Machiavelli
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Apart from that lot though! :-)
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Today's shooting in America thread
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buckshot
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He wants to ban MuslimsTrump probably isn't a straightforward racist
But he uses racism to further his agenda
And it's no surprise that when he says something inflammatory one or two of the hundreds of millions of Americans will take that as a green light
He wants to ban immigrants from Mexico/Central America but is fine w/ immigrants from Europe
He is allowing brown children to be kept in cages after separating them from their families (the same thing that happened during slavery)
He was fined for discriminatory practices (not allowing blacks to live in his buildings) during the 70s
He was fined by the NJ gaming commission for removing black dealers from the floor of his casino
He is a straightforward racist.
FogBlueInSanFran
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A very short and useful history of the NRA's transformation since Bobby Kennedy's assassination:
https://progressive.org/dispatches/the-shooting-of-robert-kennedy-transformation-of-NRA-80605/
President Johnson was renowned as a wily political operator who could successfully shepherd legislation through an unfriendly Congress; his administration passed groundbreaking laws including the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts. But even he was unable to overcome opposition from America’s gun lobby.
“By ‘68, Johnson had lost power in Congress and his prestige had gone down due to the Vietnam War,” says Jeremi Suri, a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office. “It’s too bad he hadn’t pushed earlier—it was a real missed opportunity, as he probably would have succeeded in ’64 after JFK’s assassination.”
Four months after Robert Kennedy’s death, Johnson managed to secure a gun control bill. But due to NRA lobbying and Johnson’s diminished powers, it lacked key provisions he sought, such as national registration of guns and the licensing of owners. The 1968 bill marked the beginning of the NRA’s transformation from a gun enthusiast organization focused on marksmanship and gun safety to a political lobbying group focused on opposing gun control.
Historically, gun ownership and gun regulation had not been partisan issues, nor had they been matters of constitutional debate, historian Jill Lepore and author of These Truths: A History of the United States, tells me in an interview. But this began to change in the 1960s, she argues, not because of the NRA but because black nationalists such as Malcolm X and the Black Panthers began citing the right to own a rifle or shotgun to support their agendas.
As the 1970s progressed, the NRA began to take advantage of a growing conservative backlash against civil rights and feminist movements. Gun rights became a conservative political movement for whites.
“If, in the 1960s, the gun debate took place in the shadow of the Black Power movement, in the 1970s it took place in the shadow of a growing White Power movement,” Lepore says.
In the years following Johnson’s 1968 gun control legislation, the NRA has fought steadily to roll it back. Despite these efforts, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act passed in 1993 after an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, followed in 1994 by the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. But the assault weapons ban included a sunset provision, meaning it would expire after ten years. Since it sunsetted in 2004, no politician has managed to reinstate it.
https://progressive.org/dispatches/the-shooting-of-robert-kennedy-transformation-of-NRA-80605/
President Johnson was renowned as a wily political operator who could successfully shepherd legislation through an unfriendly Congress; his administration passed groundbreaking laws including the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts. But even he was unable to overcome opposition from America’s gun lobby.
“By ‘68, Johnson had lost power in Congress and his prestige had gone down due to the Vietnam War,” says Jeremi Suri, a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office. “It’s too bad he hadn’t pushed earlier—it was a real missed opportunity, as he probably would have succeeded in ’64 after JFK’s assassination.”
Four months after Robert Kennedy’s death, Johnson managed to secure a gun control bill. But due to NRA lobbying and Johnson’s diminished powers, it lacked key provisions he sought, such as national registration of guns and the licensing of owners. The 1968 bill marked the beginning of the NRA’s transformation from a gun enthusiast organization focused on marksmanship and gun safety to a political lobbying group focused on opposing gun control.
Historically, gun ownership and gun regulation had not been partisan issues, nor had they been matters of constitutional debate, historian Jill Lepore and author of These Truths: A History of the United States, tells me in an interview. But this began to change in the 1960s, she argues, not because of the NRA but because black nationalists such as Malcolm X and the Black Panthers began citing the right to own a rifle or shotgun to support their agendas.
As the 1970s progressed, the NRA began to take advantage of a growing conservative backlash against civil rights and feminist movements. Gun rights became a conservative political movement for whites.
“If, in the 1960s, the gun debate took place in the shadow of the Black Power movement, in the 1970s it took place in the shadow of a growing White Power movement,” Lepore says.
In the years following Johnson’s 1968 gun control legislation, the NRA has fought steadily to roll it back. Despite these efforts, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act passed in 1993 after an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, followed in 1994 by the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. But the assault weapons ban included a sunset provision, meaning it would expire after ten years. Since it sunsetted in 2004, no politician has managed to reinstate it.
The blue phantom
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He wanted five black lads executed in the 80"s, youngest being 14, most people back then thought they shouldn't of been locked up. Even when they were all exonerated he still thinks their guilty.He wants to ban Muslims
He wants to ban immigrants from Mexico/Central America but is fine w/ immigrants from Europe
He is allowing brown children to be kept in cages after separating them from their families (the same thing that happened during slavery)
He was fined for discriminatory practices (not allowing blacks to live in his buildings) during the 70s
He was fined by the NJ gaming commission for removing black dealers from the floor of his casino
He is a straightforward racist.
Obama's birther saga he pursued
The Muslim gold star mum he insulted,
The list is endless. He's a fuckin Racist.
SWP's back
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Yep. No two ways about it.He is a straightforward racist.
Blue Hefner
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Yep. No two ways about it.
And stupid. Very fucking stupid
Also, the phrase 'mentally ill monsters' doesn't sit well with me
west didsblue
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I'm not sure what the difference is between a straightforward racist and a not straightforward racist.Trump probably isn't a straightforward racist
But he uses racism to further his agenda
And it's no surprise that when he says something inflammatory one or two of the hundreds of millions of Americans will take that as a green light
I'm also wondering how it's possible to tell the difference between a racist and someone who acts like one. Surely the act of doing racist things is sufficient to demonstrate that he is one.
Maybe @FantasyIreland can explain.
Ifwecouldjust.......
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He says some daft things alright,but i just think that stems from fierce patriotism.
You need help ....
Ifwecouldjust.......
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I'm not sure what the difference is between a straightforward racist and a not straightforward racist.
I'm also wondering how it's possible to tell the difference between a racist and someone who acts like one. Surely the act of doing racist things is sufficient to demonstrate that he is one.
Maybe @FantasyIreland can explain.
I know its the wrong thread .. but Ive got a crisp £20 note that bets @FantasyIreland voted leave for Brexit ....
Ifwecouldjust.......
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I would love the name and phone number of Trumps supplier ...... i am sorely in need of quality pharmaceuticals.