Nov 2023 Mod notice:
There may be other, more specific, threads about some aspects of US politics, but this one tends to act as a hub for all sorts of related news and information, so it's usually one of the busiest OTC threads.
If you're new to OTC, it's worth reading the Introduction to On-Topic Conversations
and the On-Topic Conversations debate guidelines
before posting here.
Rumor-based, fear-mongering and/or inflammatory statements that damage the quality of the thread will be thumped. Off-topic posts will also be thumped. Repeat offenders may be suspended.
If time spent moderating this thread remains a distraction from moderation of the wiki itself, the thread will need to be locked. We want to avoid that, so please follow the forum rules
when posting here.
In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death or hoping that they die, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Now, when they start getting actively prosecuted...
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"@Morgkit Just because the Oathkeepers are Bomb-Throwing Anarchists doesn't mean the rioters aren't, as well.
Leviticus 19:34![]()
Uh...No?
One group actually has a notable military/LEO training set with lethal weapons and the support of a well-known and highly regarded (in his circles) conspiracy theorist. The latter are primarily made up of unarmed minorities who have likely faced greater economic and social disadvantages.
Their political objectives aren't even that similar.
edited 11th Aug '15 5:24:37 PM by Aprilla
Uh, Protagonist; the bomb throwing type of anarchists tend to be very few and far between these days, so I'm not even sure how you came up with that bullshit comparison. Especially when we're talking about two completely different groups, one of which HASN'T made a pointed habit of carrying around fucking guns for their protest, and one which has.
Seriously, how did you come to that? It's damn near insulting.
Even if you give them the benefit of the doubt it isn't unfair to assume they will screw up if given the chance.
Since that dipshit Alex Jones is behind supporting them it doesn't ring well because he is a conspiracy theorist with neck deep in shit beliefs and rhetoric, but if they do manage to stay out of trouble and antagonize the protesters, maybe just maybe they can stand up for something good for once.
All we can do is hope for the best for now.
As I said, we'll only know what they are up to when it is over. I just hope it doesn't turn bad.
edited 11th Aug '15 6:54:08 PM by AngelusNox
Inter arma enim silent leges@Ace Of Spades: Carrying around guns is legal, rioting is (by definition) not. As said by Fluffy Mc Chicken, they haven't really done anything particularly illegal yet.
I'm being hyperbolic when I call them "Bomb Throwing Anarchists", A more accurate statement is "Nutjob Libertarian/Radical Anti-Authoritarian".
edited 11th Aug '15 6:55:01 PM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34Considering that most protests don't turn into riots, that Ferguson protesters have been pretty determined not to riot, and that a riot on this anniversary thing hasn't actually happened the comparison is still damned insulting. Plus, the protesters aren't actually even anarchists of any sort, they want to improve the government that they have, not do away with it.
Being hyperbolic is not making you look like you know what you're talking about in this case.
edited 11th Aug '15 7:05:45 PM by AceofSpades
Just want to comment on Re: English and Math skills in the USA.
You Americans are not only grabbing our nurses but also our teachers. PBS has articles about Filipino teachers teaching in the USA.
Nurses - I'm like OK, we'll just have to be healthier (or else), but our Teachers - and I'm more of - oh fuck it.
Here's me hoping that we'll somehow make up for the brain drain in our education sector. (groans)
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

This is really why BLM can't target Hillary, Secret Service will nope that shit from orbit.