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Jussie Smollett thread (most recent updates on Page 4)
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Brill
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"No comment as to why things changed."
Uh, cause the guy went to law school and knows a TERRIBLE public perception situation when he sees it?
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This isn't as funny as the squirrel video but still priceless.
You rehearsed this? And figured what? That a measly $4K would keep them from rolling on you? Bwahahaha!
You rehearsed this? And figured what? That a measly $4K would keep them from rolling on you? Bwahahaha!
Jussie Smollett, pals reportedly rehearsed alleged attack
I'm interested to see how the Left spins this. I predict it will still be Trump's fault, somehow.
I wish this wasn’t true... but it is. 100%.
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something tells me the media will let it die off quietly.....
I think they will still milk it for all its worth, and maintain the "Jussie as victim" narrative.
I'm particularly interested in seeing that Empire does. I hope that they cut slingload.
If he wasn’t being written off the show before, he SURE will be now!
I hope so brother. It would be the right thing to do.
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Interesting take on which hate crimes are national news and which are not.
On January 29, Two Hate Crimes Occurred. The Media Only Covered The Fake One. Here's Why.
On January 29, Two Hate Crimes Occurred. The Media Only Covered The Fake One. Here's Why.
That was an interesting read. I read the article and watched the video, but it was unclear to me that the featured attack was based on antisemitism. It could have been an attempted robbery. The victim could have been targeted because he was white. He could have had issues with one or more of his attackers previously. Or he could have been targeted because he was a Jew. Based on the available evidence I don't feel comfortable making a call other than to say it's pretty clear he got assaulted, and not the Jussie Smollett style of "assault."
As far as the coverage goes, it doesn't fit the narrative. It seems the only time attacks against Jews make news is when it's carried out by someone who is white, or when people assume the perpetrator is white. I remember a huge uproar against "white supremecists" and "Trump" when a downtown synagogue was vandalized last year. It died down quickly when it was discovered that the perpetrator was a gay black Obama volunteer who had been taken in by the Jewish community. Oops.
At least that guy did end up getting charged with a hate crime though. Many times it seems that Jews, being perceived as "white," aren't going to get much sympathetic press. This is plainly evident when even yelling "Allah, Allah" and "Kill all the Jews" doesn't get you charged with a hate crime in NY.
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@Marauder06 i thought the victim looked Hasidic (based on clothing) and allegedly two are in custody but couldn’t find details.
Separately, I saw this on the web:
Separately, I saw this on the web:
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I agree that he looks ultra-Orthodox. However, it's not clear to me from the evidence currently released that he was attacked because he was ultra-Orthodox. It's correlation vs. causation.
That's a great quote, but I think it's only half true. The author neglected the truths that are also at play: that generally speaking, you can attack, vilify, and hate conservative whites in this country with impunity, because they are the only socially-acceptable group to do that to. And to do so gives you social standing, money, sympathy, and attention, and you'll almost never face any meaningful consequences for propagating it.
Make no mistake, there was a hate crime involved; Jussie Smollett was the perpetrator not the victim.
I know that this is the hilarious take to have in the wake of the Jussie Smollett incident, but it bears repeating that extremist killings were up 35% last year, and nearly all of them were linked to right wing extremist groups Extremist-related killings in 2018 'overwhelmingly linked to right-wing' movements: ADL
(Stat is courtesy of the ADL)
The lefties may like high taxes but they have a low body count. Maybe we’re too busy manufacturing hate crimes to shoot up a Cracker Barrel?
I should say that this is not meant to knock conservatives, or conservatism in general. It’s just that there was a marked increase last year in extremist-related murders and the murderers, due to whatever factors may have been present, were almost always associated with right wing groups.
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