It just shows up everything that's wrong with the alt-right, including their hypocrisy and failure to grasp facts. Trump didn't win because he mobilised a group of bigots. Clinton lost because she failed to keep Obama's voters. Romney would've won this election comfortably, even if he'd have just maintained his figures from 2012. Safe spaces? Try The Donald on Reddit, the place where Trump himself did his Ask Me Anything interview with his fans. Rule 6: No Dissenters. The ultimate safe space, where you aren't allowed to question the narrative. No questioning the authoritarian figurehead please, as he's rather fragile. My favourite part was something that you left out, though: "I realized early on that the battle between Trump and Clinton was much more than simply a contest between two politicians for the presidency. At its core was it was an ideological conflict between light and dark, truth and lies." If you're in a battle between good and evil and you're on Trump's side, then you know you ****ed up! Trump objectively lies far more than virtually anyone in the public eye. It's constant. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-than-all-the-other-2016-candidates-combined/ His supporters don't care.
I think the explanation for Trump's success is very simple. He was the far right candidate at a time when there is a lot of sympathy among ordinary people for right wing policies and a mistrust of liberals. Anyone who is prepared to say publicly what many think privately - Muslims are terrorists, immigrants are parasites who are taking our jobs, America will be great again if we deal with these common enemies swiftly and robustly etc - is guaranteed their vote whatever their other shortcomings.
I think it's even more simple than that: it was the Republicans' turn. The US tends to give each party two terms, then switches to the other for two terms, for some reason. I think that they're just generally pissed off with their current government at all times.
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I've read that a small town in Kentucky called Rabbitt Hash(?) has just elected a dog as mayor.I've got to stop reading this junk!
Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook will stop giving ad revenue to pages that pump out patently false news stories Rupert Murdoch, Paul Dacre and Richard Desmond were all unavailable for comment
Twitter's also banned a bunch of people: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37997864 I can see what they're trying to do, but is this the way to do it? I'm not convinced that it is.
Given they're saying they'll start their new Twitter, with blackjack and hookers (in fact screw the blackjack!) - the exact same stance that notable moron Louise Mensch took when starting Menshn, which closed within eight months of startup - the question is how long before they start crawling back to Twitter promising they'll behave?
They're in a far better position to do it, though. Starting one might not be the obvious solution, but adopting an already existing one? Perfectly plausible. Jumping to Tumblr would be rather ironic, though.
The same Tumblr which is mainly used as a haven for porn gifs ...I am led to believe, having had no experience of this personally
Beats my experiences of getting into a small-scale war with the Bulgarian Katie Hopkins and being hit with a bullshit DMCA strike...
This was always a likely choice by Dumpf, but it doesn't make the future any more hopeful for the US.... Their new Attorney General is going to be Jeff Sessions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38027519 Not someone known for his liberal views........ http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/jeff-sessions/
Has he picked anyone yet that doesn't have to be followed up with the words "dogged by racist claims"?
I think its a pre-requisite for any applicant/invitee.... along with holding political and religious opinions so surreal that Dali or Breton would consider themselves mainstream by comparison!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38021820 So, the new President-elect pays out $25m to settle these lawsuits. "The organisation was not an accredited university or college. It did not confer college credit, grant degrees, or grade its students. In 2011, the company became the subject of an inquiry by the New York Attorney General's office for illegal business practices that resulted in these lawsuits filed in 2013 The lawsuits Centre on allegations that Trump University defrauded its students by using misleading marketing practices and engaging in aggressive sales tactics." No reason then to worry about this guy running the 'free world'
