Rioters plead for Presidential pardon.

ToddNotTodd said:

We’ve been anti-intellectual for decades now.

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I blame the creationists.

MIDutch said:

I blame the creationists.

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We blame the atheists, agnostics.

As I've said before, that one speech wasn't solely responsible for inciting the riot. It would have happened, speech or not. But it certainly did more to encourage than to discourage it. And I can safely say that there would have been no riot at all if it weren't for the constant lies about election fraud being told by Trump since even before the election happened.

I mean, maybe if the whole 'massive election fraud' thing was being pushed by various right-wing media personalities and websites (you know the ones...) so much that it became widespread even if Trump himself didn't claim or endorse it, there might still have been a riot, although likely a smaller one. But we're just going into speculative territory now.

Goonie said:

I just watched the video of the realtor asking for a presidential pardon from Donald. Is critical thinking just not taught in the States?

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ToddNotTodd said:

We’ve been anti-intellectual for decades now.

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MIDutch said:

I blame the creationists.

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mmksparbud said:

We blame the atheists, agnostics.

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For anti-intellectualism in America?
Forgive me, but I do not understand how this isn’t a black-hole of irony?

ParadiseMkX said:

...Love thy neighbour?

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I don't agree that "loving thy neighbor" means allowing terrorism to run rampant and unchecked, destroying the lives of millions of people, both physically and through radicalization, and tearing down freedom and democracy itself in order to set up a god-king as appointed dictator. It's not loving to the law-abiding citizens of this country and it's also not loving to our international neighbors to allow this country to turn into the "Christian" version of ISIS because we refuse to put a halt to the radicalization.

We don't love our neighbors by helping terrorists strap bombs to themselves so they'll have an easier time murdering the people they plan to kill.

mmksparbud said:

We blame the atheists, agnostics.

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Blame Canada!

Desk trauma said:

Blame Canada!

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They are always so polite...let’s force our Second Amendment on them?

GreatLakes4Ever said:

The second amendment guarantees laws that allow them to buy guns. They do not allow them to use those guns against the government.

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The 2nd amendment, ratified on December 15, 1791, allows them to buy muskets, not machine guns.

Goonie said:

I just watched the video of the realtor asking for a presidential pardon from Donald. Is critical thinking just not taught in the States?

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A bit of selection bias in your sample there.

Andrewn said:

The 2nd amendment, ratified on December 15, 1791, allows them to buy muskets, not machine guns.

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It did allow them to buy machine guns at first. Those were banned later.

Andrewn said:

The 2nd amendment, ratified on December 15, 1791, allows them to buy muskets, not machine guns.

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Just like how the first amendment limits the government from restricting speech but only on 1700s technology.

Desk trauma said:

Just like how the first amendment limits the government from restricting speech but I only on 1700s technology.

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And that is why I ditched my printing press for a mimeograph.

Aryeh Jay said:

And that is why I ditched my printing press for a mimeograph.

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Assault/military grade publishing device*

Desk trauma said:

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Hey, any self respecting gay person would start a civil war over such terrible fashion sense. j/k :>

Pommer said:

For anti-intellectualism in America?
Forgive me, but I do not understand how this isn’t a black-hole of irony?

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I’ve never heard an atheist say anything that hinted that they were anti intellectual. I have, however, heard Christian preachers says that Christians should “run away” from worldly knowledge and only read the Bible. I’ve also had more than one Christian woman tell me that they would hate to “be smart”.

So... yeah...

Hows the ratio of stupid over there?

ToddNotTodd said:

I have, however, heard Christian preachers says that Christians should “run away” from worldly knowledge and only read the Bible. I’ve also had more than one Christian woman tell me that they would hate to “be smart”. So... yeah... Hows the ratio of stupid over there?

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Fundamentalists in any group of people are difficult to deal with. Unfortunately, Fundamentalist Christians now call themselves Evangelicals, thus giving a bad name to the whole movement.

Desk trauma said:

If murder, assault and an insurrection seeking to stop the certification of an election are not serious, pray tell what is?

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I think you are forgetting how white the Insurrectionism enthusiasts are.

Don’t you remember the old American adage “it ain’t no sin, if there’s no melanin”?

With the stroke of 12:00 pm, all the hope for pardons go, Womp Womp.

Desk trauma said:

With the stroke of 12:00 pm, all the hope for pardons go, Womp Womp.

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Trump really did love them all...