Deranged Rhino

I don't know what happened in Pittsburgh to be honest -- but I'm pretty sure the charge he's facing (inciting a riot) is about a year's worth of jail time. I can't imagine that guy's going to enjoy that experience. ******************** Updated time:

Trump to speak from the Rose Garden at 6:15 tonight. @Magox (just tagged you so you see it)

That's Sullivan's goal. Stall for Biden. But he's about to have his hand forced. ************************************** Second tweet specifically (the source)

Techno weighing in on the above (thread with more)

It's not nefarious here. The windshield of the car was smashed. They had to clear the windshield to drive it.

No one, not a single person here (that I saw) or anywhere, has done anything but condemn all four of the officers involved. Very, VERY, few people here in PPP have ever argued that the system is perfect and free from flaws -- racial, prejudicial, or otherwise. But just as the actions of one person doesn't condemn all people, the crimes of one (or four) cops does not make every LEO an enemy. Thinking that way (not saying you are, speaking in general) is how the problems continues to fester rather than get addressed. When that becomes the topic, "all cops are bad", the entire subject has moved from the actual problems -- which are, largely, systemic yet fixable -- to something else entirely. And that leads to two sides talking past one another, about separate points, which leads to "lines being drawn" and people digging in. What happened here, the initial spark of the protests, was universally condemned by all sides. Then, paid agitators (however you wish to define them) who were working for their own causes, and not for George, poured gasoline on an already combustible situation and started chucking matches. Now we have several different groups converging with different motivations, and that is breeding confusion. The media (in general) is using that confusion to gaslight people and fan the flames on one side without acknowledging what's actually happening. Right now we have three groups (probably more, but let's keep it clean): 1) honest, good, sympathetic protesters who are exercising their constitutional rights in a peaceful (even if loud/obtrusive) fashion. 2) A "normal/expected" criminal element (which includes many who were released onto the streets during the pandemic) who, for no other reason than being criminally inclined, are looting/rioting/causing trouble. This group exists in almost every large protest regardless of the issue, they're also known as "#######s". 3)The "new" element, or at least unusual element, in this current situation is this third group that's been deployed by parties unknown to incite unrest. That group is being ignored, downplayed, or dismissed by the media who want to create the situation I described in the first paragraph above. Because they want to perpetuate the cycle that's kept them in power (and rich) for decades. The FBI, DOJ, not to mention state and local authorities are combing through this whole thing. If the ME fudged his findings to spare the cops, he/she should (and I expect will) be charged. I'm not blind to the issues here, in fact they overlap with much of what I've spent the past three years exposing with the Flynn matter. But until they actually sweep it under the rug, we shouldn't act as if they have. And when there's wrongdoing exposed, we the people have a duty to call it out regardless of circumstance. This tragedy is not an exception to that imo, or anyone's that I've heard. We agree here more than you might think. I did not, nor do I believe, that capitalism is above criticism. But criticizing doesn't mean throw the baby out with the bathwater. History has made it clear where Marxism and socialism lead. They're not solutions to whatever problems we have with capitalism, they're chains designed to enslave us to the state. Capitalism, at it's core, is a force for positive human interactions and growth. It rewards people for building/making/selling products that benefit their fellow humans. Socialism/Marxism rewards people for not helping their fellow humans. One is a force for good and freedom. The other offers a false promise of security in exchange for your liberty. The actual issue we have right now is that the "problems" many on the left see in Capitalism aren't really problems with capitalism itself. Those problems are actually caused by the fact we have more of a kleptocracy at the moment than a true capitalistic system. But, the Marxists don't want to make that distinction clear. They want to obscure it, gaslight their people into thinking they're fighting "capitalism" when they're not. The same goes with Critical Theory in general. It's designed to fool people into thinking they're solving a problem that, in reality, they're not even really addressing. It's a trick. Designed to trap people into surrendering their god given rights and freedoms as a penance for the sins of their fathers. In the end it does not accomplish anything but give more power, wealth, and control to the groups who have their boot on our neck.

Yet, you can't quit me. You're addicted to me. Because I call you out for what you are -- deeply stupid. You know it's true. That's why it's cutting. That's why you're angry. Because I'm speaking the truth. You a very, very, very, stupid person. And every time you post, you just prove my point for a whole new set of eyes.

They want to fan those flames. Why? They're on the same team as the enemy:

I'll put whatever words I want in your mouth, because the stuff you say is so blisteringly stupid (like the above) it only helps you out. Keep proving, beyond all doubts, that you are a DEEPLY stupid person. Keep parroting fascists and dictators throughout history without any understanding you're doing so. You're winning. Truly. You're not making a giant asshat out of yourself and your reputation.

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In other words: "I was lying. I got caught lying and look foolish. Rather than own up to my error, I'm going to double down on stupidity because I'm a deeply stupid person who would suffocate if I closed my mouth."