Moonlit_Angel
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Oh, FFS, seriously?
Fuck everything about this hellish administration. We are so badly screwed.
Fuck everything about this hellish administration. We are so badly screwed.
Merkel didn't flub anything.No leader is perfect but they have to know when they **** up they have to fix it. Merkel flubbed the Syrian problem but she's been good in other ways.
I have many questions.
What does political correctness have to do with anything? What is it that you think political correctness is? What is this obsession with "safe spaces" that the right dwells on so much and you rarely ever hear about in practice from anyone on the left?
That you cant discuss anything without being labelled a racist, a bigot, etc etc. I got into a discussion with a known liberal talk show host by the name of Bill Press over gun control a few years ago. I supported background checks but I was explaining actual facts to him in a respectful way. When he couldn't come up with a sophisticated response he shouted get off the phone loser and hung up on me. On college campuses it seems to be a growing trend you cannot have a civil discussion/debate without it being degraded to yelling and name calling. A lot of people get angry when you cannot have a spirited debate with someone and a blending of ideas without someone turning into racism or some other label in order to shut the other side down. Remember when I said it felt like we were being lectured to every time the president didn't get his way? It felt like that. That is my definition of so called political correctness. College campuses are getting more and more heated over today's topics. We have to get past labels on both sides to find common ground. Explain to me how threatening to kill physically harming a man who was speaking at Berkeley because he wants to express his concerns about Sharia law and its anti gay anti woman views? Destroying property because they want attention? I am involved in 2nd amendment advocate on a local level and when you have a state legislator telling a rape victim you should have used a whistle instead of wanting to have a gun to defend herself.....That screams arrogance and trying to be PC to defend her stance. The idea of safe space you may be right it gets more coverage then what is reality but the concept is idiotic.
Are you aware that "America first" is extremely similar to the rhetoric of the Nazi regime? That rampant nationalism-based xenophobia is always a precursor to something much darker than whatever you think is going to happen because of the acceptance of refugees?
The same thing can be said for the statement Black Lives Matter right? All Lives Matter....I think it only clouds the picture to tie things to history as opposed to dealing what is hear and now. For instance. You can liken the death threats of electors because they chose to vote for the person their state voted for. Or the guy that was tortured by activists because he was a Trump supporter which is now being tried as a hate crime to the same thing.You can liken those things to Nazism. Also I find it rather ironic that a lot of protesters are screaming rally against hate, anti fascism etc etc while waving the hammer and sickle of the communist Russian flag. A political view that cracked down on descent and free speech. Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania.....You see what I mean? You can put labels on anything. To tie this to history however appropriate it may seem only muddies the waters. We must deal with what is hear and now in this generation
Why do you think the American economy is similar to a credit card bill? (It is very different.) And don't you think the bill the next generation will be footing in terms of environmental destruction because of Trump's stated and now real rollbacks of regulations is going to be the real problem longterm?
Yes enviromentalism is going to be a concern in the future but let me ask you this. The EPA. A Govt organization that puts regulations in place to protect the earth willfully ignores local officials, owners of the mine etc and opens up a gold mine spilling a massive amount of drain water which contained chemicals into the Colorado river turning it yellow. and then not claiming responsibility is that an example of preventing pollution? There are talks about suing the EPA over the gold mine incident....It was willful ignorance and people should have been prosecuted but nothing to date has happened. Yes we have to protect the earth but it is a multi level approach. The Standing Rock pipeline should have been re routed.....Trump failed there but while you can't stop oil and natural gas you can spend a lot more to make it safer as far as transport etc goes.
The national debt has to come down or some day those debts will be called in. You have to admit there is a lot of wasteful spending on both sides.
Are you a white man? Based on this passage I suspect that you are.
What does my race have to do with it? You know your statement about America first being similar to Nazi slogans? When you ask me my race you do know you are being racist by your statement? It doesn't need to be dragged down to that level. Although it doesn't matter I am of Polish & Irish descent.
Trump won for a multitude of reasons but the number one reason was the incompetence of Hillary Clinton, her campaign staff, and the Democratic Party.
I agree, Her blindness and arrogance sank her.
Wait for it...
Black Lives Matter right? All Lives Matter....
This is a man who believes the Flintstones is a documentary.
Thanks for participating in the discourse by offering such detailed posts. It's certainly refreshing.
