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Another reason Poilievre will not win.
Moonbox replied to John Johnston's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
So what? Seems like a pretty reasonable thing to say. Villifying folk who aren't thrilled with what Canada has to offer isn't exactly going to bring them back into the fold, is it? The folks behind disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories sure, but the deluded and misenfranchised not necessarily. -
Why Are NGOs Still Operating?
Nationalist replied to Nationalist's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
Hilarious. Split that hair good. Do you do wash and set too? Ahhh...gee, almost like ANTIFA eh? You cowards are so pathetic. How do you live with yourselves? Incredible. Do you fart daisies as well? -
Trayvon Martin was a kid hunted relentlessly through the dark of night by a stranger--like something from a damn horror movie. He had literally every reason to be afraid for his life. Another case where he had a reasonable right to defend himself against the man hunting him. But he too happened to be Black, so again Republicans made a hero out of Zimmerman, who was armed and actively seeking out a conflict. Hunting a kid through the dark simply for being Black. That's farked up behavior, but he's a hero on the right. And in case you haven't been paying attention, again, I'm NOT defending SYG laws. I'm condemning them. But as long as they exist, Black citizens should have an equal right to that option.
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Do you wanna revisit your stance on the Trayvon Martin shooting? Is that what you're doing? I think that you feel like Trayvon really shouldn't have attacked that guy, and you're realizing that the stand your ground law actually should apply to someone who is actually attacked, and realistically defending themselves, so you're going overboard in defence of "stand your ground" laws. If you know right from wrong, you know that Karmelo is a murderer. If you know right from wrong, you know that Zimmerman had a right to shoot someone who physically jumped him. The problem is that you see skin colour instead of morality, and reasonable conduct, because you're a hateful little racist. π
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False. There are no property rights for a team tent at sporting event. He did have a right to SYG. -- He was sheltering from the rain and went in to say hi to a friend. The other team got territorial. There are no property rights or personal entitlements associated with a team canopy at a track meet. It's common, in fact for athletes to mingle. Nice try though.-- In fact, if the home team were decent hosts they'd be happy to let a visiting athlete shelter from the rain with them. It's called sportsmanship. But teen boys are often a-holes. The scenario you describe is several levels more provocative than the Anthony case, but if someone were to assault the interloper, he may well have a claim on SYG. The correct answer is not for students to assault people, but to call security. Agreed that Metcalf probably didn't need to be killed. Almost certainly so. But SYG makes people feel entitled to exactly that escalation. They don't behave rationally because they are aware that they can escalate to deadly force without serious repercussion. Many of them--the concealed carry crowd especially-- are actively hoping for an excuse to use their weapons. Rittenhouse and Zimmerman, for example. They deliberately put themselves into situations of confrontation because they are emboldened--or eager by the option to escalate to the weapons they brought. This was a Black kid doing the exact same thing. But the usual suspects aren't lining up to cheer him on. Wonder why?
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Why Are NGOs Still Operating?
eyeball replied to Nationalist's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
I said ICE is systemically racist. According to who or what? There is no BLM manifesto, there is no party with a platform. You're swinging at an illusion - a figment of your imagination. The same world you do except I require more than just an idea or a one paragraph opinion from a decidedly right wing source offered up by a right wing loon. -
Another reason Poilievre will not win.
Legato replied to John Johnston's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Well well looky here, another non-entity frightened of Poilievre. -
He was in someone else's tent, so he didn't have a right to the "stand your ground" there. If you set up a shade-tent in a public park with your family (Texas), can someone can stand in it, and then shoot you if you try to push them out? If a white kid goes into a "blacks only sanctuary space" at his university (they have those), does he get to stab people who try to kick him out? It's just a school rule that the space is reserved for racists, right? And he can claim that he pays as much tuition as the other kids, so he should have access to 100% of student spaces, right? FYI the stand your ground law isn't a "take over someone else's space" law. It's sad that kid is going to jail, but he killed someone that he realistically never needed to kill. We both know that divisive racists like you are gonna try to gin up riots & hate & blame and be losers in general, regardless of what happens, so this debate is all moot.
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"Proved" it? Lol. You didn't even try. Tell me, what condition of stand your ground was not met? Was he committing a crime? No. Did he have a legal right to be there? Yes Did he escalate to violence? No. Did he warn his attacker not to touch him? Yes. Would it be reasonable for him to be afraid of bodily harm after a bigger assailant surrounded by allies assaulted him? Yes. Despite what the jury decided, he has a very reasonable claim under stand your ground. Far better than George Zimmerman or Reeves the theater shooter, or the Dooley case. (Man, Florida is a shithole.) Republicans are typically enthusiastic defenders of veeeery generous stand your ground claims. A black kid who can check all the boxes though, and the flip flop is even more enthusiastic. I'm not defending Anthony at all. I think it's absurd behavior. But I am certainly blaming SYG and obligated to point out the race fueled hypocrisy. SYG shouldn't exist. We get it. You've made your views on race very clear. If an "uppity" black kid defends himself in accordance with the legal standard you're eager to see him imprisoned.
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Carney yelling at Lib MPs, centralizing power
Legato replied to Moonlight Graham's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
not really, you do go "ding" when done.
