The American (USA) 2016 presidential elections thread?

[pritch]

Looking on the bright side, Trump finally got his wall. There is now a wall around the White House.

Some research may be needed, but I can't recall another president that needed a wall to hide behind.

What is really scary is that there are people so stupid that they still can't see what is actually happening right in front of their eyes.

[Katman]

Looking on the bright side, Trump finally got his wall. There is now a wall around the White House.

Some research may be needed, but I can't recall another president that needed a wall to hide behind.

What is really scary is that there are people so stupid that they still can't see what is actually happening right in front of their eyes.

How are you getting on with that link about the police wrecking their own vehicle and preparing a fire in an auto parts store?

[FJRider]

... Nothing remotely like what you describe took place.

... That YOU are aware of ...

People who have been arrested and appeared in court since the protests began have been stated to have belonged to various groups. Today it was reported that precisely zero have belonged to Antifa.

Leaderless resistance has been employed by a wide range of movements, including animal-liberation, radical environmentalist, anti-abortion, military invasion resistance, colonialism resistance, terrorist, and hate groups. Having no leader (known, or otherwise) or party member list ... does not mean they don't (or can't) exist ...

Trump and Barr are trying to blame Antifa, it's the new "caravan". Fuel to fire up the shrinking base.

Will Trump not get re-elected ... ??? Is his support base shrinking ... ???

If you think about it, hard for some here I know, why would Antifa be there at all? Most people, if needing a label, would describe the current protests as left wing. Antifa are opposed to fascists not the left wing, they'd be more likely to arrive at a Tommy Robinson or Milo Yiannopolis event. Or some other event where Trump described participants as "very fine people."

Perhaps they just want results ... not personal fame and recognition (acknowledgement/attention .. ??). Staying "Under the Radar" helps in many situations ... the Viet-Cong of the western world maybe ...

In the sense that Trump and Barr use the term Antifa it does not even exist. Unless there has been a very recent development there is no organisation to join, no sub to pay. There is no leader.

"That YOU are aware of" ...

are people who don't like fascists. If you don't like Antifa, you are the problem.

Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy.

It's starting to sound like the "Trump Government" style ... are THEY the problem ... ???

[pritch]

... That YOU are aware of ...

There has been nothing such reported. There was an instance of Facebook fuelled mass hysteria similar to that, details of which I've already posted. The Antifa threat though was in their tiny disordered minds.

When nothing eventuated they decided they'd scared "them" away. Never mind that no such threat ever existed.

If that seems too mental to be true, it isn't, we've got that sort here.

[TheDemonLord]

There has been nothing such reported.

By Whom?

The Washington Post? The Guardian? The New York Times? The BBC?

Funny that pro-left wing media wouldn't report on violence being done by their Activist brethren...

[pritch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTu2RyB6YdA

[husaberg]

How are you getting on with that link about the police wrecking their own vehicle and preparing a fire in an auto parts store?

Were they using a geet powered engine?
Or was it all part of a international conspiracy?

[sugilite:Me]

No, tell me it's not true, I never saw that coming said no person with common sense ever....

People are sawing through and climbing over Trump’s border wall. Now contractors are being asked for ideas to make it less vulnerable.
By
Nick Miroff
June 5, 2020 at 8:23 a.m. GMT+12

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has asked contractors for help making President Trump’s border wall more difficult to climb over and cut through, an acknowledgment that the design currently being installed across hundreds of miles of the U.S.-Mexico boundary remains vulnerable.

The new request for information notice that CBP posted gives federal contractors until June 12 to suggest new anti-breaching and anti-climbing technology and tools, while also inviting proposals for “private party construction” that would allow investors and activists to acquire land, build a barrier on it and sell the whole thing to the government.

Trump continues to campaign for reelection on a promise to complete nearly 500 miles of new barrier along the border with Mexico by the end of 2020, but administration officials have scaled back that goal in recent weeks. The president has ceased promoting the $15 billion barrier as “impenetrable” in the months since The Washington Post reported smuggling crews have been sawing through new sections of the structure using inexpensive power tools.

[Katman]

By Whom?

The Washington Post?

It appears to be his new Mills & Boon.

[FJRider]

There has been nothing such reported. There was an instance of Facebook fuelled mass hysteria similar to that, details of which I've already posted. The Antifa threat though was in their tiny disordered minds.

People who have been arrested and appeared in court since the protests began have been stated to have belonged to various groups. Today it was reported that precisely zero have belonged to Antifa.

If you belonged to such a group as Antifa ... would you admit to be belonging to such a group .. ???

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to advertise. People tend to look closer.

When nothing eventuated they decided they'd scared "them" away. Never mind that no such threat ever existed.

Groups that could pose a threat ... like people in power to think that way ...

I'm ex military ... I've heard the term "Not a threat" before ... and it was later found to be an incorrect assessment ...

If that seems too mental to be true, it isn't, we've got that sort here.

Ever heard the term ... Truth is stranger than fiction ... ?? It's NOT new ...

YOU can believe what you like ... if you see no risk to yourself by doing so.

[pritch]

How are you getting on with that link about the police wrecking their own vehicle and preparing a fire in an auto parts store?

No idea what you're talking about. I don't read much of your stuff these days, it's just not worth the time.

[Bonez]

No idea what you're talking about. I don't read much of your stuff these days, it's just not worth the time.

Yet you resonded to that one lol.

[Katman]

No idea what you're talking about. I don't read much of your stuff these days, it's just not worth the time.

Do you not recall making this statement?

The Police were also filmed damaging property, including wrecking a police car, and apparently preparing a fire in an auto parts store.

I'm just curious to see where you got that information from.

[pritch]

The Lincoln Project people are all Republicans, a couple of them I'm familiar with because I see and hear them on social media and podcasts frequently.

What I find most interesting is that one of the key figures, George Conway, is the husband of Trump senior advisor Kellyanne Conway. They must have some interesting conversations over dinner. If they are still talking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYa8mEr3sJA

[pritch]

If you belonged to such a group as Antifa ... would you admit to be belonging to such a group .. ???

There is nothing to belong to, there is no permanent organisation. Those who are anti Antifa are fascists, so I guess I'd admit to being sympathetic to their cause.

The Police did not seem to have any trouble identifying the white supremacists or the Boogaloo Boys. Of course they are probably all sporting tatts identifying themselves as such.