Think Trump's words are innocent? Let me remind you of Gifford's being put on Palin's

[Cigar]

Think Trump's words are innocent? Let me remind you of Gifford's being put on Palin's "crosshairs"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpgFzKvVYAAiJ1e.jpg

[Common Sense]

There has been a pattern of violent rhetoric coming from some on the right. We've seen GOP members say thinly veiled violent things and we've seen numerous examples here of people calling for the execution of Clinton and for the killing of muslims.

The left hasn't been innocent, but the majority of this rhetoric comes from the right.

[Peter1469]

There has been a pattern of violent rhetoric coming from some on the right. We've seen GOP members say thinly veiled violent things and we've seen numerous examples here of people calling for the execution of Clinton and for the killing of muslims.

The left hasn't been innocent, but the majority of this rhetoric comes from the right.

Clinton did the same thing too.

[Cigar]

Clinton did the same thing too.

Link please

[Peter1469]

Link please

Already done. There is a thread.

[FindersKeepers]

Think Trump's words are innocent? Let me remind you of Gifford's being put on Palin's "crosshairs"



Palin was just copying an idea from the democrats.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQItgI2LRWs/TSnxdeoRHGI/AAAAAAAACGE/CqTFwJ1u-fs/s1600/Dems+Gun+Sights.gif

[Cigar]

Step One:

[Adelaide]

I don't think politicians are purposely trying to make literal "targets" when they present this type of thing. Unfortunately, it's easy to be interpreted as such especially if you're a sociopath with extremist ideals (right, left, religious, whatever).

[Cigar]

2nd Amendment Remedies
https://youtu.be/mjBFFTjhZYA

[Peter1469]

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inetres.com%2Fgp%2Fmilitary%2F infantry%2Frifle%2FM107%2FM107_1.jpg&f=1

[Bethere]

Link please

In the shrkeli thread I have pete and lcvet having the exact kind of discussion to which you are referring.

[Mac-7]

There has been a pattern of violent rhetoric coming from some on the right. We've seen GOP members say thinly veiled violent things and we've seen numerous examples here of people calling for the execution of Clinton and for the killing of muslims.

The left hasn't been innocent, but the majority of this rhetoric comes from the right.

Black lives matter supports killing cops.

and white cops are being murdered by black militants.

[kcvet]

in the shrkeli thread i have pete and lcvet having the exact kind of discussion to which you are referring.

beep beep

[zelmo1234]

This is something that we have to stop doing. There should not be one person that does not understand that the Targets fro the Democrats and the Crosshairs for the GOP were not, nor were they designed to be death threats.

We have to agree that Hillary in Talking about Bobby Kennedy's assignation and Trump when talking about the Second Amendment supporters were not talking about murder.

The GOP and DNC were targeting congressional races that they thought were in play, nothing more. and while certainly Clinton and Trump could have chosen better words, these were not death threats.

What we have is a media in conjunction with a Government seeking more and greater power. Trying to turn the people against each other.

The Truth will not come from the media, only propaganda. And the Truth will not be spoken by our current crop of politicians.

It is up to the people to say enough and stop the madness.

[Chris]

I don't think politicians are purposely trying to make literal "targets" when they present this type of thing. Unfortunately, it's easy to be interpreted as such especially if you're a sociopath with extremist ideals (right, left, religious, whatever).



Agree, only psychopathic idiots would interpret Clinton, Palin, Trump as advocating violence. :rollseyes:

[Cigar]

Agree, only psychopathic idiots would interpret Clinton, Palin, Trump as advocating violence. :rollseyes:

That's usually the type of people who do these violent shootings ... you're starting to catch on. :laugh:

[Subdermal]

There has been a pattern of violent rhetoric coming from some on the right. We've seen GOP members say thinly veiled violent things and we've seen numerous examples here of people calling for the execution of Clinton and for the killing of muslims.

The left hasn't been innocent, but the majority of this rhetoric comes from the right.

If Democrats would stop shooting people, crime would plummet in this country 75%.

[Cletus]

Agree, only psychopathic idiots would interpret Clinton, Palin, Trump as advocating violence. :rollseyes:

We seem to have a fair number of those here... Cigar, Exotix, Bo-4, Common Sense, Maineman, Crepitus, TrueBlue...

What do all these people have in common?

