Trump's judicial appointments

Xtra comments on Jun 18, 2020:

What do you mean by religious extremists?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine She's too old herself.

We Are Seeing A Communist Insurgency Built On Victimhood Narratives - YouTube

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You would have said the same thing about Dr. King.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine "He wasn't the type of wear a mask so he could beat up old ladies. He didn't tolerate small business owners having their lives ruined by mostly edgy wanna be communist white kids." Those things accompanied his activism as well and he spoke about how they were not morally equivalent to their root causes. You seem to only see a sanitized version of the past and a demonized version of the present.

We Are Seeing A Communist Insurgency Built On Victimhood Narratives - YouTube

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You would have said the same thing about Dr. King.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

Some of them are still around!

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine They're not being secret about it. And we'll have a better sense of their impact in a few years once the right starts litigating decisions by the Democrats. They will impact policy for decades to come.

Trump's judicial appointments

govols comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Younger historical?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine I would describe them are more intense (in the sense of the qualities that millennials have due to social trends) versions of millennials.

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine I'm sure you'll "avoid being hypocritical" when the black lives matters movement wins police reforms and the Democrats sweep the rest of the federal government in November.

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine What part of a wall of separation between church and state don't you understand?

We Are Seeing A Communist Insurgency Built On Victimhood Narratives - YouTube

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You would have said the same thing about Dr. King.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine Most people. He even had criticism for white moderates. He was not working for colorblindness, lol. You just listened to the one line in his speech that made you comfortable.

Trump's judicial appointments

Xtra comments on Jun 18, 2020:

What do you mean by religious extremists?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine Uh no. And I'm not a fan of Pelosi but she wouldn't be part of the process. It happens in the Senate.

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine You guys need to stop abusing that word libertarian. Take about projecting with the punishment talk.

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine Judges who are more conservative than the public damage the legitimacy of government because the courts are an anti-democratic force. Trump has managed to fill the court with a historic number of his picks and they are a historically ideological cohort. Obama, in fact was blocked much of the time and made a historically small number of appointments.

Trump's judicial appointments

govols comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Younger historical?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@govols Younger (note the -er) meaning, e.g. 18-40 year olds. The millennials and gen Z-ers. https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ That thing you said about traditionalism and younger people is no more than a meme. As you and Trump say, "people are saying it," but all the evidence is to the contrary.

We Are Seeing A Communist Insurgency Built On Victimhood Narratives - YouTube

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You would have said the same thing about Dr. King.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine They called him a communist too. And he spoke about the inevitability of riots, the need for confrontational nonviolence, and the need for structural change--indeed democratic socialism--in order to achieve justice.

Trump's judicial appointments

Xtra comments on Jun 18, 2020:

What do you mean by religious extremists?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine Like I said above--the issue is more with the hundreds he's appointed in the greater judiciary. Not one who voted the other way one time.

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine One of the Supreme Court justices he appointed--not two. And he's appointed hundreds more in the greater judiciary.

Trump's judicial appointments

Xtra comments on Jun 18, 2020:

What do you mean by religious extremists?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine Have you been paying attention to Trump's judicial appointments?

Trump's judicial appointments

ThomasinaPaine comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Obviously nothing based off the most recent decisions but by all means continue to be frightened off the big bad old religious people. They're behind every bush just waiting to, um, ummmmm, talk about Hell or something. Wake up and smell 2020. The days of the Religious Right ruining your fun are...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

One is speech and one is law. Do you know the difference?

Trump's judicial appointments

govols comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Younger historical?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

What?

Trump uses Nazi symbol for political prisoners in his new ad [medium.com]

RubyFord comments on Jun 18, 2020:

So he’s a nazi that loves Jews? TDS at its most extreme

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

That wasn't my conclusion, but if you've paid attention to Israel's politics lately, they have allied with other ethnoreligious nationalists.

Trump's judicial appointments

Xtra comments on Jun 18, 2020:

What do you mean by religious extremists?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

They are evangelical Christians who are against gay rights and abortion rights and support racial and gender hierarchies.

