AOC's worst tweet yet

[Cardinal]

WHAT (insert multiple exclamation marks). I was thinking of the famous'football' team in Arizona.

Were they in the news?

 

[Sweden]

Yeah. The right thing to do is get rid of religion so people don't do stupid stuff like pray, right?

Here religion is nearly dead anyway. Let's say it has given up the ghost of its own accord. When Christianity was in its heyday it did stuff much stupider than praying - burning people alive for example.

 

[Sweden]

Were they in the news?

In Arizona, yes. Surely you read 'The Arizona Republic'?

 

[RooseveltTruman]

The idea of praying to all-loving, omnipotent, all-knowing God to end or prevent tragedies doesn't even make sense. Shouldn't God know to prevent them anyway, without humans sending out thought-beams to Him to request that these events not happen? Why does an all-knowing, all-powerful God need human beings to tell Him about what's going on on Earth? He should've known these atrocities were going to happen before He created the Earth, and yet religious folk still send out their thought-beams to Him, requesting an end to these horrible acts (which is in vain).

 

[JustHanging]

That’s a great reply to AOC’s tweet

They weren't replying to her tweet. They were replying to the OP, which was nonsense. Apparently the OP poster believes that asking a magical being like Santa or the Easter Bunny or Jesus for help is actually going to accomplish something.

Two hands at work accomplish more than a million clasped in prayer.

 

[Bucky]

Thoughts and prayers don't do jack squat.

The phrase has become an idiotic and robotic response.

If thoughts and prayers worked, we wouldn't have these tragedies.

The idea of praying to all-loving, omnipotent, all-knowing God to end or prevent tragedies doesn't even make sense. Shouldn't God know to prevent them anyway, without humans sending out thought-beams to Him to request that these events not happen? Why does an all-knowing, all-powerful God need human beings to tell Him about what's going on on Earth? He should've known these atrocities were going to happen before He created the Earth, and yet religious folk still send out their thought-beams to Him, requesting an end to these horrible acts (which is in vain).

You guys do realize the people that were shot up and killed were likely praying to Allah? Are you willing to call the victims stupid?



Praying and good wishes bonds us as a human species. We need more prayer and thoughts, less hate and violence.

 

[Bucky]

They weren't replying to her tweet. They were replying to the OP, which was nonsense. Apparently the OP poster believes that asking a magical being like Santa or the Easter Bunny or Jesus is actually going to accomplish something.

Two hands at work accomplish more than a million clasped in prayer.

Once again, are you willing to call the people killed at the mosque stupid, since they were praying, which according to you accomplishes nothing?

 

[Cardinal]

In Arizona, yes. Surely you read 'The Arizona Republic'?

Never heard of 'em.

 

[hanger4]

The yuge difference? One is the leader of the free world, the other is 1/435 of 1/2 of a branch of federal government.

Seriously Airyaman, it's OK to make fun of and condemn a Presidents words but not a freshman congressperson's ?? Do tell ??

 

[Bucky]

What the victims needed was to not be massacred. It doesn't seem like thoughts and prayers stop bullets, so once again she is 100% correct.

Maybe you should jump in the other thread about this and join your other fellow nazis in insulting and berating Muslims while defending this white terrorist.

That's actually false. Thoughts and prayers can stop bullets:

Antoinette Tuff says her faith guided her through the scariest moment of her life. On Aug. 20, 2013, she was working in the front office of the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, Ga., when a 20-year-old gunman stormed in with an AK-47 assault rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition.

While on the phone with police, Tuff calmed the gunman down. More than 800 students and 100 employees were at the school that day; not one was injured. Later, she was publicly recognized by everyone from her pastor to President Obama.

If Antoinette Tuff didn't believe in thoughts and prayers, hundreds of students and employees would be dead, so please spare with your insensitivity and callousness.

 

[eohrnberger]

And Trump is thrilled he said this.

This is exactly how TRump has positioned himself. Cross him and one of his crazies may kill you.

Be it the army, police, bikers or one of the mass deplorables.

Project much?

 

[What if...?]

