US politics general thread

[Temujin]

Nah, it's around 7600 something, copy & paste into MS Word or some such.

If we count the words that actually say something "new" it's probably less than 500.

Yeah, I stopped half way... at the 'more from this issue'... thought just ads and junk way its displayed, scroll down and it continues

 

[access]

npc's hahaha

 

[Temujin]

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...iggering-npc-meme-twitter-responds-ban-hammer



Some early morning humour.

If you sincerely refer to living human beings as NPCs you are a fascist, an enemy of to your own species, and basically a complete shitbag person. Dehumanization is not some cool trend of thought by Caucasian as **** grad students, it’s the capitalist erasure of ethics.

 

[Seriously]

npc's hahaha

I call them #Trumpets. As they Make Trump Great Again. They keep him in the news while blowing their Anti Trump trumpets.

 

[access]

hehe

nevermind that bold part, moans about dehumanisation but calls someone a shitbag. or should they have said npc person. lol

 

[Cray]

I call them #Trumpets. As they Make Trump Great Again. They keep him in the news while blowing their Anti Trump trumpets.

Am pretty sure the president of the United states is always in the News regardless..

 

[Seriously]

Am pretty sure the president of the United states is always in the News...

Yip. Only the volume changed somewhat.

 

[Emjay]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-17/usa-gymnastics-president-resigns-after-four-days/10385940

Woman forced to resign from her post after that tweet.

 

[Cray]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-17/usa-gymnastics-president-resigns-after-four-days/10385940

Woman forced to resign from her post after that tweet.

"Forced" -how so?

And considering the rather dire situation USA gymnastics is in, alienating potential sponsors when you are desperately in need of them is probably not the mark of a good a president...

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018...bandon-nonprofit-usa-gymnastics-not-athletes/

Corporate Sponsors Abandon Nonprofit USA Gymnastics, But Not the Athletes

 

[Emjay]

"Forced" -how so?

Are you living in some sort of bubble?

 

[Cray]

Are you living in some sort of bubble?

Just curious, did her board tell her to resign, did she face public pressure....? Because nowhere in that article does it say she was forced, am just curious if you knew something else or if that was just an editorial that you made up to try and prove a point?

Also, you think the president of a non-profit should engage in actions that could alienate potential sponsors?

 

[Emjay]

Just curious, did her board tell her to resign, did she face public pressure....? Because nowhere in that article does it say she was forced, am just curious if you knew something else or if that was just an editorial that you made up to try and prove a point?

Also, you think the president of a non-profit should engage in actions that could alienate potential sponsors?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1052305651714658305

 

[cerebus]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-17/usa-gymnastics-president-resigns-after-four-days/10385940

Woman forced to resign from her post after that tweet.

Well yeah, I mean come on. The President of USA Gymnastics platforming against sports brands on Twitter? Genius.

 

[Emjay]

Well yeah, I mean come on. The President of USA Gymnastics platforming against sports brands on Twitter? Genius.

But you support Sarah Jeong not being fired or forced to resign for a series of racist tweets?

 

[Cray]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1052305651714658305

Still seems like she stepped down voluntarily, she screwed up and accepted her mistake - the personal attacks on her are pathetic but as she said, she became a liability to the organisation and she made the right decision to separate. Hopefully she finds something else soon.

 

[cerebus]

But you support Sarah Jeong not being fired for a series of racist tweets?

No, not really. I initially defended Sarah Jeong but it's difficult to do that after the whole extent of her Twitter history was shown. I don't know, it's a very complex subject - but Mary Bono stepped down voluntarily after the public backlash, which is the correct thing to do.

 

[rietrot]

Well yeah, I mean come on. The President of USA Gymnastics platforming against sports brands on Twitter? Genius.

I actually agree with this. Completely unprofessional for people in that situation to play politics or alienate potential sponsors. She should have been fired, just like the idiots that kneel for the anthem.

 

[Emjay]

No, not really. I initially defended Sarah Jeong but it's difficult to do that after the whole extent of her Twitter history was shown. I don't know, it's a very complex subject - but Mary Bono stepped down voluntarily after the public backlash, which is the correct thing to do.

You did support her, and her right to free speech. And there was agreement that Twitter mobs were a bad thing.

 

[cerebus]

You did support her, and her right to free speech. And there was agreement that Twitter mobs were a bad thing.

I did support her based on the initial information, then I changed my view later in the discussion. And yes Twitter mobs are a bad thing. However, politicized PR nightmares are also a very bad thing for profit-making companies.

 

[Cray]

You did support her, and her right to free speech. And there was agreement that Twitter mobs were a bad thing.

Freedom of speech doesn't give you a shield to torpedo the interests of an organisation you represent without consequence.