*** Official Politics Shitposting Thread ***

[Poopadoop]

You gotta hand it to them. Could you have thought of a way to turn widespread forest fires that are linked to global warming into a case for dismantling environmental protection programs?

I mean it's fucking brilliant, isn't it? You take a team into a forest with some ropes, find some dead trees that have fallen down, and drag 'em out. You never have to cut another tree again, or fight a forest fire!

[oskar]

[Poopadoop]

Not silly string!!!! Those animals!

[OngBonga]

I know who paid for that silly string.

[Poopadoop]

I know who paid for that silly string.

Is it the same guy who paid that 8 year old girl to spout liberal propaganda on a youtube video only pervs would watch?

[OngBonga]

Actually oskar nailed it with the "retarded circlejerk board" comment, in this case Paul Joesph Watson's youtube channel.

If I wanted to perv over Asian women, I'd go to redtube, not youtube.

[oskar]

Oh that's the tard who said Jim Acosta "physically restrained" the white house aide. That dude's pretty popular, huh? And I thought things couldn't get much more retarded post Milo.

[OngBonga]

Oh that's the tard who said Jim Acosta "physically restrained" the white house aide. That dude's pretty popular, huh? And I thought things couldn't get much more retarded post Milo.

I have no idea if he said that about whoever that dude is. I can't say I watch everything he posts, it's not like I'm a fan or anything. Popular? Yeah, he's already past 70k views on the vid he posted 2 hours ago.

[OngBonga]

The biggest problem with PJW is he works for Infowars. I liked him more before he took that job, when he was just some dude on Twitter.

[oskar]

I knew Trump was bad when I started fondly remembering JW Bush. When I watch this guy, I'm starting to make excuses for Dave Rubin and Ben Shapiro. I blacked out on Ben Shapiro's name, so I typed "conservative debate jew" into google. I'm not proud of it, but his wikipedia did come up first.

[boost]

I knew Trump was bad when I started fondly remembering JW Bush. When I watch this guy, I'm starting to make excuses for Dave Rubin and Ben Shapiro. I blacked out on Ben Shapiro's name, so I typed "conservative debate jew" into google. I'm not proud of it, but his wikipedia did come up first.

This made my night.

Ty.

[CoccoBill]

[Savy]

Couldn't find a brexit thread on first page (I ctrl+f brexit) so just thought I'd lol at May.

Go back to the EU to talk about a backstop that if she got the absolute perfect situation nailed down wouldn't come close to getting through parliament and the EU still lol'd at her and said it's not changing.

[TheSpoonald]

AOC is a hot mess huh?

[TheSpoonald]

Headline in the Washington Post tonight...."Sri Lanka Church Bombings stoke far-right anger in the west"


Riiiiighhht....cause only nazis go to church. WTF???

I wonder why mainstream media, particularly print, is dying, hMMMMM???

[OngBonga]

Headline in the Washington Post tonight...."Sri Lanka Church Bombings stoke far-right anger in the west"


Riiiiighhht....cause only nazis go to church. WTF???

How many times do you see the words "Christian" or "Catholic" in these tweets?

Hillary Clinton
✔
@HillaryClinton
On this holy weekend for many faiths, we must stand united against hatred and violence. I'm praying for everyone affected by today's horrific attacks on Easter worshippers and travelers in Sri Lanka.

Barack Obama
✔
@BarackObama
The attacks on tourists and Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka are an attack on humanity. On a day devoted to love, redemption, and renewal, we pray for the victims and stand with the people of Sri Lanka.

Julián Castro
✔
@JulianCastro
On a day of redemption and hope, the evil of these attacks on Easter worshippers and tourists in Sri Lanka is deeply saddening. My prayers today are with the dead and injured, and their families. May we find grace.

[Jack Sawyer]

[OngBonga]

Compare that to Christchurch tweets, where both Clinton and Obama use the term "Muslim community" while tweeting thoughts and fucking prayers. No idea about the Castro guy, whoever the fuck he is.

These people couldn't be any more blatant if they tried.

[TheSpoonald]

Euphemisms are never an accident

[OngBonga]

Indeed. But what's more striking is their coordinated language. It's like these people got their heads together and made a decision what language to use. "Easter worshippers" is not your usual description, for three people to use that phrase, all Dems (I had to google Castro but I'm the opposite of surprised), speaks volumes.

[TheSpoonald]

Right. Now follow it through. Why are they avoiding using the term Christian, or Catholic? They definitely are.. And it's definitely on purpose. But why??

