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DrafterX Offline
#451 Posted:
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Ya but Obama started this mess...



true.. true.. Mellow
opelmanta1900 Offline
#452 Posted:
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DrafterX wrote:
and again we same name calling in order to try to make a point... it would be nice to have a rational conversation every now and then.. Not talking

Pervert...
teedubbya Offline
#453 Posted:
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iDGAF about the statues and wish they were not coming down.

In this instance the decision had been made and the heavily armed nazis came in for their peaceful, and lawful protest. Others showed up to protest them. I don't know who through the first punch. I really don't think anyone does. It is all predictable though. Put those folks in hoods and it's a replay. They want a fight and the other side complied... im not even saying the other side was right but it was predictable and the nazis/kkk knew it.. its in their play book.

Assume there are nice people that came just to support the statues. you are one of them. You show up and are surrounded by nazis and kkk spewing what they spew. Torches, body armor... the whole 9 yards. Would you still hang out in support of the statues or would you either leave or push back against the folks next to you who you are now affiliating yourself with? I do not beleive anyone in here would just hang there. You are better than that. If you would.... stay away from me.

If it is really about the statues with you the filth stole your cause.

As I said... keep the statues up. IDGAF. It would suck to be a black kid going to Robert E Lee High School though LOL
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#454 Posted:
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Drafter. I don't care what Trump says. I draw a very clear line. If you are standing next to Nazis chanting the sh×t they were chanting (at a confederate stage of all things... what does that have to do with judaeism?) And you don't walk away immediately, you are a nazi.

There is no situation in the world in which I can imagine myself standing in a crowd surrounded by Nazis chanting antisemitic chants and not immediately decide I'm in the wrong place and standing on the wrong side of the discussion... or at minimum that I want to have that discussion at a later time somewhere else not surrounded by Nazis chanting antisemitic sh×t. I firmly believe that anyone that cannot come to that conclusion on their own is also a Nazi. I am not going to sway on this.
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#455 Posted:
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teedubbya wrote:


If it is really about the statues with you the filth stole your cause. T

As I said... keep the statues up. IDGAF. It would suck to be a black kid going to Robert E Lee High School though LOL



And that was one of the first things I said in this thread... 'It's a damn shame they had to be the ones to stand up to this'.. or somethin like that..



And I attended a Robert E Lee Elementary school in Lawton OK at one time.. Laugh
teedubbya Offline
#456 Posted:
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DrafterX wrote:
And that was one of the first things I said in this thread... 'It's a damn shame they had to be the ones to stand up to this'.. or somethin like that..



And I attended a Robert E Lee Elementary school in Lawton OK at one time.. Laugh


they didn't have to though... that's the point. Those groups serve no legitimate purpose. None.



Good thing you were not black or it may have been tough to walk under the name of that treasonous bassard every day.
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#457 Posted:
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Racist!
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#458 Posted:
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victor809 wrote:
Drafter. I don't care what Trump says. I draw a very clear line. If you are standing next to Nazis chanting the sh×t they were chanting (at a confederate stage of all things... what does that have to do with judaeism?) And you don't walk away immediately, you are a nazi.

There is no situation in the world in which I can imagine myself standing in a crowd surrounded by Nazis chanting antisemitic chants and not immediately decide I'm in the wrong place and standing on the wrong side of the discussion... or at minimum that I want to have that discussion at a later time somewhere else not surrounded by Nazis chanting antisemitic sh×t. I firmly believe that anyone that cannot come to that conclusion on their own is also a Nazi. I am not going to sway on this.




but we don't know if that's how it went down.. you're making assumptions that they were all hanging together.. I doubt that was the case.. the Police there were people coming from all directions.. there wasn't line in the sand that got crossed.. .. Mellow
teedubbya Offline
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Racist!


bassard
dstieger Offline
#460 Posted:
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teedubbya wrote:
It would suck to be a black kid going to Robert E Lee High School though


