Politics Super Thread - keep it all in here

[sheer64]

As bad as a cop being murdered is, it has nothing on a cop shooting someone unarmed. They are paid to protect and serve afterall.

Reports are coming out that he was reaching for a knife in his car. If it is true, and for the fact he was not obeying the police commands, it placed the policeman who shot him in a difficult situation.

 

[weststigers]

A lot of this violence in America just gets placed into a particular narrative.

When a black man is shot by a white cop, it fits the narrative and makes worldwide news. It gets widely discussed on the forum of a rugby league club, on the other side of the world.

When a black cop gets murdered, it doesn't fit the narrative, so it doesn't get worldwide attention.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-correction-officer-killed-in-queens-overnight-gun-violence-union/2569264/


As bad as a cop being murdered is, it has nothing on a cop shooting someone unarmed. They are paid to protect and serve afterall.

Holding pretty tight to that narrative there mate...maybe time to open your mind a little?

 

[TillLindemann]

The other two people who were shot were Joseph Rosenbaum, a convicted child molestor, who was caught on camera taunting armed people, screaming "shoot me, n***a!"

Seems like a Darwin award contender. Good riddance to the pedo.

And Anthony Huber, with multiple convictions for domestic violence, who immediately prior to getting shot, was hitting the shooter over the head with a skateboard.

 

[trentrunciman]

For a second I thought you were showing us how a black guy stepped on a white guy’s foot. Given our petty the what aboutisim is in regards to BLM, I didn’t even doubt that was the point you were trying to make.

my mistake, apologies wrong video! But honestly huge respect for Luka's level of maturity. Get's called racial slur and took it under his wing. Gets his injured ankle stepped on and takes it in his stride. Wonder what it would be like if he was black?

You don't really understand racism do you?

A little ironic because I had a job interview with the department of home affairs last week (multicultural affairs department) In Canberra

Did you get the job?

reference checks man.

interview was tough as hell

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[GNR4LIFE]

As bad as a cop being murdered is, it has nothing on a cop shooting someone unarmed. They are paid to protect and serve afterall.

Reports are coming out that he was reaching for a knife in his car. If it is true, and for the fact he was not obeying the police commands, it placed the policeman who shot him in a difficult situation.

I’m skeptical.

 

[tigger]

Does anyone else see the irony of Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon running for re-election on a "law and order" agenda? As if the stuff that's going on at the moment would never happen on his watch!

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Does anyone else see the irony of Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon running for re-election on a "law and order" agenda? As if the stuff that's going on at the moment would never happen on his watch!

If this was happening 4 years ago under Obama while Donald running, you can only imagine the things he would be saying about Obama and accusing him of being. But Donald doesn’t take any responsibility at all (direct quote)

 

[TrueTiger]

I suppose for all you American politics followers,you have to weigh up the fors and against for Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon and Biden...
If your a hardened leftist you checkout Biden and what he has planned for the country....
If your a Republican you checkout what Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon has planned for the country...

Either way what I would do and I dont follow their politics,but in general conversation I would seek the candidate that wants whats best for ALL A mericans...

 

[jadtiger]

I suppose for all you American politics followers,you have to weigh up the fors and against for Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon and Biden...
If your a hardened leftist you checkout Biden and what he has planned for the country....
If your a Republican you checkout what Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon has planned for the country...

Either way what I would do and I dont follow their politics,but in general conversation I would seek the candidate that wants whats best for ALL A mericans...

No such politician exists

 

[Tiger5150]

As bad as a cop being murdered is, it has nothing on a cop shooting someone unarmed. They are paid to protect and serve afterall.

Reports are coming out that he was reaching for a knife in his car. If it is true, and for the fact he was not obeying the police commands, it placed the policeman who shot him in a difficult situation.


I’m skeptical.

The police were called because Jacob Blake was in a house that he wasnt invited into, wouldnt leave and had stolen a womans keys. Cops were called. The woman who called the cops was a black woman.

https://youtu.be/qS0XolHcw14

Blake had open arrest warrants for domestic violence and sexual assault of someone under 15. The cops attempted to arrest him for these arrest warrants. At one stage, the police had Blake on the ground restrained. Blake resisted arrest and shook the cops off him and then walk around the front of the car. opened the car door and reached in to get something, the while cops are screaming at him to stop.

https://youtu.be/q6bdh-UoImM

Not an innocent and I'm not sure what the cops are supposed to do.

Disgraceful the narrative that CNN push though.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

The irony of Donald Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon saying no one would be safe in Biden’s America.

 

[cochise]

For a second I thought you were showing us how a black guy stepped on a white guy’s foot. Given our petty the what aboutisim is in regards to BLM, I didn’t even doubt that was the point you were trying to make.

my mistake, apologies wrong video! But honestly huge respect for Luka's level of maturity. Get's called racial slur and took it under his wing. Gets his injured ankle stepped on and takes it in his stride. Wonder what it would be like if he was black?

You don't really understand racism do you?

