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[CALM DOWN] AND ENJOY THE RIDE

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Os Trigonum, Jan 1, 2019.

  1. dachuda86

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    Has anyone ever been upset and told to calm down? Does it work? This move was typical trolling from Trump and people are getting mad. You are being played if you get upset by this.
     
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    I am shocked to say this, but I think you're overthinking it.
     
  3. dachuda86

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    You are really too sweet, Lou.
     
  4. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    nice comeback.
     
  5. CCorn

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    If the Rock became president, he would never be able to tweet as much like a professional wrestler as our current president does.
     
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    Sitting at 41% approval rating with the #3 seed behind Russia and China!
     
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  7. fchowd0311

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    I'm upset that the manager of the world's largest bureaucracy resorts to trolling the people he swore an oath to serve.

    But it's far down the concern priorities for me in regards to him. It's upsetting enough for me to expend the energy to tell you it's upsetting that's about it.

    There are far graver concerns in regwrds to Trump. His resorting to trolling is more of a symptom of Trump's character flaws
     
  8. Os Trigonum

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    That’s not trolling . . . that’s just pandering to his base.

    And honestly, HRC calling half the country she pledged to serve as Senator “deplorables” (not to mention Obama’s “clinging to guns and religion” sneer) puts Trump in good company. ;)
     
  9. Nook

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    Hey........ he was a #16 seed in 2016........ Cinderella story could happen again.
     
  10. NewRoxFan

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    trump sure enjoying the ride... when he shut down the government, he took a "working from home" vacation it appears...

     
  11. fchowd0311

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    She didn't call half the country delporables. And their comments were not meant to trigger constituents. It was genuinely held beliefs of theirs.

    Don't try to play whataboutism to Trump's daily troll spamming. Please. It isn't even close. A singular quote is far too reductive to described Donald's trollish behavior because he does it every day.
     
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  12. FranchiseBlade

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    Sadly, you've bought into the hype and not the reality. I can't stand HRC and didn't vote for her. But she didn't call half the country deplorables. She didn't even call all of Trump's supporters deplorables.
     
  13. Os Trigonum

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    must have been someone else who said it
     
  14. fchowd0311

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    Type the quote where she mentioned deplorables. Google it and type it.
     
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    Nope. Nobody said it. HRC did use the term deplorables but she didn't call all of Trump's supporters that. Her quote states it plainly. Here it is

    So in her generalizing stupid comment, she called only half of his supporters that. His supporters are less than half the country already. Nobody called half of the country or even all of Trump's supporters "deplorables". You are bought into the hype that they did and are on here trying to defend that. Let's not spread falsehoods and exaggerations.
     
  17. Os Trigonum

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    wow you guys nitpicking half versus half of half is pretty lame. Alright . . . UNCLE! I concede the point. Who the hell cares. She’s still the one who brought it up in the first place. geez
     
  18. fchowd0311

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    And she brought it up becsise she genuinely believes it just like I genuinely believe it.

    Being deeply intrenched in one of the most right wing bubbles in the country for 4 years (Marine Infantry barracks), she is absolutely right. To this day I still get Facebook news feed spammed by people I served with posting about the bell curve and how black people are inherently dumb.
     
  19. FranchiseBlade

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    You seem to enjoy posting articles that go against what you believe are common misconceptions that get discussed here. Half of half is one quarter. So a slightly less exaggerated but still exaggerated claim would be that she called one-quarter of the country deplorables. It was stupid comment either way. HRC was a horrible candidate.

    That being said, there is no reason to further push a false narrative. I know that you cried "uncle", so I'm not still trying to argue the point with you, just pointing out why I believe it's worth debunking.
     
  20. Os Trigonum

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    fair enough
     
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