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Politics General Discussion Thread - "USA Presidential Election 2016" Editon

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Echoing Apple2012. The riots are humiliating. Protesters are burning flags and assaulting people who just happen to be nearby and they think the person "looks" like someone who would vote for Trump - aka white middle-aged men and the elderly. These people have a hive mind/mob mentality and it's scary. When you start attacking people or damaging their property because your politician lost, there's a problem - YOU'RE the problem. Yeah, you don't like Trump, but that doesn't give anyone the right to take it out on anyone else because they THINK they support Trump. And even if they do, that's still no excuse to assault someone.
 
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Wow you guys are still missing the clear point. And being just completely toxic. This thread is so exaggerated at this point it isn't even constructive criticism, it's bashing each other in hidden words.

I agree, the riots are unacceptable, people need to stop the violence and making us look like wild animals cause acting like this isn't going to get us anywhere. I can agree highly on that. But be real don't miss the point with your immature "here let me school you" type responses, all it's doing is pissing people off that you're giving excuses to racist comments ideals that offend people on more than just a political level. Get that already. It isn't just being butthurt, or not knowing how to lose, that's a stupid response and only offending people even more and ffs stop comparing it to when Obama won cause it's just as stupid, Obama didn't make any racially offensive comments period. Get it together people. People are mad for a reason, stop trying to tell people to feel otherwise.


Point blank.
Trump won a lot of people feel offended.
What's next? Dealing with it, accepting it, giving him a chance and hoping he doesn't do half the crap he says he is going to and choose right ones that are actually beneficial.

Stop trying to school someone on oblivious facts that really deep down us the offended don't care about cause he said all of the crap on live TV. We honestly don't care about your excuses to defend him, they don't excuse the fact that he's basically said everything to our faces and that's why we questioned him in the first place.

You don't give two f's? Alright cool move on. But end this thread already let it die. You guys are just amping up the hate. People are still going to be offended and some of your are still gonna assume it nothing. But stop with the discrete bashing each other for the forum. Let it die please, this has already created enough hate and animosity we can all agree on that can we?


It's not about not being able to talk about politics. But none of this is helping. It's just making us think less of each other. This in itself was a super sensitive election. I know half of you guys want to give sources to show he's not that bad of a guy I get it. But a lot of us still need time to see what he's actually going to do. I'm really tired of reading the comments like oh they don't know how to lose , or we had to deal with Obama. Y'all know that ain't right and it's a big f u to the faces that are actually really offended and worried about this man being head of office, not on a political level, but what he will use his power for racially or culturally sensitive situations.


The best thing we all can do it let it go. It's like I said before, you are all taking it to a point where we are judging each other based on how we're defending. I don't want it to get to a point where we can even talk or play games together because of this stupid election. That's why politics should stay out half the time because it literally pins people against each other.

You all are pretty much not talking about it, if this were real life all of you know we would have been at our throats so we are no better than those outside.

Chill out and let this thread go. It's obvious this ain't the best election to talk about. Probably the worst election to talk about. Republicans arent proud of it either, they just thought it the better choice. Let's all come together and hope it was the right one.


*drops mic* lol I gotta put a laugh in somewhere. I'm done with this thread after this post. I don't wanna be angry at anyone. You all enjoy your day and play some games, have a drink and a laugh and let the politics go please? Or at least this one..
 
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the mayor said:
Echoing Apple2012. The riots are humiliating. Protesters are burning flags and assaulting people who just happen to be nearby and they think the person "looks" like someone who would vote for Trump - aka white middle-aged men and the elderly. These people have a hive mind/mob mentality and it's scary. When you start attacking people or damaging their property because your politician lost, there's a problem - YOU'RE the problem. Yeah, you don't like Trump, but that doesn't give anyone the right to take it out on anyone else because they THINK they support Trump. And even if they do, that's still no excuse to assault someone.
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I agree with everything you said. Riots are just ridiculous. People need to get over it. If people voted Trump, they need to accept that. If people think Darren Wilson is not guilty, they need to accept that. If a baseball team or football team won because they scored high enough by the end of the game, they need to accept that. Even if things aren't going their way. That, and they need to realize how bad their actions really are, and it's all because of an election.
 
