tailgater wrote:I know you're being honest here.
And that makes me sad.
Funny how you dissect everything Trump says and you put your own spin on it, but when Obama blatantly blames cops and slave owners from 200 years ago for the BLM hateful actions, and you call it "trying to achieve equitable treatment for all" then I'm sorry. I just can't take you seriously.
As for extremists, you can't say "I know they're crazy and will kill no matter what, but I blame Trumps words" in the same breath. Or same post. Or same decade.
I admit my partisan bias. When I switched from "un-enrolled" (MA term for independent voter) to "R", I knew I would lean right on most issues. Yet I admit Trump is a buffoon on the twitter machine.
You can't even bring yourself to admit that Obama was just as divisive (albeit without the MSM to remind you and point it out 24/7). Sure, he's eloquent when he speaks. but doesn't that make it even worse when he says stupid things. Because it's obvious he knows what he's saying.
that's not what I said, and putting quotes there is a dishonest ploy, in order to bolster your argument...
my point was: Trump's rhetoric, spoken from his powerful office gives some idiots a feeling of permission...kinda like the boss saying out loud that doing ___________ would be a good thing.....who knows if they ever would've acted violently or not without the boss's blessing?...
but there have been at least a few dozen documented instances where a violent criminal said he was motivated by Trump, so it is real whether or not you choose to believe it...
https://www.salon.com/2019/08/15/more-than-three-dozen-violent-or-threatening-criminal-cases-linked-to-people-who-cited-trump-report/
Cesar Soyoc, the mail bomber, was a visible example...maybe the con media failed to cover him to provide Trump some cover...
I don't remember a single instance where a violent criminal committed his crime based on encouragement from Obama...if you are aware, please point me there...