CBS News and Pew Research Center.
I will assume that when @Orbitus said "bribes" he meant the NRA's record-breaking lobbying. If they were a company (they are not), they would have been the third biggest lobbying spending company in 2016. Perhaps "bribes" was a tad strong, but you're the one using fear-based slippery slopes, so it's kind of hypocritical for you to point it out.
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And it's still being fought tooth and nail even as we speak. Further, the thing being restricted was the "right" to not have insurance, get sick, and go bankrupt. And you could still do it, you just had to pay a fine. It doesn't fit what you're talking about at all.
No, ANTIFA is Anti-Fascism. That's it. That is like saying that the US during WW2 when they were at war against the Nazis made them Antifa.
Nazism has a lot to do with Republicans, they may have denounced them, well all but Trump, but they certainly need their votes to keep Republicans in office.
Republicans aren't interested in Authoritarianism? Are you on fucking crack? If they were like that, they wouldn't be asking for gay marriage bans, transgender bans, worried about what bathroom someone pisses in, and everything else.
You say that its completely ridiculous for Nazi values to take hold in Republicans, its just hilarious that ALL of the Nazis in this country, happen to be Republicans.
Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life.
Just, be kind.
Except I can call out my side for their hypocrisy but you cannot. And neither can Republican congressmen and their supporters. If someone on my side of the aisle fucks something up, I will call them out for it and not defend them any way I fucking can like you are doing right now.
They really don't. Maybe some think they do -- Trump seems to be in that camp -- but American Nazis and the KKK are not exactly thick on the ground. They're whiny attention-grabbing white privileged cosplayers of the biggest losers of America's wars to date, but they are not that many in number.
SPLC says there are about 5 to 6 thousand KKK members and that's half the 1960's number. Oh, by the way, in the 1920's it was four percent of the population. FOUR. That's a big chunk. Now it's...um...one-tenth the size of Hoboken, New Jersey.
As you might think, it's much tougher to track down the number of American Nazis. That's because even American Nazis are embarrassed to say they're American Nazis most of the time. I'd be surprised if the number was any larger than KKK membership.
Putting both of these together, then multiplying by one hundred purely for the sake of hyperbole, gets you about a million people -- about twenty percent of the votes Trump still lost the popular vote by. (Hey, he brought it up today during a hurricane, I can do the same)
Racism in America is clearly a major problem, but there is zero to negative reason to coddle American Nazis and the KKK. A lot of politicians know that. That's why they condemned the hatred and bigotry that led to a cold-blooded murder surrounded by 19 assaults. But actual membership is not. Anyone in the GOP could tell them to shove their flaming crosses and swastika flags up their asses and lose a tiny fraction of votes for it.
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You were literally shown five.
You are clearly not interested in a reasonable debate. Ignored.
Antifa is factually a radically left hate group. Just because they fought Nazis doesn't mean they themselves are saints. Life isn't that simple, kid.
Trump denounced Nazis three times now, in his attempts to hit the ever moving goal post of the fake news media. He may have laughably fucked up his first attempt, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. So, your statement in that regard is factually untrue.
Social Conservative Republicans may have some issues where they like to be authoritarian, to their discredit, which I agree is wrong. But, that doesn't mean they support a WHOLLY authoritarian government, such as the Nazis or Antifa prefers.
Guilt by association isn't a virtue. Sure, Nazis claim to be part of the right. But notice the right doesn't claim to be part of them. It makes sense for them to want to be part of the right, because the left is so consumed by race. But, that just shows one side driving them away, not the other side courting them. The notion that a true and actual racist would ever even consider voting for the Democrats is disingenuous. Until Republicans adopt any of the ideology of Nazis, it seems a bit silly to try and smear them with this fake racist stuff.
Hate group? Sure, I guess if you call hating Nazis a good reason for calling them a hate group then sure, define them as such. But the MAJORITY of the country hates Nazis and they should.
Trump didn't denounce the Nazis until his 2nd speech after the attack at Charlottesville. His first speech he said there was violence on both sides and good people on both sides. Basically he was victim shaming and cheering the Nazis at the same time. There is a reason that Nazis were cheering both his first and 3rd speeches, because he didn't condemn them like EVERY OTHER PRESIDENT WOULD. His 2nd speech, he was forced to read a pre-written speech that he didn't want to say. As was shown by his third speech where he basically tore that speech to fucking shreds and his credibility about criticizing Nazis.
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Really? Have a source for that bullshit claim?
No, no she wasn't. I asked for a fucking source not a gut feeling from you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.abe225777b08
Four Pinochios so FUCKING FALSE
Sean Duffy made the same bullshit claim on CNN a while back. Politifact calls it false.
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/...lim-brotherho/
Do you want to try again? Or are you going to claim the fact checkers fact checked wrong?
This is the position of Antifa/Mediacrats: "It's ok to break any law, so long as you are fighting Nazis. Nazis are anyone who disagrees with us."
I mean, the notion that Antifa just popped up in Charlottesville, and has no long or short history of violence where nary a Nazi can be found, is flat ridiculous. They JUST rioted last week against a free speech group. How is that a Nazi fighting super hero group?
Trump was 100% correct to denounce BOTH sides, and say there were bad people on BOTH sides. Where he was DEAD WRONG, was to say there were GOOD people on both sides. So, there is some nuance there that hyperventilating partisans just can't seem to wrap their minds around.
Lastly, the notion that any Republican needs to court racist votes is ridiculous. Those votes are free, minute, and unwanted. Racists obviously are not going to vote for the modern Democrat party, despite their radically racist roots. The notion that they need convincing to do this, is silly. Also, we are talking about a group of people with literally 2,500 members nationwide, per the FBI. These hateful pricks have no following.
So, you still can't back up your claim with a source? And this is my surprised face when it comes to you saying they are wrong but you can't provide the evidence to the contrary.
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No. One side committed a terrorist attack, the other side didn't.
Also, there is a lot more Nazis/White Supremacists/KKK members than just 2500. Trump has 33% approval right now. It should be wayyyyyyyy lower than that after his reaction to Charlottesville but his base is staying with him and his racist bullshit. I am going to go out on a limb and say as my opinion, about half of his 33% are racist douches.
Since he couldn't source his claims. So OBVIOUSLY they are fake news. You know, like how they can't find a claim that CNN is fake news, so they keep saying it because Twitler says it.
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Numerous articles but can't source just fucking 1? I gave you 2 that refutes your fucking claim and you can't find a SINGLE FUCKING ONE that backs yours up. Jesus fucking christ.
Please let me know how these horrible things equate to taking your guns away.
1) Implementing bi partisan federal laws and standards to keep guns away from the mentally ill.
2) Making sure proper background checks are done.
3) Allowing the ATF to use computers instead of paper (they cannot by congressional mandate).
4) Properly funding and manning the ATF so they can keep an eye on illegal gun sales and crack down on the black market.
5) Developing optional high tech gun verification technology.
6) Closing obvious loopholes that allow terrorists and criminals to get access to gun.
So yes most gun owners are fine with all of these, if you don't think so then elaborate about how all of them are bad.