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Don't be obtuse. College students painting banners is a far cry from a presidential candidate refusing to concede an election over imagined vote fraud. And ther

Don't be obtuse. College students painting banners is a far cry from a presidential candidate refusing to concede an election over imagined vote fraud. And there is a strong chance that's what Trump would have done.

leereeves 10y ago
Protestors are doing much worse than "painting banners". Like hanging and beheading an effigy of Trump [0] ~~0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kht_qNBXzbU~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kht_qNBXzbU~~ (wrong video) 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUvZLZ6axM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUvZLZ6axM
- justinschuh 10y ago
  That video was posted back in March, during the Republican primaries. I have no idea why you think it's related to the protests this week.
  - leereeves 10y ago
    My mistake, I was searching for an independent video quickly and linked the wrong one. Thanks for pointing that out. This is the incident from yesterday that I heard about and was searching for video of: > Heads roll in the streets of Los Angeles as a large Donald Trump effigy was set on fire by protesters the day after he was elected president. http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/10/donald-trump-effigy-burning-los-angeles-bts.cnn http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/10/donald-trump-e...
reitanqild 10y ago
> College students painting banners If that was it then you were right. Even European newspapers who rooted for Clinton report looting and fires.
- scaryspooky 10y ago
  I will partially excuse the protestors for that because in any big protest you will always draw people looking for an opportunity to just do something bad. However, with people like Joe Stump advocating violence I cannot believe all of the violence isn't random bad actors.
Fjolsvith 10y ago
Concede? Like how Al Gore conceded? Yes, perhaps Trump would have challenged the results. However, that won't be necessary, as Trump can now honestly attest that the elections aren't rigged.
- lowgman 10y ago
  I'm not sure if we can make that assertion, given the Deep State is safely ensconced regardless of which figurehead is offered up for our worship and ridicule. How does the old chestnut go, something about how if voting made a difference they wouldn't let us...
- serge2k 10y ago
  Al gore lost by margins that triggered automatic recounts. Vs saying weeks before hand that the election is going to be rigged, I can only lose if it is rigged, etc...

leereeves 10y ago

Protestors are doing much worse than "painting banners". Like hanging and beheading an effigy of Trump [0] ~~0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kht_qNBXzbU~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kht_qNBXzbU~~ (wrong video) 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUvZLZ6axM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUvZLZ6axM

justinschuh 10y ago
That video was posted back in March, during the Republican primaries. I have no idea why you think it's related to the protests this week.
- leereeves 10y ago
  My mistake, I was searching for an independent video quickly and linked the wrong one. Thanks for pointing that out. This is the incident from yesterday that I heard about and was searching for video of: > Heads roll in the streets of Los Angeles as a large Donald Trump effigy was set on fire by protesters the day after he was elected president. http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/10/donald-trump-effigy-burning-los-angeles-bts.cnn http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/10/donald-trump-e...

reitanqild 10y ago

> College students painting banners If that was it then you were right. Even European newspapers who rooted for Clinton report looting and fires.

scaryspooky 10y ago
I will partially excuse the protestors for that because in any big protest you will always draw people looking for an opportunity to just do something bad. However, with people like Joe Stump advocating violence I cannot believe all of the violence isn't random bad actors.

Fjolsvith 10y ago

Concede? Like how Al Gore conceded? Yes, perhaps Trump would have challenged the results. However, that won't be necessary, as Trump can now honestly attest that the elections aren't rigged.

lowgman 10y ago
I'm not sure if we can make that assertion, given the Deep State is safely ensconced regardless of which figurehead is offered up for our worship and ridicule. How does the old chestnut go, something about how if voting made a difference they wouldn't let us...
serge2k 10y ago
Al gore lost by margins that triggered automatic recounts. Vs saying weeks before hand that the election is going to be rigged, I can only lose if it is rigged, etc...