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Ojo Rojo

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  1. Respectfully, you are wrong. Every legal expert I have heard or read has said that bringing the charges was 100% justified and in bounds. These charges get brought 10/10 times under these circumstances in every jurisdiction in America.
  2. I think what they are trying to say is that the fact that he didn't kill more people shows that he was not an active shooter or there to commit murder. I think they are also saying that it further shores up the self defense argument.
  3. I've seen a mini-documentary breaking down the videos from that night. It appeared to me that KR was "stationed" at a certain business in the moments leading up to the first shooting. There was shouting or something that indicated that protesters might be vandalizing a used car lot down the street and KR started running to that scene, apparently to do something about it, whatever that was. Rosenbaum saw KR running and that's when he started chasing him. My personal interpretation of what was going through Rosenbaum's head is, "Here goes one of these motherfuckers!" Rosenbaum was already agitated and seeing one of these armed guys take off running was the switch that got flipped in his head to "do something." Causation is a series of concentric circles. If the cops wouldn't have shot Jacob Blake none of this would have happened. If KR hadn't shown up in Kenosha this wouldn't have happened, etc. etc. etc. ad infinitum. But Rosenbaum was mentally unstable and I think he is the biggest reason this happened. Add a mentally unstable person to an already tense situation along with people like KR, with no training or experience, and it's a powder keg. It's exactly the reason why, as a policy point, it should be illegal to charge into a protest - of any kind - with weapons and assertions of open carry. It just doesn't work and is going to end in a lot of avoidable deaths.
  4. Because those things you listed are not what make a fascist state. None of those things are good, in my opinion, but they are also not indicators that we are already living in a fascist state. We had an attempt to corrupt our elections, an attempt to toss out the result of a legitimate election, an attempted coup, etc. All attempts; none successful. Our representatives are still duly elected through legitimate elections, flawed though it may be. The court system is still functioning. Opposition still has a voice.
  5. I don't really have a sense for what the true number might be, but I think it's probably more than you think.
  6. Normally, yes, but I was laughing when I said it and trying to be funny and just giving her a hard time. We've been getting along pretty well lately, so I thought it would be safe. She wasn't having it.
  7. Most. Not all. I envision it sort of like the scene in Lord of the Flies where Jack's tribe sees the naval officer and realizes what they've been doing is crazy.
  8. Entirely possible, but if fascism works the way you think then why aren't we currently in a fascist state? Yeah, that's putting the cart before the horse by me. The point is that I think there just might be a moment before we've reached the point of no return where a lot of people supporting the fascists have a moment where they realize that a lot of people who they know and love, and who they otherwise have no beef with, are going to be hurt. I've just seen it happen myself and I think the same thing could happen on a much larger scale. It's probably naive of me to think that the types wearing Maga hats and flying Qanon flags would have that kind of introspection or moment of clarity, but again, I've seen it happen.
  9. I agree that they think they want that. However, what I have seen empirically, though from a very small sample size, is that Republicans of that ilk fold up like a cheap tent at the first sign of challenge in the flesh. It's one thing to carp on Facebook. It's another thing to say something insulting and/or ignorant to my face. Many of them are very easily disarmed in person. It's like the veil is lifted when it's no longer theoretical and people you actually know and care about are participating in the discussion. I think they might sing a different tune when it's their friends and relatives who are in the concentration camps.
  10. I would say both of those numbers are probably high, based on the 2020 election figures. True Trumpers are probably more like 25%. The go-alongs for selfish reasons are also around 25%. Still too close for comfort and close enough so that small things (like an ill-timed FBI report, for example) could tip the scale. Fascist movements, like any other movement, I would guess, may not start out with an initial majority, sure. These things pick up steam and grow. I just don't see the Trump/fascist element with the momentum right now.
  11. Yeah, me neither.
  12. Oh, I agree it's possible. The key in your statement, though, is "30%." It does not appear that number is growing, or if it is, not very quickly. That to me is an encouraging sign that the tide has crested.
  13. I don't know, I'm a little more hopeful than all that. Don't get me wrong, I can't believe the current state of affairs. I still can't believe that Donald F. Trump was the President of the United States. It's like a cartoon version of reality. I can't believe a huge segment of our population thinks what they think, but they do. I can see the backslide and where that leads. It's terrifying to think of the U.S. and all of it's military (and nuclear) power in the hands of true fascists with evil intent. I'd have to go underground, hide my beliefs, train my children not to reveal that they are not "with" those in power, but to pretend they are. It's a horrifying version of the future. I also see things in the context of a longer period of time. This whole movement may become a footnote in history. Cooler heads and more reasonable minds will prevail. We will course correct because we have to; because it's the right way forward. Spewing hate and violence toward anyone who is different or who we disagree with is not sustainable long-term. A brutal, totalitarian regime - who wants that, really?
  14. Same. Why do they do that? I think it's a hedge. If they never commit to a statement they maintain plausible deniability and keep us confused.
  15. We're hosting Thanksgiving this year so we've been doing a lot of menu planning and whatnot. It's been a collaborative effort. My wife wants to get two kinds of rolls - one kind that can be bought at a grocery store and then rolls from Hartz chicken. She thinks they are the bomb. They are good, I admit it, but I didn't think they were good enough to warrant a special trip. I didn't say anything though. Fast forward to this morning: Wife: "I decided not to get the Hartz rolls after all." Ojo: (laughing) "Okay, good. It was a dumb idea anyway." (bold move, Cotton, I know) Wife: "It wasn't dumb, it just wasn't..." Ojo: "Smart?" (laughing) Wife: (getting pissed) "It wasn't a dumb idea; I just decided against it, okay?" Ojo: "The rolls themselves were not a dumb idea. Making a special trip for a second type of roll in light of all of the other shit we are doing is what I thought was dumb." Wife: "I don't know why this is even a discussion." Ojo: "I agree." Fin. Now wife will be pissed off at me for two weeks. I was trying to be funny.
  16. That means Carlos isn't coming back and they know it. It also means that if they sign Marte, they're probably cool with Jeremy Pena starting the season at SS. This is our concern, dude.
  17. This. You can't read anything into the length of deliberations here. They probably spent the whole first day just reading the fucking thing again.
  18. Somewhat enchubbened.
  19. Also, I wonder if this makes Correa's decision harder. Probably not. But maybe. But probably not.
  20. Nobody wants a work stoppage. Horrible for everyone. They are going to get a deal done for sure.
  21. Well, I'll. Be. Damned.
  22. How does Pete Davidson pull down the ass he does? I don't get it.
  23. Well, she certainly gets my vote for grudge fuck of the year.
  24. DING!DING!DING!DING!DING! YOU ARE THE WINNER!!! YOU HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF UTTERING THIS PHRASE FOR THE 100,000,000TH TIME!
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