US congresswoman states America should be "more fearful of white men"

splashuum

In a bizarre statement Ilhan Omar claims Americans should be more fearful of white men. These comment are totally incorrect seeming as the homicide rate committed by black men is soaring. Its frightening to see people gobble up her garbage.
I firmly believe she could play a major factor in getting Trump re-elected due to her radical views.

https://twitter.com/mollyfprince/status/1154039284950716419

One eyed Jack

You’ll have to speak up, I’m wearing a turban.

sabat

It's almost as if she's campaigning for Trump's re-election, or for whatever alternative the Republicans run if he doesn't make it that far.

mad muffin

If that’s not inciting hatred I don’t know what is.

Phoebas

That quote is from a year ago so you'd have to wonder what prompted it to resurface now.

The context of it was the threat to Americans from terrorism, so she was probably factually correct.

jimmycrackcorm

splashuum wrote: »

In a bizarre statement Ilhan Omar claims Americans should be more fearful of white men. These comment are totally incorrect seeming as the homicide rate committed by black men is soaring. Its frightening to see people gobble up her garbage.
I firmly believe she could play a major factor in getting Trump re-elected due to her radical views.

https://twitter.com/mollyfprince/status/1154039284950716419

How many of the mass shootings such as in schools, churches, concets were carried out by black people?

elfy4eva

It's racism plain and simple and should be treated with as much contempt as we're it any other race being tarred.

jam_mac_jam

elfy4eva wrote: »

It's racism plain and simple and should be treated with as much contempt as we're it any other race being tarred.

Yeah it is. You can't argue that islamaphobia is wrong by tarnishing another group

lawlolawl

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

How many of the mass shootings such as in schools, churches, concets were carried out by black people?

Are mass shootings the only thing that makes up murder statistics now?

Everyone knows that mass shootings and serial killings are predominantly white crimes but they still don't come anywhere close to the amount of murders carried out by minorities in the States.

splashuum

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

splashuum wrote: »

In a bizarre statement Ilhan Omar claims Americans should be more fearful of white men. These comment are totally incorrect seeming as the homicide rate committed by black men is soaring. Its frightening to see people gobble up her garbage.
I firmly believe she could play a major factor in getting Trump re-elected due to her radical views.

https://twitter.com/mollyfprince/status/1154039284950716419

How many of the mass shootings such as in schools, churches, concets were carried out by black people?

The majority of shootings in the states are carried out by black people. The death toll of church related attacks worldwide are also committed by black people. I’m only aware of one concert* attack, that of which was not carried out by a white male.

jam_mac_jam

lawlolawl wrote: »

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

How many of the mass shootings such as in schools, churches, concets were carried out by black people?

Are mass shootings the only thing that makes up murder statistics now?

Everyone knows that mass shootings and serial killings are predominantly white crimes but they still don't come anywhere close to the amount of murders carried out by minorities in the States.

You are using the same arguement. No one group should be tarnished or blamed.

jam_mac_jam

jam_mac_jam wrote:

You are using the same arguement. No one group should be tarnished or blamed.

He was just responding to a question

TheValeyard

I found the culprit

meeeeh

I think some of you should lay off Twitter. Also what this with constant desire to feel prosecuted. I don't think image of man who suffers quietly and stoically was healthy but this new version of whingers are pretty disappointing.

Mickeroo

splashuum wrote: »

Americans should be more fearful of white men.

Now the OP has claimed it too. :P

InTheShadows

Just more of the same from this racist witch.

InTheShadows

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Yeah it is. You can't argue that islamaphobia is wrong by tarnishing another group

It's not a phobia if a large section of them want you dead.

martingriff

InTheShadows wrote: »

It's not a phobia if a large section of them want you dead.

A large section of the 1.8 billion? Really hope you have the figures to back that up?

alastair

The context is fear of terrorism in the USA. She’s entirely right that the main threat comes not from Islamist groups, but white suprematist groups.

https://www.theatlas.com/charts/rkN8tZz8m

ILoveYourVibes

splashuum wrote: »

In a bizarre statement Ilhan Omar claims Americans should be more fearful of white men. These comment are totally incorrect seeming as the homicide rate committed by black men is soaring. Its frightening to see people gobble up her garbage.
I firmly believe she could play a major factor in getting Trump re-elected due to her radical views.

https://twitter.com/mollyfprince/status/1154039284950716419

She doesn't seem to get the majority of the voting population is white.

