All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!(Part II)

[norj]

While the Alt-Right suck, they and people who are broadly sympathetic to their views are not the equivalent of Nazis.

True they haven't committed genocide yet.

[zinderel]

While the Alt-Right suck, they and people who are broadly sympathetic to their views are not the equivalent of Nazis.

Yeah...because authoritarian, xenophobic, nationalistic, militaristic, majority 'white' racists who want the government to ethnically cleanse America - 'peacefully' - and purge all the queers, and who have a lying, hateful party leader who holds 'rallies' in which he drums up their rage with violent rhetoric...that's got NOOOOOOOTHING to do with Nazis...

[InformationGeek]

Nice victim blaming.

Trump on Pittsburgh shooting: "If they had protection inside, the results would have been far better... If they had some kind of a protection inside the temple, maybe it could have been a much different situation."

And...

Trump appears to place blame on Pittsburgh synagogue for lack of security: "They didn't have any protection. They had a maniac walk in, and they didn't have any protection, and that is just so sad to see. So sad to see. The results could have been much better."

[kidfresh512]

Nice victim blaming.

Its one of the go to excuses. Even though several actual officers responding were ALSO shot. So him saying "maybe no one but the shooter would be dead" is well and good if you just ignore the fact that trained officers responding also were injured.

More guns isn't always the answer.

[Malvolio]

Another shooting, this time at a synagogue.

During a bris, yet! So there were already plenty of thoughts and prayers, that didn't stop this shooter.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter has been identified as Robert Bowers, 46. He was alleged to have shouted “All Jews must die!” Before he opened fire.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018...ct-identified/

Oh, by the way, Bowers is WHITE, so what are the chances right wingers and conservatives will describe him as a lone wolf while gong out of their way to avoid calling the shooting an act of terrorism? I’d say pretty damn good.

[zinderel]

During a bris, yet! So there were already plenty of thoughts and prayers, that didn't stop this shooter.

Well, to the 'thoughts and prayers' crowd, which I grew up inside of, Jewish prayers don't count, since they're praying to the wrong god, see.

But they're nothing like Nazis, of course...

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Nice victim blaming.

....if only one of the teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary had been armed
....if only one of the moviegoers in Aurora had been armed
....if only one of the partygoers At Pulse Nightclub has been armed

And on and on and on goes the victim blaming by right wingers and conservatives. Disgusting.

[Raiders]

The right-wing has gone mad this week.
1. Killed two black people in Kentucky because of the color of their skin.
2. Sending bombs to liberals.
3. Shooting up a synagogue

[Gray Lensman]

Well, to the 'thoughts and prayers' crowd, which I grew up inside of, Jewish prayers don't count, since they're praying to the wrong god, see.

But they're nothing like Nazis, of course...

I know you're just mocking the stance the far right evangelicals (Ie: Pharisees) are taking but.......It's the same God!!!

An while I'm at it.....Islam prays to that same God too!!! The differences mostly circle on who the primary messenger is.

[Gray Lensman]

....if only one of the teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary had been armed
....if only one of the moviegoers in Aurora had been armed
....if only one of the partygoers At Pulse Nightclub has been armed

And on and on and on goes the victim blaming by right wingers and conservatives. Disgusting.

The body count would have been higher since shooting in such a place is just begging for collateral casualties.

[zinderel]

I know you're just mocking the stance the far right evangelicals (Ie: Pharisees) are taking but.......It's the same God!!!

An while I'm at it.....Islam prays to that same God too!!! The differences mostly circle on who the primary messenger is.

ABSOLUTELY mocking the modern Pharisee. I myself am an atheist, but even I know that the Abrahamic faiths all worship the same god, just...different iterations. Like... Yahweh is ARPANET, the Jesus is MILNET, and Allah is NSFNET.

[mathew101281]

The body count would have been higher since shooting in such a place is just begging for collateral casualties.

Exactly what I’ve always thought. I always bring that up when people try to use the “arm people” arguememt.

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

I think I am beginning to hate the second amendment. They keep telling us we need it to protect ourselves, but at this point you really have to ask "from who?" The ones advocating for it are often the ones shooting the rest of us!

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

The right-wing has gone mad this week.
1. Killed two black people in Kentucky because of the color of their skin.
2. Sending bombs to liberals.
3. Shooting up a synagogue

There is a proud 150+ Year tradition of Southern U.S. conservatives putting the boot to the necks of their enemies during election seasons. (Although it hasn't been this nuts since the end of Jim Crow. )