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[Welsh Exile]

I dont think someone like @Ragey Erasmus would agree with you here though, Trump used seriously scary imagery, and it wasnt just a flippant joke like Obamas (although im glad you regnise it was a humour). The comments took it way more serious than that, so I had to find a more serious, and similarly ludicrous contraversy.

If I recoil in shock at a snake slithering by, and I recoil in shock at finding you eating out a stuffed Donald Trump teddy, my reaction of shock and horror are exactly the same, despite the incidents being very different. On is anslimey bugger not doing anything wrong and just going about their life, the other is a disgusting snake!

But that aside, the strategy of creating that emotional response, using mistruths and staging them is exactly the same.

And me defending Biden is pertinent, you were implying I misquoted Biden and framing what he said as malicious, despite my defence of what he said, and the explanation of how it was twisted, you ignored maybe 3 full comments in hos defence, and still argued I was framing it maliciously lol, what would be the use of defending Biden, while attempting to frame him as more malicious? He was clearly to intellectually compromised to be malicious hahaha

You did misquote Biden. Well, you didn’t actually quote him but you said Biden said you would need F15 to fight his government. He didn’t say that. That’s misquoting, let alone leaving out the context of what he was actually talking about.

The question is, are reactions, even over reactions, more justifiable in some instances than in others? If someone said “Welsh exile, I think you could do with losing a bit of weight” I might think and react 1 way but if someone said “Welsh exile you’re a fat **** and I’m going to kill you” I might have a different response. I might overreact, I might not but they warrant different reactions.

 

[Yulia]

Jair Bolsonaro: How the former president's coup trial has divided Brazil

The ex-president is accused of trying to overturn his election loss but his supporters say it is a witch hunt.

www.bbc.co.uk

I'm putting this here since the orange-utan has interjected in Brazilian justice and politics and the US had a history of supporting dictators in Brazil.

Yep, I've watched "I'm still here" during this weekend, right about it (can recommend this film, although it's not super intense and I guess the book is better)

I'm Still Here (2024 film) - Wikipedia

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Military dictatorship in Brazil - Wikipedia

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[McTallshort]

Mandelson called Epstein his 'best pal' in birthday message

The description is contained an alleged 50th "birthday book" given to the disgraced financier that has been released by US lawmakers.

www.bbc.co.uk

Do you think when people get to a certain level in the social rankings they get offered to join a nonce club? You know, like the free masons only for kiddy fiddlers?

 

[Welsh Exile]

Mandelson called Epstein his 'best pal' in birthday message

The description is contained an alleged 50th "birthday book" given to the disgraced financier that has been released by US lawmakers.

www.bbc.co.uk

Do you think when people get to a certain level in the social rankings they get offered to join a nonce club? You know, like the free masons only for kiddy fiddlers?

I initially read that as Mandela. And I thought, nah, **** this, world has gone mad now.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

That response is going viral on the right as Trump destroys reporter lol, alongside a Hegseth post.



I always find it fascinating how the same clip, seen by 2 different people invoke very different responses.

IMO, uncouth president shuts down inappropriate reporter by calling her 2nd rate, both come off that as arseholes. Anyone who thinks otherwise is idealogical driven IMO.

Nobody cares what you think Harry

 

[Saintjay]

Mandelson called Epstein his 'best pal' in birthday message

The description is contained an alleged 50th "birthday book" given to the disgraced financier that has been released by US lawmakers.

www.bbc.co.uk

Do you think when people get to a certain level in the social rankings they get offered to join a nonce club? You know, like the free masons only for kiddy fiddlers?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Mandelson called Epstein his 'best pal' in birthday message

The description is contained an alleged 50th "birthday book" given to the disgraced financier that has been released by US lawmakers.

www.bbc.co.uk

Do you think when people get to a certain level in the social rankings they get offered to join a nonce club? You know, like the free masons only for kiddy fiddlers?

Mandelson is a horrible piece of work

 

[General Melchett]

Mandelson is a horrible piece of work

I think his political nickname was the Prince of Darkness. Perhaps that'll be revised to the Nonce of Darkness or the Prince of Nonces although people might assume that's Randy Andy.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Insane scenes from Nepal at the moment with the parliament set on fire

 

[McTallshort]

Harry when someone replies to one of his comments

 

[dirty harry]

You did misquote Biden. Well, you didn't actually quote him but you said Biden said you would need F15 to fight his government. He didn't say that. That's misquoting, let alone leaving out the context of what he was actually talking about.

The question is, are reactions, even over reactions, more justifiable in some instances than in others? If someone said "Welsh exile, I think you could do with losing a bit of weight" I might think and react 1 way but if someone said "Welsh exile you're a fat **** and I'm going to kill you" I might have a different response. I might overreact, I might not but they warrant different reactions.

But as you say, misquoting involves a quote, which i never did, and I obviously included a defence of Biden from the very start.

You can react however you want in that scenario, but thats notnthe scenario im talking about is it.

If I was a journalist, and asked you in the street why your so fat, and you get upset by the question, and I run an article about why fat people are more angry than thin people, using you getting upset at a very rude question as evidence, that would be what we are talking about!

 

[dirty harry]

Nobody cares what you think Harry

@McTallshort

 

[dirty harry]

Insane scenes from Nepal at the moment with the parliament set on fire

You have got to think, are the American social media companies reflecting on their role in this at all?

 

[Welsh Exile]

But as you say, misquoting involves a quote, which i never did, and I obviously included a defence of Biden from the very start.

You can react however you want in that scenario, but thats notnthe scenario im talking about is it.

If I was a journalist, and asked you in the street why your so fat, and you get upset by the question, and I run an article about why fat people are more angry than thin people, using you getting upset at a very rude question as evidence, that would be what we are talking about!

Do you know what, I’ll grant you the misquoting thing on a technicality. Sort of like a **** up in the handling of evidence and a criminal gets away scot free.

 

[dirty harry]

Do you know what, I'll grant you the misquoting thing on a technicality. Sort of like a **** up in the handling of evidence and a criminal gets away scot free.

Im not sure if your referring to Trump or Biden in this scenario, but either way I'll agree.

 

[Saintjay]

JD Vance twitter in July. Next leader of the free world. Smartest guy in the room lolz.

 

[dirty harry]

JD Vance twitter in July. Next leader of the free world. Smartest guy in the room lolz.

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Depends on the story surely?

Was he right about the article being bullshit?

 

[Saintjay]

Depends on the story surely?

Was he right about the article being bullshit?

Well his three questions are ******.

 

[dirty harry]

Well his three questions are ******.

If hes wrong they are, I dont know i havnt read into it, and to be honest that tweet screen grab doesn't show much.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]