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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy response to Trump a few minutes ago
I think I made some sense here?
Link to tweet
Trump
The Fake News is doing everything in their power to blame Republicans, Conservatives and me for the division and hatred that has been going on for so long in our Country. Actually, it is their Fake & Dishonest reporting which is causing problems far greater than they understand!
my response:
We blamed Charles Manson for 7 murders committed by the "Manson Family" - we blamed bin Laden for the 19 terrorists who attacked on 9/11 - it's only logical to blame Trump for radicalizing the #MAGABomber and the #MAGAShooter with his lie-filled hate fests
MLAA
(17,318 posts)DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)rso
(2,273 posts)Perfect
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts).
Krogers Shooter:
MAGAbomber:
Pittsburgh Tree Fungus:
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NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)It's like looking into a mirror of evil. Chilling.
DUgosh
(3,058 posts)And Benghazi
thanks for the reminder
FM123
(10,054 posts)EricMaundry
(1,619 posts)Thanks!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Trump didn't make Bower an anti-Semite.
But he took the anti-Semite, pumped him up and lit the fuse.
Don't forget that Bower specifically said that he was hitting the synagogue not because they were Jews but because he thought HIAS ( the Jewish Refugee assistance agency) was assisting the caravans.
While it was obviously anti-Semitic, Bower was an anti-Semite a month ago and a year ago. He became an anti-Semite murderer yesterday because he became radicalized to a boiling rage because of the propaganda about the caravans.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Doitnow
(1,103 posts)Cha
(297,552 posts)Takket
(21,620 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)Damn well said!
KelleyKramer
(8,982 posts)Well done!
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)In It to Win It
(8,279 posts)Capperdan
(492 posts)Is it not obvious?
FakeNoose
(32,726 posts)I hope he blows a gasket when he reads our tweet.
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)but according to the Mooch today, Trump doesn't read the responses. He just likes to throw his tweets out there because he knows it pisses off liberals and the media. He doesn't even believe half what he tweets. tRump just likes being an internet troll...
FakeNoose
(32,726 posts)PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)Sometimes the best therapy is just getting it out there, even if no one listens...
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)...and has the added advantage of being true!
arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)brooklynite
(94,713 posts)dchill
(38,520 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Yes, they are complicit, they enable him and are far too often racist. But the inciting of violence mainly rests with him and he knows this. The messages are getting under his skin - GOOD!
ancianita
(36,132 posts)Leaders who disable truth never want to call the press honest. They end the Fairness Doctrine, let non-journalistic capitalists run as much news outlets as serve their interests.
Or they call true journalists "fake" to pervert and confuse Americans about who's on their side.
Keep up the good history lessons about the importance of journalism.
Whether this president likes it or not is immaterial.
This is not about presidents.
This is about US.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)burrowowl
(17,644 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)You have been fanning the flames of hatred and intolerance since Day 1. You have emboldened and encouraged these people. You are just as much at fault as they are.
Oh, and FFS, quit whining you pathetic little baby man!
Wounded Bear
(58,698 posts)Cha
(297,552 posts)Of course, it's trump fault.
Vinca
(50,302 posts)I think your post was great, but he doesn't give a shit.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)You get a hoard of angry MAGAts responding if you get a lot of likes, but that's usually the worst of it. If I were a woman and/or person of color, I'd probably get threatening DMs. But, I'm a white male.
HAB911
(8,911 posts)phylny
(8,385 posts)I just became another one JordanTurner on Twitter
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I started off several years ago building it up with fans of Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, and other similar Sci Fi/Fantasy shows, books, etc. And, then live-tweeting during the shows. That got me up to 6K/7K
However, I've been trying to build them up since the election of 2016 with fellow Democrats/Progressives - look for #Resistance and #FBR (Follow Back Resistance - meaning people that should follow you back if you have similar in your profile) and #PRU (Proud Resistance United) and there are some pretty cool people that run lists of vetted Resistance members that should follow you back if you follow them. (@Mihero and @DesignationSix)
QED
(2,749 posts)lark
(23,147 posts)dalton99a
(81,568 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,838 posts)lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)I retweeted.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I always appreciate retweets.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I have never regretted my decision to avoid setting up an account on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. I do selectively visit these sites as most of my family post comments or original music on these platforms.
niyad
(113,527 posts)I've responded to him at least 1 or 2 times a day with heavy snark/sarcasm, but no luck yet.
Maybe since I'm a white male?
niyad
(113,527 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)debsy
(530 posts)So true, so true!