[OngBonga]

I've been thinking this through all morning. I actually don't know. My best guess is they want to promote sympathy for Muslims, but don't wish to extend that sympathy to other faiths. Either that or it's a full blown coalition with Islam.

[TheSpoonald]

In the marxist narrative, someone has to be the oppressed, and someone has to be the oppressor. For the left, the oppressor is white, male, cis, christian. Therefore none of those four categories can ever be considered victims of anything.

Even with 290 dead bodies, the fucking democrats can't get over their social-justice agenda for five minutes. See the WaPo headline the very next day!! They're worried about nazis or something.!!

So there is a reason they won't say the word "christians". Once they are invoked as victims, the next question is..."who hurt them". And the answer to that is a protected class.

So we have to revamp the whole vocabulary. They do this all the time, but this time it's *really* off the rails.

[Poopadoop]

Heres one that used both the words 'Catholic' and 'Christian'. Jesus Christ (not mentioned)!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...-phillipe-isis

[TheSpoonald]

Heres one that used both the words 'Catholic' and 'Christian'. Jesus Christ (not mentioned)!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...-phillipe-isis

Are you high? That article is about shit being smeared on some church walls.

Ong and I are talking about a coordinated terror attack by religious fanatics that killed 290 people and injured hundreds more.

Get the fuck out.

[OngBonga]

You guys are quite paranoid. It really isn't a big deal. Everyone in the West knows who worships Easter, it's not like they're trying to keep it a secret ffs.

It is a big deal. It's astonishing really that you're prepared to say otherwise.

[Poopadoop]

You guys are quite paranoid. It really isn't a big deal. Everyone in the West knows who worships Easter, it's not like they're trying to keep it a secret ffs.

If they said "these Shawal worshippers" after a mosque got bombed no-one who wasn't Muslim would know what the fuck they were talking about.

And oh, when you cite three quotes as a meaningful sample size, you're not doing very well.

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/pope...cks-in-africa/

[TheSpoonald]

You guys are quite paranoid......

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/pope...cks-in-africa/

Yeah Ong. The pope still uses the word "Christians". So everything is ok

[OngBonga]

How does this not infuriate the Christian vote? How do the Dems think they ever get back into power? Is this a waiting game? Just wait until the non-Christian voters are outnumbered?

Christians are amongst, if not the, most oppressed people on the planet. You can't pretend otherwise, especially if you're a person of high influence. Doing so makes you seem insincere and even somewhat sinister.

I don't understand why people are so quick to jump on Trump's dumb comments, while completely ignoring the agenda driven comments form the people they prefer to be in power.

[TheSpoonald]

I don't understand why people are so quick to jump on Trump's dumb comments,

You don't understand? Let me explain it to you. ORANGE MAN BAD!!!

What did he say?

[Poopadoop]

What did he say?

Oh this ought to be good...

[Poopadoop]

Wait! Trump's in on it! It's worse than I thought!

138 people have been killed in Sri Lanka, with more that 600 badly injured, in a terrorist attack on churches and hotels. The United States offers heartfelt condolences to the great people of Sri Lanka. We stand ready to help!

[Poopadoop]

Lol.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/unit...i-lanka-terror

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[OngBonga]

You are being an idiot though, I'm only using insults when appropriate.

"Easter worshippers" is not "standard", especially when coordinated with others.

[Poopadoop]

It seems Pompeo's in on the C-word conspiracy too. It's almost as if omitting a redundant word or two is part of a master plan to promote Islam.

'Attacks on innocent people gathering in a place of worship or enjoying a holiday meal are affronts to the universal values and freedoms that we hold dear, and demonstrate yet again the brutal nature of radical terrorists whose sole aim is to threaten peace and security.'

[Poopadoop]

Do either of you actually know who bombed those churches in Sri Lanka?

Didn't think so.

Do either of you know who's been attacking churces in France?

Didn't think so.


But you sure are worried that some ex-president and someone who lives in the woods failed to use a redundant word in their statements. Lol, get a life.

[TheSpoonald]

Do either of you actually know who bombed those churches in Sri Lanka?

Has it not been widely reported that muslim extremists have taken credit??

That's really not a fact that's in dispute.

[OngBonga]

Has it not been widely reported that muslim extremists have taken credit??

That's really not a fact that's in dispute.

The group allegedly responsible has been named. The Sri Lankan authorities were aware they posed a threat, but grossly underestimate the level of threat.

They are yet to claim responsibility though.

[Poopadoop]

How does this not infuriate the Christian vote?

Because most of them aren't imagining conspiracies based on nothing the way you are.

