Frozenprince
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If this incident fades out of the public eye despite being the worst mass murder since 9/11, we all know why.
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There's no modern precedent in recent memory for a candidate saying things like this after a national tragedy, is there? I remember people telling me "oh no, our elected officials aren't like this. That's just a guy on the radio." And yet, millions of people will see him as a moral choice come November.
User 463088
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Bernie could manage a better statement on twitter than a retweet of what he said on MTP.
Officerrob
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It's won't fade anytime soon, many will use it as a tool to further their hatred of Muslims. Anything beyond that though...
Just nuke him politically every single day from here to November. This man doesn't even deserve to get 1% of the vote, let alone win.
I'd like to volunteer for that job. Holy crap, what a fucking piece of shit. He couldn't even be bothered to pretend to be sad.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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LGBT Latinos being killed vs. Muslim man doing the killings.
It's going to be super tough for the GOP to decide how politicized this should be.
Frozenprince
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Should have amended my statement to imply "beyond promoting more rampant Islamophobia".
Nobody will give a shit that 50 gay people died and 53+ more are seriously wounded, should have been the point.
Nobody will give a shit that 50 gay people died and 53+ more are seriously wounded, should have been the point.
Chezzymann
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So how will this affect trumps numbers? I'm afraid this will increase fear mongering to peak islamaphobic numbers and he'll ride the wave to the election
RustyNails
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Trump is not a culture warrior. He's too rich to be concerned about what people do in their bedrooms.
He can retire.
User 463088
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No. Not today. Tomorrow. The day after. Whenever. Not today.
Man Arrested on the way to LA Pride
Edit: MSNBC reporting that he called 9-1-1 before hand and pledged allegiance to the leader of ISIS. (Orlando shooting)
nature boy
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He's going to take a beating over that tweet, everything else is irrelevant right now.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Religion overall is a disease, please fade away from America in my lifetime.
His base cares. I want to hear him respond.
Frozenprince
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But I was told homophobia wasn't an issue.
RastaMentality
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Rubio really sucks.
He would say something like, "All life is precious. This is a terrible, terrible thing. And we can never let it happen again."
User 463088
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No.
Intolerance is a disease. Hatred is a disease. Refusing to acknowledge the inherent worth of people is a disease. People of faith can be as loving, tolerant and welcoming as anyone else. Atheists can be entitled, homophobic, misogynist, racist assholes.
Believe me. I'm shook as fuck about this. I've been physically in that building. I have friends who were in that building last night. I've been bashed myself. We are going to be better than them. We are going to prove that we are better than they are.
This man cannot win.
Plinko
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This is no better than Trump's tweet. No better.
Really shitty news to wake up to. Don't know what to say that hasn't been already said. We have a serious problem with guns in the U.S., and there doesn't seem to be a solution coming any time soon. Real shame.
Never going to happen. Not in your lifetime. Not going to happen for thousands of years.
Never going to happen. Not in your lifetime. Not going to happen for thousands of years.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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edit: Whatever
Dominican Power
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I heard about the shooting in the nightclub on twitter in the wee hours of the morning but I didn't know it was going to turn into a fucking massacre. wtf?
Props to him if he'd say that. But he wouldn't. Anyway, enough about that.
Horrible for everyone involved, I hope the injured pull through.
Voysa Reezun
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Republicans, who are stridently anti-LGBTQ in their proposals, have no credibility in talking about what negative ideological tenets "radical Islam" has toward LGBTQ folks. Most of them subscribe to a perverse version of Christianity that shares many of the same tenets.
They'd do well just to say that they are sorry for the victims and that life is precious and that no one has the right to take the lives of others and bow the fuck out.
They'd do well just to say that they are sorry for the victims and that life is precious and that no one has the right to take the lives of others and bow the fuck out.
This. I'm non-religious, but there are tons of alt-right bigots who are also non-religious.
Homophobia is hatred, we need to fight hatred.
And guns are weapons of death, we need to regulate them much more strongly.
I agree that people who believe in religion are not facing reality, but religion is not a disease. It often gives people a sense of purpose and community, which has enormous psychological and physiological benefits.
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On the flip side, the guy managed to kill a bunch of gays. So.....
jack_package_200
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I hope the recent horrifying events and Trump's appaling response to them convince Bernie or Bust people to consider swallowing their anger making sure this piece of shit and the party who supports him do not get control of the white house.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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edit: never mind, whatever.
User 463088
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Ya, and gay shaming someone who may or may not be in the closet isn't cool. Especially when something like this happens.
Officerrob
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You are going to have to explain this for me
User 463088
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Supposedly she's retooling her economic speech to be about this.
Not to be all pol today, but if she can come out and look Presidential, it's a great parallel to that fucking shit stain on the GOP side.
I'm already seeing media folks on Twitter reacting to his "congrats" comment. They're incredulous, to put it lightly.
This is NOT an everyday event for the LGBT community. Thank God.
That's putting it mildly.
User 463088
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Isn't it?
I've been bashed. I lived in fear for years that this would happen to me again. I was fucking lucky they didn't have a gun. I'm lying if I say I'm not scared to hold hands with someone I love. I'd be lying if I don't get afraid someone will think I'm "too gay" and say or do something.
Shootings? No. They're not that common for us. But the violence that the LGB (and especially) T community lives with on a daily basis is barely under the surface. It's a constant...thing that's there.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I just hope that people that beat their significant others will not be able to own guns in America within the next few years.
People who attack their SOs are the worst people in the world.
People who attack their SOs are the worst people in the world.
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