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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Let me try to help you with this.
Neo-nazis are not the Nazis they are new groups who share the same ideology. They are real and they are now.
Three years ago there was a Unite the Right march in Charlottesville. This was defined by a torchlit parade (reminiscent of the original Nazis) chanting "Jews will not replace us".
Understandably, particularly if you recognise anti-semitism in all its guises, there was a counter demonstration. During it a counter-demonstrator was run over and killed by someone affiliated to the Unite the Right movement.
Donald Trumpo's response to this was there are some "very fine people" protesting and counter protesting (ie the protesters and the neo-nazis with their naked anti-semitism were broadly equivalent in his eyes.)
As someone who has called out Corbyn and the gang at every opportunity in extremely moralistic terms about reports of anti-semitism in the Labour party you must feel really grubby sticking up for Trump on the basis that he has not pursued neo-nazis, rather tried to cultivate their support.
This is what happens, Nazi is Nazi, and everyone knows what it stands for , your slipping into Ken Livingstons world and his inappropriate use of terminologies.
Corbyn and his like, deserved everything that got a Boris goverment.
I deplore Trump and the use of the word Nazi , and when others use it, its not a word go be thrown around frivolously , still waiting for Corbyn’s apology to Labours voters .
It all has a smell , Nazi supporters , Antisemitism .
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
This is what happens, Nazi is Nazi, and everyone knows what it stands for , your slipping into Ken Livingstons world and his inappropriate use of terminologies.
Corbyn and his like, deserved everything that got a Boris goverment.
I deplore Trump and the use of the word Nazi , and when others use it, its not a word go be thrown around frivolously , still waiting for Corbyn’s apology to Labours voters .
It all has a smell , Nazi supporters , Antisemitism .
Why do you deplore the use of the word Nazis or Neo-Nazis or if someone tries to seek equivalence between then than now? Do you think if no-one uses it the generations that have no first or second hand experience of what fascism and ultra-nationalism have done to the world will think it's just some kind of label and they should shut up?
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Why do you deplore the use of the word Nazis or Neo-Nazis or if someone tries to seek equivalence between then than now? Do you think if no-one uses it the generations that have no first or second hand experience of what fascism and ultra-nationalism have done to the world will think it's just some kind of label and they should shut up?
I've just cancelled my vote for your Nobel Peace prize I'm going for Gemma Collins .
It's an appalling word as is the antisemitism that spouts from folks mouth so easily , some people still have a connection to those atrocious , casually using the terminologies is a bad as racism, gay insults or descriptions , words are words , some folk find there use upsetting .
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
I've just cancelled my vote for your Nobel Peace prize I'm going for Gemma Collins .
It's an appalling word as is the antisemitism that spouts from folks mouth so easily , some people still have a connection to those atrocious , casually using the terminologies is a bad as racism, gay insults or descriptions , words are words , some folk find there use upsetting .
I'll try to unpick your contra-argument.
I was about to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize but you cancelled your nomination to vote for a superficial media personality instead because I questioned whether your commitment to anti-semitism as I challenged your understanding of the difference between a nazi and a neo-nazi.
Are we done here or do you need a chat with your friend Jack?
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
I've just cancelled my vote for your Nobel Peace prize I'm going for Gemma Collins .
It's an appalling word as is the antisemitism that spouts from folks mouth so easily , some people still have a connection to those atrocious , casually using the terminologies is a bad as racism, gay insults or descriptions , words are words , some folk find there use upsetting .
You find the terminology 'neo nazi' upsetting?
I find David Duke and Richard Spencer - and all their neo-Nazi followers who openly support Trump - upsetting.
Even worse is Trump's willingness to 'casually' praise and encourage them.
Equally disturbing is the network of neo-Nazis, white supremacists and various hard-core religious fundamentalists that generate the ideology behind Trump - not one he could describe, but he is surrounded by its architects.
Trump is not a fascist - he many things but not that. But he has many of them in his tent, and many directing his Presidency and preaching to his base.