It might...but I don't even see a problem there....careful picking of out of context facts and legends could turn Lee (or anybody) into a monster, but I think Lee was mostly a pretty decent person and I don't think a school named for him should bother you (or your hypothetical black kid) any more than the statues do
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#461 Posted:
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DrafterX wrote:
but we don't know if that's how it went down.. you're making assumptions that they were all hanging together.. I doubt that was the case.. the Police there were people coming from all directions.. there wasn't line in the sand that got crossed.. .. Mellow



If you knew it would it change your mind?
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dstieger wrote:
Martha McCallum should have been given credit for that one. It's exactly what she asked Newt on Fox News just hours earlier....on Monday evening. ...kinda funny to watch the president recite others' commentary word for word



Cool, she said it then give her credit. Have not been glued to the tube.

At least he was not quoting or reciting Obama.
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dstieger wrote:
It might...but I don't even see a problem there....careful picking of out of context facts and legends could turn Lee (or anybody) into a monster, but I think Lee was mostly a pretty decent person and I don't think a school named for him should bother you (or your hypothetical black kid) any more than the statues do



Hey I don't really care, I was being silly. But the dude could have lead the Union Army but Chose the south. I could see some black folk struggling with that. That said, I guess that's pretty presumptuous. I don't really know. Maybe we should ask them?
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why do I need to change my mind..?? You guys are saying everyone there defending the statue was a nazi or a nazi supporter... I don't believe that for a minute.. never will... Mellow
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teedubbya wrote:
bassard


my "racist" was meant for drafter attending RELHS... oh well, let em fall where the gods will it...
dstieger Offline
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teedubbya wrote:
Hey I don't really care, I was being silly. But the dude could have lead the Union Army but Chose the south. I could see some black folk struggling with that. That said, I guess that's pretty presumptuous. I don't really know. Maybe we should ask them?



I'm pretty far removed from my Civil War history lessons...may have to reread...but I always thought of Lee as having chosen Virginia moreso than choosing the South...believe he said he couldn't take up arms against his fellow Virginians...he may not have been all that principled going in....as least not so far as the big Separatist arguments of the time
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Have you looked at the video from Friday night? An organized line of people carrying lit torches and chanting? I see no problem in identifying every single one of them as a nazi.

Have you seen the "uniforms" they wore Saturday white polo shirts? There's a video if a scared little nazi kid taking his white polo off and claiming he was just doing it for "funsies" once he was on camera. Yep... when you put a uniform on to match next to nazis... you're a nazi.

I think there's another statement we can make.
If you spend a ton if effort trying to equivocate that some of the Nazis may not be nazis.. and some of the Nazis are probably good people. You're a nazi sympathizer.

This isn't the sort of issue that requires nuance. And anyone that's soing mental gymnastics to try to bring nuance to Nazism is a bad person and not someone I would ever want to stand next to.
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DrafterX wrote:
why do I need to change my mind..?? You guys are saying everyone there defending the statue was a nazi or a nazi supporter... I don't believe that for a minute.. never will... Mellow



I didn't say you needed to, I asked if it would.

It would absolutely change mine if I knew there were a bunch of good folks that were isolated from the nazis and had no idea what was going on despite the events of the evening prior etc.

I get the sense it would have been hard to miss. I do judge the folks that stood figuratively beside them and did nothing or participated for any reason.... especially if they tried to hang it on a statue.




teedubbya Offline
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
my "racist" was meant for drafter attending RELHS... oh well, let em fall where the gods will it...



I know but I found it funny
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#470 Posted:
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DrafterX wrote:
why do I need to change my mind..?? You guys are saying everyone there defending the statue was a nazi or a nazi supporter... I don't believe that for a minute.. never will... Mellow



Victor's the only one saying that...this is one time when he appears to believe the chit he's throwing...I don't believe it either, X....but I'm not giving anyone there a free pass, either....I think it'd be hard to find too many on either side that I could sympathize with, or even relate to..BUT...if I went, I'd NOT have been on the WS side, I assure you
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victor809 wrote:
Have you looked at the video from Friday night? An organized line of people carrying lit torches and chanting? I see no problem in identifying every single one of them as a nazi.

