Gottacha.
Society Car plows into antifa during white nationalist protest of statue being removed
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I was watching their panel earlier.
A couple of the talking heads were just going at each other and another guy basically called them out and said, "if you guys are the best we've got to dicuss this and this how it is going to be discussed, then what chance does this populace have???". And they chilled out. Was pretty good moment.
One of the guys made a good point, not so much that Trump needs to get on his soap box about the right wing groups (said groups feed on federal government over reach creating martyrs) but rather do it in a way to reach out to the young men involved publicly that we can offer them a different way than what is going on. I think there's probably a lot of utility to that approach. The 1990's paramilitary rise was only empowered by Clinton pushing too hard early on. I worry that pushing this to the dark reaches of the internet will just make Spencer and Co more powerful.
Kid is an idiot. Last 25 seconds explain why.
Isis defeat in 60 days, repeal and replace Obamacare, mexico paying for some wall, lock her up, ect.
Just look at Twitter, Facebook, and forums. Politics (especially the past two elections) have made the American people go completely off the deep end. Many have lost all ability to think rationally or for themselves. It's crazy and embarrassing. ANY tweet by Trump, or about Trump, is met with thousands of replies by people from both sides being complete idiots. I've seen tweets by Trump where some people will respond 20-30 times. Like they think Trump's reading it, or people give a fuck about their opinion. People getting fired from their jobs because they can't refrain from posting stupid shit online. Others losing friends and family members because of political differences. It's ego and entitlement, plain and simple...listen to ME, MY opinion is important. Whining, bitching, moaning and crying for months on end now. No rational thought or productive dialogue...just knee jerk screaming of racism, sexism, bigotry, etc - while making the same hate filled, discriminatory remarks they claim to be opposed of.
I've got more important things to worry about. Trump got elected. He's here for another 3 1/2 or 7 1/2 years. He's not going to be impeached. Nothing some entitled twat on social media says is going to change that. Nothing any protester in America does is going to change it.
Time for people to accept the hand that's been dealt, turn the mainstream media off for a while, worry about getting shit together in their own lives, and focus energy on being part of the solution.
seeing those kkk guys walk through the campus with their made in china bamboo tiki torches was kinda funny.. but people losing their lives over a relic of a statue is sad tho.. the govt should leave the gen lee statues alone.. taking them down is causing a rallying point for the kkk and nazi's types.
Sunglasses at night... fuck that guy
This was domestic terrorism and the only people responsible for terrorism are terrorists. Trump blaming "all sides" is disgusting and even Republican senators are calling him out on that.
The word "terrorist" shit the bed while Bush was still in office. What purpose does labeling anyone a terrorist serve?
It's specifically a political protest that includes the killing or risk of killing of civilians.
that was far from the only act of violence that happened during the last 24-48 hours in charlottesville. both sides came looking for trouble and both came to commit violent acts.things are getting out of hand .he has to criticize both sides for their actions.
I won't argue the semantics about what constitutes a terrorist act and what doesn't, but there is a huge difference between what that guy did and what say an islamic suicide bomber does. An islamic suicide bomber goes amidst a huge crowd with the purpose of taking as many lives as possible. I can't be in this guy's mindset, but I doubt that when he traveled to that city he had planned to drive his car into a group of people.
When you are in an environment where antifas and nationalists are fighting, it's a battlefield, it's war. In war, there are casualties. This time someone died, and it won't be the last one. Not only in the US, in Europe as well, shit is just starting.
Was it known the guy is a white supremacist when Trump made his comments and was it known at that time that the piece of shit did it because of white supremacy?
I don't know, but that could explain why no groups were named
If the guy did it because of white supremacy, Id have no problem and would want Trump to mention that this domestic terrorist attack was brought on by hateful white supremacist beliefs
If it wasn't known at the time, then I like that Trump didn't mention it dealing with the violence
He doesn't have to specifically name people responsible; he can't if he doesn't know. But don't call out EVERYONE. Call out the people who did it.
Driving a car into a group of people isn't trying to take a load of lives? I gave you a drunk rating and I ask, have you been drinking?
Actually he drove his car into the back of another car if you look at the video Leigh. And then there was a chain reaction and folks went flying off of the front of the car he hit.
I mean I will watch it again but I'm pretty sure that's what I saw.
I agree with the last paragraph
I think the guy did plan to do this, but that's what will decide if it terrorism or not
Maybe best for me to leave the "domestic terrorism" stuff off the table until we know more facts
The nazi psycho killer angle is the story that big media is running with though. Probably doesn't matter what really happened, that's what most folks will believe happened now video or no.
No I am not drunk, and I don't drink in general. I won't give you a rating, because I find it cowardice.
I'm not saying he didn't try to take many lives. I am saying I doubt he planned to do so prior to his trip there. Do you know what happened to him before he drove into the crowd? Do you think antifas greeted him with hugs and flowers? The islamic suicide bomber goes amidst a crowd who is not there to fight that day.