Trump uses Nazi symbol for political prisoners in his new ad [medium.com]

VoicesCarry comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Assumption is not a method. At no point does the writer ask the campaign about the symbolism or its meaning but makes the worst assumptions possible to pander to his OMB TDS readership. And of course the Censorship occured just like the little fascistic pricks demanded. So perhaps we normies Are ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@VoicesCarry It's not an antifascist symbol. It is literally the opposite. The only time an antifascist would be wearing it (making it technically a symbol on an antifascist) would be when they are forced to in a concentration camp. To be clear, no antifascist organizations use it. They use either the symbol with the flags or the three arrows of the Iron Front. Just because Trump says something doesn't make it so. Moreover, the context is that of antifascist political enemies on the left--the same type that the Nazis fought and imprisoned--how much more could it fit?

Trump uses Nazi symbol for political prisoners in his new ad [medium.com]

VoicesCarry comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Assumption is not a method. At no point does the writer ask the campaign about the symbolism or its meaning but makes the worst assumptions possible to pander to his OMB TDS readership. And of course the Censorship occured just like the little fascistic pricks demanded. So perhaps we normies Are ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

If the context fits... Update: https://www.axios.com/facebook-takes-down-trump-campaign-ad-that-used-nazi-symbol-d82759f0-ffff-463e-b776-9f4ed55a81da.html

The utter ignorance of laughing at the female officer crying after a McDonald's visit- ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

I hear rumors it was a hoax planted by McDonalds.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@Lt-JW Do you want to put me in a concentration camp?

Fed Hearings Rooted in Failed 1978 Pledge to Fix Inequality [bloomberg.com]

Jeeper752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

There are limits to what government can do. Equalizing all outcomes is well beyond those limits.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@Jeeper752 They were met in statute and then Nixon and a half century of neoliberalism decided not to implement. This created false budgetary roadblocks.

Trump uses Nazi symbol for political prisoners in his new ad [medium.com]

TSEC24A comments on Jun 18, 2020:

The fact the author of the article actually believes that ANTIFA stands in opposition to fascism is all you need to know. Not worth reading.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

So you believe the opposite of its claims? You realize that allows people to control you through reverse psychology, right?

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell I did not make the video and choose to use any of those words. Talk to the guy who did. Context is key. Bye now.

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

I assume you've read the title now. Next step is to watch the video or at least the parts that discuss the subject of the title and Lori. If you still don't get it, my initial reply provided some more context: I identified with the "they" in the title. Maybe take note of where my account says I'm from and where the subject of the video is from. If it still doesn't make sense, maybe that's because the author of the video doesn't know what they're talking about. Hence my confusion at how they characterized Lori and what's going on in her city.

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell Why do you think it's my job to explain a video someone else posted to you?

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell The same they as the they in the title of the video. Hope that clarifies it.

I hope you all have hard copies of your favorite dystopian books.

Jaster_Mereel comments on Jun 17, 2020:

1984 becomes daily more relevant.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

By one of my favorite socialists!

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell I answered you. Have you read the title of the video posted above?

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell No.

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell The lady on the cover of that video.

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell Lori Lightfoot is the Mayor of Chicago, by the way.

From conspiracy theories to conspiracy facts - SGT Report. So you still think its a race war?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You think we're taking our orders from Lori? LOL. I guess I wasted most of my free time today watching the city council meeting and lobbying my alderman to support a police reform measure that Lori is against.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ChrisODonnell The same as "they" in the video. Basically all of the people the original poster and the author of this video disagrees with.

Bolton alleges Trump encouraged Xi to continue with Uighur detainment camps [axios.

LeonardoFumarola comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Those who have not read the quran are bound to be horrified by news like this, whether true or not true. Those who HAVE read the quran and not converted to Islam will understand, approve, encourage and SUPPORT any political move to lock up and RE-EDUCATE muslim populations wherever they are ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@LeonardoFumarola What Quran did you read--the Sebastian v. Gorka edition?

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

Xtra comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Do you have anything from a reliable source?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@Hanno How convenient.

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

Xtra comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Do you have anything from a reliable source?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@Hanno Do I?

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

ZyThum comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Fear mongering huh? The Bundy’s were posted on their property, and the ATF threatened to come on their property and the Bundy’s stood their ground on their property. Those idiots in Seattle took over a neighborhood owned by the tax payers and are regulating entry, forced their way into private ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine Oh we know you don't care about hypocrisy.

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

Harleyman comments on Jun 17, 2020:

So do you consider CNN (communist news network) and MSNBC to be more reliable? Fox is the number one news channel in America and for good reason.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine The way to combat these media "censorship" problems is through antitrust policy. You might want to ask yourself why that's anathema to the right.

