Everybody hates on Trump for saying that, but he was right. Some people were marching because they didn't want to tear down monuments. Those people may be wrong, but that doesn't make them bad people.
If Trump had said that white supremacists and KKK were "very fine people," you would have something, but he never said that - in fact he said they "should be condemned totally."
It is my personal opinion that any good people who marched in the Charlottesville protest against tearing down statues or whatever, exercised poor judgment. The event was organized by a white supremacist, and in my opinion it's just bad optics to join in common cause with that crowd even if you agree with the issue of the day.
However, even that doesn't make them bad people. Showing poor judgment about optics doesn't make someone a bad person. Wanting to leave monuments in place (with an ast
Meh. You can speak for yourself. You don't get to put words in somebody else's mouth.
Also, my dear AC, I would challenge you to apply the same logic to a BLM/Antifa demonstration. Lots of extremely vile things get shouted. My guess is that people tend to clump together with their own kind. For example, somebody marching to peacefully protest over whatever they sincerely believe happened to George Floyd is probably not going to stand right beside an Antifa lunatic screaming death to capitalists. Similarly,
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Sorry it's been a few decades since I got tired of voting for the lesser of two evils.
Be a true believer in one or the other party's pseudo-religion if you like.
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You *really* think that this is a case of "lesser of two evils"?
"Fine people on both sides"?
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If Trump had said that white supremacists and KKK were "very fine people," you would have something, but he never said that - in fact he said they "should be condemned totally."
Read Scott Adams on this [scottadamssays.com] and stop spreading this hoax.
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It is my personal opinion that any good people who marched in the Charlottesville protest against tearing down statues or whatever, exercised poor judgment. The event was organized by a white supremacist, and in my opinion it's just bad optics to join in common cause with that crowd even if you agree with the issue of the day.
However, even that doesn't make them bad people. Showing poor judgment about optics doesn't make someone a bad person. Wanting to leave monuments in place (with an ast
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Also, my dear AC, I would challenge you to apply the same logic to a BLM/Antifa demonstration. Lots of extremely vile things get shouted. My guess is that people tend to clump together with their own kind. For example, somebody marching to peacefully protest over whatever they sincerely believe happened to George Floyd is probably not going to stand right beside an Antifa lunatic screaming death to capitalists. Similarly,
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Of you don't want to be associated with white supremacists then simply don't associate with white supremacists.