sydthebeat wrote: » for the first time since betting opened.... Biden is now the favourite at 5/6 ahead of Trump at 6/5
RIGOLO wrote: » , and these will translate into votes in the re-election .
Itssoeasy wrote: » I’m going to guess that trump won’t be happy that Steve King of Iowa lost his primary last night. Also, Kasie hunt from nbc/msnbc asked several GOP members of Congress for their views on what trump did two nights ago and to watch the video it’s shows how uncomfortable some of them look.
Fox News has marked an unprecedented 71 consecutive quarters as the most-watched cable news channel of all, according to Nielsen Media Research — this amounts to almost 18 years in first place.
RIGOLO wrote: » which is why I didnt use Capital Letters .... Karl MArx wrote The Communist Manifesto I was simply refereing to Lenis extensive bibliography with a catchy turn of phrase. I though cultural appropriation was anathema to left, surely appropriating a slur credited to a communist to describe liberals, and using it to call Trump supporters likewise breaks some kind of modern day identity polictics unwritten rule.
RIGOLO wrote: » White armed militia storm government buildings to force government to OPEN UP BUISNESS.. Black militias storm their neighbourhoods to burn down their neighbours businesses. Seems to be a difference in their agendas.
Carfacemandog wrote: » I couldn't help but notice you didn't give any context around those first three photos so I put them into reverse image search and got exactly what I suspected: all three photos are from California in May of 1967
and before th end of that very same summer, California Governor Ronald Reagan, an otherwise pro second amendment president, was signing the Mulford gun control act into law.
but I will take a wild guess it was to do with three black guys holding rifles, escorting a Michigan law maker to her office after some pretty volatile protests there in the days previous by far higher numbers of heavily armed white people while the president goaded on an armed uprising. Once again, context is pretty important, especially the 'escorting an elected official' part
Your photo theory has already been debunked so there's not much point going into depth of field.
And being peaceful didn't work very well for the peaceful protesters who got tear gassed and rubber bullets shot at them without warning, before curfew, including journalists in attendance, now did it? I guess it's hard for all these journalists that have been attacked by police to be peaceful and obey the law when they are "enemies if the people" though, eh?
Manic Moran wrote: » They did, indeed. Not the high point of the California State Legislature or the NRA. Fair. This may surprise you, but conservatives aren't particularly happy with it either. Responses vary from a weaker statement of "Unforced error" by Trump to have a "propoganda picture" taken (on one gun forum I'm on) to conservative news sites looking to investigate what happened. When Daily Caller is apparently approvingly quoting Schumer and Clinton and noting that the Park Police aren't being forthcoming with an explanation, I think it's fair to say that there is some discontent over that instance. https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/02/united-states-park-police-tear-gas-smoke-peaceful-protesters-george-floyd-washington-dc-trump-church/ Even Breitbart, which I suspect is fairly much as far to the right as commonly found has this to say. https://www.breitbart.com/news/tear-gas-threats-for-protesters-before-trump-visits-church/Soon, law enforcement officers were aggressively forcing the protesters back, firing tear gas and deploying flash bangs into the crowd to disperse them from the park for seemingly no reason. It was a jarring scene as police in the nation’s capital forcefully cleared young men and women gathered legally in a public park on a sunny evening, all of it on live television. That doesn't sound like they are particularly happy with the event. Kid was nowhere near the weapon.
Manic Moran wrote: » I don't need to. Here, have an armed black militia "invading" a legislature.https://s.hdnux.com/photos/73/03/31/15480412/5/rawImage.jpg At the height of the civil rights era, no less, when blacks -really- made people nervous.https://capweekly-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Black-Panther-with-shotgun-634x321.jpg The State Police officer here seems rather unconcerned.https://i.redd.it/k15zbfs130921.png Too old? How about last month? A couple of days after the predominantly white folks showed up at the Michican legislature with guns, so did some black folks.https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c57493fd06ee5c9751b9d9f58472e7150eb03f48/0_1731_3024_2147/master/3024.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2& Be peaceful, obey the law, nobody gets into trouble. Seems a rather simple concept devoid of race. Don't forget Rule 1 of Chris Rock's "How not to get your ass beat by the police" video. It is an entirely unrelated and separate incident.