I am not saying she is wrong or right. But I am saying that was a really awkward stumbling interview by someone who really has no clue what her brief is and is really not sharing a party platform that is even if the Dems even have one at this stage.

Of course she is helping Trump. I wouldn't be surprised if the right help place her there.

Dufflecoat Fanny

It's like she's trying to get shot and martyred

ELM327

Just more crap from the nut job squad

Keep it coming, makes 2020 a sure thing for Trump!

alastair

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

She doesn't seem to get the majority of the voting population is white.

I am not saying she is wrong or right. But I am saying that was a really awkward stumbling interview by someone who really has no clue what her brief is and is really not sharing a party platform that is even if the Dems even have one at this stage.

Of course she is helping Trump. I wouldn't be surprised if the right help place her there.

The interview is a year old. She was successfully elected to a Congress after the interview. She’s demonstrably in touch with her electorate. She’s a member of the Progressive Caucus, which represents one strand of the Democratic platform. Do you really believe that either Democrat or Republican Party platforms are anywhere near ubiquitous across their membership? Keep in mind that Trump essentially ditched the entire Republican platform for an off-the-cuff populism that’s got precious little to do with the party mainstream.

mad muffin

People like Kamala Harris are the real threat to America. Politicians that will spin anything for votes.

Say whatever you like about trump. At least he is doing something for his citizens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibQw2On--c0

Luxxis

splashuum wrote: »

In a bizarre statement Ilhan Omar claims Americans should be more fearful of white men. These comment are totally incorrect seeming as the homicide rate committed by black men is soaring. Its frightening to see people gobble up her garbage.
I firmly believe she could play a major factor in getting Trump re-elected due to her radical views.

https://twitter.com/mollyfprince/status/1154039284950716419

Technical they should fear heart disease, which will kill 1 in 6 Americans.

Penn

https://twitter.com/AkyolinEnglish/status/1154470864332709890

Most people are retracting their criticism of Omar after seeing the full unedited clip of the interview.

ancapailldorcha

Penn wrote: »

Most people are retracting their criticism of Omar after seeing the full unedited clip of the interview.

Unfortunately, much of modern discourse simply consists of outrage peddling with this thread being a prime example.

Cody montana

I agree with her 100%.

FreudianSlippers

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Unfortunately, much of modern discourse simply consists of outrage peddling with this thread being a prime example.

Honestly the level of discourse on this forum (which I didn't know existed before recently) makes me fear for the level of education in Ireland and worry about humanity in general.

ancapailldorcha

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Honestly the level of discourse on this forum (which I didn't know existed before recently) makes me fear for the level of education in Ireland and worry about humanity in general.

Agreed. Certain posters would just type the same drivel over and over again looking for thanks and outrage. Now they're just dumping links from dodgy far right news outlets in the US.

Billy Mays

Looking forward to the OP's next thread on a US congresswoman/women

ILoveYourVibes

alastair wrote: »

The interview is a year old. She was successfully elected to a Congress after the interview. She’s demonstrably in touch with her electorate.

No she isn't.

mad muffin

Penn wrote: »

https://twitter.com/AkyolinEnglish/status/1154470864332709890

Most people are retracting their criticism of Omar after seeing the full unedited clip of the interview.

Lol is this supposed to be better? If anything it’s worse. She doesn’t even answer the question about 20 Somali refugees going over to fight for isis…

ELM327

mad muffin wrote: »

Lol is this supposed to be better? If anything it’s worse. She doesn’t even answer the question about 20 Somali refugees going over to fight for isis…

It's great
Imbeciles like this will get Trump back in!

mad muffin

ELM327 wrote: »

It's great
Imbeciles like this will get Trump back in!

If the Dems continue the way they are going. Trump can sleep walk 2020.

meeeeh

What I find more interesting is how quickly people can be played by doctored clips they are fed over social media.

alastair

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

No she isn't.

Well - let’s tease this out.

She did this interview, along with lots of public expressions of her beliefs across the media. Everyone knows her positions.

The electorate then voted for her to become a Congresswoman.

How exactly is she not in touch with her electorate?

micosoft

splashuum wrote: »

Its frightening to see people gobble up her garbage.

Actually it's frightening to see people like the OP gobble up garbage and the regurgitate in threads. It's quite plain the clip was doctored with an important line removed to change the point which she was making. The issue is we have people like the OP either "gobbling" up these crude lies or deliberately spreading them and setting the narrative.

