What is wrong with America

[Sir Ralph]

10 hours ago, pingpong said:

Trump was disappointed that it wasn't an immigrant, but relieved that they might be trans, so we can look forward to some deft political quotes from him in the coming day or two.

Firstly this is obviously incredibly sad. 
 

It’s strange that is your first comment on this issue - what Trump would say! It seems a bit obsessional in the context.

 

This was what appears to be a mentally unstable person who is trans with anti Trump, anti semitic and Free Palestine words written on his weapons among other similar slogans. The police has confirmed it’s an anti Catholic hate crime.

However, I suspect if this was a straight white red neck who had walked into a Mosque with pro Trump and IDF comments written everywhere and killed 20 kids you would have something to say about them and why they did it and how appalling it was (which it most definitely would be for clarity). In such an instance their background and motivation for undertaking that action would be absolutely relevant in your eyes (and mine also).

Therefore it’s not rationale for this persons background and motivation to not be commented on or of relevance as that would apply double standards.
 

Whatever Trump says is relatively immaterial to the issue as a whole. The fact that 20 kids have been killed is incredibly sad and the motive and background of the killer are relevant, however. Maybe start there…

Edited August 28 by Sir Ralph

[Sir Ralph]

2 hours ago, Sir Ralph said:

Firstly this is obviously incredibly sad. 
 

It’s strange that is your first comment on this issue - what Trump would say! It seems a bit obsessional in the context.

 

This was what appears to be a mentally unstable person who is trans with anti Trump, anti semitic and Free Palestine words written on his weapons among other similar slogans. The police has confirmed it’s an anti Catholic hate crime.

However, I suspect if this was a straight white red neck who had walked into a Mosque with pro Trump and IDF comments written everywhere and killed 20 kids you would have something to say about them and why they did it and how appalling it was (which it most definitely would be for clarity). In such an instance their background and motivation for undertaking that action would be absolutely relevant in your eyes (and mine also).

Therefore it’s not rationale for this persons background and motivation to not be commented on or of relevance as that would apply double standards.
 

Whatever Trump says is relatively immaterial to the issue as a whole. The fact that 20 kids have been killed is incredibly sad and the motive and background of the killer are relevant, however. Maybe start there…

@sadoldgit assume the confusion is you don’t understand the point?

[sadoldgit]

My confusion has arisen by your claim that 20 kids were killed. Your grasp of facts seems as tenuous as Donald Trump’s.

[badgerx16]

8 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

My confusion has arisen by your claim that 20 kids were killed. Your grasp of facts seems as tenuous as Donald Trump’s.

20 were shot. 

[sadoldgit]

6 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

20 were shot. 

I know. He said 20 were killed.

10 hours ago, Sir Ralph said:

Firstly this is obviously incredibly sad. 
 

It’s strange that is your first comment on this issue - what Trump would say! It seems a bit obsessional in the context.

 

This was what appears to be a mentally unstable person who is trans with anti Trump, anti semitic and Free Palestine words written on his weapons among other similar slogans. The police has confirmed it’s an anti Catholic hate crime.

However, I suspect if this was a straight white red neck who had walked into a Mosque with pro Trump and IDF comments written everywhere and killed 20 kids you would have something to say about them and why they did it and how appalling it was (which it most definitely would be for clarity). In such an instance their background and motivation for undertaking that action would be absolutely relevant in your eyes (and mine also).

Therefore it’s not rationale for this persons background and motivation to not be commented on or of relevance as that would apply double standards.
 

Whatever Trump says is relatively immaterial to the issue as a whole. The fact that 20 kids have been killed is incredibly sad and the motive and background of the killer are relevant, however. Maybe start there…

 

[Sir Ralph]

11 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

I know. He said 20 were killed.

 

Ok I got that bit wrong - 20 shot rather than killed
 

The point I was making was that someone was focusing on what Trump would say about it because the person is trans and I was pointing out that was an unusual point to highlight and the application of double standards that would have been applied on here if someone of a different profile had done the shooting. It highlights the bias that was being applied. That was the key point and the 20 shot or killed by no means invalidates the point I made.
 

I have often noted that when people don’t have a response to a point they pick up a secondary point to highlight as a distraction tactic to the key point they can’t respond to. Just an observation.

Edited August 28 by Sir Ralph

[badgerx16]

 

Edited August 29 by badgerx16

[Convict Colony]

Full of americans

[badgerx16]

The CEO of United Healthcare was murdered last year by a man who had had a healthcare claim refused. Subsequent to the murder, the company increased the percentage of claims it approved.

