So much Trump bashing on Gawker

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 03/20/2016 at 23:02 • Filed to: None

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I’m against Trump, but it’s a little too much.

NeedForSwede > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:07

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Classic misdirection

Brian Silvestro > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:08

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then don’t read

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:08

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Surprise..... It’s Gawker.

Sam > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:14

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It’s literally the subject of every article. They never actually support their own candidates, just flame the opposition.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:15

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Never a lack of content though.

To some degree, not just the magnitude but the frequency of crazy that campaign is and does shit has a story all to its own.

I agree it’s tiresome, but they aren’t fabricating this stuff.

Be thankful the other campaigns are so freaking boring they get ignored.

PorkchoPlissken > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:16

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This is why I don’t gawker.

SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:27

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Yeah, I either see stories about how awful trump is, or I go on reddit and see these people.

-this space for rent- > Sam 03/20/2016 at 23:30

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Which is funny, since that’s basically how Trump rolls too.

Blondude > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 03/20/2016 at 23:35

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I downloaded RES and set it to block /r/politics and /r/SandersForPresident because of that shit. The hive mind is insane.

RyanFrew > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:36

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Have they said anything about the lawsuit yet?

Blondude > Brian Silvestro 03/20/2016 at 23:36

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i dont reading good

Breakfast Burrito: The True Resident Burrito > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:38

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I always knew it was an echo chamber, but I feel a little bit better about it after the Hulk trial actually established they sensationalize stuff for clicks. I mean, I guess I always felt that way, but somehow it helps to know that behind their condescending propaganda is someone who’s at least a little less extreme than how they seem.

The really sad thing is the people who actually take their biased nonsense at face value as news. These end up being the same people blocking ambulances and assaulting Trump supporters because they read online he’s a “racist.” Naturally if you’re fighting “racism,” the laws obviously don’t apply to you...

PorkchoPlissken > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:38

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Gawker? I don’t even know her! Sure that’s been done before, but couldn’t resist.

Nibby > Brian Silvestro 03/20/2016 at 23:39

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THE BRIAN SILVESTRO CENTER FOR OPPOITES WHO CAN’T READ GOOD

Chariotoflove > TheHondaBro 03/20/2016 at 23:46

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I don't like Trump either. But I like bashing even less. It diminishes the bashers as well and debases the conversation. And these conversations are important enough that they should be taken seriously.

Flavien Vidal > Blondude 03/20/2016 at 23:59

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Yes, very similar to Ron Paul back in 2012... Internet spammers everywhere! Very annoying to see people wake up and show sudden political interest when most won’t move their ass in 3 years to elect their congressmen...

Your boy, BJR > RyanFrew 03/21/2016 at 00:06

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I’ll give you two guesses and a hint.

HINT: it isn't yes.

Blondude > Flavien Vidal 03/21/2016 at 00:06

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At this point I’m hoping Bernie doesn’t get the nomination just so I can watch Reddit implode.

PushToStart > Your boy, BJR 03/21/2016 at 00:34

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It’s not “newsworthy” I guess...

God, fuck gawker.

TheHondaBro > Nibby 03/21/2016 at 01:26

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Brain Silvestro*

Chasaboo > TheHondaBro 03/21/2016 at 01:29

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If Trump were discrediting your race, perhaps you would be bashing him as well. He's quite despicable.

TheHondaBro > Chasaboo 03/21/2016 at 01:35

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He has. I’m not bashing him 24/7 though.

Xyl0c41n3 > TheHondaBro 03/21/2016 at 02:51

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It's been how many days now since the Hulk suit ruling yet they haven't posted a single thing mentioning it? But they were so quick to provide live stream links for the trial every single day, cross posted to all the main verticals, no less. That makes me fucking laugh. Don't dish it if you can't take it, Gawker.

Redd, the RX-7 that could > Chasaboo 03/21/2016 at 04:13

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It just feels unnecessary at this point. The more mature among us all realized that he’s a racist pig months ago, and just kinda expected everyone else to ignore him, but he’s still all anyone talks about, and that’s exactly how he wants it. I guess it’s easy articles though.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > -this space for rent- 03/21/2016 at 05:35

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His entire campaign is a mirror image of exactly the kind of campaign that wins for democrats (see Obama in 2007-2008 if you don’t believe me...the man was even more vacuous and roughly as good at stirring up a crowd).

They’re just butthurt that he’s using their methods/tactics successfully to promote his positions.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Blondude 03/21/2016 at 05:39

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He won’t, which is depressing. I’m currently considering going to a caucus meeting to vote for the only sane prominent candidate... The thing is that my town is so far left that they’ll probably give it to him anyway, like they did to Obama last time (we set some kind of record for support that year).

