Has Trump Jumped the Shark?!? Posts "White Power" video on twitter

Don't put lipstick on a pig wrote:

Trump can't jump a shark. He barely could jump a pornstar.

Even walking down a few steps from a podium looks increasingly beyond him.

So Trump is a "nice" white supremacist, not a bad one. The acceptable face of prejudice. And a green light to its more vehement proponents.

Bullet_Proof wrote:

shark jumped wrote:

I see analogies escape you as well.

good luck

You are right. It's just like how the 2016 election escaped you. Good luck with the 2020 election

Good luck with reading.

breit leit wrote:

It's not a great post because Obama never did that. You only have to concoct fantasy scenarios when your arguments fall flat in reality.

Obama saying that Travon M could of been his son is pretty bad. That was totally race baiting there. I bet his daughters won't be dating the any one of Travon's Character.

Everydog wrote:

breit leit wrote:

It's not a great post because Obama never did that. You only have to concoct fantasy scenarios when your arguments fall flat in reality.

Obama saying that Travon M could of been his son is pretty bad. That was totally race baiting there. I bet his daughters won't be dating the any one of Travon's Character.

You're trying to equate Obama saying a shooting victim could have been his son to Trump tweeting White Power?

It absolutely hilarious how far you clowns will shove your own heads up your asses trying to defend the Orange Clown. I mean....how far are you willing to go? do you have a breaking point?

Everydog wrote:

breit leit wrote:

It's not a great post because Obama never did that. You only have to concoct fantasy scenarios when your arguments fall flat in reality.

Obama saying that Travon M could of been his son is pretty bad. That was totally race baiting there. I bet his daughters won't be dating the any one of Travon's Character.

What were you trying to say? Have another shot at it.

No need to capitalize character either.

shark jumped wrote:

If you back Trump now, you are clearly backing a white supremacist. There is no question.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-shares-video-of-supporter-shouting-white-power.html

I think deserves its own thread beyond the Trump thread cesspit.

This is nuts.

Not a peep out of Fox news about this, and it's been a few days now. Anyone else notice?

ok, one day. :p Still, I would have though Fox news would have something to say here.

Everydog wrote:

breit leit wrote:

It's not a great post because Obama never did that. You only have to concoct fantasy scenarios when your arguments fall flat in reality.

Obama saying that Travon M could of been his son is pretty bad. That was totally race baiting there. I bet his daughters won't be dating the any one of Travon's Character.

Feel free to elaborate on what was so bad about saying that as well as how it is remotely comparable to him retweeting a video of people yelling “black power”.

shark jumped wrote:

If you back Trump now, you are clearly backing a white supremacist. There is no question.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-shares-video-of-supporter-shouting-white-power.html

I think deserves its own thread beyond the Trump thread cesspit.

This is nuts.

I think you and others put far too much weight into the relative importance of racist thoughts. The president of the United States (not saying Trump specifically) could be a staunch and overt racist and still be good for the country. What do you think people care more about, someone having a racist thought or whether or not they have a job to go to? How about healthcare? Taxes? Safety? America's relations with other countries? Our military presence around the world?

Racist thoughts are way down the list of things that actually have impact on people's lives.

Thought Police wrote:

shark jumped wrote:

If you back Trump now, you are clearly backing a white supremacist. There is no question.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-shares-video-of-supporter-shouting-white-power.html

I think deserves its own thread beyond the Trump thread cesspit.

This is nuts.

I think you and others put far too much weight into the relative importance of racist thoughts. The president of the United States (not saying Trump specifically) could be a staunch and overt racist and still be good for the country. What do you think people care more about, someone having a racist thought or whether or not they have a job to go to? How about healthcare? Taxes? Safety? America's relations with other countries? Our military presence around the world?

Racist thoughts are way down the list of things that actually have impact on people's lives.

if you're white, sure.

For example, having racist thoughts probably hasn't affected your life at all, at least in a way that you've noticed.

However if you don't think your actions are influenced heavily by your thoughts then you are even a bigger fool that you are pretending to be.

It is impossible for a racist President to properly and fairly advance and protect the interests of the population as a whole if he thinks a portion of that population is inferior by birth.

You either realize that, and pretend not to.....or are too dumb to realize it. But it's not even an arguable point. No intelligent person would ever make that argument.

shark jumped wrote:

It is impossible for a racist President to properly and fairly advance and protect the interests of the population as a whole if he thinks a portion of that population is inferior by birth.

You either realize that, and pretend not to.....or are too dumb to realize it. But it's not even an arguable point. No intelligent person would ever make that argument.