Does it strike you as at least mildly hypocritical that all those All Lives Matter protesters have been nowhere to be found when it comes to Syrian refugees? Other refugees from predominantly Muslim countries who are being targeted by Trump? All those women and children?
Now I wonder why the All Lives Matter crowd couldn't care less. I mean, I could take a guess...
If you aren't angry that a noted white nationalist is on the National Security Council, there's really no help for you.
President Tiny Hands does not have the temperament to be POTUS. He has shown time again that he cannot take any slight.
Trojan -Give me actual proof he is a nationalist and Ill believe you. A lot of what I hear from the various news organizations are half truths or outright BS recently so I try to be more subjective to what I believe and that is both sides.
Clinton has ruined peoples lives over the years because they crossed her.....Do you really believe she wouldn't have done the same?
If so you have blinders on.
I am noticing some of the most vocal liberals against Trump have no problem taking him down but have no thoughts on how to fix the problem. If we spent more time trying to solve the problems instead of pointing fingers it would be amazing what we could accomplish.
Benghazi wasn't the deal breaker but it helped. Why didn't the administration call it a terrorist attack from the get go?
I haven't watched that documentary but i would bet that the majority of the arms in possession of the drug cartels in Mexico are exported from the US, at the end of the day there are no restrictions to selling any kind of guns here.
It could also be the difference in news direct from Germany vs what we get here.
As you live in Germany maybe you can explain it better for me
Angela Merkel warns against refugee backlash after murder case – POLITICO
Merkel faces backlash after collapse of case against German comedian for insulting Erdogan
AfD blames Angela Merkel's immigration policy for Berlin Christmas market attack | Daily Mail Online
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Angela Merkel Suffers Backlash against Her Immigration Policy
Thanks for participating in the discourse by offering such detailed posts. It's certainly refreshing.
Does it strike you as at least mildly hypocritical that all those All Lives Matter protesters have been nowhere to be found when it comes to Syrian refugees? Other refugees from predominantly Muslim countries who are being targeted by Trump? All those women and children?
Now I wonder why the All Lives Matter crowd couldn't care less. I mean, I could take a guess...
Man, that was all over the place, and practically none of this has to do with PC. You just gave examples of people who couldn't have discussions, if that was the definition then Trump definitely IS PC.That you cant discuss anything without being labelled a racist, a bigot, etc etc. I got into a discussion with a known liberal talk show host by the name of Bill Press over gun control a few years ago. I supported background checks but I was explaining actual facts to him in a respectful way. When he couldn't come up with a sophisticated response he shouted get off the phone loser and hung up on me. On college campuses it seems to be a growing trend you cannot have a civil discussion/debate without it being degraded to yelling and name calling. A lot of people get angry when you cannot have a spirited debate with someone and a blending of ideas without someone turning into racism or some other label in order to shut the other side down. Remember when I said it felt like we were being lectured to every time the president didn't get his way? It felt like that. That is my definition of so called political correctness. College campuses are getting more and more heated over today's topics. We have to get past labels on both sides to find common ground. Explain to me how threatening to kill physically harming a man who was speaking at Berkeley because he wants to express his concerns about Sharia law and its anti gay anti woman views? Destroying property because they want attention? I am involved in 2nd amendment advocate on a local level and when you have a state legislator telling a rape victim you should have used a whistle instead of wanting to have a gun to defend herself.....That screams arrogance and trying to be PC to defend her stance. The idea of safe space you may be right it gets more coverage then what is reality but the concept is idiotic.
One is a presidential platform, and all of your examples are individual acts.Are you aware that "America first" is extremely similar to the rhetoric of the Nazi regime? That rampant nationalism-based xenophobia is always a precursor to something much darker than whatever you think is going to happen because of the acceptance of refugees?
The same thing can be said for the statement Black Lives Matter right? All Lives Matter....I think it only clouds the picture to tie things to history as opposed to dealing what is hear and now. For instance. You can liken the death threats of electors because they chose to vote for the person their state voted for. Or the guy that was tortured by activists because he was a Trump supporter which is now being tried as a hate crime to the same thing.You can liken those things to Nazism. Also I find it rather ironic that a lot of protesters are screaming rally against hate, anti fascism etc etc while waving the hammer and sickle of the communist Russian flag. A political view that cracked down on descent and free speech. Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania.....You see what I mean? You can put labels on anything. To tie this to history however appropriate it may seem only muddies the waters. We must deal with what is hear and now in this generation
Ugh, give me a break with your 'Sharia law' bs, please.
