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16 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

About this image. From BBC

"There's something in the nature of a still image that deeply affects the viewer and stays with them," says Ben Wright, associate director for communications at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

The centre, based at the University of Texas at Austin, houses Adams's archive of photos, documents and correspondence.

"The film footage of the shooting, while ghastly, doesn't evoke the same feelings of urgency and stark tragedy."

But the photo did not - could not - fully explain the circumstances on the streets of Saigon on 1 February 1968, two days after the forces of the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong launched the Tet Offensive. Dozens of South Vietnamese cities were caught by surprise.

Heavy street fighting had pitched Saigon into chaos when South Vietnamese military caught a suspected Viet Cong squad leader, Nguyen Van Lem, at the site of a mass grave of more than 30 civilians.

Adams began taking photos as Lem was frogmarched through the streets to Loan's jeep.

Loan stood beside Lem before pointing his pistol at the prisoner's head.

"I thought he was going to threaten or terrorise the guy," Adams recalled afterwards, "so I just naturally raised my camera and took the picture."

Lem was believed to have murdered the wife and six children of one of Loan's colleagues. The general fired his pistol.

"If you hesitate, if you didn't do your duty, the men won't follow you," the general said about the suddenness of his actions.

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I have a real simple question for the MAGAs.  And show you have some balls and actually answer it now.

If Trump suspends all or part of the 2026 midterm elections, and/or the 2028 presidential election, will you (a) be fine with it, (b) say you're not fine with it, but still support the admin, or (c) conclude that's out-of-bounds, and fully oppose the move, including no longer supporting the administration that ended elections in America?

It's actually important that you go on the record, and you know it is.....because we're rapidly moving to the point where that action is more likely than not to take place.

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Donald Trump's helicopter forced to make emergency landing in UK

Trump and first lady Melania Trump were aboard the helicopter as the first leg of their journey back to the United States.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2110486/donald-trump-helicopter-emergency-landing-UK

Gotta love this quote from the story. It about sums up dotard's existence perfectly:

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Speaking during a huddle with reporters shortly after takeoff, Trump had joked that he hoped they all made it home safely aboard Air Force One.

He joked: "Fly safely. You know why I say that? Because I'm on the flight,

"Otherwise I wouldn't care."

 

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2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Should have never stopped using “weird” to describe these people. They are just fucking crazy and attentions starved.

From the responses:

 

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I could probably defeat the DEI guy with one question about if he thinks universities should allow conservative viewpoints in their professorship and student body.  But after he says yes and I let him know that is DEI in action, he wouldn’t believe or understand it.  And we’d leave the interaction with him thinking he won the debate. 

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16 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I could probably defeat the DEI guy with one question about if he thinks universities should allow conservative viewpoints in their professorship and student body.  But after he says yes and I let him know that is DEI in action, he wouldn’t believe or understand it.  And we’d leave the interaction with him thinking he won the debate. 

Much like @Enchubben

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1 hour ago, Pancho said:

Should have never stopped using “weird” to describe these people. They are just fucking crazy and attentions starved.

I said this recently and got told I was an idiot and it wasn't enough. the thing is, it fucking worked. they flipped the fuck out when we called them weird. can't hurt to try, I guess

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1 minute ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

I said this recently and got told I was an idiot and it wasn't enough. the thing is, it fucking worked. they flipped the fuck out when we called them weird. can't hurt to try, I guess

Will cunts work?

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I have a real simple question for the MAGAs.  And show you have some balls and actually answer it now.

If Trump suspends all or part of the 2026 midterm elections, and/or the 2028 presidential election, will you (a) be fine with it, (b) say you're not fine with it, but still support the admin, or (c) conclude that's out-of-bounds, and fully oppose the move, including no longer supporting the administration that ended elections in America?

It's actually important that you go on the record, and you know it is.....because we're rapidly moving to the point where that action is more likely than not to take place.

You really think someone is gonna give you an honest answer. Even if they said option C I guarantee that when it does happen in 2026 they will rationale that's OK because of reasons

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