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Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 2:28 pm
by McParadigm
I'm kidding. Only one man has ever truly earned a Hitler comparison.
And that man's name is Beyonce.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 2:41 pm
by Mine
b_i_revisited wrote:
The Hitler thing really bothers me. It's not that I don't think Trump should be called out for repeating bigoted statements, misrepresenting demographic and economic data w/r to immigration, and not even feigning listening to minority issues, it's that what Hitler did was so bad that equating his to Trump's ideas actually imply Hitler was less bad than he was and make me wonder if people still remember or are still taught the scale of Nazi crimes across Europe. But I had the same reaction to comparisons between W. and Hitler, so it might just be me.
You're right. The thing is Hitler is the politically safe and effective choice in this context. It's not like comparing him to, i don't know, George Wallace is imaginable or as effective.
I think the magnitude of the horrors committed by Hitler and co. was too big to be swept under a carpet on one and hand, on the other i believe Jewish people actively prevented it from happening. Every other xenophobic/fascist more or less institutionalized crimes in the 20th century have been either underplayed or swept under a carpet so Hitler/Nazi Germany is all people associate with xenophobic ideas in politics.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 2:43 pm
by Mine
McParadigm wrote:I'm kidding. Only one man has ever truly earned a Hitler comparison.
And that man's name is Beyonce.

Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 3:16 pm
by McParadigm
Speaking of Hitler, I thought Giulliani's comments on the halftime show were deliciously absurd.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 3:28 pm
by Mine
It is bizarre how she who doesn't speak in public is supposedly making big political statements.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 3:41 pm
by Electromatic
Mine wrote:It is bizarre how she who doesn't speak in public is supposedly making big political statements.
Marketing. Really, Really good marketing.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 3:42 pm
by Mine
not speaking in public, yes
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 4:00 pm
by McParadigm
She was either despicable enough to use the huge Super Bowl viewership to put a political issue she cares about front and center, or despicable enough to use it for crass marketing purposes.
Just like Hitler did.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 4:03 pm
by Green Habit
I hope a lot of Downfall parodies have been made in the wake of this hilariously pathetic primary season.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 4:56 pm
by Mine
McParadigm wrote:She was either despicable enough to use the huge Super Bowl viewership to put a political issue she cares about front and center, or despicable enough to use it for crass marketing purposes.
Just like Hitler did.
1936 Summer Olympics all over again.
I don't follow Beyonce so i was really surprised to find out she doesn't do interviews, supposedly to avoid embarrassing herself for one reason or another. Even if she deliberately put a spotlight on a political issue she cares about it doesn't serve any non marketing purpose since she doesn't actually speak publicly. It makes it even more absurd for Giuliani to bitch about it.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 5:00 pm
by Norah
She did a 60 Minutes interview once.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 6:48 pm
by Mine
She supposedly stopped at one point and than did one for some magazine saying essentially nothing, which is when the article i read was written.
I found it surprising given the fact she's been more or less the most successful female pop star for a while now.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 9:14 pm
by stip
why are people mad at beyonce?
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 9:16 pm
by LoathedVermin72
she's an uppity negro
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 9:36 pm
by Mine
stip wrote:why are people mad at beyonce?
her Super Bowl half-time performance was allegedly pro Black panther and Black lives matter propaganda.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Fri February 12, 2016 9:37 pm
by BurtReynolds
I'm just pissed that she overshadowed Coldplay. This was their moment!
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Sat February 13, 2016 3:52 am
by 96583UP
so noble to conjure the imagery of the black panther movement at such a widely-viewed event
It is certain that Fred Hampton would find the tenancy of a 20,000 square foot house to be reflective of a person that genuinely espouses his value system and not that of the Oppressor.
http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/06/beyonce-j ... s-angeles/
clearly nothing out of bounds for attempted domestication and consumerization these days
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Sat February 13, 2016 6:03 am
by McParadigm
How dare rich music entertainers use their platform to fight segregation oppose war support abortion rights question the war on terror discuss police brutality in a public place.
Now is not the time.
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Sat February 13, 2016 10:44 am
by Mine
Seriously, they should learn from Pearl Jam and stick with social issues like lack of skate parks and such.
Also let's [dog-whistle:kick the blacks out of the WHITE house unless they wear aprons, white power, segregation] make America great again! [/dog-whistle]
Re: Election 2016
Posted: Sat February 13, 2016 10:20 pm
by Green Habit
Aw jeez, I was planning to skip tonight's debate, but now I think I have to tune in to see how much focus there is on the Supreme Court.