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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
When they mentioned Newt Gingrinch in that video about how he brought back racism and primed it for Trump, that reminded me of one of the most surreal experiences of my adult life when watching the documentary 13th on Netflix.
Newt Gingrich talking at length about the Republican parties racism, how it disgusts him, and how they use it constantly to prime the white American public to go after blacks under dubious criminal charges.
It was like Bizarro Lex Luthor had stepped into our world and into a documentary chiefly about talking about the persecution of Superman.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Jan 16th 2019 at 7:52:04 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters....How do you have an Islamic cult associated with Scientology? Are all evil cults secretly working together?
Leviticus 19:34Well the NOI's particular brand of Islam takes a lot of liberties with the doctrine, in the same way that Mormonism does with orthodox Christianity.
The NOI has pretty much nothing to do with Islam. For one thing, it considers Muhammad to have been the Son of God rather than a prophet. Kind of a big deal.
And then there's the xenophobia, the antisemitism, the black supremacy...
No wonder Malcolm X ditched them once he visited Mecca and met actual Muslims. He then converted to Sunni Islam.
And then NOI members assassinated him.
Not for nothing does the SPLC designate the NOI as a hate group. Which might be why the SPLC cut their sponsorship of the Womens' March.
Louis Farrakhan btw isn't just a leader in NOI. He's the guy who brought it back to its extremist stances after the son of the founder of NOI tried to make it more like actual Islam. Malcolm X's family also thinks Louis was the one behind Malcolm's assassination, not helped by the fact that Louis at one point condoned it, justifying it by saying Malcolm X was a traitor to the NOI.
For extra "WTF" points, Louis Farrakhan is also a rampant misogynist. He has said things like "Your professional lives can't satisfy your soul like a good, loving man."
See above. The people who are with him now and joining up with the NOI are the people who want all of the xenophobia, antisemitism, and black supremacy. The NOI aren't going to get rid of him because he is giving them what they want. You might as well ask Trump supporters to turn on Trump.
Edited by M84 on Jan 17th 2019 at 7:50:38 PM
Disgusted, but not surprisedTo be fair to his supporters, he at least tried to build the wall, but was met with opposition. I wouldn't have turned on Obama for failing to close down Guantanamo either, he just had to face the realities of life.
Life is unfair...Is there another reveal coming from Mueller soon, or did Giuliani just make his biggest mistake yet?
Side topic: The Atlantic went there: IMPEACH TRUMP NOW.
Edited by speedyboris on Jan 17th 2019 at 8:32:56 AM
Repairing the damage from a recession is certainly something you can campaign on, but it isn't a "core platform position". I mean, what do you compare it with: the other candidates who are promising to keep the recession going?
Obama's signature campaign platform was in fact universal health insurance, and indeed is what will be his greatest legacy if we can get through the next two to six years.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"It's also worth noting Farrakhan was a Trump supporter, in addition to being hideously misogynistic. A feminist organization opposed to Trump having leaders involved with him is kind of a big deal to that end. As others have said, the Nation of Islam bears very little resemblance to real Islam. The racial supremacy therein is firmly at odds with the real doctrines (in fact, Malcolm X's visit to Mecca and seeing the racially diverse pilgrims there was a major factor in his eventual breakaway from Elijah Muhammad and his group)
As for Gillibrand? She's my first choice. She's incredibly intelligent, excellent at politics and is one of the most impressive when it comes to her positions. She was the first to push for a federal jobs program, the reform of homeland security, she champions universal healthcare and more.
Edited by Lightysnake on Jan 17th 2019 at 7:18:10 AM
Whoa. Wall Street Journal: Michael Cohen paid thousands to rig polls in Trump's favor
"The polls are fake! The polls are rigged!"
You would know, wouldn't you?
Edited by speedyboris on Jan 17th 2019 at 9:58:55 AM
Apparently, "Where's Mitch?" is trending on Twitter thanks to a video of AOC, with plenty of responses implying that he's hiding from everyone (some say under Trump's desk) because he knows he "dun fuk'd up" or the like. Anyone know what's up with that?
Edited by MarqFJA on Jan 17th 2019 at 7:01:11 PM
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Basically Mitch Mc Connel is currently one of the main reasons why the shut down continues. He is blocking every attempt to reopen it by ducking away from the democrats and their suggestions. So Cortez went on the "search" for him and filmed herself while doing so to draw attention to the fact.
You have to give it to her: she knows how to use social media for her advantage. That was a really clever move.

I feel like it should be an all purpose pinned answer:
"Trump or his lawyers or his former people have revealed something really incriminating about their obviously illegal activity and collusion. Is this the end or a gamechanger?"
The answer is no.
The answer is always no.
We knew about the collusion and Trump being a criminal a year ago, we know about it now.
We'll know about it a year from now.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Jan 16th 2019 at 7:41:57 AM
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