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Old 01-22-2017, 02:22 PM
 
Location: California
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I think the real issue is that the majority of social media users are younger and they do lean left even if they don't think about politics much. They've never filtered themselves before and the feedback from others is addictive, and since some are slightly ignorant about how things work in the real world they don't realize things have consequences. Social media doesn't stress boundaries, it stresses pushing them, and normal people who aren't big thinkers just don't know any better.

It's a hell of a thing when every thought it your head can be broadcast to the world with a click. A few decades ago people would have recognized that as dangerous.
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Billings, MT
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Jokingly threatening the President (or anybody else) on a public forum where every body can see it is about as intelligent as walking through airport security, seeing your best friend Jackie Gunn and yelling "Hi Jack Gunn!"
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:30 PM
 
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She has been dismissed and denounced by employers and organizations she was involved with.
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:32 PM
 
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Any wishful thinking is taken as a threat. How did the anti-Obamas get away with it?

The Secret Service is investigating a Kentucky woman who tweeted a call for someone to be “kind enough” to assassinate President Trump.

“If someone was cruel enough to assassinate MLK, maybe someone will be kind enough to assassinate Trump. #bekind #trump #lovetrumpshate,”

Secret Service investigates woman for Trump assassination tweet - NY Daily News
There are cases know about stupid people who had bad thoughts about Obama and were even more stupid to put it in writing and it is great that someone is held responsible.

That to me counts for people on both sides of the aisle.

The secret service and FBI should go after all cases including Madonna!
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:33 PM
 
Location: NY in body, Mayberry in spirit.
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Is there a limit to the utter stupidity of liberals?
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Is there a limit to the utter stupidity of liberals?
Not that we have seen so far.
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Old 01-22-2017, 03:03 PM
 
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The exact same thought occurred to me today after the whole crowd size, alternative facts and CIA speech fiasco. I was thinking they would keep it hidden while Pence runs things.
Yep, I think that his family and cronies will amass as much as they can from his signing off on stuff as others run the show. The GOP establishment will be complicate as long as their own applecarts are not upset in any way. there will be lots of infighting tough. IMO...Donald Dump's swindling of people at his bogus university should have disqualified him from holding public office. What a horrible precedent is being set when a fraud and charlatan can sit his wrinkled old butt in The Oval Office.
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Old 01-22-2017, 03:04 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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I don't think anyone should post something like that.
agreed, people shouldn't post about wishing Trump was dead
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Old 01-22-2017, 03:13 PM
 
Location: Eureka CA
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I wouldn't want to make a martyr of him. He'll be trying to do that himself.
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Old 01-22-2017, 03:37 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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While I wasn't an Obama fan, I would never wish harm on him.

Unlike the garbage I've hearing.
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