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

Harleyman comments on Jun 17, 2020:

So do you consider CNN (communist news network) and MSNBC to be more reliable? Fox is the number one news channel in America and for good reason.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@ThomasinaPaine FTFY: A field of centrist. FTFY: far right conspiracy theory mongers like Zero Hedge. And who knows what you're on about re: book burning. Shove it with your false equivalencies.

Bolton alleges Trump encouraged Xi to continue with Uighur detainment camps [axios.

Tycho comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Remember, this is Bolton. Hardly a reliable source.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

He's garbage, but is he a liar?

Anyone out there have any idea what's going on with John Bolton?

FissionMeister comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I just went through some of the "bombshells" in the book as characterizes by the media and I have to scratch my head on them. Trump asked China to help him get elected?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

I'm sure he asks everyone to do that. Loyalty is all he cares about.

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

ZyThum comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Fear mongering huh? The Bundy’s were posted on their property, and the ATF threatened to come on their property and the Bundy’s stood their ground on their property. Those idiots in Seattle took over a neighborhood owned by the tax payers and are regulating entry, forced their way into private ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

Their occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge might have made for a clearer comparison.

Fed Hearings Rooted in Failed 1978 Pledge to Fix Inequality [bloomberg.com]

Jeeper752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

There are limits to what government can do. Equalizing all outcomes is well beyond those limits.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@Jeeper752 Do you think it's good bargaining strategy to start with your minimum demand?

Bolton alleges Trump encouraged Xi to continue with Uighur detainment camps [axios.

LeonardoFumarola comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Those who have not read the quran are bound to be horrified by news like this, whether true or not true. Those who HAVE read the quran and not converted to Islam will understand, approve, encourage and SUPPORT any political move to lock up and RE-EDUCATE muslim populations wherever they are ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

You're very confused.

Fed Hearings Rooted in Failed 1978 Pledge to Fix Inequality [bloomberg.com]

Jeeper752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

There are limits to what government can do. Equalizing all outcomes is well beyond those limits.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

How about opportunity? Law?

Fox’s obsessive fearmongering over Seattle autonomous zone is a stark contrast to its praise for ...

Harleyman comments on Jun 17, 2020:

So do you consider CNN (communist news network) and MSNBC to be more reliable? Fox is the number one news channel in America and for good reason.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

Not by much. But Fox's coverage demonstrates the right's slant on this particular event.

Big day for trans rights. And civil rights in general. [nytimes.com]

Jeeper752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I'm sure that LOOKS to be a good thing to those now included in that law. Is it necessarily a good thing? If SCOTUS can "interpret" you INTO a law that does not mention you, can SCOTUS "interpret" you OUT OF a law that does? I believe they can and I believe they will. I see this as an ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@Jeeper752 This was a textual interpretation by a textualist, though, in a case that was necessary because employers were taking people OUT. IMO, Congress should not need to pass extraneous laws for fundamental civil rights.

Big day for trans rights. And civil rights in general. [nytimes.com]

Jeeper752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I'm sure that LOOKS to be a good thing to those now included in that law. Is it necessarily a good thing? If SCOTUS can "interpret" you INTO a law that does not mention you, can SCOTUS "interpret" you OUT OF a law that does? I believe they can and I believe they will. I see this as an ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

Are you arguing that the SCOTUS should only interpret people out of a law or are you arguing that SCOTUS should interpret the law at all?

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@rway You live in a rhetorical fantasy world.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@ForeverFree76 Better to assume from the evidence than from preconceptions about the label I use.

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@rway That's really pedantic. Here's how it works. Imagine that I'm a person in a position of power. I, as an individual have just decided that you and everyone within a square mile of you at this moment are a group with some unique characteristics that distinguish you from and make you lesser than everyone else. On that basis, I have decided that not one individual in that group should have civil rights. I then proceed to violate them and deny you recourse.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@ForeverFree76 No. I've done enough homework for you already.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@ForeverFree76 It's not exactly the style around here.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@ForeverFree76 My point is that it does not take much examination to know what his politics are. And he's from Milwaukee.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@ForeverFree76 Just read his Twitter feed. https://twitter.com/sheriffclarke You must not know who he is, because it's obvious just looking at him.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

The point that people seem to be missing here is an op-ed doesn't speak for a publication or the MSM in general.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@Xtra What?

