2016 elections - because it's never too early

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LaCroix

#6990
March 13, 2016, 02:25:56 PM
don't see the big deal about the violence, which has been pretty minimal. rallies are emotionally charged, and trump's supporters are mostly working class. it's like football rivals talking shit to one another. naturally there's going to be the occasional punch/roughhousing

garbon

#6991
March 13, 2016, 02:28:55 PM
Well you are an idiot. :mellow:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

LaCroix

#6992
March 13, 2016, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: garbon on March 13, 2016, 02:28:55 PM
Well you are an idiot. :mellow:

why is the light violence we've seen at trump rallies a big deal?

11B4V

#6993
March 13, 2016, 02:38:44 PM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 13, 2016, 02:25:56 PM
don't see the big deal about the violence, which has been pretty minimal. rallies are emotionally charged, and trump's supporters are mostly working class. it's like football rivals talking shit to one another. naturally there's going to be the occasional punch/roughhousing

Oh brother.

"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

11B4V

#6994
March 13, 2016, 02:41:57 PM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 13, 2016, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: garbon on March 13, 2016, 02:28:55 PM
Well you are an idiot. :mellow:

why is the light violence we've seen at trump rallies a big deal?

"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

LaCroix

#6995
March 13, 2016, 02:43:05 PM
is it that there should be zero violence at political rallies? I mean, yeah, that's the goal, but trump is trashy and his fans are pretty trashy. I don't see that as being a big deal,* though

*anything resembling brownshirts or something similar

celedhring

#6996
March 13, 2016, 02:48:55 PM
Yeah, there should be zero violence at political rallies. How is that even a question?

LaCroix

#6997
March 13, 2016, 02:50:53 PM
Quote from: celedhring on March 13, 2016, 02:48:55 PM
Yeah, there should be zero violence at political rallies. How is that even a question?

I've seen comments comparing this to hitler, when it's really dissimilar to hitler. it's not good, but I don't see how it's a big deal

Jaron

#6998
March 13, 2016, 03:12:07 PM
Do we really expect the poor to be non violent? It's the only real tool they have.
Winner of THE grumbler point.

garbon

#6999
March 13, 2016, 03:14:55 PM
I hope La Croix can tell us once more how it isn't a big deal. 4 times, pssh. But after 5, he'll have me convinced!
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

LaCroix

#7000
March 13, 2016, 03:17:48 PM
Quote from: garbon on March 13, 2016, 03:14:55 PM
I hope La Croix can tell us once more how it isn't a big deal. 4 times, pssh. But after 5, he'll have me convinced!

nah, my original post contains my argument (comparison to sporting events). the problem seems to be a misunderstanding re: how one defines "big deal."

Razgovory

#7001
March 13, 2016, 03:20:49 PM
Trump's slogan is "Make America great again".  I'm curious which countries are greater than the US.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Razgovory

#7002
March 13, 2016, 03:21:43 PM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 13, 2016, 03:17:48 PM
Quote from: garbon on March 13, 2016, 03:14:55 PM
I hope La Croix can tell us once more how it isn't a big deal. 4 times, pssh. But after 5, he'll have me convinced!

nah, my original post contains my argument (comparison to sporting events). the problem seems to be a misunderstanding re: how one defines "big deal."

Rioting after a sporting event is unacceptable behavior as well.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

LaCroix

#7003
March 13, 2016, 03:25:09 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 13, 2016, 03:21:43 PMRioting after a sporting event is unacceptable behavior as well.

I don't mean rioting. have trump fans rioted? I mean the occasional news story you see, "X fan punched by Y fan after game." it's pretty common and understandable, even though it's bad behavior, but it's not indicative of fascist leanings or whatever. more trashy than anything, though like I said... trump is trashy, so it shouldn't be too surprising

Camerus

#7004
March 13, 2016, 03:43:26 PM
Reading the story of the Gracchi brothers is a good place to start.   :)
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