Christians are amongst, if not the, most oppressed people on the planet. You can't pretend otherwise, especially if you're a person of high influence. Doing so makes you seem insincere and even somewhat sinister.

Who is pretending Christians aren't oppressed in large parts of world? Everyone knows this. Failing to say "Christian Easter Catholic worshippers" is not a sign of complicity in attacks on Christians. Unwrap the tinfoil from your head for a minute and think.

I don't understand why people are so quick to jump on Trump's dumb comments, while completely ignoring the agenda driven comments form the people they prefer to be in power.

Because his comments are dumb and inappropriate, whereas these are wholly appropriate responses to a tragedy.

[Poopadoop]

I'm not saying it couldn't have been ISIS, or some other Muslim group. I'm saying until someone is caught and/or some group claims responsibility, jumping to a conclusion is a bit premature.

[TheSpoonald]

and it wasn't ISIS. They're done.

[Poopadoop]

and it wasn't ISIS. They're done.

Care to rephrase this?

[OngBonga]

If I were blaming Muslims for Notre Dame, that would be jumping to conclusions.

[OngBonga]

standard messages of condolensces

Idiot.

[Poopadoop]

Idiot.

Ban.

[OngBonga]

Ban.

ha nope. I don't even know if mojo can ban me, but he won't, and he's the only one who might be able to. Other than gmml, who also won't. Suck it.

[TheSpoonald]

Dude....you live in the UK. You should get this by now.

Don't ever say anything bad about Muslims, even if they DO something really really bad.

[TheSpoonald]

I'm just gonna say it.......

I'm skeptical of the official story regarding Notre Dame.

[OngBonga]

I'm just gonna say it.......

I'm skeptical of the official story regarding Notre Dame.

Yep me too, but I have to admit, this is paranoia at this stage.

[TheSpoonald]

Yep me too, but I have to admit, this is paranoia at this stage.

Yeah well it's not any dumber than believing that a massive stone building that's stood, completely unbothered for almost a thousand years could suddenly become a pile of ashes overnight because some stupid contractor left some wires exposed.

I think that story deserves some healthy skepticism.

[OngBonga]

Who is pretending Christians aren't oppressed in large parts of world?

Those who refuse to use the 'C' word.

[OngBonga]

Because his comments are dumb and inappropriate, whereas these are wholly appropriate responses to a tragedy.

So if I tweet "religious people" instead of "Muslims" when offering condolences because I consider "Muslim" to be a dirty word, I'm still acting appropriately? Because I offered condolences?

Fuck off.

[OngBonga]

Do either of you actually know who bombed those churches in Sri Lanka?

Yes, I have a very good idea who it was. Let me guess, you want me to do your googling for you?

[Poopadoop]

Yes, I have a very good idea who it was.

Having a 'very good idea' suggests you don't know.

When you find out for sure, please let us all know. I'll do the same.

[OngBonga]

Having a 'very good idea' suggests you don't know.

When you find out for sure, please let us all know. I'll do the same.

You can be a right idiot when you want to be, you know that, don't you?

Read the fucking news.

[Poopadoop]

You can be a right idiot when you want to be, you know that, don't you?

Read the fucking news.

No group has yet claimed responsibility.

That news?


Oh wait, the US knows who did it!

ISIS

That's funny, 'cause ISIS is always quick to take credit for any bombings it does, and even some it doesn't do.

[TheSpoonald]

Relevant info, including the group affiliation of the attackers, begins at the 6 minute mark.

the facts are NOT in dispute

[Poopadoop]

TUCKER.jpg

All we know from this is who FN wants you to think did it. I wonder who that could be?

[OngBonga]

All we know from this is who FN wants you to think did it. I wonder who that could be?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...eth_Jama%27ath

[TheSpoonald]

All we know from this is who FN wants you to think did it. I wonder who that could be?

"Sri Lankan authorities say the attackers were affiliated with a local terror group. The attackers were radical muslims"

Are you really claiming that was completely fabricated by Fox News because they're blatant racists and want to slander and demonize Islam?

Is that really the level of discourse today?

[TheSpoonald]

no one is jumping to conclusions except Sri Lankan law enforcement

They a have reported that they know who did it, and they know they are muslims.

That's not in dispute by anyone except you poop

[Poopadoop]

no one is jumping to conclusions except Sri Lankan law enforcement

They a have reported that they know who did it, and they know they are muslims.

That's not in dispute by anyone except you poop

"Dispute" suggests I'm pointing the finger at someone else. I'm not. I'm saying being accused and being convicted are not the same thing.

Anyways, it doesn't really matter to me. If it was Muslims, well not a big surprise.

