by "Nibby" (nibby68)
Published 11/29/2017 at 22:24
by "Nibby" (nibby68)
Published 11/29/2017 at 22:24
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You guys know I’m not one for politics but this disgusts me. First read this
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/us/politics/trump-anti-muslim-videos-jayda-fransen.html
Britain First is a far-right hate group in the UK that spreads misinformation and tries to spread hatred. Led by Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen, this group is anti-abortion, anti-immigration, anti-culture mixing, etc. They’ve posted videos on social media of Pakistani cricket players celebrating a victory after a match and labelled it as terrorists rejoicing. Also the descriptions of the videos Trump retweeted aren’t accurate... the “Muslim migrant” beating up the boy on crutches isn’t Muslim nor a migrant.
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There should be zero tolerance for someone with the power and authority of President of ANY country, let alone the United States, who shares this kind of bigotry and hateful posts on social media. By promoting this woman and her activist group he’s enabling thousands of those who believe in supremacy. Which is quite ironic cause the United States and the UK have storied histories of immigrants who have helped build their respective countries socially, economically, scientifically, culturally, and academically.
I don’t want this to sound like yet another anti-Trump post on the internet but I really hope there are ramifications for this. It’s spiteful, dangerous, and incredibly naive. It sickens me there are people who will still go balls to the wall to support this lunacy. There are also some very well documented examples of Trump’s racist history... such as not allowing black people to rent Trump owned apartments, the way he has referred to people as “my Hispanics” and “my African-Americans,” calling Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas,” calling Mexicans “rapists,” etc.
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Sickening.
"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley)
11/29/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 6
Yeah, its fucked up.
I’m Canadian, and when I saw it on the BBC, I thought “this has to be a turning point”
But, I’ve thought that many, many times since before the election
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
11/29/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 20
Donald Trump is a despicable, vile, disgusting, evil, vapid, thoroughly horrendous pile of festering manure masquerading as a human being.
This has been my attempt at polite, non-confrontational discourse regarding current presidential politics.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
11/29/2017 at 22:38, STARS: 3
"scoob" (scoobsti)
11/29/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 10
Every now and then he stoops to a new low, and all that ever happens is he gets to stoop to yet another new low.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/29/2017 at 22:45, STARS: 8
Don’t worry about sounding anti-Trump. Orangey earns 110% of the castigation he receives, and 110% more after that. There’s literally no line to be crossed when calling him out. If only the media and those who elected him would dare say something.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
11/29/2017 at 22:45, STARS: 1
a new low for low
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
11/29/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 1
Just to give you some hope, I had heard since I moved to DC that former FBI director James Comey was a kind, decent and generally awesome guy. Was dropping off someone at the airport tonight, and saw him go out of his way to stop, chat with and shake hands with a uniformed cop who had recognized him. You know that sense you get from a distance that someone is an awesome person? Yeah that. Anyone that would fire him has plenty to hide, and given what I saw, I’m betting there’s not a G-man or G-woman that won’t go to the mat to see that those who have wronged him pay.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
11/29/2017 at 23:38, STARS: 2
Honestly, I’m waiting for the day that some grizzled military officer is in a press conference when the orange idiot says something stupid. And when DJT says whatever stupid thing, the combat veteran officer cold-cocks him right in the distended anal prolapse he calls a mouth.
And when DJT gets up, fighting back tears, he quits. And throws a ridiculous tantrum in public.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/29/2017 at 23:48, STARS: 3
Donald Trump: Someone destroyed this statue of the Virgin Mary!
Scandinavians, protestants: so?
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
11/30/2017 at 00:55, STARS: 0
whenever i hear people go on about how religious violence suddenly happened, i think “i bet you weren’t paying attention to 15-17 century european history.”
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
11/30/2017 at 01:47, STARS: 1
As a non and never will be American, I laughed so hard at this story. Your nation is being represented by this clown. He is the visual representation of your nation. Your reflection on the world. Its not a good look.
Even our public broadcaster has a web page devoted to Trump’s America...it’s a compendium of giggles, groans and the plain weird. In other words, it’s no longer given particularly serious treatment. Rather it’s just a way to pass the time until you vote someone else in...
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/30/2017 at 02:36, STARS: 2
whenever i hear people go on about how religious violence suddenly happened, i think “i bet you weren’t paying attention to 15-17 century european history.”
