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Elephants and Jackasses...

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by Nettdata, Oct 14, 2016.

  1. NatCH

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    then that just makes me sad that freezing no longer overrides grabbing your phone.
     
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    Then that also makes me wonder if the most prepared people in these situations would be Facebook group women. They’ve been hearing “gunshots” all last weekend.
     
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    So was this a good guy with a gun, or a bad guy with a gun?
     
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    depends what color
     
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    I despise Trump with every fiber of my being, but no good can come of this.

    If he were to be elected and indeed become a dictator? Open season.
     
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    90% of people probably already had their phones out filming already. I don’t think I’d manage in these situations. My legs go noodle in super stressful situations. I’d be worse than useless.
     
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    There is one guy, who I thought was trying to grab a gun in his pocket, but it was his phone. A good five or six second fight with his pocket.

    I maybe wouldn’t run, but I’d be on the ground and under the seat as much as possible.
     
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    I am absolutely impressed by the SS team. Some straight up pro responses.

    Like the candidate, not like the candidate....violence instead of diplomacy is deplorable. Full stop.

    Stay civilized, my friends.
     
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    The problem is that we crossed that Rubicon a while back. Trump has long advocated for violence, and has frequently gotten it (bombs mailed to Clinton, Obama, Biden, etc; the El Paso mass shooting; that whole violent coup attempt thing). Other Republicans are doing shit like Texas Governor's pardon of a murder he was a fan of, the North Carolina Lieutenant Governor's call for summary execution of folks who "need killing."
     
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    much better here



    no dangerous photo ops where he makes himself a target again. No allowing him to stay hyper visible and "on the X" so to speak. Just straight out of the way while they handled the situation.
     
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    Hinckley has been out of prison since 2016, maybe it was him?
     
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    That's the new muscle memory.
     
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    It would be obtuse to say that Trump had refrained from saying incidiary and outrageous things, and he is not someone with whom I would socialize. However, I cannot advocate shooting people with whom I disagree.

    I was pleased by President Biden's statement on the shooting. It showed grace and civility.
     
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    He was going to do voice-to-text for the statement but for some reason it kept calling trump "Putin."
     
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    Agreed. He addressed it perfectly.
     
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    Almost like he's the guy who should be elected President over the guy who embraces political violence.
     
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    I put it in the same category as invading another country to stop a terrorist leader or dictator, and now it's just a matter of discussing the timing. Before, during or after the reign of terror. There's been a sample of what's to come and a shopping list of intended activities.
     
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    FTFY
     
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    I'm not picky.
     
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