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Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia who has been a vocal critic of absentee fathers in Black households, acknowledged Tuesday that he has a second son with whom he has little interaction.

You can't make this stuff up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/15/herschel-walker-son-georgia-senate/

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On 6/15/2022 at 9:45 AM, toomuchbaloney said:

Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections https://nyti.ms/3b3KLV7

Our democratic republic is in peril. This is a movement. 

 

What is your purpose for saying such a thing? "This is a movement"?. To incite fear? Along with "in peril"?. To somehow suggest that there is a conspiracy? 

Because of a possible democratic election being won by the side in which you do not agree in the same democratic process that apparently created the "most secure election"? 

Phrasing like this has the potential to cause radical behavior. Most likely the man who attempted to kill Justice Kavanaugh consumed simular rhetoric on his social media. 

A responsible way to say it would be " some of these Republicans believed there was fraud in the 2020 election, we need to make sure we make it to the polls in November in order to preserve our democratic republic, get out in vote in November.  

Not some scare tactic emotionally charged statement like the one you made. Or at least say peacefully and patriodically make your voices heard at the ballot. 

You tend to exhibit the same radical wording that you so vehemently attribute to Republicans and the  "far right". 

I guess we will see what happens in November if the majority of voters share your extreme beliefs.  

Let me guess. If the Republicans win in November this will be proof that this far right movement has successfully convinced normal everyday conservatives to undue our democracy? 

They probably will win. Are you going to suggest it was stolen? You might just have to accept that the  this election is just as legitimate as the 2020 election. 

 

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2 hours ago, Justlookingfornow said:

 

What is your purpose for saying such a thing? "This is a movement"?. To incite fear? Along with "in peril"?. To somehow suggest that there is a conspiracy? 

Because of a possible democratic election being won by the side in which you do not agree in the same democratic process that apparently created the "most secure election"? 

Phrasing like this has the potential to cause radical behavior. Most likely the man who attempted to kill Justice Kavanaugh consumed simular rhetoric on his social media. 

A responsible way to say it would be " some of these Republicans believed there was fraud in the 2020 election, we need to make sure we make it to the polls in November in order to preserve our democratic republic, get out in vote in November.  

Not some scare tactic emotionally charged statement like the one you made. Or at least say peacefully and patriodically make your voices heard at the ballot. 

You tend to exhibit the same radical wording that you so vehemently attribute to Republicans and the  "far right". 

I guess we will see what happens in November if the majority of voters share your extreme beliefs.  

Let me guess. If the Republicans win in November this will be proof that this far right movement has successfully convinced normal everyday conservatives to undue our democracy? 

They probably will win. Are you going to suggest it was stolen? You might just have to accept that the  this election is just as legitimate as the 2020 election. 

 

The article answered your question as to why I would say that this is a movement.  

I'm not troubled by your rambling, illogical opinions of me or my posts nor am I influenced by your suggestions for my language usage.  

So far, the only party spreading lies about election security and claiming that the results that don't favor them are rigged or somehow fraudulent. That makes the last bit of your remark projection. IMV

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34 minutes ago, toomuchbaloney said:

The article answered your question as to why I would say that this is a movement.  

I'm not troubled by your rambling, illogical opinions of me or my posts nor am I influenced by your suggestions for my language usage.  

So far, the only party spreading lies about election security and claiming that the results that don't favor them are rigged or somehow fraudulent. That makes the last bit of your remark projection. IMV

Perfect. We obviously are not going to agree. I'm just saying, considering the events, we should be mindful of our words. 

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1 hour ago, Justlookingfornow said:

Perfect. We obviously are not going to agree. I'm just saying, considering the events, we should be mindful of our words. 

I am mindful of my words. 

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54 minutes ago, toomuchbaloney said:

I am mindful of my words. 

So that leads to intent...... and maybe even incitement........ 

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4 minutes ago, Justlookingfornow said:

So that leads to intent...... and maybe even incitement........ 

Or perhaps ... a purposeful mis-interpretation? 

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8 minutes ago, Justlookingfornow said:

So that leads to intent...... and maybe even incitement........ 

only if it is in mean tweets.

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1 hour ago, Justlookingfornow said:

So that leads to intent...... and maybe even incitement........ 

<Shrugs>

You get to form you own opinions but I was under the impression that your standards for incitement were pretty high. 

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1 minute ago, toomuchbaloney said:

<Shrugs>

You get to form you own opinions but I was under the impression that your standards for incitement were pretty high. 

Well, conservatives do have much higher standards than liberals.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/police-training-militarization-mass-shootings-uvalde/661295/

This was a well written essay and perspective. 

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Some common sense that is often ignored by the "woke" crowd.

"The ban on transgender swimmers competing in major women’s events has been celebrated by trans celebrity Caitlyn Jenner — as well as a three-time Olympic gold medalist who said athletes have been too scared of cancel culture to admit they all supported it."

https://nypost.com/2022/06/20/caitlyn-jenner-emily-seebohm-celebrate-transgender-swimming-ban/

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