A Laughing Baby
A baby. Goo goo ga ga
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Consider the riots and cities burned after the assassination of Mlk.
In response to what, again? Oh, that's right, the hate-motivated violent killing of a man driven toward a peaceful resolution to the simmering racial tensions of that era. Not a man being elected.
Consider the Watts riots of 1965 -- a large-scale riot which lasted 5 days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965. By the time the riot subsided, 34 people had been killed, 1,032 injured, and 3,438 arrested. It was the most severe riot in Los Angeles history until the Los Angeles riots of 1992
In response to what, again? Oh, that's right, the violent beating of a man at the hands of a police force and the later exoneration of the men doing the beating, which the rioters viewed as a perpetuation of a violent system lacking justice for social and racial underclasses. Not a man being elected.
Consider the intimidation by the New Black Panthers in the last election.
Two guys from a fringe group that literally everyone says is crazy and a non-factor in modern politics standing outside an election center, being crazy and later being prosecuted for it? That's large-scale enough to translate into "there will be riots if a man is elected?" Okay. Cool. By that logic, then, the next time an explicitly pro-choice candidate is elected, there will be riots because a guy shot George Tiller.
Consider the recent days of rioting and rage of
"Educators" and other government unions in Madision, Wis.
Show me a riot from there. Those were large scale protests, not riots. No more of a riot than any Tea Party rally was (that is to say, it wasn't). While you're at it, explain your use of scare quotes.
And GWB wasn't a divider and didn't talk like this:
“They’ve got a war, they got a war with us and there’s only going to be one winner. It’s going to be the workers of Michigan, and America. We’re going to win that war. President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son of bitches out." -- Jimmy Hoffa, Jr.
That's cool. Show me where Jimmy Hoffa, Jr. was elected President, and I'll consider your comparison worth anything whatsoever. Because if we're allowed to compare pundits to Presidents, then you're in for a treat.
Get a better argument. You're basing everything off fantasy or just making things up. I'm assuming I'm being trolled, but on the off chance I'm not, then you really need to evaluate your positions. You can make a good start by realizing that A does not equal B, and perhaps comparing A to B is not a valid or worthwhile endeavor.
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