It is a shame you will not face up to that and choose instead to have a hissy fit about entirely accurate and appropriate terminology.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
This is what happens, Nazi is Nazi, and everyone knows what it stands for , your slipping into Ken Livingstons world and his inappropriate use of terminologies.
Corbyn and his like, deserved everything that got a Boris goverment.
I deplore Trump and the use of the word Nazi , and when others use it, its not a word go be thrown around frivolously , still waiting for Corbyn’s apology to Labours voters .
It all has a smell , Nazi supporters , Antisemitism .
Unfortunately if you compare the early days of the Nazis and trump's actions, there are similarities
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
Anyone watch the debate? It was just ending as I switched on and the reaction was one of saying that the whole thing had been a waste of time as the candidates just exchanged insults as a weak supervisor looked on. From what I can gather, the pundits tended to feel it just about favoured Biden because he didn't have any disasters, whereas all Trump did was appeal to his base when he needed to be picking up some of the what seems to be small number of undecided voters - I can't say whether I agree or disagree with this because I didn't watch, but it seems to have been an unedifying spectacle.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
Anyone watch the debate? It was just ending as I switched on and the reaction was one of saying that the whole thing had been a waste of time as the candidates just exchanged insults as a weak supervisor looked on. From what I can gather, the pundits tended to feel it just about favoured Biden because he didn't have any disasters, whereas all Trump did was appeal to his base when he needed to be picking up some of the what seems to be small number of undecided voters - I can't say whether I agree or disagree with this because I didn't watch, but it seems to have been an unedifying spectacle.
Like yourself Bob I didn’t watch it but in fairness to Trump he set a new precedent for a sitting American president by addressing a neo facist and white supremacist group to “Stand Back and Stand By...”
He’s such a man of the people.
It been described an a “shitshow...” by one political commentator.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
Jordi Culé
Like yourself Bob I didn’t watch it but in fairness to Trump he set a new precedent for a sitting American president by addressing a neo facist and white supremacist group to “Stand Back and Stand By...”
He’s such a man of the people.
It been described an a “shitshow...” by one political commentator.
The people out to defend Trump over the comment are, well let's say they're struggling a bit.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just an incredible, oblivious own of Trump here from Rick Santorum <a href="https://t.co/V59xPa43Xr">pic.twitter.com/V59xPa43Xr</a></p>— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1311160705098436608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
Anyone watch the debate? It was just ending as I switched on and the reaction was one of saying that the whole thing had been a waste of time as the candidates just exchanged insults as a weak supervisor looked on. From what I can gather, the pundits tended to feel it just about favoured Biden because he didn't have any disasters, whereas all Trump did was appeal to his base when he needed to be picking up some of the what seems to be small number of undecided voters - I can't say whether I agree or disagree with this because I didn't watch, but it seems to have been an unedifying spectacle.
I haven't seen it but have seen the clips, and this is a pretty comprehensive live tweet thread of them.
Trump needs undecideds to come his way if he's going to win the election cleanly, and I can't see how anyone not already in his camp would be persuaded by this.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Trump-Biden debate, moderated by Chris Wallace, is about to begin. Follow for a video thread. <a href="https://t.co/njxCUv51ug">pic.twitter.com/njxCUv51ug</a></p>— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1311108221990559748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
lardy
I haven't seen it but have seen the clips, and this is a pretty comprehensive live tweet thread of them.
Trump needs undecideds to come his way if he's going to win the election cleanly, and I can't see how anyone not already in his camp would be persuaded by this.
You might have thought that if you were selling the narrative of a gaffe-prone, senile, sleepy, basement dwelling, drugged up opponent that if there were kernels of truth in that line of attack you would give Biden enough time and space to hang himself.
Seems like Trump did the opposite and by constantly interrupting and over-talking denied any opportunity for Biden to descend into a rambling stream of consciousness.