Apple2012 said:
I agree with everything you said. Riots are just ridiculous. People need to get over it. If people voted Trump, they need to accept that. If people think Darren Wilson is not guilty, they need to accept that. If a baseball team or football team won because they scored high enough by the end of the game, they need to accept that. Even if things aren't going their way. That, and they need to realize how bad their actions really are, and it's all because of an election.
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People can feel angry/upset over something they feel strongly about. But causing disorder and assaulting people with views you don't agree with is not the way to express it. Be angry, be upset. But don't take your frustration out on someone else.
 
Those people aren't protesters, those are idiots. There are protesters who are protesting the right way which they have been giving their right to. Keep the difference their. Those people are taking it personal and acting upon themselves. Not acting on behalf of those who are actually protesting for what they believe in.
 
I wonder if there would be the same problem if Hillary was elected because she was hated just as much or maybe less in my eyes, Obama wasn't nearly as hated nor was he really hated at all so I don't think anybody felt like beating his supporters, but Hillary's different.
 
Apple2012 said:
I agree with everything you said. Riots are just ridiculous. People need to get over it. If people voted Trump, they need to accept that. If people think Darren Wilson is not guilty, they need to accept that. If a baseball team or football team won because they scored high enough by the end of the game, they need to accept that. Even if things aren't going their way. That, and they need to realize how bad their actions really are, and it's all because of an election.
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And the best part is that I'm sure that most of the people participating in the riots didn't even vote.
 
chibibunnyx said:
Those people aren't protesters, those are idiots. There are protesters who are protesting the right way which they have been giving their right to. Keep the difference their. Those people are taking it personal and acting upon themselves. Not acting on behalf of those who are actually protesting for what they believe in.
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not all protestors are rioters, but all rioters are protestors. trying to say they aren't is foolish.
 
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the mayor said:
People can feel angry/upset over something they feel strongly about. But causing disorder and assaulting people with views you don't agree with is not the way to express it. Be angry, be upset. But don't take your frustration out on someone else.
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That's right. The protestors have a right to protest, but they're not allowed to vandalize, riot, or get mean towards others. People on the internet can express their anger about the election, but not fight.

I heard some horror stories about the protests, but I shouldn't post them since they are emotion-provoking.
 
Peaceful protests are important, and to be expected when you have someone in power who is... well, I think I've said it countless times on this thread already. (Wasting my breath, really.)

I don't agree with violence or destruction, but everyone has a right to voice their opinions.
 
dierefuji said:
reserved powers fam! im gay so naturally i believe gay marriage should be legal but its in the constitution, the 10th amendment?




honestly this was incredibly smart on trump's part-- no one would try to assassinate trump because pence is out of his mind and him being president would be miles worse
inb4 just assassinate him too
assassinations are incredibly hard, like i saw a documentary on assassination attempts on u.s. presidents and the culprit was usually contained very quickly
you'd be shutdown easily before you could kill both
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its the sad truth that both of them dying would be the best for our country
paul ryan is great

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L. Lawliet said:
Oakland devolved into riots last night. Items were thrown at officers and more things burned. Sad!
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Anyone who attacks officers is a horrible person
lets see how long they last without justice

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Whiteflamingo said:
I wonder if there would be the same problem if Hillary was elected because she was hated just as much or maybe less in my eyes, Obama wasn't nearly as hated nor was he really hated at all so I don't think anybody felt like beating his supporters, but Hillary's different.
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No. Wouldn't be shown on the media.
 
I have a question on the new election issue. Do you think we should keep the electoral college or should we throw it away so the president and vice president's victory is determined by the popular vote? We had the electoral college system for a long time because back in the day it came out, there was no internet, TV, or radio. So we couldn't decide by the popular vote. Now that we have social media, it's already becoming an issue to debate on.
 
the mayor said:
Echoing Apple2012. The riots are humiliating. Protesters are burning flags and assaulting people who just happen to be nearby and they think the person "looks" like someone who would vote for Trump - aka white middle-aged men and the elderly. These people have a hive mind/mob mentality and it's scary. When you start attacking people or damaging their property because your politician lost, there's a problem - YOU'RE the problem. Yeah, you don't like Trump, but that doesn't give anyone the right to take it out on anyone else because they THINK they support Trump. And even if they do, that's still no excuse to assault someone.
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They have the right to protest and burn flags.
 
Sure, they can burn the flag - freedom of speech. Still embarrassing. They also have the right to a PEACEFUL protest. I said nothing about peaceful protests -- I said rioters and violent protesters.
 
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