Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[LinekersLegs]

The thing is with the mid-terms almost upon us, you can easily guess the false-flag argument: if these bombs were from pro-Trump crazies it would do obvious damage to floating voters' perceptions of Trump's administration while galvanising them to vote otherwise. Ergo, a pro-Trump crazie couldn't have been the culprit.

My own view is that lots people are very stupid, and the problem with false-flag conspiracy theories is that while historically a few have been proven correct, many of them are difficult to organise...and people are stupid, even those with the power to organise false flags.

I wouldn't completely discount it, but my money is on an idiot or three.

Could you have a little chat with Candace about probabilities please.

 

[dholliday]

Could you have a little chat with Candace about probabilities please.

I like Candace, but she does talk hyperbolic waffle sometimes...she's hardly alone in that, tho'. We know anyone who wants loads of dopamine-inducing alerts on Twitter has to be hyperbolic, regardless of their political affiliation.

 

[Ruairi77]

hehe

 

[verreauxi]

Well that didn't take long...

 

[Connor]

All the big name Trump folk out calling it a 'false flag.'

America, you're in deep, deep trouble.

 

[DanEFC92]

 

[Ruairi77]

this thread and the Trump thread are probably merging a bit but hey ho.
I, unfortunately, think this tweet is quite accurate

 

[verreauxi]

His twitter handle is awesome.

 

[DanEFC92]

this thread and the Trump thread are probably merging a bit but hey ho.
I, unfortunately, think this tweet is quite accurate

Why Trump will win 2020.

 

[verreauxi]

this thread and the Trump thread are probably merging a bit but hey ho.
I, unfortunately, think this tweet is quite accurate

Edit: Dan beat me to it:

Don't forget what's coming next: Lot's of people who will say look at all those liberals complaining and blaming Trump--they are snowflakes; they put him in office inadvertently, there's no evidence that he caused this**...and ultimately, liberals are to blame for this.

**but there is tons of evidence--more so than in any recent US president--that our president encourages violence and has incited violence at his rallies and in his speeches.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[tsubaki]

That someone that senior can tweet something that antisemitic, and then take it down because the timing of the attack is wrong, speaks volumes.

 

[Ruairi77]

also worth keeping an eye on the Dow. It's lost close to 2k points in the last 3 weeks.

 

[riddick]

The cognitive dissonance is startling. Let's ignore the BILLIONS the Koch brothers have given the RNC but let's go after ANYONE who *might* give to the Democratic party

 

[MrPerfectNot]

If there isn’t I think we should create it and earn eternal internet fame

It's inconceivable that there isn't one already.