Have you seen the "uniforms" they wore Saturday white polo shirts? There's a video if a scared little nazi kid taking his white polo off and claiming he was just doing it for "funsies" once he was on camera. Yep... when you put a uniform on to match next to nazis... you're a nazi.

I think there's another statement we can make.
If you spend a ton if effort trying to equivocate that some of the Nazis may not be nazis.. and some of the Nazis are probably good people. You're a nazi sympathizer.

This isn't the sort of issue that requires nuance. And anyone that's soing mental gymnastics to try to bring nuance to Nazism is a bad person and not someone I would ever want to stand next to.



good for you... but again, that's not what I was saying was it... Mellow
teedubbya Offline
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dstieger wrote:
I'm pretty far removed from my Civil War history lessons...may have to reread...but I always thought of Lee as having chosen Virginia moreso than choosing the South...believe he said he couldn't take up arms against his fellow Virginians...he may not have been all that principled going in....as least not so far as the big Separatist arguments of the time



I think the split was something like 60/40. I also think he was going to be indicted for treason until Gen Grant stepped in.

It's not my fight. I really don't care about the statues at all.

The nazis and anyone that stood or would stand beside them when convenient.... not so much.
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teedubbya wrote:
I didn't say you needed to, I asked if it would.

It would absolutely change mine if I knew there were a bunch of good folks that were isolated from the nazis and had no idea what was going on despite the events of the evening prior etc.

I get the sense it would have been hard to miss. I do judge the folks that stood figuratively beside them and did nothing or participated for any reason.... especially if they tried to hang it on a statue.







there were prolly alot of spectators there who didn't give a chit about the statue just watching also.. are they nazis for being there..?? are the cops nazis for not stopping the fights or are they anti-nazis..??
victor809 Offline
#474 Posted:
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You have no evidence for what you're saying. All that we've seen in video of the event is masses of organized Nazis (sorry... some go by other names). This isn't something people wandered into. They belonged to one of the groups organizing this, knew what other groups were going to be there and chose to come anyway. They prepared for it by wearing uniforms... carrying shields with white power symbols...

Go ahead and defend it all you want drafter. It just lets me know where you stand.
teedubbya Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
there were prolly alot of spectators there who didn't give a chit about the statue just watching also.. are they nazis for being there..?? are the cops nazis for not stopping the fights or are they anti-nazis..??



spectators now huh? I suppose if they were switzerland they were on neither side of the equation huh?

I don't think too many in the area didn't know what was what
DrafterX Offline
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you guys are speculating too... you can't throw throw the nazi blanket over everybody... Mellow
teedubbya Offline
#477 Posted:
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I told you if I found out differently I would adjust. You said you don't have to.
teedubbya Offline
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There's no moral equivalency between racists & Americans standing up to defy hate& bigotry. The President of the United States should say so

I sort of liked that one
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Fine, if you can prove to me that everybody there who wants to keep the statue was a nazi I'll change my mind... Mellow
teedubbya Offline
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lol.... now it's everybody... if they were in among the nazis, or aware of the massive presence, and did or said nothing while sharing a common goal... yup... at a minimum complicit. I will account for some that may be retarded though. If someone was totally unaware (not intentionally so) i'd cut them some slack.


I don't care what my cause, if the nazis started lining up beside me figuratively or literally I'd take issue with it. Even if that means simply leaving and not being associated with it. That would be the wussy way but I'd not judge someone for that. The other way could get them hurt or accused of being alt left.


I'm sure I'm glad I'm on my side of the fence. I'd hate to be defending yours.
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my side is nothing more than I don't want the statues removed.. which you said the same thing but for some reason I'm a nazi supporter for it... go figure.. Mellow
teedubbya Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
my side is nothing more than I don't want the statues removed.. which you said the same thing but for some reason I'm a nazi supporter for it... go figure.. Mellow



I never called you a nazi supporter. I suppose it could be argued you are sort of on their side on this one though Mellow

I don't think there were a lot of good people in the midst of the nazis like you and the president seem to. The difference between us is I actually think the statues are the SMALL part of the story. A convenient appendage. I'm not particularly for taking them down. I really don't care.