Tucker Carlson's remaining advertisers.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Duly noted, I'll make sure the campaign against Tucker's advertisers is aware of these companies.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@liberty11 Read the book. Big fan of its socialist author. But consumerism isn't censorship, buddy.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@ForeverFree76 His politics clearly include religious conservatism, nativism, and authoritarianism. Some evidence: 1. He supports harsh penalties for nonviolent criminals (he's against rehabilitation) 2. He ran an abusive detention system that was subject to lawsuits 3. He required his employees to attend evangelical Christian meetings 4. He's against LGBT rights 5. He likens abortion to genocide 6. He's called for the suspension of habeas corpus to round up political opponents 7. He uses anti-black racial slurs and stereotypes 8. He spreads far right conspiracy theories. 9. He supported far right pedophile Senate candidate Roy Moore 10. He supports the "blue lives matter" movement 11. He appears on far right media (e.g. Alex Jones) 12. He's an ally of the NRA, which took a far right turn before 2016

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@numbdigger Rational isn't a political orientation.

Is it still war in the eyes of MSM?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 16, 2020:

In the eyes of MSM? That was an op-ed by far right-wing former sheriff David Clarke.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@numbdigger How would you characterize his politics?

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@rway Why is it so hard to understand that people in power, as a group or individually, sometimes make decisions that withhold individual rights from groups of people (racism) and that they sometimes maintain systems that favor the already powerful (classism)?

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@rway Dude, there's a difference between the left and the centrist liberal establishment of the Democratic party. The left cares about class, too. The Great Society hit a brick wall in Nixon and then the neoliberal consensus of the next 50 years.

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

TheBallsyBowTie comments on Jun 15, 2020:

When Americans participate in government approved riots they're pawns of the establishment.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Serg97

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

TheBallsyBowTie comments on Jun 15, 2020:

When Americans participate in government approved riots they're pawns of the establishment.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Serg97 Here's a story about me. https://clickhole.com/heartbreaking-the-worst-person-you-know-just-made-a-gr-1825121606/

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Serg97 It is what they deserve by virtue of being human. And what is needed converges with what I want. It hasn't changed since MLK Jr. laid out the roadmap: universal social democracy.

Concerned Minneapolis 911 dispatcher asked police supervisor to respond to George Floyd scene ...

ForeverFree76 comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Maybe post an article that non-subscribers can view?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

Figured a local source was best. You just have to hit the stop button before it's done loading!

Big day for trans rights. And civil rights in general. [nytimes.com]

Xtra comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I think people are pretty much in favor of equal rights.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

It's very common in this community to speak of people who are LGBTQ as mentally ill and unworthy of equal rights. And Trump's coalition with the religious right was banking on winning this case (and restricting abortion) so that religiously minded businesses could keep discriminating (and really most businesses don't mind having more discretion on when they can fire). Not to mention the heresy of Gorsuch using conservatives' "originalism" (or "textualism") toward liberal ends.

New Yorkers erasing history...

coalburned comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Resurrecting 3 year old memes, I see. Mr. Bell should get newer material. If you read the history of that statue and the circumstances surrounding its demise, the only real similarity between then and now is that people wanted change. Otherwise, it's pretty much an apples to oranges comparison.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@coalburned I just think that if people are going to take issue with the removal of statues because "they erase history," we should consider whether statues provide an accurate and full account of that history. And if they don't, then we owe it to those people to correct the record, as it were, through addition if possible, and subtraction if needed. Or they could leave history to the history books and concede that they are fighting to protect what the statues represent. At least we could all be on the same page about their meaning, even if our moral judgments of that meaning were opposed.

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

johnny_G comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I just want the White liberal dross to die off, so the strong Whites can voice our own opinions and take back our subverted history, and beyond. Anyone who kneels before baboons with bullhorns deserves to be executed. Liberals are true White trash

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Corjova Are these them?

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@rway So what's taking so long...

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

The thing is that riots aren't part of the movement. They are a force of nature, not a tactic. And must be seen in context with the police riots and root causes.

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

rway comments on Jun 15, 2020:

If riots worked we wouldn't keep having them. Sometimes the reason that *peaceful means* don't get results, is because you're wrong. In a Democratic Republic, you have to convince a plurality of your fellow citizens that you're right, and your "demands" have to be Constitutional in the first ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

How many times do black people have to convince white people that they are due equality before the law?