Man, that was all over the place, and practically none of this has to do with PC. You just gave examples of people who couldn't have discussions, if that was the definition then Trump definitely IS PC.
One is a presidential platform, and all of your examples are individual acts.
So 2 articles are from tabloids geared towards sensationalism, one in particular unashamedly sticking to their far-right views and pushing them. Might want to read up about the Daily Mail before quoting it as a 'source.' You could as well have quoted Breitbart or newobserveronline.com since they 'fit' your beliefs better.
Secondly: what 'mass rapes?' And since when do men suddenly care so much about women's safety? Only because y'all now believe it's the 'other' who's supposedly committing atrocities, suddenly you're all knights in shining armor. Give me a break.
Thirdly, we got an influx of close to a million people here. Out of a million, there have been maybe two or three documented cases of a crime committed by a refugee. So what? 3 out of 1 million? Is that your line of demarcation?
This.
And the anti-abortionists who are perfectly ok with having Syrian children suffer. Stop pretending you care.
Babydoll this is an open discussion please tell me why you disagree with me?
This is why I want others opinions who live there. Remember something the news likes to sensationalize things....A lot of the time its half truths or no truths at all.
I would like to hear what you actually encounter over there. It adds another perspective.
Well for one we have a friend who lives in Dubai who is under Sharia. She is under the boot of her husband. She has to watch what she says on FB. She absolutely hates it and is in fear of what could happen to her if she speaks up.1. Firstly, it makes no sense to say 'Sharia law.' Sharia is the Arabic word for law. So 'law law' sounds a tad silly. As silly as 'chai tea' or 'naan bread.'
2. You think bringing a few refugees suffering greatly is going to threaten the landscape of US laws? I've seen this a lot; a lot of folks are afraid of any Muslims going to the US because of 'zomg Sharia law!!!' You really think that a few Muslims coming over will result in different laws? Because they have the power to... how?
3. What do you know about Sharia that makes it so scary to you?
OK you want more of an example of being PC. Side stepping the issues to be PC. The previous administration wouldn't call Radical Islamic Terrorism for what it was. Obama got a lot of flack for that.
Crap like recalling a group of dolls from Django Unchained because they were deemed racist....They depicted a time in history....Nothing about the dolls anyone in their right mind should have considered offensive.
Little things like that. Some of it is justified but on the smallest little thing? It gets stupid. The Django figures was pretty stupid.
bloodysunday, you haven't talked much about Trump's temperament (I don't blame you). Could you tell us how you feel about his behaviour? By that I mean, his mean tweeting, his apparent inability to let any slight (perceived or otherwise) go, his obsession with being loved (large crowds), his impatience and lack of understanding as to what is legislatively possible (no, you can't re-negotiate NAFTA in the near term), his vulgarity (referring to the size of his penis in a national debate) his rudeness and crudeness towards women and so on.
I have a young son, he is just a toddler, but I often think about how we are raising him and the thing I say to him on an almost daily basis is that the most important thing in life is to be kind. I would be horrified and appalled if he grew up to be even 1% as vulgar and classless as Trump. My brother and mother are both teachers and they would not allow kids in the classroom to behave in this way. And we are talking about kids without complete impulse control, and raging teenage hormones. If we expect, as we should, better from THEM, how can we tolerate having such a boorish, classless man of nearly 70 to lead the nation? Is it not embarrassing to you?
Say what you will of Obama's policies, but his behaviour, the 8 years of absolutely NO drama, were commendable.
Obama did use the word 'terrorism' just not at every turn of the corner. And yes the likes of Hannity and O'Reiley gave him flack, but given the fact that you believe it, we can take a guess at where you get your news
It was an odd choice of movie to make action figures from in the first place. Just because it was a time in our history doesn't mean it should be a toy. Do you want your child playing master and slave?
Holocaust action figures, assassinated president dolls, Japanese entrenchment camp games? Just part of history.
First off they were designed to be a collectors item. Hot Toys and quite a few companies make these aimed at teens and adults as collectors items. Second there have been countless dolls made of Lincoln, Kennedy etc etc so that argument is invalidated.
That's easy: context.Why is it that when Trump does something its wrong but when they have tape of Obama saying similar from years ago or someone else it gets explained away or sidestepped?
The point I am trying to make is called a spade a spade. It doesn't matter which side it is....If they make the mistake you call them out on it.