You could not be more incorrect. Racist thinking is probably not in the top 20 things affecting black people today. Drug use, lack of fathers, lack of education, domestic violence, rape, homicide, inadequate access to healthcare, unemployment, etc are all far bigger and more consequential problems. I know black people who have had multiple family members murdered by other blacks. You really think whether the president has racist thoughts matters more than that?

You've been deluded by hysteria.

Thought Police wrote:

You could not be more incorrect. Racist thinking is probably not in the top 20 things affecting black people today. Drug use, lack of fathers, lack of education, domestic violence, rape, homicide, inadequate access to healthcare, unemployment, etc are all far bigger and more consequential problems. I know black people who have had multiple family members murdered by other blacks. You really think whether the president has racist thoughts matters more than that?

You've been deluded by hysteria.

And none of those problems are caused or exacerbated by living in a society which refuses to address racism??

Thought Police wrote:

shark jumped wrote:

It is impossible for a racist President to properly and fairly advance and protect the interests of the population as a whole if he thinks a portion of that population is inferior by birth.

You either realize that, and pretend not to.....or are too dumb to realize it. But it's not even an arguable point. No intelligent person would ever make that argument.

You could not be more incorrect. Racist thinking is probably not in the top 20 things affecting black people today. Drug use, lack of fathers, lack of education, domestic violence, rape, homicide, inadequate access to healthcare, unemployment, etc are all far bigger and more consequential problems. I know black people who have had multiple family members murdered by other blacks. You really think whether the president has racist thoughts matters more than that?

You've been deluded by hysteria.

And your brain is too simple, deluded or dishonest to understand or acknowledge historical cause and effect.

Your inability to make the connection between racism in this country and the long list of issues you listed above is a testament to either your intellectual short-sightedness or simple willful self-delusion.

Please, try to keep up. Most people who share your views have abandoned stances like the one you just adopted because they are self-evidently indefensible.

But hardly surprising, considering that your stance began with defending the President for tweeting "White Power." I mean, you can't be a smart man.

appleswan. wrote:

Thought Police wrote:

You could not be more incorrect. Racist thinking is probably not in the top 20 things affecting black people today. Drug use, lack of fathers, lack of education, domestic violence, rape, homicide, inadequate access to healthcare, unemployment, etc are all far bigger and more consequential problems. I know black people who have had multiple family members murdered by other blacks. You really think whether the president has racist thoughts matters more than that?

You've been deluded by hysteria.

And none of those problems are caused or exacerbated by living in a society which refuses to address racism??

You can't expect him to be able to make that connection. Your assumption of basic intelligence is unwarranted.

1. The president never tweeted "White Power." He tweeted a video where someone in the video said that. I realize you probably think I'm splitting hairs, but there's a difference.

2. I never defended Trump for that tweet. My point was that whether or not a person has racist thoughts should not be THE determining factor on whether or not they'll make an effective president. I know many, many, many extremely anti-racist people who are very stupid people who can't even balance their checkbook. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves and is one of the best presidents in US history. Being racist and an effective president are not mutually exclusive.

3. Thoughts are not actions. A person can have racist thoughts but never take racist actions in their life.

4. Whatever the current president is thinking today is not responsible for black on black homicide and fatherless homes. People are conflating a president having a racist thought with hundreds of years of policies. The two are not the same.

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I'm not defending racism whether it be in the form of actions or thoughts. My point was that it's not anywhere near as significant of an issue as you and many others think it is.

And why would I accept the word of a bumbling idiot? I mean just reread what you just wrote. There's not a valid point in there. Not even something resembling one. I'm sure it seems convincing in your head and I accept that. I just feel a bit sorry for you. I mean, this is your best defense of your own racism, with numbered points. And this is the best you could do? Surely you've had practice?

Thought Police wrote:

shark jumped wrote:

If you back Trump now, you are clearly backing a white supremacist. There is no question.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-shares-video-of-supporter-shouting-white-power.html

I think deserves its own thread beyond the Trump thread cesspit.

This is nuts.

I think you and others put far too much weight into the relative importance of racist thoughts. The president of the United States (not saying Trump specifically) could be a staunch and overt racist and still be good for the country. What do you think people care more about, someone having a racist thought or whether or not they have a job to go to? How about healthcare? Taxes? Safety? America's relations with other countries? Our military presence around the world?

Racist thoughts are way down the list of things that actually have impact on people's lives.

400 years of racist thoughts.

His comments are monumentally ignorant and utterly lacking awareness, including of himself, and replete with specious hair-splitting distinctions. It is prejudice parading as "reason".