, it's not. What else can they do, join the 20th century? But, that would require adaptation to a changing world, and treating people who aren't and don't look like them with respect and equality, which is just too, too much to ask. They'd rather go back to the good old days when women and negroes knew their place.
What a bunch of weak-ass, aggrieved, whiny, pussies. If they had any self-respect, they'd be ashamed. But they don't, so they aren't.
What is it you are so fond of quipping? FAFO?
Welcome to the Find Out phase.
“The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.”
Derek Cressman
Pretending like the unmitigated disaster that has been the last 3-ish years is the quickest way to prove that you have lost touch with reality.
Not sure where you live but if the last 3 years have been an "unmitigated disaster" then you have not lived much.
Let's not overdramatize a dramatic situation.
Gas prices- doubled.
Food prices - up 25%
Overall consumer prices - up 19%
Border - wide open, streets flooded with illegals
If that’s a good situation in your book, we probably aren’t going to agree on much of anything.
Those are broad generalizations ignoring covid (gas prices bottoming out when no one was driving for a few months 4 years ago) or flat out lies (the border is not wide open). Just more drama nonsense.
Are things "good"? No
Are things an "unmitigated disaster"? Also no. There is a huge range between the two where honesty lives. You should visit there some time.
If you are a Brandon supporter, you should feel a chill, ‘cause there’s change in the air. People were pissed in 2020, but it’s at a whole other level now.
If that is true, I think it’s probably important to honestly and rationally sort out exactly what it is, in the big and small pictures, that led to this escalatory, crystallizing event.
A stolen election, imprisoning everyday Americans for protesting the stolen election, repeatedly trying to illegitimately put Trump in prison, sabotaging the economy, opening the border, spending billions overseas while people here suffer. Those are all good starting points.
The day of reckoning is imminent, and those who brought it about will have no one to blame but themselves.
If those things were actually happening then it would be concerning but they aren't. Thank you for perfectly highlighting the major issue facing this nation. People are so desperate to be justified that they accept nonsense as reality to justify supporting a scumbag rapist as their Presidential nominee.
Is it any surprise that the party that has only won the popular vote in one presidential election out of the last 7, is threatening violence to impose its minority, unpopular agenda, on the majority of Americans?
Answer: No, it's not. What else can they do, join the 20th century? But, that would require adaptation to a changing world, and treating people who aren't and don't look like them with respect and equality, which is just too, too much to ask. They'd rather go back to the good old days when women and negroes knew their place.
What a bunch of weak-ass, aggrieved, whiny, pussies. If they had any self-respect, they'd be ashamed. But they don't, so they aren't.
What is it you are so fond of quipping? FAFO?
Welcome to the Find Out phase.
I have no use for the opinions of people who believed the lie that a nocebo effect psych op was a global pandemic. You’re a dupe, as are the other members of your band of merry men.
Imagine a life so devoid of accomplishments that you feel the need to lie about working at McDonald’s.
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
…Crooks' actions shocked residents in his hometown, sparked countless conspiracy theories online, and prompted investigators to begin combing through every aspect of his life, looking for motive.
The mystery has been fueled by a near-total absence of Crooks' social media postings, political writings, or other digital fingerprints.
Several former classmates appeared on national television Sunday, quickly casting Crooks as a stereotypical loner who was bullied heavily during his time at Bethel Park. One of them, Jason Kohler, told reporters Sunday that students tormented Crooks "almost every day" and that he often wore "hunting" outfits to class.
"He was just an outcast," Kohler said, "and you know how kids are nowadays."
Yet, two former students interviewed by The Inquirer disputed the characterization.
They did not recall specific incidents of violence or other antagonism involving their now-infamous classmate in the community they described as generally tight-knit.
Mark Sigafoos remembered Crooks as the quiet but friendly kid he shared two classes with at Bethel Park.
