re: Be honest, do you think republicans acted....

I only commented on the ones that I have a little clue about what they were doing during that time period.

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Republican LAWMAKERS were already talking about impeaching Hillary before the election.

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AND?

Far better

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Worse, better, or the same when Obama was elected compared to how Dems are acting now with Trump?

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It's almost identical really.

That can't happen. They will just lie more. That's all this thread has been. This is what happens when you're mentally ill.

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That can't happen. They will just lie more. That's all this thread has been. This is what happens when you're mentally ill.

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They seem to think that if they list all of the comparable things and ignore all of the non-comparable things that this means the non-comparable things don't exist.

Did some conservatives act like morons when Obama got elected?

Yup.

But, until I see the list I asked for, they can STFU on this equivalence BS.

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Slightly better. They despised Obama and made that very clear. But they did not threaten violence against political figures or riot in the streets.


This is prolly closest to the truth.

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It's close I suppose but the word "slightly" is just not appropriate.

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But they did not threaten violence against political figures or riot in the streets.

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is a pretty fricking HUGE difference.

I mean, if two men react to their wives cheating on them by yelling but the second man beats the shite out of her too, it's not really appropriate to say the non beater reacted "slightly" better.

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Leftist delusion and dishonesty are on full display in discussions like this.

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That's why discussions like this are worthless.

Obama and his minions did a number of illegal things. Trump's done nothing illegal. Yet, Obama is revered and Trump is being undermined by his own Republican Party because Trump is an Outsider Reformer.

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Then, link the roving gangs attacking Obama supporters in multiple locations nationwide.

Then, I'll accept your assertion.

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We don't even need to go all that far from home.


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investigators believed Houser chose to commit the shooting in a theater playing Trainwreck due to its feminist themes and characters, as well as its lead actor's Jewish background.

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If we want something a little more recent:


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Guy's youtube favorites

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A white supremacist who traveled to New York City to kill black men subscribed to numerous neo-Nazi, anti-feminist and far-right conspiracy theory channels on YouTube, according to what appears to be his personal account on the website

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Accused Killer of Black Soldier Liked Pro-Trump, Pro-White Memes

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People who knew him said he had expressed support for Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump,[31][30][34] and had far-right, white nationalist, and anti-Muslim views.[28][35][36] The manager of a refugee-support Facebook page said Bissonnette frequently denigrated refugees and feminists online

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All people that harbored white supremacist, anti-feminism, anti-muslim, and right-wing views that made politically motivated attacks on their victims. The most recent ones all had support for Trump and Trump affiliated outlets.

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This is one that goes a bit back further but it is one of the most clear cut examples of right-wing rhetoric being the justification for a crazy man to gun down leftists:

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After his arrest, he said that he was motivated by hatred of Democrats, liberals, African Americans and homosexuals.[2][7][8] According to an affidavit by one of the officers who interviewed Adkisson on July 27, 2008:[3]

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During the interview Adkisson stated that he had targeted the church because of its liberal teachings and his belief that all liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country, and that he felt that the Democrats had tied his country's hands in the war on terror and they had ruined every institution in America with the aid of major media outlets. Adkisson made statements that because he could not get to the leaders of the liberal movement that he would then target those that had voted them into office. Adkisson stated that he had held these beliefs for about the last ten years.

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That last paragraph sounds dangerously close to some of the rhetoric we see around here on a daily basis. An anti-liberal narrative that frames the left as the most dangerous and evil force in America. A common theme of partisan catastrophizing that dates back to Rush Limbaugh and the birth of talk radio.

Now I take the position that evil finds its rationale in many forms. So the idea that the left or right has a monopoly on politically motivated violence stemming from troubled people is not something I believe. What is kinda gross though is the rush to point partisan fingers and engage the topic solely through that prism.

Dems are calling for impeachment AFTER Trump is already president and AFTER there has been a strong case for obstruction of justice laid out.

Republicans were openly calling for impeachment BEFORE the fricking election, and if you don't remember, you're clearly a low information voter who only follows news that makes you feel good.


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