Foxtrol wrote: » Didn't they change open carry laws in the state after that or similar event of black men carrying weapons?
They were doing that last night and yet Trump ordered the crowd attacked for a photo op. Again, 'Don't tread on me' crowd would be still screaming about it if it happened to a group of them or their supporters. Complete hypocrites
We aren't talking about the Dad, the cop showed complete negligence here with risking the child. I show more concern about children when I throw a football in the park than that cop did firing that weapon.
listermint wrote: » Sometimes I think you're being disingenuous, then there's times I know you are. If at any point in your life you ponder and think if a black guy doing what the guy in the video you responded to would have been treated exactly the same on a white protest , then I suggest you sit back and really sit on it for a while. Your links are laughable, I suspect you know this but sure look that's what happens when a little piece of metal machinery capable of taking out an entire school of children in under half an hour means more to you than as actual life.
Banner fights back wrote: » At the start of the year, things were going according to plan for Trump. The economy was in great shape. Unemployment was low. There was that botched Iowa democratic caucus. The markets were stable. However from January things turned. Tensions with Iran soared and both countries were exceptionally close to a full blown war. The anti war brigade quickly turned on the President. Then covid 19 struck. His dismissive rhetoric of the virus being "a hoax" and his general laissez faire attitude towards what would become to be the biggest global health emergency since the Spanish flu, hugely backfired on Mr Trump. Over 100,000 fatalities. 1.8 million confirmed cases. The subsequent restrictions by state governors to reduce the spread of the virus, has costed the jobs of millions of Americans, 40 million plus to be precise. Added to Trump's slowness in dealing with this this unprecedented modern health pandemic and his lack of empathy and compassion with those grieving a loss of a loved one was deeply disturbing. Then the death of George Floyd. This issue of racial injustice and discrimination has been longer talked about for decades now. But you just feel that the death of Mr Floyd by a white police officer has touched a raw nerve with the American nation. Years of neglect, been disproportionately affected with been treated as second class citizens to an elitist while dominated political class and of course police brutality has not only made African - Americans angry but other minorities feeling that sense of no hope, no respect, no one supporting their cause and rights. Mr Trump is sadly the problem in all this. As a President of America and leader of the free world he had a huge opportunity to show real leadership and compassion and give hope to so many who feel disenchanted and hurt among many feelings about the direction of the nation. But he choose the combative abrasive way, the likes of what any other white supremacist would in dealing with civil unrest over race issues. What happened last night was an appalling miscalculation on the part of Trump and his inner circle. To say that would backfire on him would be an understatement with his threats to send the military in the streets. Even the conservative Christian hierarchy were up in arms over his holding of the bible, the lowest form a pr stunt that you will see in a democratic western country. When Trump came to power, the narrative was it would be a scorn to the anti establishment and Mr Trump would bring something different and new to American poltics. What we have seen is arguably the most extraordinary polarisation of American society since the days of the American apartheid. Since the Charlottesville demonstrations and the subsequent defence of the far right and fascists and their provocative and dangerous actions on that day proved that Trump was a most dangerous threat to the country. It will the most damning indictment for a proud nation of America if Trump gets his cherished second term in the White House. That would be a catastrophe for America and world peace. Finally I would to strongly condemn the attacks on journalists just doing their job and providing such outstanding journalism throughout the last week. Press freedom in the world in general is gradually being eroded and if America go down that road of supression then what hope is their for democracy and all the freedoms that come with it.
