The Hero with a Thousand Faces -
Why do we keep telling the same stories over and over?
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Monday, 14 November 2016
quote [ President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that his controversial campaign CEO, Steve Bannon, will play a major role in his administration, setting off a firestorm of criticism.
Bannon, who edited the alt-right news site Breitbart before joining the campaign, was named Trump's chief strategist, the president-elect said in a statement. Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus was named Trump's chief of staff. ] Guys, my wife and I are freaking out. We've been trying to be patient to see how things go, but I think we might have to...actually leave this country. PLEASE read my comment below.
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kylemcbitch said @ 8:09pm GMT on 14th November
Plenty of them did, foobar. One of the big differences here is that there are not paramilitary militias given full rights to clear the streets. (Check out the SA/Brown shirts of the early rise to power.)
There have been some riots, and riot police responding but nothing like non-law enforcement forces enforcing a peace only when it suits their party and actively causing riots and brawls when it doesn't.
Right now, we are seeing mass demonstrations and deplorable assholes doing racist shit. That is to be expected (though the latter should not be condoned.)
There is enough of a difference here that wait and see isn't a bad call.
kylemcbitch said @ 8:13pm GMT on 14th November
Plenty of them did, foobar. One of the big differences here is that there are not paramilitary militias given full rights to clear the streets. (Check out the SA/Brown shirts of the early rise to power.)
There have been some riots, and riot police responding but nothing like non-law enforcement forces enforcing a peace only when it suits their party and actively causing riots and brawls when it doesn't.
Right now, we are seeing mass demonstrations and deplorable assholes doing racist shit. That is to be expected (though the latter should not be condoned.)
There is enough of a difference here that wait and see isn't a bad call. There is a difference between emboldening massive amounts of bigots and empowering them.
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kylemcbitch said @ 8:09pm GMT on 14th November
Plenty of them did, foobar. One of the big differences here is that there are not paramilitary militias given full rights to clear the streets. (Check out the SA/Brown shirts of the early rise to power.)
There have been some riots, and riot police responding but nothing like non-law enforcement forces enforcing a peace only when it suits their party and actively causing riots and brawls when it doesn't.
Right now, we are seeing mass demonstrations and deplorable assholes doing racist shit. That is to be expected (though the latter should not be condoned.)
There is enough of a difference here that wait and see isn't a bad call. There is a difference between emboldening massive amounts of bigots and empowering them.
