Trouble in America

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by T.R, May 27, 2020.

  1. Raoul the Red Shirt

    Raoul the Red Shirt Professional bullseye

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    Humor is protected and it is, or should be, an obvious parody.

    Even if it were not, the pretzel compan would have to show damages. You can probably dig up an expert witness about just about anything, but there is probably not a credible one who would say that the parody cost the company an estimated $X.

    In short, good luck with that lawsuit.
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  2. NAHTMMM

    NAHTMMM Perpetually sondering

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    gg Captain Obvious

    Don't worry about the wooshy sound you heard above you btw
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  3. Jenee

    Jenee Driver 8

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    I'm pretty sure Auntie Anne's was probably approached before the article was published. Heck, for all we know, the Onion and Auntie Anne's may even be owned by the same company.

    *goes to google*
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  4. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    well, you had what? 14.5 years of FDR and it got you out of a depression, through a war, and left you in a position to lead the world for the next 50 years.
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  5. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    Dana Perino pointed it out yesterday as well - it's the secret service's decision, not the president's.
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  6. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    No kidding?
  7. NAHTMMM

    NAHTMMM Perpetually sondering

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    I mean, obviously there's the question posed of "if Hitler held a Bible in the same pose, would that validate his words and actions in your eyes?"

    But if you truly want to interact on the level of numerology logic -- "Look at Hitler holding a Bible just like Trump did, therefore TRUMP IS LITERALLY HITLER" -- then I guess keep to whatever level of thinking your current ideological blinders have worn you down to?
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  8. NAHTMMM

    NAHTMMM Perpetually sondering

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    Me, I just want to pretend that posting that counts as my semi-annual interaction with TLS so I can ignore his strain of religion for another six months :(
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  9. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    Some of us have spent even more years warning you about the dangers of giving the government - any government - too much power. This is what that looks like.
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  10. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    Three things:

    #1 The left no longer has no sense of humor.

    #2 The right no longer has a sense of humor.

    #3 How many times have we seen someone post something on social media, it goes viral, everyone believes it, and only later you find out that it was fake? And than the proof it was fake gets no traction? All it takes is people spreading Auntie Anne's wants to shoot protestors without attaching that it's fake and from The Onion to hurt the brand. This is not something that should be joked about. Someone at The Onion took a real company and said it's in favor of shooting "protestors" during a current event that is tearing the country apart.
  11. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    Wasn't hit by a flashbang.

    Was hit by a tear gas canister that bounced. You can see it hit the ground and bounce into her.

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  12. Tuckerfan

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  13. Tuckerfan

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  14. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Oh that's much better then. :bergman:
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  15. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Remind us again what percentage of your working life has been spent not working for the government?
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  16. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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  17. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    Bull Conner was almost SIXTY YEARS AGO.

    How many more decades are People of Color supposed to patiently wait for whites to get the police under control. How many more murders by cop?
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  18. Zombie

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    Government loves people with tattoos. So much easier to identify you when you wear them.
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  19. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    It's not that it's better. I'm glad she wasn't hurt but if it was a flashbang that hit her she'd be in a world of hurt.

    Also she wasn't aimed at. It just took an unlucky bounce in her direction. :shrug:
  20. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    in the ball park anyway - it's all scary military/police/government ordnance. :shep:
  21. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    If this was posted before I missed it - Atlanta's mayor very angry at the rioters:
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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  23. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    Juggalo's love rioting.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    So....is America FINALLY going to take me up on my suggestion of an all minority police force across the board?
    I've mentioned it several times. All black might be too exclusive, so maybe all minority groups would suffice.
    Bottom line no more white cops. Will it solve every aspect of systemic racism/police brutality? Of course not, but it will take a huge chunk out of it. Never again would a white cop kill a black person, which seems to be the most common trigger (no pun intended) in riots, demonstrations, protests, etc.

    This would be especially effective in large Democrat controlled cities. Most Democrat cities already have black mayors and black chief-of-police/sheriff are quite common too. These cities have the most blacks killed by white cops, so it would stand to reason we should start the process in these cities first. Discuss!
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  25. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    I've never doubted it. Where we differ is in terms of specifics, I'm all in favour of limiting the ability of a government to use force.
  26. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    This is the part where I remind you YET AGAIN that the military is an explicitly authorized Constitutional function of the government. Unlike many (most) of the social welfare programs and interstate regulation.
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  27. K.

    K. Sober

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    Yes, it is. The grotesquely overblown US military is also precisely what gives this government way too much power.
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  28. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    Nope. If you look into it, you'll see that the gross overextension of the interstate commerce clause has been the lever used to bloat the fed's overreach. Well, that and switching Senate seats from being state-appointed to popularly elected. The size and capabilities of the military are a direct result of WWII and the Cold War.
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  29. Zombie

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  30. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    This.