EverCurious
Gold Member
Not that I would defend this old guy (he's obviously an asshole racist) but the dishonest commentary is really disheartening to see.
Yes it is "technically" correct that Trump said he wanted to punch some guy in the face, but that comment, when taken in the context of Trump's /entire/ statement is actually the frustration of folks who find themselves completely without recourse for disruption of free speech and peaceful assembly, and even physical self-defense. After all, the protester he said that about was throwing punches first, but as Trump accurately stated, "we can't do that" - meaning we can't punch them anymore, no matter what they're doing, because the disrupter will be painted as a victim, rather than the violent instigator they are. This is the problem for most of the "down with PC" camp are feeling.
The media and Dem's want to paint Trump supporters/defenders as violent, but that's not really the case. Sure there are violent folks at Trump rally's, I'm sure there are at Hillary and Sander's rally's too. Violent folks exist everywhere and their violence isn't really accepted anywhere. Thing is, reality is that when someone is being an asshat and gets clocked most folks chuckle a little that they deserved it. It's wrong to clock someone and we know it but still... Trump just doesn't do faux outrage that is so popular with the other candidates; it's something that a lot of his supporters appreciate as a kind of "honesty" that's been missing on the political stage.
I certainly don't think folks should get clocked for voicing their personal opinions or anything, don't get me wrong, I personally prefer that we all have differing opinions, but I do take offence to folks who intentionally go to any "speech" type event with the intent of disrupting it and stopping interested folks from hearing it. If one doesn't agree with someone's opinion and statements, that's fine, but it's not right to try to stop them from expressing their opinion. I personally don't agree with the ideas of OWS and Sander's followers, but I certainly wouldn't go to a Sander's rally and try to shut Sanders up. His supporters have every right to listen to his speeches and I respect that. ~shrug~
Yes it is "technically" correct that Trump said he wanted to punch some guy in the face, but that comment, when taken in the context of Trump's /entire/ statement is actually the frustration of folks who find themselves completely without recourse for disruption of free speech and peaceful assembly, and even physical self-defense. After all, the protester he said that about was throwing punches first, but as Trump accurately stated, "we can't do that" - meaning we can't punch them anymore, no matter what they're doing, because the disrupter will be painted as a victim, rather than the violent instigator they are. This is the problem for most of the "down with PC" camp are feeling.
The media and Dem's want to paint Trump supporters/defenders as violent, but that's not really the case. Sure there are violent folks at Trump rally's, I'm sure there are at Hillary and Sander's rally's too. Violent folks exist everywhere and their violence isn't really accepted anywhere. Thing is, reality is that when someone is being an asshat and gets clocked most folks chuckle a little that they deserved it. It's wrong to clock someone and we know it but still... Trump just doesn't do faux outrage that is so popular with the other candidates; it's something that a lot of his supporters appreciate as a kind of "honesty" that's been missing on the political stage.
I certainly don't think folks should get clocked for voicing their personal opinions or anything, don't get me wrong, I personally prefer that we all have differing opinions, but I do take offence to folks who intentionally go to any "speech" type event with the intent of disrupting it and stopping interested folks from hearing it. If one doesn't agree with someone's opinion and statements, that's fine, but it's not right to try to stop them from expressing their opinion. I personally don't agree with the ideas of OWS and Sander's followers, but I certainly wouldn't go to a Sander's rally and try to shut Sanders up. His supporters have every right to listen to his speeches and I respect that. ~shrug~
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