Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

[BriarFox]

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?

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.

[Gelston]

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.

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.

[BriarFox]

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.

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

[Gelston]

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

"Far outweighs" Okay.

[BriarFox]

"Far outweighs" Okay.

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/

[Gelston]

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/

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.

[Parkbandit]

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.

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

[Parkbandit]

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.

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

[BriarFox]

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.

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

[Gelston]

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

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