(01-08-2021, 09:20 AM)jj82284 Wrote:

(01-08-2021, 08:47 AM)mikesez Wrote: 1) What Madonna wrote on Twitter was very bad, yes, but she didn't say it in front of thousands of people anywhere near Pennsylvania Ave.  It's not a valid comparison.

2) Just because you're a black man doesn't mean that you alone get to decide if a protest about racism is legitimate.  And bailing someone out of jail doesn't get that person out of trouble.  They still have a court date, where they'll have to show a judge and jury that they were protesting and not rioting.

3) Stacey Abrams didn't concede, and that's unfortunate, but it didn't matter because she was the challenger.  It's easier to keep a bad challenger out of the office than it is to get a bad incumbent out.  Abrams had no ability to bend the police forces to extend her time in office.  Do you see the difference? Other than that, yes, you should imitate the example she set after losing her election!  Register more voters.  Clarify your party's message. Find better candidates.

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For all those watching. Yes....   that just happened!

"I've thought about blowing up the whitehouse but it won't change anything" 
vs
"We're going to go to the Capitol and show those Republican members how to be strong and vote the right way."

So she thought about it? Did she have a bomb? No. If anyone there had a bomb would they have felt her encouraging them to use it? No.  The opposite.

Meanwhile, Trump literally told those people to do exactly what they did. He even lied and saying he would go there with them. That lie matters, it's further encouragement. Made them feel more legitimate in what they were about to do.

Again, cockroaches vs godzilla.  I'm not defending Madonna.  I'm telling you she is a speck when you have a log in your eye.

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