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Old 2nd June 2020, 20:28     #41
Nothing
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lightspeed
That's the myth of the Second Amendment in modern times. The small arms civilians possess will never compete with what a modern military can bring to bear.
I mean yeah, 100%. But that's only one of the myths, the other myth is that the people who are amassing these small arms are doing it so that they can rise up against a tyrannical government, when really they're doing it so that they can use their small arms to intimidate anyone who wants to challenge their government's white supremacist agenda.
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Old 2nd June 2020, 20:47     #42
bradman
 
LS consider the resistance in Afganistan and Iraq - hows that gone for the US Mil. Percieved overwhelming force doesnt work out as people think.
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Old 2nd June 2020, 21:19     #43
Nothing
 
Honestly not sure whether this belongs here on in the Labour thread

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2020/06/0...us-ambassador/
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Old 3rd June 2020, 13:33     #44
Ab
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According to unverified-by-me posts on Twitter, there are US military units locking down streets of Washington DC. Not police. The fucking army.
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Old 3rd June 2020, 13:41     #45
Ab
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The video is so fucking weird. He turns from side to side like the high Vincent Vega meme and then holds the Bible upside down and back to front.
Quote:
Stephen King
@StephenKing
Dear fundamentalist Christian Trump supporters: If Obama had held the Bible backwards and upside down, you would immediately have called him the Antichrist.

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/stat...69182843789312
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Old 3rd June 2020, 14:40     #46
Nich
 
Amazon Go (riot edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc12eBPuxwg

Just Walk Out technology

Plot twist: technology is so good, all looters got charged on their credit cards.
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Old 3rd June 2020, 17:39     #47
Ab
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Driving while black

https://twitter.com/chimdesires/stat...98829775990787
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Old 3rd June 2020, 17:42     #48
Lightspeed
 
The cops involved with that one got fired. Which probably means transferred to another district.
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Old 4th June 2020, 08:15     #49
Cyberbob
 
Indiscriminately violent against anyone. Doesn't matter if they're press, kids, elderly, or doing anything wrong.



American news on the left, Australian news live on the right. Caught the whole thing.
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Old 4th June 2020, 12:23     #50
Ab
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Mark Esper categorically opposes using the Insurrection Act
Mounting disquiet over the increasingly militarized response

The US defence secretary has opposed Donald Trump’s threatened use of the Insurrection Act to allow active duty troops to be deployed in American cities,
Mark Esper was speaking to journalists in the Pentagon amid mounting disquiet about the increasingly militarized response to the George Floyd protests, and confusion over the role of the troops.
Prediction: Trump appoints new defence secretary in 3...2...1...
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Old 4th June 2020, 12:25     #51
Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyberbob
Indiscriminately violent against anyone. Doesn't matter if they're press, kids, elderly, or doing anything wrong.



American news on the left, Australian news live on the right. Caught the whole thing.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/donald-t...end-themselves

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Donald Trump's press secretary says police who attacked Australian journalists 'had right to defend themselves'
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Old 4th June 2020, 15:31     #52
Cyberbob
 
When it's the cops doing the drive-by.
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Old 4th June 2020, 16:45     #53
Nothing
 
I Can't Breathe protest
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Old 4th June 2020, 17:32     #54
Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyberbob
Wtaf
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Old 4th June 2020, 18:46     #55
Lightspeed
 
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Old 4th June 2020, 20:19     #56
Ab
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NYPD handing out indiscriminate beatings

https://twitter.com/joshfoxfilm/stat...66550475603969
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Old 5th June 2020, 11:15     #57
Ab
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Massive twitter thread curated by one guy documenting police brutality:

https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/st...91677607903233
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Old 5th June 2020, 16:19     #58
Lightspeed
 
Soon the Second Amendment will kick in, keep the government from acting with impunity. That's how it works, right?
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Old 6th June 2020, 00:16     #59
Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ab
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/donald-t...end-themselves

Quote:
Donald Trump's press secretary says police who attacked Australian journalists 'had right to defend themselves'
Quote:
A police union for the U.S. Park Police will not be releasing the name of the officer involved in an attack on an Australian TV crew that was reporting on the D.C. protests on Monday.

The incident was caught on camera and broadcast live on air on the Australian show “Sunrise.”

Kenneth Spencer, chairman of The Fraternal Order of Police United States Park Police Labor Committee, said in a statement that the union will not identify the officer due to the pending investigation of U.S. Park Police and “Privacy Act issues.”

https://wtop.com/dc/2020/06/police-u...v-crew-attack/
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Old 6th June 2020, 10:45     #60
Nich
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ab
Soros did it



https://www.opensocietyfoundations.o...ght-to-protest

"No, I haven't infiltrated legitimate protests to incite violence since 2016." - Soros
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Old 6th June 2020, 12:16     #61
Cyberbob
 
Pentagon orders remaining active-duty troops to leave Washington area

This is the best indication that Trump lacks the support of the military.

This, and:

Marine Corps general and former Secretary of Defense James Mattis rose on Wednesday to offer a strong denunciation of President Donald Trump and strong support for protesters
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The letters written by Mattis, the Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff both retired and current, along with the current heads of the Navy, the Army, and the National Guard, all combined to give me one of the biggest moments of hope I've had for our country in a long time.
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Old 6th June 2020, 12:25     #62
Cyberbob
 
Trump's losing military support incredibly quick.

