Yeah I found it pretty funny. I like how he just doesn't care anymore. 😂😂😂
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Trump tweeted out a video of him "beating up" CNN
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Yeah I found it pretty funny. I like how he just doesn't care anymore. 😂😂😂
It is a fucking video of Trump physically attacking someone with CNN shopped onto their face. The context is irrelevant when his supporters are as dumb as they are. They don't even comprehend the idea of theater and think wrestling is real.
Stop giving this White House the benefit of the doubt. It makes you look bad.
PabloBolivar
Banned
It seems like he's bored with the job already.
His not caring can one day get people killed. An important thing to remember, especially with him meeting and chatting up North Korea's neighbors the past few days.
intheinbetween
Member
Just when a I thought he wouldn't go any further I find this news... Godspeed you fellow americans, there's still a long way ahead and it seems this could get even worse, I just hope it stays like this and not starting a war
Herr Schwarz
Banned
Y'all getting played again with the outrage at this.
This isn't anything new, he's been advocating this bullshit since the primary.
His one and only skill is to create controversy that will galvanise his base once the outrage over his next edgy tweet gets coverage.
The more outraged we become the more appeased his base becomes.
And like fucking clock work y'all get played like bitches.
He'd rather have you looking at his tweets than talking policy. Seriously.
This isn't anything new, he's been advocating this bullshit since the primary.
His one and only skill is to create controversy that will galvanise his base once the outrage over his next edgy tweet gets coverage.
The more outraged we become the more appeased his base becomes.
And like fucking clock work y'all get played like bitches.
He'd rather have you looking at his tweets than talking policy. Seriously.
TheChuggernaut
Banned
Ah yes, not caring. Exactly the quality I want in a president. 😂😂😂
PabloBolivar
Banned
You really think that tweet will start a war in the USA? What time is this?
It might be if there was a reason for his supposed take down. Did I miss why he thinks he destroyed CNN?
intheinbetween
Member
I'm not saying that because of the tweet, but because of his behavior. This is a childish behavior, and he is actually the most powerful man in the world, he shouldn't be tweeting day and night, he should use Twitter with proper manners, according to his role in society.
I think they meant with other countries. What if he one day posts the video of him beating up the German flag, rather than CNN, because he doesn't like how the trade talks went? Or makes a thread of some sort?
Shadow Puppetry
Member
Woosh, right through your head.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
What the fucccckkkk. Why do we keep seeing variations of this wack ass argument today?? We aren't fucking idiots distracted by the next shiny thing. Ain't nobody forgot all the b.s. he's trying to pass off as "policy."
Herr Schwarz
Banned
Keep itching that rash America.
No - some unstable people can warp innocuous things to find the justification for violence. But to say "[Trump] enourages violence against reporters" seems, as I said originally, like a reach. It seems to me, still, that the intent of the tweet was to represent Trump defeating an organization.
If you want to say 'people could use this to justify violence acts against reporters to themselves' fair enough, but the suggestion that the tweet was intended to convey "attack journalists" seems ridiculous to me still.
It'll always be seen as one or the other: Trump's a genius at diversions, or Trump's so unintelligent that he can't stay on message.
Let's say that you're right, that to Trump it was that he was taking down CNN.
You should watch it again with the viewpoint that he is violently attacking CNN. But also remember, that the President's meaning is lost on the general public, and we have to interpret it. It can be either of those right now, and that's even more alarming. No one knows what he meant until he says so. And so while you think it's him taking down CNN, there are those of us that see it as a violent attack.
ScientificPizza
Banned
It's because they had to retract a story about the Russia investigation
Which I guess he's taking credit for
The President is a bit of a ding dong, idk if anyone has noticed that yet
I've seen variations of the same nonsensical hot take since at least January 20!
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Which one/when was it posted?
Herr Schwarz
Banned
His sole purpose is to aggravate people. We knew this shit was going to happen as soon as he became president.
These reactions from the left harden and enthuse his support.
What did you think was going to happen? That upon election he was gonna start roleplaying George Washington?
This was always going to be a fucking shit show. Getting his recent BS tweet trending, is what he's counting on you doing.
ScientificPizza
Banned
I'm not sure when the original article was posted but the retraction was only a few days ago
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/26/media/cnn-announcement-retracted-article/index.html
And yeah people saying "he's distracting you! he's distracting you!" are just being insulting at this point.
So you're one of those people who can't discuss about more than one topic at once? How does it work? Does it take a day or a week? When can you change the focus? Once a month? I'm a bit lost how this mono-tasking mind works.