A little ironic because I had a job interview with the department of home affairs last week (multicultural affairs department) In Canberra

Did you get the job?

reference checks man.

interview was tough as hell

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Good luck! I wouldn't mind those questions, tough questions are good as long as you are able to answer them has it weeds out the people less qualified than yourself.

 

[Tiger5150]

As bad as a cop being murdered is, it has nothing on a cop shooting someone unarmed. They are paid to protect and serve afterall.

Reports are coming out that he was reaching for a knife in his car. If it is true, and for the fact he was not obeying the police commands, it placed the policeman who shot him in a difficult situation.


I’m skeptical.

The police were called because Jacob Blake was in a house that he wasnt invited into, wouldnt leave and had stolen a womans keys. Cops were called. The woman who called the cops was a black woman.

https://youtu.be/qS0XolHcw14

Blake had open arrest warrants for domestic violence and sexual assault of someone under 15. The cops attempted to arrest him for these arrest warrants. At one stage, the police had Blake on the ground restrained. Blake resisted arrest and shook the cops off him and then walk around the front of the car. opened the car door and reached in to get something, the while cops are screaming at him to stop.

https://youtu.be/q6bdh-UoImM

Not an innocent and I'm not sure what the cops are supposed to do.

Disgraceful the narrative that CNN push though.

Update: Blake had a knife and was reaching for it when shot

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-doj-reveals-new-details-surrounding-jacob-blakes-shooting-by-kenosha-police/2329213/

 

[tigger]

Disgraceful the narrative that CNN push though.

I haven't read the CNN report on this incident but it wouldn't surprise me. CNN are very one-sided (anti-Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon/pro Democrat). They are the reverse image of Fox News (Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon/Republican Party can do no wrong).

It's interesting how polarised the US media is. We've got it a bit here but not to the extent of the obvious biases in the US.

I'm not sure what to put that down to.

Australia's compulsory voting system has the by-product of forcing our political parties to appeal to the mainstream. If either party shifts too much to the left or the right, the electorate usually rejects them. (Or, like Abbott, they get knifed by their own mob in anticipation of the electorate rejecting them).

Perhaps the centrist views of the majority of Australians are reflected in our media, which is just playing to the gallery.

 

[hobbo1]

Why do these dudes continue on resisting arrest when they know the consequences could be fatal ?
Dumb arses !

 

[weststigers]

The irony of Donald Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon saying no one would be safe in Biden’s America.

You've lost all credibility son

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Stryker must be reading the last few pages and having kittens. Don’t be surprised if a newbie pops up out of the blue in the next day or two spewing alt-right propaganda.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

I suppose for all you American politics followers,you have to weigh up the fors and against for Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon and Biden...
If your a hardened leftist you checkout Biden and what he has planned for the country....
If your a Republican you checkout what Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon has planned for the country...

Either way what I would do and I dont follow their politics,but in general conversation I would seek the candidate that wants whats best for ALL A mericans...

I don’t mean to be crude, but really they are both just one step away from a dementia specific nursing home, imo.

I honestly can’t believe that the Democrats could only offer up a near octogenarian with obvious short term memory loss and speech difficulty to run against possibly the most incompetent buffoon to ever inhabit the White House. Seriously, it’s like watching a series of the Simpsons or South Park, except this is actually real!

I don’t know about God bless America, its more like God help America and unfortunately the rest of the world, who will also suffer the repercussions of whoever becomes President! Can we just call the end of the world as we know it now....please?

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Problem with the US is that it is a cyclic effect. Population armed to the teeth with notorious distrust for authority (hence 2A,) versus edgy cops who are trained to be authoritarian never ends well. Innocent cops get killed, as do scores more innocent civilians.

Proliferation of firearms is that country's biggest problem. And they will not recognise it, so it will not be resolved. It was a country born out of bloodshed and are in constant conflict. Engineered to be paranoid and violent.

The protestors/blue lives matter/nationalists is just the result, not the catalyst.

 

[TillLindemann]

Disgraceful the narrative that CNN push though.



I haven't read the CNN report on this incident but it wouldn't surprise me. CNN are very one-sided (anti-Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon/pro Democrat). They are the reverse image of Fox News (Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon/Republican Party can do no wrong).

It's interesting how polarised the US media is. We've got it a bit here but not to the extent of the obvious biases in the US.

I'm not sure what to put that down to.

Australia's compulsory voting system has the by-product of forcing our political parties to appeal to the mainstream. If either party shifts too much to the left or the right, the electorate usually rejects them. (Or, like Abbott, they get knifed by their own mob in anticipation of the electorate rejecting them).

Perhaps the centrist views of the majority of Australians are reflected in our media, which is just playing to the gallery.

I agree Fox and CNN are as bad as each other. I know Australia can be polarised at times, but nothing like America. There's 2 Americas living in completely separate worlds, with nothing in common. Without being hysterical, it almost does feel like a pre-civil war climate.

Maybe if the US had a decently funded public broadcaster like the ABC it would make a difference to the extreme media partisanship. ( The rest of the '5 eyes' countries all do). I know some think the ABC is a bit 'lefty', but you don't tend to find quality investigative journalism like 4 Corners in the for-profit media.