When Americans don't riot, politicians feel unrestrained [prospect.org]

TheBallsyBowTie comments on Jun 15, 2020:

When Americans participate in government approved riots they're pawns of the establishment.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

Always the victim, you Republicans.

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

johnny_G comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I just want the White liberal dross to die off, so the strong Whites can voice our own opinions and take back our subverted history, and beyond. Anyone who kneels before baboons with bullhorns deserves to be executed. Liberals are true White trash

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Corjova I'm afraid you've met all of the young white right wing ladies! Good for you, btw.

Speak Truth - A message that needs to be heard. Blue Lives Matter.

Header comments on Jun 14, 2020:

There are good and bad even in blue! I Stand with the TRUE BLUES!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Header John Catanzara, look him up. Why did a majority pick him if most are good?

New Yorkers erasing history...

coalburned comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Resurrecting 3 year old memes, I see. Mr. Bell should get newer material. If you read the history of that statue and the circumstances surrounding its demise, the only real similarity between then and now is that people wanted change. Otherwise, it's pretty much an apples to oranges comparison.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

The history of the statues does make a difference, doesn't it?

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

purdyday comments on Jun 14, 2020:

On the part of the mentally and emotionally fragile white folks, genuflecting before thugs was pure fear based and the politicians who did it, was pure incitement for the thugs to do more by the true criminals in this whole farce. What do I expect when I apologize to someone, apart from letting them...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

Ah yes, it's the folks calling for the police to be replaced, who welcome more chaos into their lives, who are fragile.

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

johnny_G comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I just want the White liberal dross to die off, so the strong Whites can voice our own opinions and take back our subverted history, and beyond. Anyone who kneels before baboons with bullhorns deserves to be executed. Liberals are true White trash

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

You do know that it is the younger generation that is far more liberal and leftist, yes?

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 14, 2020:

I'm curious what the result will be around here. Did you increase your efforts to cultivate a fan community around Paul Ramsey, a white supremacist, after the protests began, perhaps in an effort to capitalize on or even stir up white racist backlash? If not, have the protests and the recent growth ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@ramzpaul Did you just call "white supremacist" a racial slur? How about these labels: "white separatist," "white nationalist" or "white supremacist-friendly."

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 14, 2020:

I'm curious what the result will be around here. Did you increase your efforts to cultivate a fan community around Paul Ramsey, a white supremacist, after the protests began, perhaps in an effort to capitalize on or even stir up white racist backlash? If not, have the protests and the recent growth ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Hanno Well I suspect your eyes will be open to it now that I've brought it to your attention.

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 14, 2020:

I'm curious what the result will be around here. Did you increase your efforts to cultivate a fan community around Paul Ramsey, a white supremacist, after the protests began, perhaps in an effort to capitalize on or even stir up white racist backlash? If not, have the protests and the recent growth ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Hanno From observing how the different fan spaces are launched here (the ones where the actual celebrity is also a member), I suspect that admin did more than simply allow Paul Ramsey to create a group like any other user. And while "the vast majority of posters here are ... not white supremacists" may have been generally true a few weeks ago, there has been a recent bump in white supremacist posts from new users that is correlated with increased activity in Ramsey's group.

What do you think will be the result of last week's mass apologies and genuflecting to Black Lives ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 14, 2020:

I'm curious what the result will be around here. Did you increase your efforts to cultivate a fan community around Paul Ramsey, a white supremacist, after the protests began, perhaps in an effort to capitalize on or even stir up white racist backlash? If not, have the protests and the recent growth ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Admin The way the algorithms work now, all videos discussing current events are being demonetized. But you chose to promote a white supremacist.

Speak Truth - A message that needs to be heard. Blue Lives Matter.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 14, 2020:

These are the only blue lives that matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epnsRRPtoeU

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Naomimi Imagine uttering the words "blue lives" and then commenting on insanity. I'll give you this: the thin blue line flag is an upgrade from the Nazi flag!

Speak Truth - A message that needs to be heard. Blue Lives Matter.

Header comments on Jun 14, 2020:

There are good and bad even in blue! I Stand with the TRUE BLUES!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Header Here's another example: the new head of the Chicago police union is suspended from duty and has a history of complaints and suspensions.