I see Trump more as a creature that demands attention and adoration, and anyone that does not give it to him, he tries to beat into submission.
It's just now we have a tweet which is him literally trying to do that.
Herr Schwarz
Banned
No , yeah genius strategy there captain condescendo.
Let's signal boost his bullshit instead and thusly feed his base with our outrage.
Good idea.
Let's all multi task and create big threads about how appalled we are at the tweets specifically fucking designed to appall us.
I'm just saying, you're getting gamed.
So what you're saying is "let him do whatever he wants in order to not aggravate his most fanatic supporters"? Or what's your argument here?
He does dumb shit he gets appropriate adverse reactions. Who cares about his nut fanatics? Is not like they would believe something else if there would be no reaction.
uncelestial
Member
Do you spend 1/10th the energy you spend lecturing Trump opponents on lecturing Trump supporters? If not, I'm not sure your approach is as effective as you seem to believe. Stop yelling at people who agree with you and focus on the actual problem.
He's carrying a war against press and you find this not important and to be ignored because some Trump supporter would rally behind him? Have you even thought through this theory of yours? Do you feel smarter than others because you're not "gamed" by his continuous attacks on decency?
Miles Quaritch
Member
Remember when we all laughed at pizzagate and then a guy went into the pizzeria with a gun?
ScientificPizza
Banned
Outraged? Gamed? You seem to be misreading the reaction. I don't think Trump was trying to generate an accumulative "ugh" and people calling him stupid
He's not trying to court outrage from people, he's trying to get support from those who already like him. None of this is happening that way you think it's happening
It's this high horse, I'm smarter than you all because I see right through his genius strategy that's just not founded in any kind of reality.
Democratic transgressions should be condemned, period.
uncelestial
Member
I thought this counter-meme was good. https://twitter.com/JesseFFerguson/status/881601699500232708
In some ways maybe so but Trump hasn't minced his words vs the media, he's been very aggressive now and during the campaign where his supporters went out of their way to verbally threaten and abuse reporters in press areas.
There was an incident if I remember where a reporter was body slammed by security.
A lawmaker actually.
Gamed how? You think his base needs any "feeding"? Those fucktards will always be the same pieces of shit that support him and his fuckery everywhere, there is no need to "feed" them with anything.
radios shipping overview
Member
Every stupid, lowbrow thing Trump does peels off a few nominally intelligent people who sympathize with trashy, lowbrow thinking or behavior. He appeals to the worst in us.
broncobuster
Banned
Feels like since Trump has no shame or dignity, this ultimately reflects poorly on the GOP. They condone all of Trump's infantile behavior.
This is the correct response. We all agree on the problem, but because nobody knows what to do about it, we can tend to turn around on others of a like mind and criticise their reaction to the problem instead. That's the kinda thing that happens when you have a situation that leads people to despair, but you've gotta try and keep the mind to not turn on your political allies. The left, in general, thinks in more complex terms than the right. That's why the left is always right in the end, but it's also why we tend to fuck things up for ourselves by failing to present a united message to win people over.
Herr Schwarz
Banned
Yeah sure they should but condemnation isn't amounting to anything at all. The only thing he has to lose now is his devoted base.
What does his devoted base enjoy? "Lib tears"? The controversy, the outrage.
It's all he knows how to do, the more condemnation the outrage the coverage the more successful his tweet.
It's a symptom of his presidency. That we all knew was coming.
I don't know whether its social media fatigue on my part, but his entire strategy is relied upon the mass condemnation. A mass condemnation that doesn't equate to much in reality. Just another vacuous news cycle that soothes his vanity and shores up his support.
Alex_Mexico
Member
He is the President of the United States. Not a 4chan shitposter. Get the difference?
You just have to look at Jo Cox in the UK, an MP who was murdered before the Brexit vote by a right wing Britain first nutter. Politicians, the media etc. were spewing hateful rhetoric, winding people up, lying and it only takes one person to go and kill someone because they believe in the rhetoric drilled into them by the media, politicians etc. and snap after being wound up so tightly.
17 Seconds
Banned
people who think this is funny are embarrassing themselves
even if you put aside the sad and depressing context, it's like an old person or an out of touch brand trying to do memes
even if you put aside the sad and depressing context, it's like an old person or an out of touch brand trying to do memes
BananasWithGuns
Member
I'm not sure what's more ridiculous, Trump actually tweeting this out or CNN trying to pretend it's a violent threat against them and their employees.
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