The Board are now being sued by shareholders because the increase in payouts has reduced the profits forecast, and hence the potentiual dividends.

 

Capitalism in it's purest form.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

The CEO of United Healthcare was murdered last year by a man who had had a healthcare claim refused. Subsequent to the murder, the company increased the percentage of claims it approved.

The Board are now being sued by shareholders because the increase in payouts has reduced the profits forecast, and hence the potentiual dividends.

 

Capitalism in it's purest form.

Yep, and think IEA, Truss, Tice and other Friedman zealots want us to be more like them rather than like Europe. 

[whelk]

The 3 part Katrina documentary on Netflix is worth a watch. American exceptionalism my arse. Some disgraceful racism on show

[Gloucester Saint]

7 hours ago, whelk said:

The 3 part Katrina documentary on Netflix is worth a watch. American exceptionalism my arse. Some disgraceful racism on show

Louisiana was a very racist state even before that, even by Southern standards 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 21:54 by Gloucester Saint

[Dark Munster]

On 29/08/2025 at 11:38, Convict Colony said:

Full of americans

Full of americans Republicans.

[hypochondriac]

15 hours ago, Dark Munster said:

Full of americans Republicans.

I find it bizarre that any sane person in this country would support either political parties in the US. There are some absolute crazy loons on both sides of the political divide over there, certainly more extreme than anything mainstream we have over here. 

[The Kraken]

10 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I find it bizarre that any sane person in this country would support either political parties in the US. There are some absolute crazy loons on both sides of the political divide over there, certainly more extreme than anything mainstream we have over here. 

I haven’t been for a couple of decades now but in my younger years I used to travel to USA a lot with work, I went all over the country. No matter where I was always surprised at how entrenched in their political support a lot of them are. “We’re a republican family and always will be” and such like. In fact, quite proud of the fact that they don’t float votes very often if at all. As someone who has voted blue, red and yellow (and none of the above) at least once in my life, I found it pretty surprising.

[Dark Munster]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

I find it bizarre that any sane person in this country would support either political parties in the US. There are some absolute crazy loons on both sides of the political divide over there, certainly more extreme than anything mainstream we have over here. 

I can name dozens of Republicans in Congress who are crazy loons (not to mention their Dear Leader).

Democrats aren't angels (who is?) but can you name one who you think is a crazy loon?

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, Dark Munster said:

I can name dozens of Republicans in Congress who are crazy loons (not to mention their Dear Leader).

Democrats aren't angels (who is?) but can you name one who you think is a crazy loon?

Land acknowledgements are batshit mental a few of them have done that. Cori Bush has called for defunding the police which is crazy loon behaviour. AOC also has some pretty fringe views. Loads of them think men should be in women's sport. Point is both parties have some nutters in them. 

[The Kraken]

30 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Land acknowledgements are batshit mental a few of them have done that. Cori Bush has called for defunding the police which is crazy loon behaviour. AOC also has some pretty fringe views. Loads of them think men should be in women's sport. Point is both parties have some nutters in them. 

Which fringe views does AOC have?

[hypochondriac]

44 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Which fringe views does AOC have?

Phasing out fossil fuel use entirely in America by 2030 is a fringe view.

Edited 19 hours ago by hypochondriac

[The Kraken]

You said some. I thought there might be more. Oh well.

She sounds awful.

[skintsaint]

54 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Which fringe views does AOC have?

Not sure but it might explain his departure from Besiktas.

[hypochondriac]

30 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

You said some. I thought there might be more. Oh well.

She sounds awful.

Slightly odd response. I assume you agree with the other things I'd described as loony? And you agree that scrapping fossil fuels by 2030 is fringe? Arguably abolishing billionaires and guaranteeing jobs for everyone are views not shared by the mainstream.

[Ted Bates Statue]

15 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

Point is both parties have some nutters in them. 

Sure, but only one party seems to have had its lunatics take over their asylum. They are not on the same level by any stretch of the imagination.

[hypochondriac]

2 hours ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

Sure, but only one party seems to have had its lunatics take over their asylum. They are not on the same level by any stretch of the imagination.

I wasn't comparing political parties. I simply said that there are some crazy loons in both political parties with fringe views and I find it odd that sane Brits could support them. It seems that some are indignant that I'd said that but I don't see much challenge that what I posted does amount to some looney and quite fringe views so what I said was correct.

Edited 3 hours ago by hypochondriac

[tdmickey3]

The fact that their president is a nonce