James Mattis, Former SoD

Mike Mullen, former Joint Chiefs of Staff

Current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Head of the Army

Head of the National Guard

No one is with Trump.
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Old 6th June 2020, 12:50     #63
Nich
 
Guess all that's left to do now is take a car ride through Dallas with the top down.
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Old 6th June 2020, 15:49     #64
Nothing
 
Well that's fuckin' good news, thank fuck for that.
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Old 6th June 2020, 19:13     #65
Lightspeed
 
This is all kinds of fascinating:

Prayers and a punch-up as culture wars come to NZ
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Old 6th June 2020, 20:17     #66
Trigga*happY
 
A collection of feeds from all around the US. Some gone, some comin back, some good, some bad. Some awful shit coming outta oregon tonite

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...qQhc /pubhtml
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Old 7th June 2020, 18:33     #67
Nothing
 
Protesters confronting cops right now
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Old 9th June 2020, 10:46     #68
Nich
 
Black Pilled - The Twilight Zone
https://youtu.be/XnuJz174H9s
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Old 9th June 2020, 11:29     #69
Nich
 
Has Anti-Racism Become as Harmful as Racism? John McWhorter vs. Nikhil Singh
https://youtu.be/mzPKk19t3Kw?t=1025

An Oxford-style debate between McWhorter, an associate professor at Columbia University, and Singh, who teaches at NYU. Recorded in New York City on November 14, 2018.
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Old 9th June 2020, 15:01     #70
Nothing
 
Wow, that black pilled video was some high grade buuuulllll shiiiiit.
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Old 9th June 2020, 17:10     #71
Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nich
Black Pilled - The Twilight Zone
https://youtu.be/XnuJz174H9s
The guy who posted that video is equating black crimes against property with police officers killing people. Yeah we get it, fine people on both sides.
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Old 9th June 2020, 20:46     #72
Nich
 
my take away was that black people are coddled every step they take. Not that looting = murder.

try to get into university: it's OK you scored lower than whites and asians. You're playing life with a handicap
try to get a job: we need to meet our diversity quota, welcome to the team

Then there's this....Nancy Pelosi commits cultural appropriation
https://www.gq.com/story/nancy-pelos...-reform-outfit
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Old 9th June 2020, 21:53     #73
Nothing
 
Mate, put the kool aid down. Jesus.
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Old 11th June 2020, 10:50     #74
DrTiTus
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Question

Tucker Carlson - The rise of left-wing rage mobs in America

I know many of you aren't fans of TC (because Fox so it must be wrong and misleading), but I think this particular segment stays [mainly] away from political bias, and focuses on the battle between rights and ... the left. At the very least it exposes some bizarre cancel culture in action.
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Old 11th June 2020, 11:49     #75
Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nich
my take away was that black people are coddled every step they take.
dude you have been living in Australia too long
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Old 11th June 2020, 12:21     #76
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Originally Posted by DrTiTus
because Fox so it must be wrong and misleading
TC is just the newer Bill O'Reilly or Megyn Kelly.

Unapologetically ethno-nationalist, too many bad faith arguments and loaded questions to count. "Have you stopped beating your wife?" personified.
Right wing entertainer at best, and absolutely devoid of any integrity.
Fox might not be wrong or misleading all the time, but they sure as shit aren't trying to be neutral about it.

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Old 11th June 2020, 19:33     #77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyberbob
TC is just the newer Bill O'Reilly or Megyn Kelly.

Fox might not be wrong or misleading all the time, but they sure as shit aren't trying to be neutral about it.
I was more interested in your thoughts on what he said in that particular piece, not who he is or what network he is on. But your response was another good example of what's happening today - more people are disagreeing with opinions/views because of who holds/transmits them, rather than judging the viewpoint by its merits.

The world sure is divided. Did you agree with what he said, or refuse to watch it?
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Old 11th June 2020, 21:17     #78
Nich
 
NSFL summary of looting violence
https://youtu.be/athqBSwOzBE
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Old 12th June 2020, 19:27     #79
crocos
 
90-something minutes isn't a "summary".
I watched 3 min of that - dude is another racist right-wing idiot.

"At what point do you have to bring back law and order" - as if the chaos isn't brought on by the police and the justice system running rough-shod over minorities.

"ANTIFA bricks and ANTIFA provocateurs" - as if ANTIFA is some kind of organisation

"Media sewing discord and whipping up minorities in a hateful frenzy, inciting violence against white people, beating them on the streets like savages..." RIIIIGHT - if you call reporting on the police violence as the media doing that? You need to get out of your racist libertarian fantasy world that you've fallen down Nich.
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Old 12th June 2020, 21:24     #80
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You nailed it crocos.

Of the good things that have come out of this specific movement, one of my favourites is the show Cops being canned. That show and those like it are so problematic, only perpetuating the kind of biases that exist in law enforcement agencies.

My guess is some agencies will come up with their own social media versions, keep up the support for their perspective on things.
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