That's actually false. Thoughts and prayers can stop bullets:



If Antoinette Tuff didn't believe in thoughts and prayers, hundreds of students and employees would be dead, so please spare with your insensitivity and callousness.

Not thoughts and prayers.

Words and deeds.

 

[Sweden]

I have trouble following your thought processes. Are you suggesting that it is impossible that anyone who is, or has been, a victim is capable of doing something stupid?

 

[mrdeltoid]

Here religion is nearly dead anyway. Let's say it has given up the ghost of its own accord. When Christianity was in its heyday it did stuff much stupider than praying - burning people alive for example.

If one claims to be Christian, and live by the teachings of Christ as the scriptures say, they would NEVER intentionally harm anyone. So if one “claims “ to be christian, then shoots a bunch of people, is NOT following scriptures. So, is “Christianity “ the problem? When a home builder doesn’t follow safety codes, and a building collapses killing many, do you blame the codes? The concrete and steel?

 

[eohrnberger]

Extremist rhetoric inspires crazy people. That's why extremist rhetoric is bad. Or did you think that extremist rhetoric magically has no consequences?

Political rhetoric, short of actual incitement to violence, is not responsible for the actions people take.
Not when Trump espouses his political rhetoric, nor when Bernie espouses his political rhetoric, and some nutter shoots up a congressional baseball practice.

 

[mrdeltoid]

As long as we keep attacking each other instead of issues, we’ll continue to get what we have now.

 

[Cardinal]

Political rhetoric, short of actual incitement to violence, is not responsible for the actions people take.
Not when Trump espouses his political rhetoric, nor when Bernie espouses his political rhetoric, and some nutter shoots up a congressional baseball practice.

False equivalence, since Sanders doesn't use his rhetoric to demonize the others. Trump regularly compares minorities his base doesn't like to criminals, diseased, vermin and infestations. There is nothing remotely like that in Sanders' rhetoric.

What you're attempting to do is expand the definitions of hate speech and political speech such that the two are no longer distinguishable from each other.

 

[Sweden]

That's actually false. Thoughts and prayers can stop bullets:



If Antoinette Tuff didn't believe in thoughts and prayers, hundreds of students and employees would be dead, so please spare with your insensitivity and callousness.

In WWI millions upon millions of Christian French, Germans, Austrians, British and Russian prayed that their loved ones would survive. They were collectively less successful than one man. My father, as it happens, who spent four yeas in Belgium and France serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Deeds not words.

Please try to understand that those who do not share your views are not all insensitive and callous.

 

[Sweden]

If one claims to be Christian, and live by the teachings of Christ as the scriptures say, they would NEVER intentionally harm anyone. So if one “claims “ to be christian, then shoots a bunch of people, is NOT following scriptures. So, is “Christianity “ the problem? When a home builder doesn’t follow safety codes, and a building collapses killing many, do you blame the codes? The concrete and steel?

Over the course of the centuries professed, practising, sincere, believing Christians have killed millions, sometimes in the cruelest ways they could devise. When they were motivated by religion, which was all too often the case, Christianity was indeed the problem. In Europe it is nearly dead and I do not regret its passing.

 

[eohrnberger]

False equivalence, since Sanders doesn't use his rhetoric to demonize the others. Trump regularly compares minorities his base doesn't like to criminals, diseased, vermin and infestations. There is nothing remotely like that in Sanders' rhetoric.

Oh no?

Bernie Sanders claims White House budget would kill thousands, but ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../bernie-sanders-claims-white-house-budget-would-ki...
Feb 13, 2018 - Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asks a question of budget director Mick Mulvaney ... contending that thousands of people would die and others would freeze ... budget, then turned his attention to the GOP's tax bill passed in December, ...

Bernie Sanders, Democrats: Republican Health Care Bill Will Kill People
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-republican-healthcare-bill-595321
May 5, 2017 - Senator Bernie Sanders and leading Democrats are calling the Republican health care bill a death sentence for thousands of
Americans.

Bernie Sanders on Twitter: "Republicans in Congress must now ...
https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/951865039237058560?lang=en
Republicans in Congress must now summon the courage to stand up to the racist ramblings of our "stable genius" president. Democratic and Republican ...​

You knew it was coming. Eighteen months into the Trump administration and the president’s ostensibly serious critics have finally broken the glass on the “Trump-is-a-Nazi” line of attack.