Well folks, the protesting has made its way to my neighborhood (which is generally peaceful).

coalburned comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Man, I hate that your having to deal with that. Glad you're armed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@wolfhnd I and the vast majority of protesters are completely able to protest and wear a mask at the same time. What we're not willing to abide is the state exploiting COVID-19 precautions to crack down on unrelated dissent.

Speak Truth - A message that needs to be heard. Blue Lives Matter.

Header comments on Jun 14, 2020:

There are good and bad even in blue! I Stand with the TRUE BLUES!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Header What's bad about being a good citizen?

Well folks, the protesting has made its way to my neighborhood (which is generally peaceful).

coalburned comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Man, I hate that your having to deal with that. Glad you're armed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@wolfhnd That's a threat as well, but a less important one. Not mutually exclusive.

Speak Truth - A message that needs to be heard. Blue Lives Matter.

Header comments on Jun 14, 2020:

There are good and bad even in blue! I Stand with the TRUE BLUES!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

And the bad apples have spoiled the bunch! Bad institutional culture! We've seen it first hand with all the cops who have stood by and failed to stop or report their bad peers in their riots against protesters.

Well folks, the protesting has made its way to my neighborhood (which is generally peaceful).

coalburned comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Man, I hate that your having to deal with that. Glad you're armed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@SpikeTalon Fair enough. Also, I'd argue that the police in this moment are more of a threat to all of us than any protest. Perhaps a reason for solidarity or at least ambivalence toward the protesters.

Well folks, the protesting has made its way to my neighborhood (which is generally peaceful).

coalburned comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Man, I hate that your having to deal with that. Glad you're armed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@SpikeTalon You have a right to protect yourself, but what makes you afraid? There have been protests and unrest across the country yet none that I know of has targeted residences or people on the street other than police and the occasional right-wing terrorist. Yes, there are some mixed developments that may be at a higher risk. Does that describe your living situation? Moreover, some protests are more likely to be accompanied by unrest than others. You could easily determine the risk by doing some research on its organizers.

Well folks, the protesting has made its way to my neighborhood (which is generally peaceful).

ForeverFree76 comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Do you believe they are outsiders, or townspeople/residents? My town had about 90% outsiders come and demonstrate three days in a row.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

Can't be mostly outsiders when this is happening nearly everywhere simultaneously. This is a generational thing.

IS IT TIME TO THINK THE UNTHINKABLE?

Geofrank comments on Jun 14, 2020:

I'm certain I'm repeating myself from somewhere else on Slug, but I think they should let these autonomous zones learn what autonomy really means. Close 'em up, cut 'em off and see how well they can provide for their basic services: water, power, fuel, food, policing and firefighting. It would be an...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 14, 2020:

And let's see how Edgework's rightist utopia does under those circumstances as well!

This was really good [youtu.be]

Josf-Kelley comments on Jun 13, 2020:

OK. Bullshit. The reason why the NRA... It has nothing to do with divide-so-as-to-conquer RACE BAITING. I ran for Congress in 1996 because people (some were not white) were tortured and murdered in a church in Waco Texas. The NRA, of which I was a member, didn't want anything to do with ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 13, 2020:

Not sure what point you're disagreeing with. Are you just upset that the NRA's integrity was impugned?

This is the first I'm hearing about this in Chicago, so I cannot verify the validity of any claims ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Sounds like a sit in to me, but Red State sure didn't let that get in the way of their narrative.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@SpikeTalon No they aren't!

This is the first I'm hearing about this in Chicago, so I cannot verify the validity of any claims ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Sounds like a sit in to me, but Red State sure didn't let that get in the way of their narrative.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@SpikeTalon They're not a great source!

With the events of the recent days, I'm trying to build up some courage to share some of my personal...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Really? This community has taken a rather Klannish flavor as of late...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 13, 2020:

Ah, I see, it's because you created a fan space for a celebrity Klansman named Paul Ramsey. Interesting pivot in the middle of black lives matters protests!

How ‘Jakarta’ Became the Codeword for US-Backed Mass Killing [nybooks.

SpikeTalon comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I do not relish the thought of ever having to use force against fellow human beings, and while I understand the grudge you have against right-wingers please keep in mind communism is hardly benign and has caused plenty of suffering and misery over the ages. Both political extremes can become ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@SpikeTalon Just because some antifascists once punched some fascists does not make your equivalency between leftist speech and rightist violence valid.