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Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#129251: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:11:18 PM

This has the potential to make everything so much worse. If the public reaction to this goes poorly, Trump starts getting a lot of support. The only way this is averted is if Obama executes the snipers personally.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#129252: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:11:23 PM

Can we stop freaking out over every major outrage as if it'll somehow ensure a Trump win? He's not gonna win, ever.

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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#129253: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:12:36 PM

Look, people said he was never going to make it this far at all. This country just keeps disappointing us at every turn. At this point, a Trump win is hardly the impossible event people try to make it out to be. I mean, look at Brexit.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#129254: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:13:12 PM

We do need to have some perspective here; one bad thing does not guarantee another bad thing.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#129255: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:13:52 PM

Brexit had different factors in place, from my understanding. I have enough faith that Trump won't win.

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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#129256: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:14:54 PM

[up][up] True. Remember, I didn't say this would guarantee a Trump victory. I just said that he was going to have a field day with this tragedy. He's going to twist it until its just another arrow in his quiver.

[up] I'm not kidding when I say that I hope to hell you're right.

God. Now a fourth officer's been killed.

edited 7th Jul '16 9:15:46 PM by RBluefish

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#129257: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:16:08 PM

He's going to make himself look foolish again and make Hillary's following grow. Trump tried twisting Orlando into something to his advantage and only made himself look worse.

[up]

If there's one thing I know, it's that there's enough people out there who're gonna fight any way they can to ensure that Trump won't win.

edited 7th Jul '16 9:17:00 PM by AdricDePsycho

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#129258: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:16:09 PM

The only way Trump can win is if he convinces nearly every white person in America to vote for him. And throughout our history nothing has gotten men like him into power better than fear of "scary black man coming to kill you and take your womenfolk."

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#129259: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:17:14 PM

It doesn't guarantee a Trump victory. It does guarantee a BLM setback of epic proportions.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#129260: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:17:20 PM

The issue with Trump is he's not smart enough to use such an arrow tactically. Sure, he'll use it to pander the crowds that come to his rallies, but will he be able to make it into an effective message to people outside his core base? He hasn't be able to appeal more widely so far, and keeps putting his digital foot in his digital mouth. And making rambling non-speeches where he gets distracted by bugs.

[up][up]If he needs literally every white person to vote for him to win then he's going to majorly fail. First off, that kind of fearful racism you think exists doesn't exist as widely as you think it does. (Certainly not in this white person who thinks Trump's a fucking idiot Putin can run circles around.) The group he appeals to is quite narrow.

edited 7th Jul '16 9:18:45 PM by AceofSpades

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#129261: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:17:37 PM

I shouldn't overly focus on the Trump aspect. But more pertinently, as it is, police officers feel animosity toward African Americans and this makes it worse. And as has been the case with previous incidents where officers were killed, police/media blame protesters/President Obama/etc. for causing the deaths by making an issue of police brutality.

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#129262: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:18:14 PM

Boy oh boy. If these idiots wanted a race war between blacks and the police, they've just lit the fire under one.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#129263: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:18:52 PM

If Martin Luther King Jr. were still alive, he'd be chastising these idiots for causing this mess. I mean, if you want change, then don't ignore the man who lost his life fighting for what he believed in.

edited 7th Jul '16 9:19:41 PM by AdricDePsycho

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#129265: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:19:58 PM

The way I've mostly started thinking about is that it's not Trump that's the scary part: it's the mob that's latched onto him. They are the most immediate threat to people's safety.

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#129266: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:20:32 PM

Yeah, I probably shouldn't focus too much on Trump right now either. Because this is going to make things monumentally harder for Black Lives Matter, as if they didn't have a tough enough time of it as it is. Who cares about the countless black people who are killed by cops - now a couple of black people have killed some cops! That's different!

So currently - eleven officers shot, four dead.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#129267: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:22:49 PM

The sad thing is in this case everything was peaceful and the police officers of Dallas are basically on the protester's side in this case. These guys were happy to take on the whole body camera thing.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#129268: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:25:38 PM

So lets see 2 black guys killed by cops in 2 days and now 4 cops killed potentially by black guys... shit.

This has been boiling for a while but holy crap it is going to explode now, president trump is sounding likely now... he has pretty much helped fuel a race war with his antics and its only going to get worse.

edited 7th Jul '16 9:27:14 PM by Memers

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#129269: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:27:09 PM

Is this gonna lead to a riot like in Baltimore?

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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#129270: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:27:56 PM

I would not be surprised in the least. Ugh.

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#129271: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:29:15 PM

[up][up] Who would be the rioters in this scenario.

Even worst the shooting occurred just as they were gaining momentum, must feel very depressing being part of a movement that only gains steam every time a black guy gets shot. That is evidence on the side of it being a false flag attack. And frankly the BLM movement hasn't from my impression, had much of a tough time, aside from the obvious black folks getting shot thing. The news coverage of them is mostly positive, just about everyone thinks their cause is just, and the Democratic Party has bent over backwards to placate them.

edited 7th Jul '16 9:29:51 PM by JackOLantern1337

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#129272: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:32:24 PM

Can we not launch into conspiracies before the bodies have cooled and official statements been made?

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#129273: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:32:41 PM

I'm only going to say that this was going to happen sooner or later

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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#129274: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:32:47 PM

Update from the Dallas PD. The person of interest whose likeness they previously released has turned himself in. Another suspect is in custody. A suspicious package has been located, and the bomb squad is on it.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#129275: Jul 7th 2016 at 9:34:03 PM

I don't see riots, there is nothing to riot at. I do see a basic open season to shoot for both sides across the country.

Which will just incite more hate and Trump gets a free ticket to the White House just saying racist shit.


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