To be certain, there were previous allusions to this from media, Democrats and “Never Trumpers” — accusations of authoritarianism meant to implicitly draw the connection between President Donald Trump and Nazi Germany. Apart from the “over-woke,” under-informed Hollywood set, however, critics largely managed to avoid making the explicit comparison.

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/393049-the-strategic-blunder-of-trump-as-hitler

The ever constant baselessly accusing people of racism. Baselessly claiming someone is a Nazi. Accusing others of going to kill people.
All too typical from those from the left.

How is this NOT demonizing others?

What you're attempting to do is expand the definitions of hate speech and political speech such that the two are no longer distinguishable from each other.

No, I'm not. I'm pointing out that there's a difference between political rhetoric, exaggeration, and hate speech and speech designed to incite others to violence. There are differences between all of them.

All you are trying to do is equate political rhetoric that you don't like as hate speech and incitement, while holding the political rhetoric you do like as admirable and benign.

Sorry, but that doesn't work.

 

[Cardinal]

Oh no?

Bernie Sanders claims White House budget would kill thousands, but ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../bernie-sanders-claims-white-house-budget-would-ki...
Feb 13, 2018 - Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asks a question of budget director Mick Mulvaney ... contending that thousands of people would die and others would freeze ... budget, then turned his attention to the GOP's tax bill passed in December, ...

Bernie Sanders, Democrats: Republican Health Care Bill Will Kill People
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-republican-healthcare-bill-595321
May 5, 2017 - Senator Bernie Sanders and leading Democrats are calling the Republican health care bill a death sentence for thousands of
Americans.

Bernie Sanders on Twitter: "Republicans in Congress must now ...
https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/951865039237058560?lang=en
Republicans in Congress must now summon the courage to stand up to the racist ramblings of our "stable genius" president. Democratic and Republican ...​

The ever constant baselessly accusing people of racism. Baselessly claiming someone is a Nazi. Accusing others of going to kill people.
All too typical from those from the left.

How is this NOT demonizing others?



No, I'm not. I'm pointing out that there's a difference between political rhetoric, exaggeration, and hate speech and speech designed to incite others to violence. There are differences between all of them.

All you are trying to do is equate political rhetoric that you don't like as hate speech and incitement, while holding the political rhetoric you do like as admirable and benign.

Sorry, but that doesn't work.

All you did was take random policy statements by Sanders and attempt to create a false equivalency. As I said, you're just trying expand the definitions of hate speech and political speech such that the two are no longer distinguishable from each other.

 

[RabidAlpaca]

That's actually false. Thoughts and prayers can stop bullets:



If Antoinette Tuff didn't believe in thoughts and prayers, hundreds of students and employees would be dead, so please spare with your insensitivity and callousness.

:lamo

 

[noonereal]

That's actually false. Thoughts and prayers can stop bullets:



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This post is clown shoes stupid.

 

[Moderate Right]

He praised Trump as a "Symbol Of Renewed White Identity." Are you suggesting that Tarrant didn't have a Twitter account?

I already explained that to you. Do you have evidence he did have a twitter account? In any event, it doesn't matter. Trump is made out to be a Nazi leader by the leftists and the leftist media. He is no self proclaimed leader of some Nazi movement. That is the leftists who are trying to convince the world that Trump is the Anti-Christ. The blood of these people is on the left's hands for elevating Trump up to a position of which he is not. Trump has never tweeted he is the White Nationalist Leader and calls for the murder of anyone, anywhere who is Muslim.

 

[veritas1]

AOC draws ire ripping ‘your thoughts and prayers’ after Christchurch mosque shootings | Fox News

That tweet was an abomination. Thoughts and prayers are exactly what these victims need. Those that attend religious service in a Mosque, Synagogue, or Church use thoughts and prayers.

After that AOC uses this terrorist attack to insult the NRA:



I am not sure what the NRA has to do with the shooting in New Zealand. I didn't realize the NRA had their own phrase either.

She descends to new levels of stupidity daily.