Progressives, part 3...

This conversation here on both sides is stupid.  Racism, violence, hate crimes.....general public violence is actually down.  Our society and these younger generations are less violent and hostile.  The media makes you think that it's out of hand.  Its not.

posted by gut

I think there's an uptick in all of this, in general, but the middle aged white guy doing this stuff is nothing new.

Truthfully, I think there's like 300 people killed in these type of mass murders each year....statistically that probably ranks like 93rd in ways for you to die prematurely.

A Trump supporter, white male, and a hate crime involving a gun - it's somewhat miraculous Don Lemon stopped creaming himself long enough to even get dressed for work.

I mean to be honest over 300 years who can keep track. Lol 

posted by geeblock

I mean to be honest over 300 years who can keep track. Lol 

Never bothered to research it, but it's a fascinating question.  Why are serial killers usually middle-aged white men?  Maybe that's urban legend, given about 60% of the population is white.  But I have no idea what serial killers in other countries look like. 

I assume it's all a combination of environmental/economic and cultural factors. But if I'm not mistaken, women are rarely mass murderers. Will be interesting if that changes as women become more "equal" in every sense in modern society.

Anyone see the video of all those innocent women and children throwing rocks at the military helicopter? JK it was a bunch of grown ass men who don't seem to be as peaceful as the media describes. 

Also, Project Veritas, posted a supposed video of Beto's campaign admitting they were donating money to the caravan. Not sure how real it is.

posted by iclfan2

Also, Project Veritas, posted a supposed video of Beto's campaign admitting they were donating money to the caravan. Not sure how real it is.

IIRC Veritas has a record of being factually correct if not always contextually correct. I have no idea if this is true or not, but good God can you imagine if it is? What the fallout would be? whoooboy!

posted by CenterBHSFan

IIRC Veritas has a record of being factually correct if not always contextually correct. I have no idea if this is true or not, but good God can you imagine if it is? What the fallout would be? whoooboy!

It's the media's golden boy, there will be 0 fall out.  

posted by CenterBHSFan

IIRC Veritas has a record of being factually correct if not always contextually correct. I have no idea if this is true or not, but good God can you imagine if it is? What the fallout would be? whoooboy!

I'm more interested in the video that Veritas put out of the Florida gubernatorial candidate's worker making racial slurs and admitting that the candidate is lying about his campaign promises.  

posted by CenterBHSFan

IIRC Veritas has a record of being factually correct if not always contextually correct. I have no idea if this is true or not, but good God can you imagine if it is? What the fallout would be? whoooboy!

I was at a function with O’Keefe recently; he is damn serious about his work.  I appreciate his efforts in exposing a lot of liberals for who they really are.

posted by QuakerOats

I was at a function with O’Keefe recently; he is damn serious about his work.  I appreciate his efforts in exposing a lot of liberals for who they really are.

Isn't that the group that does the deceptively creative editing that raises their work almost to the level of fiction?

No

posted by gut

Isn't that the group that does the deceptively creative editing that raises their work almost to the level of fiction?

This is what I was thinking as well.

You must be thinking of the nightly news, or 60 Minutes.

posted by gut

Isn't that the group that does the deceptively creative editing that raises their work almost to the level of fiction?

Since that could describe QQ's posting style and he's advocating for them, well...

posted by Heretic

Since that could describe QQ's posting style and he's advocating for them, well...

LOL, not hard to imagine QO going to hear O'Keefe speak, and hanging on every word...

posted by QuakerOats

I was at a function with O’Keefe recently; he is damn serious about his work.  I appreciate his efforts in exposing a lot of liberals for who they really are.

 

He does the exact same thing Sacha Baron Cohen does.  The only difference is Cohen's work is at least entertaining.  

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

He does the exact same thing Sacha Baron Cohen does.  The only difference is Cohen's work is at least entertaining.  

It really isn't.

Sacha Baron Cohen is obnoxious.

SBC’s show on showtime is amazing. 

I couldn’t stop laughing at the scene where he was pretending to be an ex-con 5-star chef. 

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

He does the exact same thing Sacha Baron Cohen does.

It's gotcha reporting, and it's basically fraudulent.

Staff at businesses, and campaigns, are pretty much programmed to be agreeable and non-confrontational.  They will say just about anything to satisfy you so you move on and quit interrupting their work.  Then O'Keefe teases "smoking gun!", when it's only a low-level staffer talking out of their ass just to get rid of him.

I think the better comparison is probably Michael Moore.  I picture he and O'Keefe having drinks together, laughing at how rich they've gotten exploiting politards.

posted by queencitybuckeye

It really isn't.

It's the exact same thing.  Gotcha setups to make people look like idiots.