Perhaps after 4 years of people fawning over him Trump can no longer cope with direct criticism of his "achievements" and personality so lobbing firecrackers every couple of minutes was preferable to listening to someone talking him down. Even if the latter approach was more electorally beneficial.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
You might have thought that if you were selling the narrative of a gaffe-prone, senile, sleepy, basement dwelling, drugged up opponent that if there were kernels of truth in that line of attack you would give Biden enough time and space to hang himself.
Seems like Trump did the opposite and by constantly interrupting and over-talking denied any opportunity for Biden to descend into a rambling stream of consciousness.
Perhaps after 4 years of people fawning over him Trump can no longer cope with direct criticism of his "achievements" and personality so lobbing firecrackers every couple of minutes was preferable to listening to someone talking him down. Even if the latter approach was more electorally beneficial.
Well that was the trade-off. Let Biden speak and appear slow and past it, but risk him landing some heavy blows as there's a lot to criticise.
Strategy wise it's hard to know what the plan was, particularly as Chris Christie, part of trump's debate prep team, said after on ABC that this wasn't the strategy they planned for. Was that a bluff or was trump doing his own thing?
I suspect he likes the clips from the Clinton debate (you'd be in jail) and wanted more of the same
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
Those against Donald Trump have easy takeaways, making sure press report accurately: that Trump was cause of the "shitshow" and prompted white supremacists to take action, but interesting to see what the pro-Trump crowd think.
White House press secretary:
Trump's primary approach seems to make people fear Biden's presidency. His secondary approach seems to be wanting people to see that jobs increased during his past four years. Most are saying it was a dreadful night for American politics and with Trump needing to reverse polling figures he lost out most, but polls suggested Hilary won the debates and she did not win the presidency.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
jon1959
You find the terminology 'neo nazi' upsetting?
I find David Duke and Richard Spencer - and all their neo-Nazi followers who openly support Trump - upsetting.
Even worse is Trump's willingness to 'casually' praise and encourage them.
Equally disturbing is the network of neo-Nazis, white supremacists and various hard-core religious fundamentalists that generate the ideology behind Trump - not one he could describe, but he is surrounded by its architects.
Trump is not a fascist - he many things but not that. But he has many of them in his tent, and many directing his Presidency and preaching to his base.
It is a shame you will not face up to that and choose instead to have a hissy fit about entirely accurate and appropriate terminology.
Your every free and lose with your name calling ,up the revolution
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
surge
Those against Donald Trump have easy takeaways, making sure press report accurately: that Trump was cause of the "shitshow" and prompted white supremacists to take action, but interesting to see what the pro-Trump crowd think.
White House press secretary:
Trump's primary approach seems to make people fear Biden's presidency. His secondary approach seems to be wanting people to see that jobs increased during his past four years. Most are saying it was a dreadful night for American politics and with Trump needing to reverse polling figures he lost out most, but polls suggested Hilary won the debates and she did not win the presidency.
These debates are so churlish uninformative ,just spats , insults , bit like this Trump thread.
Dreadful day for world politics as what the USA do and say factors into all our life's.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
These debates are so churlish uninformative ,just spats , insults , bit like this Trump thread.
Dreadful day for world politics as what the USA do and say factors into all our life's.
As you're both-sidesing this, here's a couple of questions for you:
Would the debate have been different if it was trump vs someone else?
Would the debate have been different if it was Biden vs someone else?
Yes or no will suffice for both.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
These debates are so churlish uninformative ,just spats , insults , bit like this Trump thread.
Dreadful day for world politics as what the USA do and say factors into all our life's.
Do you think you getting this impression is what the White House Press Secretary meant by "Exactly what @realDonaldTrump wanted”?