Manic Moran wrote: » I don't need to. Here, have an armed black militia "invading" a legislature.https://s.hdnux.com/photos/73/03/31/15480412/5/rawImage.jpg At the height of the civil rights era, no less, when blacks -really- made people nervous.https://capweekly-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Black-Panther-with-shotgun-634x321.jpg The State Police officer here seems rather unconcerned.https://i.redd.it/k15zbfs130921.png Too old? How about last month? A couple of days after the predominantly white folks showed up at the Michican legislature with guns, so did some black folks.https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c57493fd06ee5c9751b9d9f58472e7150eb03f48/0_1731_3024_2147/master/3024.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2& Be peaceful, obey the law, nobody gets into trouble. Seems a rather simple concept devoid of race. Don't forget Rule 1 of Chris Rock's "How not to get your ass beat by the police" video. It is an entirely unrelated and separate incident. I wouldn't be, but apparently that dad is OK with the possibility, or he wouldn't have brought the child along. Rubbish. Here's the larger version. https://twitter.com/richardgrant88/status/1267523353289474048/photo/1 Wonder why the father/child are in perfect focus yet the policeman supposedly right in front of him isn't? They cannot be about the same distance from the camera. He's looking exactly the same direction as the man to his right, also out of frame. The only person who might be looking at dad/daughter is the chap in the background, his head turned towards the left.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Because the armed and masked militias who invaded government buildings in Michigan a month ago were white. Imagine if they were black? Shudder.
Manic Moran wrote: » I Rubbish. Here's the larger version. https://twitter.com/richardgrant88/status/1267523353289474048/photo/1 Wonder why the father/child are in perfect focus yet the policeman supposedly right in front of him isn't? They cannot be about the same distance from the camera. He's looking exactly the same direction as the man to his right, also out of frame.
Manic Moran wrote: » I don't need to. Here, have an armed black militia "invading" a legislature.https://s.hdnux.com/photos/73/03/31/15480412/5/rawImage.jpg At the height of the civil rights era, no less, when blacks -really- made people nervous.https://capweekly-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Black-Panther-with-shotgun-634x321.jpg The State Police officer here seems rather unconcerned.https://i.redd.it/k15zbfs130921.png
Be peaceful, obey the law, nobody gets into trouble. Seems a rather simple concept devoid of race. Don't forget Rule 1 of Chris Rock's "How not to get your ass beat by the police" video. It is an entirely unrelated and separate incident.
I wouldn't be, but apparently that dad is OK with the possibility, or he wouldn't have brought the child along.
RIGOLO wrote: » All that poll shows is that a majority of people on both sides think the countrys major cities being under curfew is a bad path. Theres no poll on who is to blame or who is the solution. Npvember will be the important poll on that. Polls are pretty meaningless in thsi day and age , before anyone makes an honest answer now adays htey consider is this being recorded and will it come back to haunt me and what is the correct identity politics answer to give. Ive over a hundred polls from 2015 that says TRump would lose the election.. you see, like I said polls are meaningless in this day and age, they are just conversation punctuation. .
So you'd be comfortable with a police officer firing that close to your child? Do you think it would be deemed acceptable in Ireland for Garda to do that or do you think they'd have proper training and be more cautious?
I followed his eyeline and gunline. They're both squarely aimed at the adult with the child on their shoulders. Seriously - look at the photo! It's as clear as it can be without a face-on photo over the shoulder of the man being aimed at.
RIGOLO wrote: » Thanks for posting that picture, its been a while since Ive seen a photo of civilians standing near a police vehicle that they werent beating the crap out of and trying to set on fire. The internet is awash with photos of people protecting their property , and being supported by the police, and photos of people destroying other peoples property and getting the wrong side of the police.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » You make things seem so simple.
Foxtrol wrote: » The president is the leader of the nation, it is his job to try to unify it but he has chosen to throw petrol on the fire. Despite how he refuses to accept it, he is responsible for how things are going. He let a spark grow into a fire and is now fanning the flames for his own ego. Don't take my logic, polls are already showing an all time low in people being happy with the direction the country is going and that was prior to the president attacking peaceful protesters for photo ops last night or rolling out the army into cities. Look at that jump from republicans and independents.https://twitter.com/MonmouthPoll/status/1267879242949328896?s=20
