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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Some interesting results for projected "Hillary' counties outside of NYC area [View all]Land of Enchantment
(1,217 posts)25. You must be a little on the slow side....let me help you... apparently you did not read
the OP.....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1745680
Some here might remember the religious wars that wracked Europe, but this hate of the Catholic and all things catholic is not gone. The purposeful defacing of an image to "make fun of Bernie Sanders supporters," as some of you claim is just cover. This is as vile as it gets. And I admit it, since it was on a RELIGIOUS image my radar for dog whistles was thrown off for a few.
Now you are also engaging in some old fashioned antisemitism. The choice of image points to a heart. Hearts usually pump blood, and blood libel has a very long history. That history goes back to the middle ages and led directly to the death of people.
Now you are also engaging in some old fashioned antisemitism. The choice of image points to a heart. Hearts usually pump blood, and blood libel has a very long history. That history goes back to the middle ages and led directly to the death of people.
Now I have tried telling some of the folks (two to be exact) that this is a troublesome image, Just as troublesome as the one of Obama in a Turban that at least I hope you would not defend today, but I am not sure anymore. When this is explained to you, and you keep laughing it off, you either are tone deaf, possible, or like a poster that blew her cover somewhere else, this is what you are. There is no question in my mind that just like anti AA sentiments went though the roof in 2008, and people got a license to engage in them, so is the candidacy of a Jewish man a license for some to engage in dog whistle politics of the worst kind.
You want to disagree with people on policy have at it. That is what primaries are about. Once you cross into using imagery like this, you have crossed into at the very least dirty tricks territory. And now you cannot claim you were just kidding and it was a way to make a joke at Bernie supporters and the beatification of a Jew (more dog whistles by the way) As far as I am concerned, this is quite anti-Semitic, and anti-Catholic and it is far from funny.
Defacing of a sacred image.
WTF are'everyday Muslim citizens' and why do you think that image would 'play on their fears'? What 'fears' specifically? It does not make any sense.
YOU MISS THE POINT. You can make childish parodies of Bernie if that is how you choose to express your rather infantile perceptions of him BUT you are DESCECRATING people's religious symbols and THAT IS NOT OK. Did you miss the part about hate crimes too?
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Some interesting results for projected "Hillary' counties outside of NYC area [View all]
beedle
Apr 2016
OP
Your avatars are very offensive. Please find something different. nt
Land of Enchantment
Apr 2016
#7
You must be a little on the slow side....let me help you... apparently you did not read
Land of Enchantment
Apr 2016
#25
You know, you are new here and that's fine because everyone here was 'new' at the
Land of Enchantment
Apr 2016
#65
Probably not a lot of accurate pre-primary polling out of such small populations
oberliner
Apr 2016
#22
The BoE of NY should void the results. We'll see what the audit shows and isn't
Land of Enchantment
Apr 2016
#11
"Southern" and now "urban." Definitely a pattern to the places Sanders supporters shit all over.
IamMab
Apr 2016
#58
Its exactly what you would expect from someone intent on cheating. They swing the largest numbers of
GoneFishin
Apr 2016
#15
I don't see fraud in the geograpy I see results for a candidate that does well with urbanites.
HereSince1628
Apr 2016
#37
all those independent trees were denied their right to vote...they ignored registrations rules :-)
msongs
Apr 2016
#51
Chicago fraud - Yes! NY - nah. Their limited registration period is all they need.
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#56