"He was very kind," Sigafoos said Sunday, by phone. "He was a nerdy kid, but I don't think he was as harshly bullied as some people are saying. He never wore trench coats or anything of the sort to school."
A Tribune-Review article from Bethel Park'sJune 2022 graduation credited Crooks with earning an academic award, for math and science. And Sigafoos said that when he didn't understand the course material, Crooks was someone he turned to for help.
The thought that the mild-mannered student would try to kill former President Trump was difficult to process.
"I feel like this is one of those things that you wouldn't expect from him," Sigafoos said. "No one that I know said they ever found him to be a creepy, loner kind of guy."
FBI investigators found materials for two explosive devices in Crooks' car, according to the New York Times. Police on Sunday restricted public access to the gunman's home in Bethel Park, nestled in a middle-class suburb eight miles south of Pittsburgh.
The slight traces of public information Crooks left behind leave few clues about his political ideology.
Federal campaign finance records show he made a $15 donation to progressive political action committee in 2021 after President Joe Biden's election, but later registered as a Republican, according to Pennsylvania voter data. His father was a registered Libertarian, his mother a Democrat.
Crooks' body was found on the rooftop of an agricultural tool manufacturing plant a few hundred feet from the rally with an AR-style semiautomatic rifle — legally purchased by his father. The shooter was wearing a T-shirt promoting "The Demolition Ranch," a YouTube channel for gun enthusiasts.
If Crooks maintained any personal social media presence, it went largely undetected on Sunday. Discord, an instant messaging platform mainly used by video gamers, released a statement acknowledging Crooks held a "rarely utilized" account that contained no information relevant to the shooting.
Sigafoos did not recall Crooks making political overtures in class, but rather as someone interested in how government works, and "not trying to insert his own beliefs into it."
Another former classmate did not share this view.
Max R. Smith recalled taking an American history course with Crooks as a sophomore. He did recall Crooks making political statements — but they shed no light on his actions Saturday.
"He definitely was conservative," he said. "It makes me wonder why he would carry out an assassination attempt on the conservative candidate."
Smith recalled a mock debate in which their history professor posed government policy questions and asked students to stand on one side of the classroom or the other to signal their support or opposition for a given proposal.
"The majority of the class were on the liberal side, but Tom, no matter what, always stood his ground on the conservative side," Smith said. "That's still the picture I have of him. Just standing alone on one side while the rest of the class was on the other."…
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
I watched an interview with one of his classmates while an interesting looking classmate stood next to him. If "we" were to profile, should we feel these two kids seem "off"? Thats the problem. We don't know who is capable of what unless we consider anyone is capable of anything. So what extremes do we take it to - or ignore?
The shit they sling about prices was true when Trump was president, but moderated now. Alternate universe of dumb-assed negativity. Threatening, whining, self castrating idiots
RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:28 pm
I watched an interview with one of his classmates while an interesting looking classmate stood next to him. If "we" were to profile, should we feel these two kids seem "off"? Thats the problem. We don't know who is capable of what unless we consider anyone is capable of anything. So what extremes do we take it to - or ignore?
Yeah this is just unadulterated, cult nonsense. He played golf today. He has never changed and will never change. His version of meeting the moment is binary: (1) take advantage where possible, and (2) ignore/stall/misdirect otherwise.
My interview with President Trump today where he talks about yesterday’s events, how it changed him and how that led to him to ultimately “meet the moment” and rewrite his convention speech.
RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:28 pm
I watched an interview with one of his classmates while an interesting looking classmate stood next to him. If "we" were to profile, should we feel these two kids seem "off"? Thats the problem. We don't know who is capable of what unless we consider anyone is capable of anything. So what extremes do we take it to - or ignore?
HUH? Sounds more like clueless teenagers who have little ability to read what is going on with anyone outside of themselves. I'd also assume that if you asked a dozen random classmates of all of us to describe us you'd get a dozen different answers.
But your link does make me want to watch Jacob's Ladder again so thanks for that.
