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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#96701: Jul 16th 2015 at 12:02:27 PM

[up][up]You'll have to get past the bunkers I'll be setting up.

edited 16th Jul '15 12:17:19 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#96702: Jul 16th 2015 at 12:04:34 PM

Grexit can't cause a meltdown anyway. The worst that can happen is that Greece itself goes down in flames, but the ECB finally has its shit together enough to prevent contagion, unlike if they had let Greece burn back in 2009.

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#96703: Jul 16th 2015 at 12:15:58 PM

Come on. To think Trump is anything more than a nuisance is like giving credence to North Korea's threats of having miniaturized Nuclear weapons.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#96704: Jul 16th 2015 at 12:30:02 PM

The main concern is he'll encourage disengaged Republicans to show up in droves, who haven't had a man actually present their side for a while.

i.e. he makes all the racists show up in droves from hiding.

Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#96705: Jul 16th 2015 at 12:37:59 PM

The famous "missing white voters." But since he also has the power to energize hispanic voters against him, well, who will win?

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#96706: Jul 16th 2015 at 12:40:05 PM

By raw numbers? Hispanics have the embittered, white racists beat, hands down.

edited 16th Jul '15 12:40:19 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#96707: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:24:03 PM

I wonder if Trump would be crazy enough to keep my parents away from the polls.

Of course they'd never vote for Sanders because he's an evil communist and they hate Hillary.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#96708: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:30:14 PM

And in breaking news, a man opened fire at a Marine recruitment post in Tennessee before driving to a local military base and kill 4 Marines there. No word yet as to whether or not it counts as a terrorist attack. Surprisingly, he was taken alive, so answers could be forthcoming from the horse's mouth.

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#96709: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:30:50 PM

Most sources I've seen report that he was killed by police.

"Chattanooga city police said it was the same gunman at both locations and confirmed he had been killed."

edited 16th Jul '15 2:33:02 PM by Deadbeatloser22

"Yup. That tasted purple."
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#96711: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:34:22 PM

Is it wrong that I'm desperately hoping he was white and not a Muslim or minority or anything? I find myself feeling that way whenever something like this happens.

Oh really when?
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#96712: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:35:42 PM

He was a Kuwaiti national.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#96713: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:35:52 PM

I checked. He's Muslim. Prepare for several days of Islamophobia.

edited 16th Jul '15 2:36:21 PM by Kostya

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#96714: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:36:13 PM

Fuck

Oh really when?
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#96715: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:36:40 PM

I'm already having to deal with "he's got a middle-eastern name so he must be ISIS" elsewhere on the web.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#96716: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:38:01 PM

[up][up]

Ah, I think you're right - he was booked a few months ago over a DUI, which is where the photo was from.

[up]

Nope, Kuwaiti-born (probable) US citizen, as his father seems to have immigrated. Seems like he'd be the prime "disaffected youth" that various terrorist cells target for recruitment. And the worst aspect about the fallout from his actions is that it's going to drive more Islamophobia, which will in turn lead to much higher recruitment for terrorist cells.

edited 16th Jul '15 2:41:44 PM by ironballs16

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#96717: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:43:17 PM

This is gonna be a depressing week or so.

Oh really when?
pagad Sneering Imperialist from perfidious Albion Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Sneering Imperialist
#96718: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:45:25 PM

Of course, this is immediately described as terrorism...

With cannon shot and gun blast smash the alien. With laser beam and searing plasma scatter the alien to the stars.
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#96719: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:48:28 PM

To be fair, the term "domestic terrorism" was thrown around by the person giving the official press statement.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#96720: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:49:51 PM

[up][up] Of course it is, A Muslim could run a stop sign and it would at least be considered an anti American act of seditiontongue

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#96721: Jul 16th 2015 at 2:55:07 PM

Well, it is domestic terrorism. You had someone drive around and gun people down in their workplace because (reasons we don't know yet).

But if he wasn't Kuwaiti, I'm quite sure the word 'terrorism' would never have been said at all, because that's entirely the domain of those evil Muslims. I'm kind of hoping that this wasn't done because he was recruited by ISIS/Al Qaeda/whoever, but I'm not optimistic about it (and sure that Faux News will be ranting about how any other reasons spoken about must only be a cover story to hide the real Commie-Islamic Terrorist Conspiracy.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#96722: Jul 16th 2015 at 3:49:39 PM

BBC: James Holmes trial: Batman cinema gunman guilty of murder

A man who killed 12 people and injured 70 others when he opened fire in a crowded Colorado cinema in 2012 has been found guilty of murder.

James Holmes, 27, was found guilty on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder for the shooting at a midnight premiere of a Batman film near Denver.

He had pleaded not guilty due to insanity - his defence said he was controlled by his schizophrenia.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#96724: Jul 16th 2015 at 6:55:51 PM

I'm surprised, or is being a diagnosed schizophrenic not enough to qualify as mentally unfit?

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#96725: Jul 16th 2015 at 7:23:01 PM

Like him or not, Trump really has stolen the show, so to speak. I mean he's the only candidate I've heard anything about for the past couple of weeks


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