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[NateDrake]

True but these were unarmed servicemen on our own soil. I can't remember if they did half mast for the last navy yard shooting last year.

This says it was half mast for the navy yard shooting last year: http://us.halfstaff.org/

 

[NR1]

Another gem that popped on my news feed today:

 

[dr3upmushroom]

The amount of fucking Islamophobia and Muslimophobia is fucking disgusting. This example was from a long time ago. Of course I absolutely called out the bitch that posted this and she proceeded to call me a "Keyboard warrior hippie"

For a bonus, this was a winner from the string of comments that followed:



But anyway, the reason I posted here was because someone shared this garbage (guy that shares confederate flag shit all the time):

I bit and watched the video, exactly what I expected: "The enemy is Islam, terrorists on our own soil, blah blah blah rabble rabble racist garbage."

It's quite fucking disgusting and I make sure to call these assholes out every time I see it.

I'd rather not give them the clicks, but if you want to see the video here's a link: http://video.lauraingraham.com/She-...l&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Unfortunately I couldn't find it on YouTube anywhere.

Hot Blonde Chick is talking! She must be right!

 

[Sianos]

wut?

holy shit it's the antiquote, here to use meaningless obfuscatory language but in the promotion of eeeeeeevil

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Was it lowered for Sandy Hook or Virginia Tech or any of the other ones? I honestly don't remember. Typically civilian national tragedies aren't honored that way. Its a case by case basis I know that much.

I think it was for Sandy Hook and Virginian Tech. I might be wrong though.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Hot Blonde Chick is talking! She must be right!

Tried and tested approach...

This type of propaganda has been nearly perfected in how it's delivered.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Was it lowered for Sandy Hook or Virginia Tech or any of the other ones? I honestly don't remember. Typically civilian national tragedies aren't honored that way. Its a case by case basis I know that much.

We COULD just kind of remember that a state Senator was killed, which to me falls under "government"

Another gem that popped on my news feed today:

The funny thing about this pic is that the person who made it was probably Christian who likely doesn't associate with people of other religions

 

[Dishwalla]

Another gem that popped on my news feed today:

I see no bias in this pie graph.

 

[Dishwalla]

I think it was for Sandy Hook and Virginian Tech. I might be wrong though.

Flags were half staff for four days after Sandy Hook.

 

[Caelus]

We have to deny graph-making privileges to these peeps.

 

[Wilsongt]

So what, is this the old-fashioned version of "I have black friends"?

It was originally posted by a self proclaimed white rapper/free styled/porn star/body builder who is a vine star and share by a girl whose family is involved with Civil War reenactments.

 

[Salbug]

Another gem that popped on my news feed today:

 

[Amory]

Another gem that popped on my news feed today:

In my experience this is true. Granted I live in Massachusetts.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Another gem that popped on my news feed today:

What a joke. The amount of times I've heard "as a Christian/Muslim" in my life got to a point that I made a list of things I do/have done voluntarily without those labels. Helping the handicap isn't exclusive. Riding for diseases isn't exclusive. Volunteering for the homeless isn't exclusive.

Space Ghost didn't make me do it..being a human being did..

 

[El Odio]

While out biking today I saw a guy in a pickup truck drive by with two giant flags set up on both sides of the trunk. The first one was the good ol' confederate flag and the second was the "Don't tread on me" one. Just another day in suburban Illinois I guess, wish I could've taken a picture.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

While out biking today I saw a guy in a pickup truck drive by with two giant flags set up on both sides of the trunk. The first one was the good ol' confederate flag and the second was the "Don't tread on me" one. Just another day in suburban Illinois I guess, wish I could've taken a picture.

Heh..sounds like Virginia. In Florida, they just double up on the treasonous flag..plus matching tag and seat covers..

 

[Orbis Tabula]

The 5 days is fairly irritating tho, and I'm pretty liberal. That one is a legitimate gripe and that is a decision that Obama actually is responsible to make.

I was actually wondering what the usual length of time is between a death and the President lowering the flag. I might have to look it up and crunch some numbers or something.

 

[BradC00]

While out biking today I saw a guy in a pickup truck drive by with two giant flags set up on both sides of the trunk. The first one was the good ol' confederate flag and the second was the "Don't tread on me" one. Just another day in suburban Illinois I guess, wish I could've taken a picture.

I saw the same truck in Utah.

Spoiler

Obviously not really but I did see a truck with a confederate flag and a don't tread on me snake flag

 

[RedSparrows]

"bomb mecca" and the horrible saying beneath can't be legal, right?
I mean, that's basicly a call for mass murder

I'd suggest saying to them 'OK, let's bomb Mecca. We'll do it, if you can point to it on a map'.

 

[Diprosalic]

Land I recall someone posting that The confederate flag is used by Nazi supporters in Germany since the Nazi flag is banned there

i see that a lot.

 

[UFO]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

There is a lot of salt in this thread, these are some salty pictures.

I do wish I could be as classy as the people who fly racist flags to celebrate a heritage of hate that they're not even a part of.

 

[Princess Viola]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

Tell us how you really feel.

 

[Fracas]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

Fuck their culture of ignorance and hatred. You're an idiot if you support that flag, plain and simple. Straight up the wrong side of history. Come on, now.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

Anyone who flies the confederate flag is a racist.

 

[A_Gorilla]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

Their culture supports racism, homophobia, and bigotry.

Fuck'em.

 

[Amibguous Cad]

Low prices are much better for the customer than high wages are. High wages don't affect the customer in any way, other than the fact that they increase prices of the food, which drives customers away haha. It's not good for the economy either, because if you raise minimum wage you also increase the standard of living. The main result is now just all the numbers are higher.