Is a given throughout history. I doubt someone can point to a time in the last few millennia where there hasn’t been considerable religious violence somewhere.
"Sovande" (sovande)
11/30/2017 at 02:39, STARS: 1
Do you think it makes you sound hip or funny to call the President anything but his actual name? Orangey, Cheetolini, etc? It’s not particularly creative or edgy and has a 5th grade kind of feel to it. I don’t understand the need to cheapen the argument by stooping to the lowest common denominator.
Trump is the actual fucking worst. Even Hilary Clinton would have been better. Don’t be afraid to own that.
"Sovande" (sovande)
11/30/2017 at 02:40, STARS: 0
Keep laughing.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/30/2017 at 02:41, STARS: 0
America under Trump has become an international laughing stock and an unreliable partner. Much more so in less than a year than under 8 years of war criminal Bush Jr. I do feel bad for the countless of decent Americans out there though.
"aquila121" (aquila121)
11/30/2017 at 07:31, STARS: 1
I think we would get along rather well. Keep being awesome.
"Svend" (svend)
11/30/2017 at 07:34, STARS: 1
This will always be apt.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-42165942
re: the videos he retweeted.
Re: the dutch video.
The video seems to have been shared on the Dutch photo- and video-hosting site Dumpert, whose branding can be seen in the top left-hand corner of the video.
However, the video was removed from the site in May 2017 at the request of the police and victim’s family.
Unlike the other two, the claim in this tweet appears to have little substance.
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that police had made two arrests in connection with the video . The two men arrested were from Edam-Volendam and Monnickendam, in the north of The Netherlands.
A spokesperson from the Dutch Public Prosecution Service confirmed to the BBC that the person arrested for the attack “was born and raised in the Netherlands” and was not a migrant, as claimed in the social-media post.
The religion of the perpetrator is unknown.
the other videos.
The second video retweeted by Mr Trump shows a man smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary.
This video was uploaded to YouTube in 2013 with a title in Arabic which translates as: “A terrorist destroys a statue of the Virgin Mary in Syria”.
The man in the video is speaking formal Fusha Arabic, which makes it more difficult to identify his nationality.
The New York Times also points out the destruction of religious iconography “has long been condemned by the wider Muslim population”.
In the video, the cleric can be heard saying: “No-one but Allah will be worshipped in the land of the Levant,” which would tally with claims he was a member of militant Islamist group al-Nusra Front .
The third video retweeted was shared with the words: “VIDEO: Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!”.
The graphic video originates from the 2013 clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi .
The video shows Hamad Badr,19, being pushed from the top of a building in the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria . He later died in hospital.
In 2015, Mahmoud Ramadan, who can be seen in the video wearing a black flag, was hanged for murdering Hamad Badr.
"RutRut" (RDR)
11/30/2017 at 07:35, STARS: 0
C’mon, don’t drag my beloved Red Wings into this!
"fintail" (fintail)
11/30/2017 at 08:20, STARS: 0
Nah, it’s just funny, and I don’t think he is always deserving of a normal human name. Not like I am using profanity or using an outright Nazi comparison (sadly, sometimes it isn’t completely invalid). Maybe if I just call him “45" that won’t be offensive? :)
For all of her faults, she was definitely the lesser evil.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
11/30/2017 at 08:30, STARS: 0
I would pay so much money to be able to just hear the rink mics during a game.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
11/30/2017 at 08:38, STARS: 1
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"Nibby" (nibby68)
11/30/2017 at 08:40, STARS: 0
it’s a sad, sad state of affairs
"Sovande" (sovande)
11/30/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 0
It’s not about being offensive, it’s about directing a narrative. If the aim is to make Trump look bad, or to remind others that he is bad, you might as well use his name. “Orangey” isn’t completely fucking nuts and making horrible, racist remarks on Twitter and other media, President Donald Trump is doing these things. Invoking the gravity and status of his name and position further highlights his abhorrent track record as a human being.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/30/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 0
I suppose inserting “president” with every mention is a way to drive the point home - this dumpster fire is president, we are all stuck with it.
However, I still have to give thanks to DPRK for bringing “dotard” back into the world, as it definitely fits.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
11/30/2017 at 22:54, STARS: 0
according to my relatives the world has only gone nuts in the last 20 years. When I responded that “maybe because before that communication and video took too long, so that most events were ignored?”