They are important to you though. Important enough to keep strange bedfellows.

Freak.
teedubbya Offline
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I think we agree it would be nice to be able to separate the statue issue from the nazis. Unfortunately they are now interwoven.


As for the statues meh. whatever.



horse I think we've covered it
DrafterX Offline
#484 Posted:
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Apology accepted.... Beer
gummy jones Offline
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it seems as if calmer heads have prevailed as compared to a couple days ago
thats a shame - i thought we were so close to something magical in this thread
i was hoping to be part of a mad max style race fight
will i ever get a chance to wear this studded leather face mask thing!?!?

who wants to send hank smokes?
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what are you talking about gummy? Wasn't even hours ago that Victor said everyone right of Che is a fvcking Nazi
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ya I'm with dsteig on this... gummy, I think you might be the guy who gets out of his house during the eye of the storm and yells to his neighbors that everything's cool, come on out...
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teedubbya wrote:
I never called you a nazi supporter. I suppose it could be argued you are sort of on their side on this one though Mellow

I don't think there were a lot of good people in the midst of the nazis like you and the president seem to. The difference between us is I actually think the statues are the SMALL part of the story. A convenient appendage. I'm not particularly for taking them down. I really don't care.

They are important to you though. Important enough to keep strange bedfellows.

Freak.


I called him a nazi supporter and I will continue to.

Nazis and pedophiles. If you're doing something and you find them standing with you and proudly declaring both their nazi(ism) and/or pedophilia and their support for your cause and you don't do anything about it. You're tacitly agreeing with their bullsh#t.

If there had been non-nazis in that crowd who just wanted a statue kept, they should have been telling the nazis to get the f$ck out of their rally. There should have been a fight between "good" statue protesters and nazis before the antifa even showed up.

Seriously. Are you willing to tell me that if you're protesting puppy kicking and you see a nazi next to you chanting antisemitic sh#t, you're just going to let him continue on as is? I would be ashamed of myself for the rest of my life if I said nothing.

And as i said, if you're sitting there making excuses for a group of protesters that consisted wholly of nazis, and people who are perfectly comfortable with nazis standing next to them chanting antisemitic sh#t, then you're a nazi supporter. Don't sit there trying to be all "woe is me" about it. This is america, You're perfectly free to be a nazi suppporter. I thought we were all about that whole "you're free to say what you want as long as you are willing to accept the consequences"....

Then we have JJ claiming all the nazis and KKK are democrats.... so techinically the broughaha last weekend was democrats fighting antifa... and trump being unwilling to condemn them for it....I'm not sure how he managed to suspend reality so much that he got there....
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dstieger wrote:
what are you talking about gummy? Wasn't even hours ago that Victor said everyone right of Che is a fvcking Nazi


I proscribed very clearly what I considered to be a nazi in this case. I would like to think that many more people than just che would fit in the description I provided. I'm learning more any more that I may be incorrect, and individuals comfort with hanging out with nazis is much higher than I anticipated. That is really disappointing.
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One of the NAZI CHICKS...

IN A DARK RIGHT FITTING T-shirt...

Had
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R.A.C.K.
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victor809 wrote:


If there had been non-nazis in that crowd who just wanted a statue kept, they should have been telling the nazis to get the f$ck out of their rally. There should have been a fight between "good" statue protesters and nazis before the antifa even showed up.
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And why are you so sure this didn't happen..?? You don't know... You want everybody to be nazis.. Not talking
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I like the comparison of the nazi statue supporters to pedophiles...

if it was a bunch of pedophile's protesting the statue removal and also chanting pedophile slogans and then some people were there also who maybe weren't there for the pedophile stuff, just the statue stuff but they were just standing with the pedophiles, wearing the same clothes as the pedophiles and marching with the pedophiles, is anyone willing to defend them as "spectators"?

raise your hand, speak up, chime in if you are willing to defend the companions of the kiddie molesters... I'm curious who thinks nazi's are nowhere near as bad as pedophiles...
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DrafterX wrote:
And why are you so sure this didn't happen..?? You don't know... You want everybody to be nazis.. Not talking


Because the counter protesters would have shown up and had nothing to do.

