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Massively humongous hypocrite?

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What has Trumpy done exactly to bring back Christmas again? And then he goes and uses Happy Holidays in the very next sentence.

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Where were you in '77?

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Hint for the day: Never deny you’ve ever met someone who says you had a relationship with them after you’ve given them material that can be matched to their timeline and includes a handwritten personal message on it, with your signature. Bonus hint: if you do get caught not only preying on teen girls, but also bearing false witness about them, just Jesus yourself up, say something outrageously racist, and run for the Senate in Alabama and you’ll probably do fine.

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Warbler said:

Again, I apologize to ray_afraid. I still disagree with him, but I went too far in saying he was acting like a nazi. I’m sorry.
 

In fact, for the purpose of clarity, Ray was not acting like a Nazi at all - nor anywhere near remotely approaching so…

Ray hasn’t rounded up the disabled - both physically and mentally, civilian men, women, children, babies, the elderly and infirm, political opponents, people of a different colour, people of a different ethnic background, people of a different religion or beliefs… - and then incarcerated them, put them in concentration camps, executed them, tortured them, experimented on them, sterilised them, gassed them, starved them, used them as slaves, raped them, stripped them of their not only their possessions but their humanity, ordered them to dig their own graves, or violated the Geneva Convention - amongst many other atrocities carried out by the Nazis before World War 2, during the war, and since then.

Nazis, whose actions resulted in the deaths of circa 60 million people - and affected millions more through injury, misery and fear. Nazis who would have likely wiped many more ‘non-Ayrian types’ from the much of the world map had they triumphed 70 odd years ago - through some of the most horrific methods in human history. Nazis who would likely still want to kill, maim or injure many people for just being ‘different’ to them and their narrow-minded, intolerant and sick views - IF they could get away with it.
 

Personally, I am full of admiration and respect for Ray in keeping calm and simply walking away from the discussion with the man who said '…you’re just acting like a Nazi. There, I said it.’, and then later accepting your… apology.
 

I find it also strange - baffling in fact, that Nazis are being mentioned in the same breath for comparisons with BLM, MLK, & the NAACP - groups that are trying to highlight injustice, and ask for more social equality. Again, they are nothing like the Nazis.
 

So, in summing up… Well done, Warbler - in an effort to win a discussion on the internet you told someone they were acting like a Nazi.

And then - after initially refusing to apologise - eventually apologising by stating ‘I apologize for saying you were acting like a Nazi. I still think you were wrong, but that went too far. I’m Sorry.’.

Also, the ‘I still think you were wrong’ in your apology - get a dig in along with the apology, eh.

An apology nothing like, this more befitting, example… ‘Ray - I was bang out of order and deeply regret my words for the offence they very likely caused you. It is one of the lowest things anyone could ever say to another person - and for that I am truly sorry. I am disgusted with myself. Please accept my heartfelt apologies - though I fully understand should you choose not to.’
 

Consider this a warning Warbler - as well as to anyone else - if you call someone a Nazi on here, or tell someone they are acting like a Nazi on here again (as Warbler did to Ray), or any other comment using the word ‘Nazi’ as an insult, slur or derogatory term to a fellow member - you will be banned.
 

I noticed your post stating ‘I will no longer be discussing this subject’ - that’s probably a very good idea, I strongly suggest you adhere to that.

 

If anyone has any issues with this feel free to PM me.

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Another helpful hint for the day: When one of the terms of the agreement that would bail you out of house arrest is to avoid contacting Russian intelligence agents, don’t run out and immediately make contact with Russian intelligence agents.

Knowing is half the battle.

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All’s well with me n’ Warb. He apologized via PM and his apology is accepted.
Warb’s now had a harsh finger wagging from the powers that be, and I think we can all leave it under the bridge. Er… in the water. Or however that saying works.

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Thank you, Ray. That is greatly appreciated.

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ray_afraid said:

All’s well with me n’ Warb. He apologized via PM and his apology is accepted.
Warb’s now had a harsh finger wagging from the powers that be, and I think we can all leave it under the bridge. Er… in the water. Or however that saying works.

JEDIT- Water Under The Bridge! (looked it up)

I first misread this as “Warbler Under the Bridge”.

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Possessed said:

ray_afraid said:

All’s well with me n’ Warb. He apologized via PM and his apology is accepted.
Warb’s now had a harsh finger wagging from the powers that be, and I think we can all leave it under the bridge. Er… in the water. Or however that saying works.

JEDIT- Water Under The Bridge! (looked it up)

I first misread this as “Warbler Under the Bridge”.

Ah, the Chili Peppers’ hard-to-find follow up song to Under The Bridge 😉

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oojason said:

Possessed said:

ray_afraid said:

All’s well with me n’ Warb. He apologized via PM and his apology is accepted.
Warb’s now had a harsh finger wagging from the powers that be, and I think we can all leave it under the bridge. Er… in the water. Or however that saying works.

JEDIT- Water Under The Bridge! (looked it up)

I first misread this as “Warbler Under the Bridge”.

Ah, the Chili Peppers’ hard-to-find follow up song to Under The Bridge 😉

Heh, good one.

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CatBus said:

Another helpful hint for the day: When one of the terms of the agreement that would bail you out of house arrest is to avoid contacting Russian intelligence agents, don’t run out and immediately make contact with Russian intelligence agents.

Knowing is half the battle.

It’s gotten to the point where Inspector Clouseau could catch these guys.

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oojason said:

Warbler said:

Again, I apologize to ray_afraid. I still disagree with him, but I went too far in saying he was acting like a nazi. I’m sorry.
 