[Cigar]

Anyone who thinks Trump was "just joking" about shooting Clinton is missing the pointAt a Tuesday rally, Donald Trump said something that could easily be interpreted as a call for violence against a future Clinton administration.

"Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment," Trump said. "By the way, and if she gets to pick — if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know."

As is common with Trump, it’s unclear exactly what he’s saying — whether it’s a call for assassination, armed insurrection, or something else entirely. But one thing that people have debated a lot after the comment is whether it was a "joke" or meant seriously.

But in a certain sense, it doesn’t really matter what Trump intended. This tweetstorm, from Dallas lawyer Jason P. Steed, explains why. Before becoming a lawyer, Steed was an English professor. He wrote his PhD dissertation on "the social function of humor" and found something important: Jokes about socially unacceptable things aren’t just "jokes." They serve a function of normalizing that unacceptable thing, of telling the people who agree with you that, yes, this is an okay thing to talk about.

This, Steed explains, is why "it’s a joke" isn’t a good defense of racist jokes. By telling the joke, the person is signaling that they think racism is an appropriate thing to express. "Just joking" is just what someone says to the people who don’t appreciate hearing racist stuff — it shouldn’t matter any more than saying "no offense" after saying something offensive. Likewise, Trump is signaling that assassinating Hillary Clinton and/or her Supreme Court nominees is an okay thing to talk about. He’s normalizing the unacceptable.

http://www.vox.com/2016/8/9/12417100/donald-trump-assassinate-hillary-clinton-joke

[Cletus]

Add ImPress Polly to that list.

[Subdermal]

In the shrkeli thread I have pete and lcvet having the exact kind of discussion to which you are referring.

Shkreli.

If you play forum spelling police, you'd better be perfect, skid mark.

[Chris]

We seem to have a fair number of those here... Cigar, Exotix, Bo-4, Common Sense, Maineman, Crepitus, TrueBlue...

What do all these people have in common?


Oh I didn't mean anyone in particular. :rollseyes:

[Chris]

That's usually the type of people who do these violent shootings ... you're starting to catch on. :laugh:

You do? :rollseyes:

[Cigar]

Black lives matter supports killing cops.

and white cops are being murdered by black militants.

Whatever

[hanger4]

Think Trump's words are innocent? Let me remind you of Gifford's being put on Palin's "crosshairs"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpgFzKvVYAAiJ1e.jpg

Gotta love it. Debunked memes used to add validity to debunked memes.

[hanger4]

2nd Amendment Remedies
https://youtu.be/mjBFFTjhZYA

What "Remedies" Cigar ?? You even posted the used quote, with lack of context, and "Remedies"just ain't there.

[texan]

Think Trump's words are innocent? Let me remind you of Gifford's being put on Palin's "crosshairs"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpgFzKvVYAAiJ1e.jpg


One of the dumbest posts ever. Stop with manufactured outrage please.

[Subdermal]

Anyone who thinks Trump was "just joking" about shooting Clinton is missing the point

At a Tuesday rally, Donald Trump said something that could easily be interpreted as a call for violence against a future Clinton administration.

"Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment," Trump said. "By the way, and if she gets to pick — if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know."

As is common with Trump, it’s unclear exactly what he’s saying — whether it’s a call for assassination, armed insurrection, or something else entirely. But one thing that people have debated a lot after the comment is whether it was a "joke" or meant seriously.

But in a certain sense, it doesn’t really matter what Trump intended. This tweetstorm, from Dallas lawyer Jason P. Steed, explains why. Before becoming a lawyer, Steed was an English professor. He wrote his PhD dissertation on "the social function of humor" and found something important: Jokes about socially unacceptable things aren’t just "jokes." They serve a function of normalizing that unacceptable thing, of telling the people who agree with you that, yes, this is an okay thing to talk about.

This, Steed explains, is why "it’s a joke" isn’t a good defense of racist jokes. By telling the joke, the person is signaling that they think racism is an appropriate thing to express. "Just joking" is just what someone says to the people who don’t appreciate hearing racist stuff — it shouldn’t matter any more than saying "no offense" after saying something offensive. Likewise, Trump is signaling that assassinating Hillary Clinton and/or her Supreme Court nominees is an okay thing to talk about. He’s normalizing the unacceptable.

http://www.vox.com/2016/8/9/12417100/donald-trump-assassinate-hillary-clinton-joke

The left can pound sand. They actually defended a movie about assassinating Bush. Get bent.