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God save us if Trump is the new POTUS.
by dev1n 11y ago
God save us if Trump is the new POTUS.
- Aeolos 11y agoHillary is just as bad regarding this topic.
- dTal 11y agoI'm not much of a fan of Hillary's record either, but she never called for Snowden to be "assassinated". I submit that an impulsive and narcissistic demagogue with no vested interest in "the establishment" is a far scarier leader in the context of a turnkey police state than even a right-wing career politician.
- cornchips 11y agoShe said Snowden should return to the US and "face the music." [1] Treason, punishable by death. [2] IMO, "face the music" is code for "funeral march". [3] 1 http://www.businessinsider.com/democratic-debate-edward-snowden-2015-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/democratic-debate-edward-snow... 2 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyFyAqLtHq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyFyAqLtHq8
- BoysenberryPi 11y agoI think you are taking something said figuratively literally. Everyone has used "face the music" as an idiom to mean "take responsibility." I'll give her the benefit of doubt in this situation.
- shkkmo 11y agoSince Snowden has taken responsibility, I don't see how you can construe was you said as anything other than a statement that Snowden should come back to the US and face prosecution for a capital offense. That certainly isn't the same thing as calling for extra-legal assassination.
- zodiac 11y agoCalling for someone to return and stand trial is different from calling for someone to be assasinated
- Aeolos 11y agoNot if the result of the trial is predetermined with a sentence to death or life in prison.
- zbyte64 11y agoHer friend Kissinger would definitely advocate for Snowden's kidnapping and possible assassination. Then Hillary would say her advisers called for it and she followed their advice while she herself did not want to resort to such measures. I submit that before a nation gets a narcissistic demagogue they have to first stop caring about due process.
- chii 11y agoagreed - a leader can't blame any decision on an advisor, lest the responsibility gets pushed around and diluted till no one is responsible for the consequences.
- dev1n 11y agoThe quote was something Trump said about terrorists. He said it's not enough to go after the terrorists you have to go after their families too. I saw the quote in a clip from Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart did a great look at Trump in general [1]. [1]: http://youtu.be/DnpO_RTSNmQ http://youtu.be/DnpO_RTSNmQ
- gozur88 11y agoHillary will be worse. She'll make Obama's IRS scandals look like schoolyard antics.