The 10 years thing simply shows that these changes have to happen over a long period of time. People might not care if the price of food slowly increases over time, but you'll certainly notice if the price of all the McDonald's meals goes up to $10.

And they're failing on the awareness front too. Since the increase they're asking for is so ignorantly ridiculous, they're actually alienating more people than they're informing. People aren't thinking "you know, maybe the minimum wage should increase!", they're thinking "wow, those idiots have no idea what they're talking about". In my experience, it's doing the opposite of what you're suggesting.

I think it's had an opposite effect on the discourse. The $15/hr is unlikely to be passed beyond a few coastal cities (whose costs of living are high enough to probably be able to afford it anyway), but a fringe but respectable proposal at the outer edges of $15/hr moves the Overton Window. Basically it makes things like 10 or 12/hr, which in the absence of the fight for fifteen folks would be the outer edge of respectable progressive politics, sound like reasonable compromises in comparison.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

How could someone practice openness towards those who believe in racism and bigotry? I'm genuinely looking for an explanation.

 

[Dishwalla]

oh look, drive by posting. one of my favorite devices.

 

[bengraven]

 

[M1ch04c4n0]

I'd suggest saying to them 'OK, let's bomb Mecca. We'll do it, if you can point to it on a map'.

They will point somewhere in Mexico, and complain when told their error that the map is not "patriotically labelled".

And then they will point India or somewhere in the Middle of Africa.

I have seen both, the first time the guy had just landed from Texas a couple of days before, and was socked, SOCKED nobody was raiding donkeys and we have internet (2003).

The second, it was this girl who was in Mexico to "study" the indigenous people (She was doing her frikin PhD!).

 

[Princess Viola]

I had no idea I had to love all those things to live in America.

 

[A_Gorilla]

They will point somewhere in Mexico, and complain when told their error that the map is not "patriotically labelled".

And then they will point India or somewhere in the Middle of Africa.

I have seen both, the first time the guy had just landed from Texas a couple of days before, and was socked, SOCKED nobody was raiding donkeys and we have internet (2003).

The second, it was this girl who was in Mexico to "study" the indigenous people (She was doing her frikin PhD!).

To be fair, there are many native americans in Mexico and Central America.

Texas dude has no excuse...

 

[dr3upmushroom]

The second dude is salty as fuck he doesn't own a business.

 

[GtwoK]

Best one circulating right now:

"I like peanut butter." - Adolph Hitler

"Peanut butter: I like it." - Hillary Clinton

 

[Rebel Leader]

isn't Jesus recognized in the Quran?

Edit: I used Koran and not Quran

My huge mistake

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Those are the countries you want to compare the US to?

 

[Dai101]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

 

[Corpekata]

Is there really stereotype that Muslims hate dogs?

 

[Thequietone]

isn't Jesus recognized in the Koran?

He is recognized as a prophet, yes. Just not as the Son of God like Christians believe. Anyways, Christians aren't supposed to drink alcohol or eat pork either.

 

[Thequietone]

Is there really stereotype that Muslims hate dogs?

If I remember correctly dogs are considered unclean to Muslims. I am not entirely sure about that.

 

[Princess Viola]

Is there really stereotype that Muslims hate dogs?

I read that in Islam, dogs are considered ritually unclean and Muslims are discouraged from having dogs as pets, or something like that.

 

[Unmasked Ferret]

Is it a requirement to like dogs and beer to be an American now?

 

[Fat4all]

Is it a requirement to like dogs and beer to be an American now?

Yes, welcome to America. Have a complimentary Duck Dynasty replica beard.

 

[pgtl_10]

That video is just her essentially beating around the bush and saying that the reason Obama won't come out and say it was radical Islam is because Obama himself is a Muslim terrorist. On a no name news organization no less(seriously, what the hell is this, some really obscure cable channel or something?).

I've seen the channel. It's worse than Fox.

 

[Amibguous Cad]

Amazing amount of salt in this thread. Really enhances the flavor of hypocrisy. Judging entire groups by a flag they choose to fly. Mocking their culture and their intelligence.

Preach openness, practice dogmatism. Stay classy GAF.

It is ironic that the people that are so often on the right side of power divides are completely blind to the cultural and class prejudice that makes shitting on southerners socially acceptable.

To be clear, I'm gay and have no love for the Confederate Flag, but you have to realize that making fun of rednecks is definitely Punching Down, not Punching Up.

 

[orochi91]

Is there really stereotype that Muslims hate dogs?

As house pets, it is discouraged due to uncleanliness, but not actively banned.

Their totally acceptable as guard dogs though.

Full grown Tibetan Mastiff are fucking awesome.

isn't Jesus recognized in the Koran?

Yup, he's a prophet and well respected in Islam.

Muslim's just don't consider him (or any mortal) a god.

 

[CrocMother]

I think it might be an old Abrahamic thing with the dogs, as Hacids see them as unclean as well.

 

[orochi91]

I think it might be an old Abrahamic thing with the dogs, as Hacids see them as unclean as well.

Yea, dogs and pigs were deemed unclean back then, which is also why they aren't usually permissible for consumption in Abrahamic religions.

 

[Rebel Leader]

We are not even near election and this thread is a smoldering fire
= p

He is recognized as a prophet, yes. Just not as the Son of God like Christians believe. Anyways, Christians aren't supposed to drink alcohol or eat pork either.

Yea, dogs and pigs were deemed unclean back then, which is also why they aren't usually permissible for consumption in Abrahamic religions.

I thought so