[Merged]US election stuff

[cojak]

I've merged all the Trump US Election threads.

Any new thread will go into this pot.

[NotAllThere]

...blah blah blah...

TL;DR a failed rebuttal of an article containing evidence of Trump's racist remarks and behaviour, that's been widely reported in other media - e.g. The Times, CNN.



Justification of racism and the repeat of racist lies is racist in itself. Be warned.

[original PM]

http://babylonbee.com/news/police-ca...tion-trophies/

[SueEllen]

TL;DR a failed rebuttal of an article containing evidence of Trump's racist remarks and behaviour, that's been widely reported in other media - e.g. The Times, CNN.



Justification of racism and the repeat of racist lies is racist in itself. Be warned.

Aren't you wasting your time? He can't understand why what he's sprouting is racist because he's too stupid.

[Chuck]

Two observations. Around 0.2 million more Americans voted for Mrs Clinton than supported Mr Trump. I'm not arguing that this makes the result illegitimate, both sides fought under the same rules, however viewed as an opinion poll, it is a fact that more people favoured Clinton's vision for the country over Trump's.

In the UK General Election, UKIP got nearly 4 million votes vs the Lib Dems almost 2.5 million. I'm not arguing that this makes the result illegitimate, both sides fought under the same rules, however viewed as an opinion poll, it is a fact that more people favoured UKIP over LibDems. Presumably this makes UKIP "right" in your view?

[bobspud]

The "snowflake generation" have the problem that their parents didn't bring them up properly, and now their parents are blaming them for not thinking straight.
But they, and we, do not even need to step outside our front doors. You will struggle to read a different opinion to yours on the internet on social media, because it's all driven by "you liked that, you'll love this". Track what people "enjoy" and give them more of it. Plenty of positive reinforcement of your ideas/beliefs to the point that the only time you read a different opinion is when it is being ridiculed by someone with a similar opinion to your own.

Thats probably my problem then. I don't do social media. I like talking to strangers in bars and listening to their views on life. its much more diverse although I know I am on my way to bus nutter status

I find the whole liked by thing a bit weird frankly.

[vetran]

Ah Moody has found the merge button again.

[pjclarke]

9) This one isn't about racism.*

This was the case of five black teenagers wrongfully convicted of rape, even after they were exonerated by DNA evidence, Trump was tweeting "Tell me, what were they doing in the Park, playing checkers?"

Charming. One is sure he would have been just as outspoken had the youths been white, and wealthy.

Shall we do misogyny next?

[vetran]

sorry to say I suspect he is right

al-Qaeda leader Abdallah al-Muhaysini reveals why he is happy with Donald Trump's win | Daily Mail Online

'An important step towards victory!' Al-Qaeda terrorist responsible for recruiting 3,000 child soldiers to fight in Syria CELEBRATES Donald Trump's win
A senior al-Qaeda cleric has celebrated Donald Trump's election victory
Abdallah al-Muhaysini is a member of the al-Nusrah Front's leadership
The al-Nusrah Front is Al-Qaeda's representative in the Syrian conflict
He called Trump's win 'an important step towards victory' for the group

Maybe the Donald can do a "Ronald"?

[pjclarke]

however viewed as an opinion poll, it is a fact that more people favoured UKIP over LibDems. Presumably this makes UKIP "right" in your view?

That's an incorrect inference. It makes them more popular. For the record, I would love for our system to be more representative.