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Is the night of the long knives upon us?

As a Jewish person, I say...

...wait, no, that'll get me infracted.







I will say that I despise Trump, but that is an unhinged post if I've ever seen one.

I have little doubt that he'll do everything he can to take revenge on anyone that pierces his oh-so-pierceable skin, but he won't be ordering any mass executions.
You brought up 'Jewish'....

WHo do you think would have been a strong supporter of Jews and Israel...Trump or Clinton? What is your opinion of Obama's treatment of Israel?
 
...and technically speaking, it is actually a ROMAN salute.
Just sayin'.

Actually there is very little to support tit as a roman salute, as almost all depictions occured long after the roman empire siezed to exist, and became widely popularized by fascists in italy and germany.

The traditional roman salute was to hold your right hand up, which was not only a sign of respect but also a sign you were unarmed, which was very important in an era where political assassination was the norm.
 
What is wrong with supporting our allies? It seems a whole lot more logical than supporting enemies like Putin.
Sorry. Just a joke. Hitler invaded Poland and bombed many countries and Obama sent troops to Poland and is bombing many countries. And Trump gets called Hitler. Funny.

As to troops to Poland-Why now. Yes help an ally. Obama has previously sent troops to Romania, Estonia, and many other countries. It seems odd to send troops 5 days before he leaves office. Expensive display that has no significance due to the change in leadership. Why now? I am not a big fan of displays of macho or whatever that was supposed to be. Especially when it is an empty display.
 
Sorry. Just a joke. Hitler invaded Poland and bombed many countries and Obama sent troops to Poland and is bombing many countries. And Trump gets called Hitler. Funny.

As to troops to Poland-Why now. Yes help an ally. Obama has previously sent troops to Romania, Estonia, and many other countries. It seems odd to send troops 5 days before he leaves office. Expensive display that has no significance due to the change in leadership. Why now? I am not a big fan of displays of macho or whatever that was supposed to be. Especially when it is an empty display.

Obama probably feels strongly that the former members of the USSR are under pressure from Putin and hoped such a measure would make Trump at least think twice about abandoning them. So yes it was a message to Trump. You might think Russian has changed for the better but those close to Russia would disagree. Are you one of those that fear Russia and think it is better to surrender? Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." His words were never more true with Putin. He has pillaged his home country and now seeks others to claim. We stand in his way...or do we?
 
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President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff WARNED the head of a top government watchdog organization on Sunday to be careful of its public criticism of Trump. WHOA WHOA WHOA. What is he planning? A night of the long knives. witch was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934, when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate Hitler's absolute hold on power in Germany. He got rid of anyone that did not conform to his way of doing things. Is that a veiled threat by Reince Priebus? Once you start threatening politicians and organizations, and citizens to be careful of it's PUBLIC criticisms. Then we are in danger of a government that will become dangerous to the people of this country. Oil your guns and stock up on ammo people.

Remember when Obama purged officers from the military and now they are looking to prosecute Comey for doing his job? Remember when FDR tried to pack the Supreme Court full of "yes men" and invalidate an entire branch of the government? *yawn*
 
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff WARNED the head of a top government watchdog organization on Sunday to be careful of its public criticism of Trump. WHOA WHOA WHOA. What is he planning? A night of the long knives. witch was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934, when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate Hitler's absolute hold on power in Germany. He got rid of anyone that did not conform to his way of doing things. Is that a veiled threat by Reince Priebus? Once you start threatening politicians and organizations, and citizens to be careful of it's PUBLIC criticisms. Then we are in danger of a government that will become dangerous to the people of this country. Oil your guns and stock up on ammo people.

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Is that what they are calling it now? It looks like the Nazi salute to me.


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I can see where that would look like a Nazi salute to people that are of less than average intelligence. I am not saying you are of less than average intelligence. I am saying that the motive behind this picture is not becoming of anyone of average intelligence. Just sayin.......
 
Obama probably feels strongly that the former members of the USSR are under pressure from Putin and hoped such a measure would make Trump at least think twice about abandoning them. So yes it was a message to Trump. You might think Russian has changed for the better but those close to Russia would disagree. Are you one of those that fear Russia and think it is better to surrender? Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." His words were never more true with Putin. He has pillaged his home country and now seeks others to claim. We stand in his way...or do we?

Odd message for Obama to send to Trump. Early in his first term, Obama stated the following:
He is "strengthening our hand" by reaching out to enemies of the United States and making sure that the nation is a leader, not a lecturer, of democracy. "The whole notion was that if we showed courtesy or opened up dialogue with governments that had previously been hostile to us, that that somehow would be a sign of weakness,"
Obama: Talking to enemies strengthens U.S. | cleveland.com
And of course he also had the "reset" with Russia and talked about how he would have more freedom to deal with Russia after the 2012 election. And Obama laughed at Romney's idea that Russia was the major geo-political opponent. All of this was after Russia demonstrated imperial designs in Georgia.
Russia has been an enemy for a long time and is our major rival still. Trump should be granted the same chances to remake our approach that Obama had in 2009.
 
Odd message for Obama to send to Trump. Early in his first term, Obama stated the following:

Obama: Talking to enemies strengthens U.S. | cleveland.com
And of course he also had the "reset" with Russia and talked about how he would have more freedom to deal with Russia after the 2012 election. And Obama laughed at Romney's idea that Russia was the major geo-political opponent. All of this was after Russia demonstrated imperial designs in Georgia.
Russia has been an enemy for a long time and is our major rival still. Trump should be granted the same chances to remake our approach that Obama had in 2009.

The idea that Trump can "remake" a relationship with Putin by appointing a"friendly" SOS and generally caving to his will is not at all what Obama was trying to do 8 years ago. It soon became clear that Putin did not want negotiations, he wanted freedom to do as he pleased especially in the former Soviet Union. His disregard for the self-determination of free nations was not to be stopped by talks. This was a deal-breaker I'm afraid but I guess you don't think it should be. Where do you think it will end?
 
I can see where that would look like a Nazi salute to people that are of less than average intelligence. I am not saying you are of less than average intelligence. I am saying that the motive behind this picture is not becoming of anyone of average intelligence. Just sayin.......

Please...I didn't ask Trump supporters to salute like Hitler (and I don't even think Trump did either) but I didn't make it up. Just because it embarrasses you is no reason for attacking me. I also believe like the Germans do that the best way to prevent another Hitler is to call people out on such behavior and teach our children about the Nazi's and what they did. Be glad it embarrasses you and you are not one of them. I know I am.

 
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