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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just listen to Trump whine about President Obama's statement regarding Saturday's mass murders
When President Obama was criticized, his exact words to the people at his rallies were "don't boo ... go out and vote" he never suggested that the attendee uses 2nd Amendment solutions against his opponents, nor did he ever incite violence against anyone who criticized him the way Trump does on a daily basis.
No it wasn't an "Obama Bomber" who was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday, it was a "MAGA Bomber" who Trump incited into carrying out acts of domestic terrorism.
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)Trump twists everything because hes a WHINY LITTLE SHIT!
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)I don't remember anyone blaming Trump for inciting it because it wasn't white supremacist motivated.
He is being blamed for inciting the El Paso killer because of his own words.
samnsara
(17,622 posts)mopinko
(70,103 posts)a cluster fuck of disorders and symptoms so many layers thick that it is impossible to detangle.
every axis 1 dx rolled up in one person.
orangefuckwadism
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)raccoon
(31,110 posts)Gothmog
(145,231 posts)brer cat
(24,565 posts)I miss having a real president.
TlalocW
(15,382 posts)He expressed sympathy for the afflicted, brought attention to the rise in racism and White nationalism, and called on America to reject the language of hatred. Trump was never mentioned, and when he should have been echoing the same statements - which he's done because had to, almost getting the info correct - he instead recognized himself as a user of hatred so he changed the subject to just mass shootings instead of the reasons behind them so he could slam Obama. But like so many have mentioned before, no mass shooters during Obama - or anyone else - were using their attacks against different groups as a reason for attacking those groups. In fact, I can't think of an instance of a president in modern times that has come right out and encouraged his followers to commit violence. I may have hated some past presidents, but they at least had that going for them. Please, correct me if I'm wrong, and I'm forgetting something.
TlalocW