Couple of other odd accounts jumping in to support the false "radical" narrative being created in the US/Russia. The thing that strikes me is that this is not even well done - it's really crude. What happens with fakery is done well?

alastair

meeeeh wrote: »

What I find more interesting is how quickly people can be played by doctored clips they are fed over social media.

It helps to be a supporter of a low-bar ideology.

mad muffin

alastair wrote: »

It helps to be a supporter of a low-bar ideology.

Indeed.

Tell me how

meeeeh wrote: »

What I find more interesting is how quickly people can be played by doctored clips they are fed over social media.

It's confirmation bias. They started with a particular view. They will grip to anything which the feel gives merit to their position irrespective of the veracity of it.

'Alternative facts' as one of their ilk might say.

FreudianSlippers

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

No she isn't.

Do you live in Minnesota's 5th congressional district?

meeeeh

micosoft wrote: »

Actually it's frightening to see people like the OP gobble up garbage and the regurgitate in threads. It's quite plain the clip was doctored with an important line removed to change the point which she was making. The issue is we have people like the OP either "gobbling" up these crude lies or deliberately spreading them and setting the narrative.

Couple of other odd accounts jumping in to support the false "radical" narrative being created in the US/Russia. The thing that strikes me is that this is not even well done - it's really crude. What happens with fakery is done well?

Yeah it's interesting how little people pay attention to the sources, make sure they are reliable. Even if we do all this we can be caught like the story of "euthanasia" of that Dutch teenager which was reported in proper media. But to regurgitate some tweet without checking the background is seriously naive.

Tell me how

micosoft wrote: »

Couple of other odd accounts jumping in to support the false "radical" narrative being created in the US/Russia. The thing that strikes me is that this is not even well done - it's really crude. What happens with fakery is done well?

You get Worzle Gummidge impersonators in both the White House and Downing Street.
It has been done 'well'.

alastair

Tell me how wrote: »

You get Worzle Gummidge impersonators in both the White House and Downing Street.
It has been done 'well'.

Neither elected on a popular franchise however.

micosoft

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

No she isn't.

She won her seat 267,703 to 74,440 last year
https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota%27s_5th_Congressional_District_election,_2018

You seem to have a profoundly anti-democratic view of the world.... along with an aversion to the facts.

ILoveYourVibes

alastair wrote: »

Well - let’s tease this out.

She did this interview, along with lots of public expressions of her beliefs across the media. Everyone knows her positions.

The electorate then voted for her to become a Congresswoman.

How exactly is she not in touch with her electorate?

No she isn't.
Who was she running against? A conservative called Jennifer Zielinski who was quite frankly mental!

She won in Minnesota which has been a democratic state since 1976!

They would vote for a democratic cucumber.

And I would have voted for her too over Jennifer Zielinski that doesn't mean I don't think Ilhan Omar doesn't have extremist views or that HER views are in line with mine.

micosoft

mad muffin wrote: »

If the Dems continue the way they are going. Trump can sleep walk 2020.

Indeed. The tragedy that the Dems are not running on a racist platform that Trump hopes will win him 2020 is profoundly troubling. It says a lot about his supporters and the America of today.

alastair

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

No she isn't.
Who was she running against? A conservative called Jennifer Zielinski who was quite frankly mental!

She won in Minnesota which has been a democratic state since 1976!

They would vote for a democratic cucumber.

And I would have voted for her too over Jennifer Zielinski that doesn't mean I don't think Ilhan Omar doesn't have extremist views or that HER views are in line with mine.

So - her electoral popularity is not a measure of her electoral popularity. Gotcha.

JohnMc1

She should go to the Border and tell all those caravans of people to turn back then. I'm sick of people like her coming to our Countries and making something of themselves [mostly due to the generosity of the people she's demonizing] and showing no gratitude for it. The only correct response to comments like this is Trump's. " You don't like it here. Get the **** out." You think us White People are horrible.?Stop coming to our Countries.

micosoft

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

No she isn't.
Who was she running against? A conservative called Jennifer Zielinski who was quite frankly mental!

She won in Minnesota which has been a democratic state since 1976!

They would vote for a democratic cucumber.

And I would have voted for her too over Jennifer Zielinski that doesn't mean I don't think Ilhan Omar doesn't have extremist views or that HER views are in line with mine.

Except they have primaries to select the candidate in the US. She won that too.