What is the alternative? If you can't trust the fake news, the live debates are pointless and the election is rigged then why should you vote....oh, maybe it is what Donald Trump wants?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's the moment on July 24th, 2016, when Robby Mook planted the Russia collusion hoax. This is what started it all. As we just learned from <a href="https://twitter.com/DNI_Ratcliffe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DNI_Ratcliffe</a>, this was immediately followed by Hillary pushing the fabricated scandal that Trump was working with Russia. <a href="https://t.co/mRlLtk2CJ4">pic.twitter.com/mRlLtk2CJ4</a></p>— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) <a href="https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/1311030611843461123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Trump is so much worse than the covid virus...He may end up being responsible for the death of millions
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
Your every free and lose with your name calling ,up the revolution
I think your reply should stand as part of the debate about the current President of the US and his views about neo-nazis, nazis, white supremacists et al. Not least because I don't understand it!
What we did have last night in that maelstrom was a lucid call to arms from Trump to a misogynist white supremacist group called the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" when given a free pass to disown himself from these kind of people.
Given the thrust of Trump's comments to a well armed Fred Perry toting group that puffed out its chest after Trump gave it his support. What revolution are you planning to support?
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
surge
Do you think you getting this impression is what the White House Press Secretary meant by "Exactly what @realDonaldTrump wanted”?
What is the alternative? If you can't trust the fake news, the live debates are pointless and the election is rigged then why should you vote....oh, maybe it is what Donald Trump wants?
I think the whole debates feeds the Trump frenzy .
Nancy Pelosi did warn Joe not to debate .
Its definitely what Trump wanted ,he loves it, he interrupted Biden 73 times ,hey any publicity is better than no publicity.
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lardy
Just a short delay, only two weeks, but in two weeks time you'll find out and it will be bigger than you ever imagined, all will be revealed in a fortnight!
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/com...fire-hurricane
Has it come(y) yet?
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
I think the whole debates feeds the Trump frenzy .
Nancy Pelosi did warn Joe not to debate .
Its definitely what Trump wanted ,he loves it, he interrupted Biden 73 times ,hey any publicity is better than no publicity.
As Mark Twain said
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Something we could all relate to!
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
lardy
As you're both-sidesing this, here's a couple of questions for you:
Would the debate have been different if it was trump vs someone else?
Would the debate have been different if it was Biden vs someone else?
Yes or no will suffice for both.
It was tough but here are the answers.
No, it would not have been different if it was trump and someone else.
Yes, it would have been different if it was Biden and someone else.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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life on mars
Neo Nazis dear me .
Yes Trump is a nasty piece of works but comparing him and thay with the atrocities delivered by the Nazis is incredible ,and is an injustice in their memory , typical far left wing lash out .
Trump is nuts, but not as evil as many of the far left socialist and Marxists regimes that have destroyed and slaughtered many more lives than the fruit loop Trump , he is not a mass Nazi killer , they come close 🙄
I suspect Nobel Peace winner Obama has much blood on his hands in the killing fields of the Middle East and Afghanistan, don't hear much criticism of his tactics, or Clinton's very close associations with Epstein ,Giselle .
In the debate, in front of 60-70 million viewers live and countless millions more on social media and clips, trump told a neo-nazi group to stand by.
You have to stop flogging this dead horse. It is what it is.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
I think Jon Sopel (BBC) summed it all up neatly when he said that Trump finds it inconceivable that he could lose the forthcoming election. There are only 2 possible outcomes as far as Trump is concerned:
1. He wins.
2. He is cheated out of winning by fraudulent voting.
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
lardy
Unfortunately if you compare the early days of the Nazis and trump's actions, there are similarities
Indeed there are.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...d-boys-fascism
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Originally Posted by
Gofer Blue
I think Jon Sopel (BBC) summed it all up neatly when he said that Trump finds it inconceivable that he could lose the forthcoming election. There are only 2 possible outcomes as far as Trump is concerned:
1. He wins.
2. He is cheated out of winning by fraudulent voting.
You have to wonder how much of that is refusal to believe the reality that most Americans don't like him, and how much is being surrounded by yes men who tell him what he wants to hear (that he's winning).
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Re: The Donald Trump thread
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Originally Posted by
lardy
You have to wonder how much of that is refusal to believe the reality that most Americans don't like him, and how much is being surrounded by yes men who tell him what he wants to hear (that he's winning).
It's God delusion