Maybe I'm hopelessly old-fashioned, but I liked the tradition of U.S. Presidents being opposed to Nazis.

~Andy Borowitz

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
They're not the slightest bit aware of how anything works. They hate. It's all they do.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Whenever white supremacists rear their ugly head I can't help but wonder if they are the slightest bit aware of how genetic diversity actually works.

This whole myth of unity... lordy be. I guess we could return to the prokaryotic stage of binary fission, but hell, that is kind of a bleak future:
One God
One Country
One Flag
One Gene
One Algal Mat

He didn't condemn it because he's a goddam racist.

 kurtster wrote: 
Maybe we're talking about different riots, but if your peaceable assembly involves stapling US Flags to shovel handles, a person might think any subsequent riot was actually your plan all along.

Snowflake racist whines.

 VV wrote: 
Not when you wear a flea collar ... as if you didn't know ...

 islander wrote: 
No it's clear that he's all-in with Trump regardless of what Trump does -or does not- do. He will find weak justifications for Trump's actions or manufacture them when there aren't any. With each of Trump's failures as a president his support of Trump rings more and more hollow while his credibility is eroded to nothing.

When you lay down with dogs you wake up with fleas. 

An important goal of those that wish to gain power is to sow the seeds of distrust amongst the population to the point to where crypticism becomes a necessity for survival. Surviving not only those that are in power, but each other. Then there is also the low hanging fruit of the small thinking and easily manipulated that are usually the flashpoint and distraction. Those that will listen to no one but their own prejudices and are quite content with the damage to the social fabric caused by their actions. Those who are motivated solely by the physical appearance of others. Those who are motivated by absolute intolerance of those that do not share their ideology regardless of what that is.  I am talking to you White Nationalist, I am talking to you Antifa. I am talking to any element of any organization who advocates or incites violence.  Hopefully I am not talking to you.
 
 Say no to all of those that display aggression......period.

 R_P wrote: 
He did say that about military action, strangely I did not react with a grin as you for this does not make me feel satisfied in any way.

There are only two sides to Charlottesville. Trump is on the wrong one.

 islander wrote: 
So that would put you on the opposing side of the 1st Amendment.  You are consistent at least.

And for the record, you're a very good fascist.

 kurtster wrote: 
So, No, you'll be on the wrong side of history (again). Duly noted. And for the record, you're a very good racist. 

 islander wrote: 
So if he doesn't speak first, it doesn't count ?  I didn't know about this until I got home and read about it here.  Guess I'm bad racist for not knowing.  

I do not support extremists, period.  But as Richard P has said many times, your terrorist is my freedom fighter.

Regarding the violence in Charlottesville, I do not endorse kinetic actions applied to reinforce an opinion, regardless of the opinion.  What about the little riot in Berkeley in February ?  The one used to stifle free speech in the birthplace of free speech ?  How do you feel about that ?  It bothered me.  In this country, one has the right to peacefully express their opinions in public places regardless of what it may be as long as they meet the guidelines in place for assembly (whether or not you or I agree with them) and are not trying to incite riots in the process just as one cannot cry  Fire!  in a theatre for fun.  I would defend your right to be a non violent asshole in public if you so choose.  Would you do the same for me ?

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Now when are you going to stop beating your wife ?

 R_P wrote: 
#MAGA

Today President Xi Jinping said that, as a result of increased fascistoid terrorism threatening China's national interest, military action could not be ruled out.

Donald Trump,

The day a car drove into a crowd in London you called for a Muslim ban.

Can we ban racist white men?