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Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said? I'm so tired of this dynamic that I don

by devtul 6y ago

Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said? I'm so tired of this dynamic that I don't even bother anymore.

throwlaplace 6y ago
really? wild interpretation? it's a weird construction that's widely known to have been used by the police chief during similar circumstances? how big does the donkey have to be before you pin the tail on it? i wager there could be a video of trump composing the tweet with a biography of the police chief in view and open to the page with those words and you'd still claim to doubt the intent. it's exhausting having to take this kind of bad faith skepticism seriously.
- Zecar 6y ago
  Why isn't this tweet censored? https://twitter.com/oliviagatwood/status/1266231558047846400 https://twitter.com/oliviagatwood/status/1266231558047846400
dastx 6y ago
Judge for yourself, the exact tweet is: > These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! Worth noting that this is a quote from former Miami Police Chief Walter Headley. In '67, he said the phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" during racially charged protests.
sammalloy 6y ago
> Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said? The POTUS unambiguously quoted racist Miami police chief Walter Headley who called for violence against African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This couldn’t be a more clear example of inciting violence.
myvoiceismypass 6y ago
The guy who openly called for police to rough people up in the past does not get the benefit of the doubt here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/donald-trump-police-long-island-speech https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/donald-trump...
- busymom0 6y ago
  You do know that he was talking about MS13 gang members who had murdered people. People need to stop reading media spins and watch actual full un-edited footage. EDIT: Oh look, downvote brigade has arrived.
sg47 6y ago
You are making an assumption that the interpretation is wild.

by devtul 6y ago

Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said? I'm so tired of this dynamic that I don't even bother anymore.

throwlaplace 6y ago

really? wild interpretation? it's a weird construction that's widely known to have been used by the police chief during similar circumstances? how big does the donkey have to be before you pin the tail on it? i wager there could be a video of trump composing the tweet with a biography of the police chief in view and open to the page with those words and you'd still claim to doubt the intent. it's exhausting having to take this kind of bad faith skepticism seriously.

Zecar 6y ago
Why isn't this tweet censored? https://twitter.com/oliviagatwood/status/1266231558047846400 https://twitter.com/oliviagatwood/status/1266231558047846400

dastx 6y ago

Judge for yourself, the exact tweet is: > These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! Worth noting that this is a quote from former Miami Police Chief Walter Headley. In '67, he said the phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" during racially charged protests.

sammalloy 6y ago

> Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said? The POTUS unambiguously quoted racist Miami police chief Walter Headley who called for violence against African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This couldn’t be a more clear example of inciting violence.

myvoiceismypass 6y ago

The guy who openly called for police to rough people up in the past does not get the benefit of the doubt here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/donald-trump-police-long-island-speech https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/donald-trump...

busymom0 6y ago
You do know that he was talking about MS13 gang members who had murdered people. People need to stop reading media spins and watch actual full un-edited footage. EDIT: Oh look, downvote brigade has arrived.

sg47 6y ago

You are making an assumption that the interpretation is wild.