What's strange to me is how you guys extrapolate from standard messages of condolensces by certain people that there's some mass conspiracy to promote Islam in the West by our leaders. That's just lol.

[OngBonga]

Who's jumping to conclusions? The Sri Lankan authorities? I'm not.

I said "allegedly" and "I have a very good idea", because it's only likely at the moment, not definite. But I'm not jumping to conclusion, because my comments are based on the premise that no one has yet claimed responsibility. I am basing my opinion off what I've read, not paranoia or intolerance of Islam.

[TheSpoonald]

I have never heard the phrase "easter worshipers" before yesterday. Never, not once, not ever.

[Poopadoop]

I have never heard the phrase "easter worshipers" before yesterday. Never, not once, not ever.

Hope this helps.

The term is more descriptive than “Christians,” because it conveys the additional fact that the victims were actively celebrating Easter when they were killed. They are worshippers, and it is Easter. If it helps, try putting the emphasis on worshippers in the phrase: It's Easter worshippers, not Easter-worshippers.

[OngBonga]

"Christian" is a fucking redundant word when they are attacked by terrorists?

You really are a lost cause.

And yes, this might not be just the Dems. But it's clear that at least some people are conspiring, and so far they are Dems.

"Easter worshippers" is a dead giveaway.

[Poopadoop]

Jesus, it started a long time ago. Why didn't anybody notice it then?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/89...-midnight-mass

[TheSpoonald]

Can you please just be smarter? This isn't very fun.

[Poopadoop]

Omfg. There's a counter-conspiracy too!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40343485

[Poopadoop]

You mean agree with your paranoid fantasy? No sorry I can't.

[TheSpoonald]

You mean agree with your paranoid fantasy? No sorry I can't.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/isis-c...oll-passes-300

They know who did it. The fucking guy's face is on camera.

In fact, there are also widely circulating reports that the Sri Lankan government was warned ahead of time. So someone knows for sure who did it.

If you're trying to say that it's not an islamic terror group inside Sri Lanka, or that it might be something other than exactly what's been reported...then it's YOU who has the paranoid fantasy.

[Poopadoop]

That just went up, you twat. Sorry I'm not permanently linked to Fox News like you are.

Anyways I was talking (obviously) about the paranoid fantasy of people not using the C-word as a way to promote Islam in the West.

[Poopadoop]

Jesus, next time read past the headline before you post something.

The international terror group – despite not producing evidence to prove their involvement – tweeted via its propaganda wing that the violence was carried out by “fighters of the Islamic State,” reports said.

Like I said, this happens a lot.

But Sri Lanka's government has not produced evidence directly linking the attacks to the massacre in New Zealand, or to National Thowfeek Jamaath

Hmmm....


Anyways, I don't really imagine it was anyone but Muslims. What I object to is the idea that not using the word "Christian" or "Catholic" in reference to churces, easter, christmas, or whatever, is a deliberate attempt to promote Islam.

[TheSpoonald]

What I object to is the idea that not using the word "Christian" or "Catholic" in reference to churces, easter, christmas, or whatever, is a deliberate attempt to promote Islam.

Who said it's to promote Islam?

The identity politics ideology on the political left and the media has crafted a narrative that very clearly defines who is oppressed, and who is the oppressor. Muslims are just one of the oppressed. Christians are just one of the oppressors.

An incident where the oppressed oppresses the oppressor doesn't really fit the narrative. So there is an effort by those on the left, and in the media to steer the narrative back on course.

Everyone connected to the DNC is simultaneously using the phrase "easter worshipers" today when that phrase didn't even exist yesterday.

There's no way that's an accident. Noticing that is not paranoid

[Poopadoop]

Who said it's to promote Islam?

The identity politics ideology on the political left and the media has crafted a narrative that very clearly defines who is oppressed, and who is the oppressor. Muslims are just one of the oppressed. Christians are just one of the oppressors.

An incident where the oppressed oppresses the oppressor doesn't really fit the narrative. So there is an effort by those on the left, and in the media to steer the narrative back on course.

Everyone connected to the DNC is simultaneously using the phrase "easter worshipers" today when that phrase didn't even exist yesterday.

There's no way that's an accident. Noticing that is not paranoid

Ya i get the argument, I was just using shorthand rather than typing all that out.

And it's not 'everyone in the DNC' either, is it?

Someone noticed a coincidence in phrasing between two prominent people who happened to be in the D party, put 2 and 2 together, and got 5.

You may well have a point about identity politics and victimisation narratives. This just isn't good evidence for it, as I've pointed out using examples.