In fact, for the purpose of clarity, Ray was not acting like a Nazi at all - nor anywhere near remotely approaching so…

Ray hasn’t rounded up the disabled - both physically and mentally, civilian men, women, children, babies, the elderly and infirm, political opponents, people of a different colour, people of a different ethnic background, people of a different religion or beliefs… - and then incarcerated them, put them in concentration camps, executed them, tortured them, experimented on them, sterilised them, gassed them, starved them, used them as slaves, raped them, stripped them of their not only their possessions but their humanity, ordered them to dig their own graves, or violated the Geneva Convention - amongst many other atrocities carried out by the Nazis before World War 2, during the war, and since then.

Nazis, whose actions resulted in the deaths of circa 60 million people - and affected millions more through injury, misery and fear. Nazis who would have likely wiped many more ‘non-Ayrian types’ from the much of the world map had they triumphed 70 odd years ago - through some of the most horrific methods in human history. Nazis who would likely still want to kill, maim or injure many people for just being ‘different’ to them and their narrow-minded, intolerant and sick views - IF they could get away with it.
 

Personally, I am full of admiration and respect for Ray in keeping calm and simply walking away from the discussion with the man who said '…you’re just acting like a Nazi. There, I said it.’, and then later accepting your… apology.
 

I find it also strange - baffling in fact, that Nazis are being mentioned in the same breath for comparisons with BLM, MLK, & the NAACP - groups that are trying to highlight injustice, and ask for more social equality. Again, they are nothing like the Nazis.
 

So, in summing up… Well done, Warbler - in an effort to win a discussion on the internet you told someone they were acting like a Nazi.

And then - after initially refusing to apologise - eventually apologising by stating ‘I apologize for saying you were acting like a Nazi. I still think you were wrong, but that went too far. I’m Sorry.’.

Also, the ‘I still think you were wrong’ in your apology - get a dig in along with the apology, eh.

An apology nothing like, this more befitting, example… ‘Ray - I was bang out of order and deeply regret my words for the offence they very likely caused you. It is one of the lowest things anyone could ever say to another person - and for that I am truly sorry. I am disgusted with myself. Please accept my heartfelt apologies - though I fully understand should you choose not to.’
 

Consider this a warning Warbler - as well as to anyone else - if you call someone a Nazi on here, or tell someone they are acting like a Nazi on here again (as Warbler did to Ray), or any other comment using the word ‘Nazi’ as an insult, slur or derogatory term to a fellow member - you will be banned.
 

I noticed your post stating ‘I will no longer be discussing this subject’ - that’s probably a very good idea, I strongly suggest you adhere to that.

 

If anyone has any issues with this feel free to PM me.

So is it okay to say someone is acting like a communist dictator?

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So, is it just me, or does this Trump-Russia thing look like it might be going… nowhere? So, all reports from the Flynn story are saying that Trump directed Flynn to talk with Russian officials during the transition. That’s might different than during the election—and during the election is probably worse than during the transition. Sure, you can cite the Logan Act, but barely anybody’s been prosecuted for that, and it would only fuel the GOP’s talking point of a witch hunt. It seems that Trump Jr. was very eager to collude during the campaign—but there’s no evidence of it going to the top, which is good for Trump.

I’m just not seeing a clear link between Russia and Trump that’s serious enough to warrant a crime. I think the obstruction of justice possibilities are more founded than the collusion stuff, but the House wouldn’t impeach based on that alone.

I don’t know. I really just don’t know here.

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We don’t know everything we don’t know.

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Yeah, there’s a literal ton of information that we’re not aware of. For example, Trump’s tax returns, which he is deathly afraid to make public for some reason. Trump has a long history of shady real estate deals with Russian oligarchs, for another. Of course there’s the obstruction of justice charge, which in a normal presidency would be enough to topple him all by itself. And unless Trump is even more stupid than we have been led to believe, he would not have risked obstruction of justice unless he did do something pretty damn illegal.

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‘Trump misses deadline over moving US embassy to Jerusalem’…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/05/trump-misses-deadline-moving-us-embassy-jerusalem

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‘A bold new legal defense for Trump: Presidents cannot obstruct justice’…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-bold-new-legal-defense-for-trump-presidents-cannot-obstruct-justice/2017/12/04/b95cb262-d91c-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html

 

& in the UK…

‘Theresa May scrambles to save Brexit deal after DUP refuses to back her’…

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-brexit-deal-dup-northern-ireland-border-arlene-foster-eu-talks-a8092526.html

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yhwx said:

So, is it just me, or does this Trump-Russia thing look like it might be going… nowhere? So, all reports from the Flynn story are saying that Trump directed Flynn to talk with Russian officials during the transition. That’s might different than during the election—and during the election is probably worse than during the transition. Sure, you can cite the Logan Act, but barely anybody’s been prosecuted for that, and it would only fuel the GOP’s talking point of a witch hunt. It seems that Trump Jr. was very eager to collude during the campaign—but there’s no evidence of it going to the top, which is good for Trump.

I’m just not seeing a clear link between Russia and Trump that’s serious enough to warrant a crime. I think the obstruction of justice possibilities are more founded than the collusion stuff, but the House wouldn’t impeach based on that alone.

I don’t know. I really just don’t know here.

Another point that I didn’t express yesterday is that Flynn was dead to rights on all sorts of charges (including a kidnapping scheme) and only had to plead guilty to the very lowest of those charges, lying to the FBI. I have no doubt they would have nailed him on the more serious stuff if they weren’t convinced he had something better to hand them than a violation of the Logan Act.