When the protest of a confederate statue consists of antisemitic messages, you know it has nothing at all to do with a statue.

I'm sure there were a few nazis in the 40s who were pro worker party or other causes mainly... but they still helped lead the jews to the camps. I'm sure there were some who were like "man... I wish my party wasn't so anti jew, but they really are getting this country back on track so I'm gonna go along with it and wear the uniform and chant the sh#t)....

They are nazis. You are providing succor to nazis with your large and bountiful bosom and your desire to change the message from "nazis" to "not all bad people". Therefore you are a nazi supporter. Now go apologize to frank and robert.
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Well it sounds like the statue issue has been resolved

From CNN's Polo Sandoval:

Robert E. Lee V, the great-great grandson of Robert E. Lee, said he is OK if Confederate monuments commemorating his relative are removed.

“We have to be able to have that conversation without all of the hatred and the violence. And if they choose to take those statues down, fine. Maybe it's appropriate to have them in museums or to put them in some sort of historical context in that regard. Fine," Lee told CNN.

The family also released a statement condemning the events in Charlottesville:

“General Lee's life was about duty, honor and country. At the end of the Civil War, he implored the nation to come together to heal our wounds and to move forward to become a more unified nation. He never would have tolerated the hateful words and violent actions of white supremacists, the KKK, or Neo Nazis.”




The family didn't mention anything about many sides.... many sides.....
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victor809 wrote:
Because the counter protesters would have shown up and had nothing to do.

When the protest of a confederate statue consists of antisemitic messages, you know it has nothing at all to do with a statue.

I'm sure there were a few nazis in the 40s who were pro worker party or other causes mainly... but they still helped lead the jews to the camps. I'm sure there were some who were like "man... I wish my party wasn't so anti jew, but they really are getting this country back on track so I'm gonna go along with it and wear the uniform and chant the sh#t)....

They are nazis. You are providing succor to nazis with your large and bountiful bosom and your desire to change the message from "nazis" to "not all bad people". Therefore you are a nazi supporter. Now go apologize to frank and robert.

he doesn't get the surgery until tomorrow...
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dstieger wrote:
what are you talking about gummy? Wasn't even hours ago that Victor said everyone right of Che is a fvcking Nazi


opelmanta1900 wrote:
ya I'm with dsteig on this... gummy, I think you might be the guy who gets out of his house during the eye of the storm and yells to his neighbors that everything's cool, come on out...


i must have missed that one
but thats great news for me and my leather face thing
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teedubbya wrote:


The family didn't mention anything about many sides.... many sides.....



Was he speaking from a KFC?....their sides suck
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#498 Posted:
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teedubbya wrote:
Well it sounds like the statue issue has been resolved

From CNN's Polo Sandoval:

Robert E. Lee V, the great-great grandson of Robert E. Lee, said he is OK if Confederate monuments commemorating his relative are removed.

“We have to be able to have that conversation without all of the hatred and the violence. And if they choose to take those statues down, fine. Maybe it's appropriate to have them in museums or to put them in some sort of historical context in that regard. Fine," Lee told CNN.

The family also released a statement condemning the events in Charlottesville:

“General Lee's life was about duty, honor and country. At the end of the Civil War, he implored the nation to come together to heal our wounds and to move forward to become a more unified nation. He never would have tolerated the hateful words and violent actions of white supremacists, the KKK, or Neo Nazis.”




The family didn't mention anything about many sides.... many sides.....



It shouldn't be up to him... Mellow
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dstieger wrote:
Was he speaking from a KFC?....their sides suck



I gave up on KFC a long time ago... I think they replaced their chikens with pigeons or somethin... Mellow
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is this the new 500?
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