Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

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Originally Posted by Methais

No you didn't. I didn't ask if he was grandstanding. I asked if he was being disruptive.

Let's try this again. Simply answer either "yes" or "no" and then you can add your wall of text after:

Was Acosta being disruptive?

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No, he was within his rights as a reporter to politely push for an answer to his question within a context and venue designed for that purpose.

Now, show me the same respect I've shown you.

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Originally Posted by BriarFox

No, he was within his rights as a reporter to politely push for an answer to his question within a context and venue designed for that purpose.

Now, show me the same respect I've shown you.

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He wasn't being polite. He was told he was done, and it was time for the next person to ask a question. It wasn't a 1 on 1 interview, it was a press briefing. Acosta was wrong, whether the President dodged his question or not. I think he should have been removed then and there.

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Originally Posted by Gelston

How many times have you seen Republicans taking to the streets and burning cars and shits after elections? It isn't us who do that.

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Right-wing violence far outweighs left-wing violence. I hope you're right and nothing happens, though.

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Originally Posted by BriarFox

Right-wing violence far outweighs left-wing violence. I hope you're right and nothing happens, though.

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"Far outweighs" Okay.

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Originally Posted by Gelston

"Far outweighs" Okay.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...-wing-violence

"The real threat of violence comes from the right. The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reports that right-wingers and white supremacists were responsible for 74 percent of the murders committed by political extremists in the United States over the past decade. Only 2 percent were committed by left-wing radicals."

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/...ing-extremists

"“A Quartz analysis of the database shows that almost two-thirds of terror attacks in the (United States) last year were tied to racist, anti-Muslim, homophobic, anti-Semitic, fascist, anti-government, or xenophobic motivations,” its posting says."

And here's the Quartz story itself: https://qz.com/1435885/data-shows-mo...us-extremists/

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Originally Posted by BriarFox

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...-wing-violence

"The real threat of violence comes from the right. The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reports that right-wingers and white supremacists were responsible for 74 percent of the murders committed by political extremists in the United States over the past decade. Only 2 percent were committed by left-wing radicals."

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/...ing-extremists

"“A Quartz analysis of the database shows that almost two-thirds of terror attacks in the (United States) last year were tied to racist, anti-Muslim, homophobic, anti-Semitic, fascist, anti-government, or xenophobic motivations,” its posting says."

And here's the Quartz story itself: https://qz.com/1435885/data-shows-mo...us-extremists/

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The study defines “right-wing extremism” as “violence in support of the belief that personal and/or national way of life is under attack and is either already lost or that the threat is imminent,”

Interesting. I guess those riots after Trump was elected were right-wing according to that definition.

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Originally Posted by BriarFox

Also, trying to look at things objectively isn't the same thing as not having an opinion, PB. You're humping that angle like a sick dog.

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But that’s the thing: you don’t even try. You already have a preconceived notion and an obvious bias and view events through those eyes. There is absolutely nothing objective about you or your posts. At all.

And the funny part is: you come here pretending to be objective and you are one of the least objective person here. Your level of self awareness rivals time4fun’s... and I didn’t think anyone could be that oblivious.

Congrats

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Originally Posted by BriarFox

Listening to Trump's rhetoric and taking it seriously isn't fear-mongering; it's honesty. Expecting that his words will never lead to actions, on the other hand, is delusion.

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So you believe all these BLM people are the reason why there is an increase in police shootings?

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Originally Posted by Gelston

The study defines “right-wing extremism” as “violence in support of the belief that personal and/or national way of life is under attack and is either already lost or that the threat is imminent,”

Interesting. I guess those riots after Trump was elected were right-wing according to that definition.

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These are the full definitions:

Left-wing extremism
Violence in support of a revolutionary socialist agenda and the view that one is a protector of the populace.
Characterized by disdain for capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, and by a Marxist political focus and procommunist/socialist
beliefs, or support for a decentralized, non-hierarchical sociopolitical system (e.g., anarchism).

Right-wing extremism
Violence in support of the belief that personal and/or national way of life is under attack and is either already lost or
that the threat is imminent. Characterized by anti-globalism, racial or ethnic supremacy or nationalism, suspicion of
centralized federal authority, reverence for individual liberty, and/or belief in conspiracy theories that involve grave
threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.

Here's the full study: https://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START...US_Nov2017.pdf

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Originally Posted by BriarFox

These are the full definitions:

Left-wing extremism
Violence in support of a revolutionary socialist agenda and the view that one is a protector of the populace.
Characterized by disdain for capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, and by a Marxist political focus and procommunist/socialist
beliefs, or support for a decentralized, non-hierarchical sociopolitical system (e.g., anarchism).

Right-wing extremism
Violence in support of the belief that personal and/or national way of life is under attack and is either already lost or
that the threat is imminent. Characterized by anti-globalism, racial or ethnic supremacy or nationalism, suspicion of
centralized federal authority, reverence for individual liberty, and/or belief in conspiracy theories that involve grave
threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.

Here's the full study: https://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START...US_Nov2017.pdf

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Yes, and according to that "full definition" they used, any protest/riot after an election will always be "right wing".