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I don’t hate this. Funny translation aside, it’s not a bad thing that Trump wants to build better relations, and deescalate tensions, with “frenemy” countries like Pakistan and, to a degree, Russia.

The idea that you think this is a “ridiculous claim” is a perfect example of why there will never be consensus on the difference between real and “fake” news.  

I starred this one for my turnip joke, though.

I did not star myself and have never been involved in turnip cultivation or transportation.

“Oddly enough, some Jews don’t seem to mind anti-Semitism so much these days; conservative Jewish organization Zionist Organization of America attacked the ADL for its “character assassination” of Steve Bannon, Trump’s newly-appointed chief strategist.”

Is it really that they “don’t mind,” or could it be that they…

Which is strange, because I asked a reasonable question which you dodged - is a government official’s word evidence by itself? I have no idea why questioning official narratives gets me labeled a “paid shill working for Moscow.” Seems like the person adamantly defending the government would be more worthy of the “paid…

The word of a government official is enough evidence for you? And you call me a government troll? Try thinking critically.

Why don’t you provide the evidence that Putin was behind any of this, then?

OK, so before I dig up the polling data to prove my point, what is your interpretation for Trump’s victory? Obviously his supporters were too stupid to see who he really is.

Nothing to do with the point I made.

Yet I still see commenters claiming that Hillary lost because of her emails. People are struggling to get by and desperate for change - at any cost.

First of all, there is no evidence tying Putin to any of this beyond accusations from US officials. Second of all, what exactly did Putin do here beyond, essentially, a PR campaign, if he was in fact behind this? Do you think the US doesn’t do the same type of stuff all around the world? What do you think the CIA’s…

I hope you circle back to this post in 4 years - after WW3 has not come to pass - and realize how insane this sounds.

“You think we’re post-racial? You think just because gays can marry and we had a black president there’s no more racism?”

The idea that 60M people voted for Trump because they’re “racists” is exactly the type of self-righteous thinking that lead to Clinton getting demolished. Trump won because the establishment has utterly failed the majority of this country - they voted for him despite his flaws, not because of them.

Thanks for not including, “Blame the media for all the FREE PRESS they gave Trump over the past year and the HORSERACE COVERAGE that legitimized his candidacy and positioned him as a mainstream alternative to Hillary Clinton.”

I’ve seen this one a lot today, particularly among the NYT commentariat, and it is terrible.…

Exactly. Stay woke.

You’re clearly asking to be praised for your position by posting it in a place where you are preaching almost exclusively to the choir.

Is bringing your five year old to the bar with you on Sundays the most Bills fan thing ever?