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Breakfast Burrito: The True Resident Burrito 03/21/2016 at 05:58

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They’re definitely tabloid-grade sensationalists and peddlers of propaganda intended to incite violence. Jezebel might actually be worse than Gawker. The comments on both scare me even more than the articles because these people are not making money by being expressing their inflammatory views.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Xyl0c41n3 03/21/2016 at 06:49

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To be fair, about 4 minutes in to one video, it was over. When you make a joke about child porn during a trial, it’s not going to go well.

Your boy, BJR > PushToStart 03/21/2016 at 07:49

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No, they're only interested in THE TRUTH AT ALL COSTS, which is why they'll post a sex tape of a former pro wrestler but not about how they now owe said wrestler $115m

DipodomysDeserti > Breakfast Burrito: The True Resident Burrito 03/21/2016 at 07:59

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You understand that the entire Civil Rights movement was based on doing illegal stuff in order to bring attention to and protest against the racism in American society, right? So yeah, morally, most people (except racists) would agree that it’s ok to break the law in order to protest racism. Now, whether or not Trump and his supporters are racists is an entirely different argument.

Funktheduck > TheHondaBro 03/21/2016 at 08:02

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It’s gawker. If they disagree with your views they think you should die a horrific death because their small mindedness can’t handle any intrusions into their “safe space” they deem the entire planet.

BorkBorkBjork > TheHondaBro 03/21/2016 at 09:00

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Trump is a turd-burglar for sure, but you’re right. This kind of hostile media attention is what is allowing him to thrive.

BorkBorkBjork > Blondude 03/21/2016 at 09:03

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He won’t. Hoping for Bernie Sanders to get the nomination would be like betting on Italy to win World War II.

PushToStart > Your boy, BJR 03/21/2016 at 10:09

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Maybe they're still trying to work out how to admit they were wrong, all while still using their typical sarcastic, snarky, and defiant tone.

SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza > Blondude 03/21/2016 at 12:14

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I wonder if I can just filter any post containing Trump, Sanders, Bernie, Hillary, etc. Really clean up things up

Blondude > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 03/21/2016 at 12:18

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Yup.

RES settings —> Subreddits —> filteReddit —> keywords

Breakfast Burrito: The True Resident Burrito > DipodomysDeserti 03/21/2016 at 12:29

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Yeah I mean the reason why I put racism in quote was to criticize the people who were protesting in a dangerous and destructive ways based solely on sensationalized headlines they read online. And in regards to breaking the law, I was more talking about those who go out and disobey the law in the same destructive ways, and think there will be no consequences just because it’s in the name of protest.

But if you want to talk civil rights, yes non-violent civil disobedience was key to the civil rights movement. However, methods such as inciting riots, blocking conventions and emergency vehicles, looting, and destroying property were not. This is the reason why Martin Luther King Jr. is the definitive face of the civil rights movement, and not the Black Panthers.

Studies from then and today both show violent protests push people away from the cause. Therefore, there really is no excuse for the kind of behavior we’re seeing today.

Again to reiterate my first comment, it’s these kind of “ends justify the means” people who we’re seeing protest against Trump in destructive ways, and I believe that part of their justification can be attributed to false or sensationalized information they read online. They’re told that it’s ok to be violent and destructive as long as it is against those who these media outlets have a vested interest in stopping, and I think that is a dangerous precedent.

DipodomysDeserti > Breakfast Burrito: The True Resident Burrito 03/21/2016 at 12:54

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Blocking a road is not violent or destructive. Either is holding up signs at a rally. I don’t know what you’re referencing as far as inciting violence (which Trump has been doing), or looting in regards to anti Trump protesters. But if those things occurred it definitely wouldn’t help rally support against him.

MLK and his supporters blocked plenty of roads, and disrupted the day to day activities of many racist establishments through sit ins. And anyone who has seriously studied the Civil Rights movement knows that without the Black Panthers, white leaders would not have been willing to take MLK seriously. MLK was originally considered violent and dangerous because of his willingness to break laws as a form of protest. When the Black Panthers came along, they forced mainstream America to view MLK in a different way by showing them what real violent protest looked like. There are many racists today that still view MLK as a violent trouble maker. Without the Black Panthers, his means would not have been viewed as legitimate by mainstream America at that time.

Now, I don’t think protesting Trump will do anything to hurt his popularity, so i don’t think it is an effective way to fight him. He and his supporters are like a Jerry Springer audience. The more chaos the better. If Trump’s antics had been ignored, I feel he would have fizzled out like the reality television show his campaign is.

deprecated account > Nibby 03/22/2016 at 22:01

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WHAT IS THIS A COMMENTS SECTION FOR ANTS?!?!?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chasaboo 03/22/2016 at 22:22

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Quite discreditable.

NJAnon > TheHondaBro 03/22/2016 at 22:40

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Is it too much though? I’m no political science(?) person but Donald Trump? I mean is he trying to do like Ronald Reagan? (the actor turned president)