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I think it is because the "nutcases" (a rude term BTW) were specified to be on one side of the political spectrum, and that the country chosen for the example o

by burfog 7y ago

I think it is because the "nutcases" (a rude term BTW) were specified to be on one side of the political spectrum, and that the country chosen for the example of "persuading the American electorate" (later referred to as "Gullible people") also implies something about one side of the political spectrum. Overall, the comment strongly implies that one side of the political spectrum has the "nutcases" and "Gullible people". That just isn't very nice.

RantyDave 7y ago
Well, when did left wing anybody engage in violence against a right wing anything? Nobody's driven their car through a Trump rally, have they? I'm from England, BTW, where "nutcase" is a part of the common vernacular and I'm sorry you've taken offence. But I'm not sure about gullible. Did people vote for Trump because they were persuaded he would be a good leader? If they merely decided of their own accord then presumably this is naivety. Are there people who voted for Trump and are happy with his performance? In which case their decision making skills have served them well. As for the electorate as a whole, well, that's democracy for you.
- nippoo 7y ago
  > Well, when did left wing anybody engage in violence against right wing anything? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Congressional_baseball_shooting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Congressional_baseball_...
- friendlybus 7y ago
  >Well, when did left wing anybody engage in violence against a right wing anything? Bike lock guy? That guy who kicked a woman filming him at an abortion rally? There's a whole bunch of inciting online all the time, but we ignore that. There's been a whole bunch.
- gdy 7y ago
  They voted for Trump because they voted against Clinton.