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TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#125751: Jun 12th 2016 at 11:35:48 AM

All of the rightwingers I'm following show this attitude. "Hey, faggots and libtards! Guess who was right all along? Muslims are evil! You deserve each other! Sucks to be you!"

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#125752: Jun 12th 2016 at 11:38:52 AM

If you think Trump had self control, you haven't been paying attention the last couple weeks.

He is racism and sexism weren't opportunistic. They are sincerely held beliefs.

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germi91 Public Servant from Spain Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Public Servant
#125753: Jun 12th 2016 at 11:41:19 AM

Well, ISIS have apparently claimed responsibility for the attack.

It's incredibly saddening and tragic. My sincerest condolences from a Spanish citizen.

"It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few."
Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#125755: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:16:14 PM

[up] I'm guessing Israelis don't like Trump either?

Keep Rolling On
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#125756: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:20:40 PM

Politico says that 1 in 4 Israelis would vote for the Drumpnfurher if they could. Anecdotally, from what I've seen of /r/Israel (which is... right-wing, ish?) the poll's got something.

edited 12th Jun '16 12:20:49 PM by desdendelle

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#125757: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:25:21 PM

Israelis may well like him. Things aren't too good over there and the overt racism and anti mulism sentiment is probably winning him points.

American Jews though don't like him. Especially when his audience with the bigger Jewish lobbyists basically amounted to him saying they should get along because he's a sleazy businessman who cheats people and Jews are also sleazy and cheat people.

edited 12th Jun '16 12:25:33 PM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
war877 Grr... <3 from Untamed Wilds Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Grr... <3
#125758: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:34:39 PM

[up]People can't actually think like that. Like it is impossible to have the brain circuitry to produce that kind of logic.

Trump is impossible.

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#125759: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:37:01 PM

Unfortunately, they can. Logic works pretty differently for some. Insane Troll Logic can be taken into account here for some of the votes for Trump.

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Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#125760: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:37:26 PM

The weirdly enduring thing is the fact that the American Jewish community trends left, whereas that's not the case for the rest of global Jews.

Supposedly the numbers have ticked a little over the years, possibly because of higher birth rates among Ultra Orthodox and the fact that support for Palestine is slowly becoming a partisan issue rather than one confined to the college-left scene.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#125761: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:42:24 PM

[up]The American Jews are in a pretty much different situation than the rest of the World's Jews though.

While in the US the average Jewish person is in a pretty much privileged position while in the rest of the world they are in the "Oh shit they are going to kill us mode" in which brings a siege mentality that pushes them to the more conservative and exclusionary views.

edited 12th Jun '16 12:42:47 PM by AngelusNox

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Perian Since: Jun, 2016
#125762: Jun 12th 2016 at 1:59:57 PM

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742034549232766976 I'm sorry. But if you willingly vote for Donald Trump, you're a racist asshole. Through and through. Period.

This is really disgusting. It's not just the racism, it's this man being genuinely happy that the attack occurred so that he could profit politically from it. It's extremely disturbing, and a sad reflection of the current state of American politics, that a man like this could gain such high level of support.

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#125763: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:00:40 PM

Also, the attacker was from New York just like Donald Trump...

edited 12th Jun '16 2:00:45 PM by Bat178

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#125764: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:21:39 PM

[up][up]That's not the worst of it, because it's also got 27K retwees and over 40K likes. I'm honestly not sure if I'm more mad at Trump, or at the idjits who thought that Trumps' 'spin' on the whole tragedy was a good thing.

edited 12th Jun '16 2:22:01 PM by kkhohoho

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#125765: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:34:24 PM

Why not split the difference?

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ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
#125766: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:35:27 PM

I hear people say that this basically guaranteed Trump the presidency, which I don't really get.

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#125767: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:38:52 PM

I think there is something terribly wrong with New York, when they keep on producing people like Trump and this shooter.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#125768: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:40:25 PM

[up][up]Neither do I. If we're being cynical, as if the public will remember this in five months/as if there won't be another mass shooting that's not even vaguely "Muslim" related.

[up]I feel like the flaw in that reasoning should be obvious.

edited 12th Jun '16 2:41:09 PM by LSBK

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#125769: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:40:51 PM

Not necessarily: keep in mind that a lot of people come out of New York, period. It's like the Bermuda Triangle: Not actually dangerous, but a lot ships pass through it, and thus, a lot ships disappear in it as well.

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flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
The would-be novelist
#125770: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:41:10 PM

9/11 and alien invasion took a toll on them.

edited 12th Jun '16 2:41:40 PM by flameboy21th

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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#125771: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:41:37 PM

Trump will get to trumpet "largest mass shooting in USA done by Muslims". Everyone will ignore that numbers 2, 3, and 4 were not.

Perian Since: Jun, 2016
#125772: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:43:39 PM

That's not the worst of it, because it's also got 27K retwees and over 40K likes. I'm honestly not sure if I'm more mad at Trump, or at the idjits who thought that Trumps' 'spin' on the whole tragedy was a good thing.

And the saddest thing is that it doesn't even surprise me. Here in Europe we have to deal with the refugee crisis, and the things that get posted on social media about it truly make me sick. It shocks me how much hatred a person can have in them.

I hear people say that this basically guaranteed Trump the presidency, which I don't really get.

Generally far-right politicians profit from the fear that such attacks generate. Personally, I think it's somewhat of an exaggeration, seeing that the elections are only in five months. We'll have to wait for the aftermath of this.

edited 12th Jun '16 2:47:45 PM by Perian

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#125773: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:46:21 PM

[up][up] Isn't this being toted as the largest mass shooting in US history? Which attacks were more destructive?

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#125774: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:47:13 PM

[up][up][up] Sounds like a "not getting that most terrorists being Muslim =/= most Muslims being terrorists" sort of thing.

edited 12th Jun '16 2:47:22 PM by desdendelle

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#125775: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:49:48 PM

[up]I'm pretty sure most terrorists aren't even Muslims. The media just has an aversion to calling it terrorism when it's a non-Muslim/white person doing it.


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