UNDlaw80

Everybody involved in these riots are cowards and ***holes, across the board. That said, it does take a special kind of scaredy-cat to show up at a brawl with a firearm. Top to bottom this seems to be the radical right's mode of operation more so than the radical left's.

On the entirety? Yes, white supremacists are more ideologically and politically driven than the gangland thugs in Chicago, hence the potential risk for terrorism, threat to institutions and our way of life. That said, the overall terrorist threat is low all across the board. Nonetheless, their political threat isnt limited to terrorism. Just wait till election day when these inbreds start ‘monitoring polls' like the Donald called for his supporters to do. That’s gonna be a blast in certain areas.

C’mon, don’t be difficult, you know the difference. Thugs in Chicago aren’t aiming to affect national policy, sway national public or policy via violence. Hence the difference between ‘terror threat to the United States’ and street crime.

I disagree that it's the prevailing thought. Nonetheless, if others think this is the case, be my guest. Just don't use it as justification to blame minorities/outsiders....which is what Trump is doing in many instances. Btw, my comment wasn't aimed at you personally.

I disagree entirely. That said, if you believe this is the case, the vitriol should be aimed at the 'white liberals' causing the problem; not the immigrant/minority group. Trump is primarily doing the latter. Being labeled racist is no justification for responding in a racist manner.

No, being white, in and of itself, doesn't make you racist. A person's actions make you racist. That said, I agree that racist whites are more apt to be called out for racism than racist blacks. Double standard?...certainly. But I tend to believe this is because racism, in it's entirety, affect blacks/Hispanic/minorities more than it does whites. Tyranny of the majority. But that's just my opinion. Regardless, this double standard is no justification for racism or dislike towards other groups.

No way! Difference is, white supremacists are the greatest terror threat this country faces. DHS - White supremacists are the deadliest domestic terror threat facing the U.S., listed above the immediate danger from foreign terrorist groups. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/04/white-supremacists-terror-threat-dhs-409236

C'mon, you're smarter than that. Quit trying to justify racism. Racial/ethnic resentment, negative attitudes toward the outsider and opposition to changing demographics has been the norm in this country since our inception. Every new immigrant group that rocked the boat was thoroughly **** on by 'traditional America' out of fear of change. Look at the Irish, Italians, Jews, Chinese, etc. etc. Today those groups are the Latinos and the exploding black population. What we’re currently experiencing is par-for-the-course. History repeats itself. That said, it doesn’t make it right or ethical.

House panel releases FBI memo on white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement. A House panel released a 2006 FBI intelligence memo that highlights concerns by the agency about the threat of white supremacists trying to infiltrate law enforcement. https://www.fox23.com/news/local/house-panel-releases-fbi-memo-white-supremacist-infiltration-law-enforcement/5XMAISKEY5FYBKXJUVP52L3ORA/

Right, but black supremacist and black nationalist groups aren’t garnering anywhere near the traction white supremist groups are nowadays. This isn't rocket science - America is culturally changing which is giving rise to white racial resentment. Trump is feeding this frenzy with his dog whistle rhetoric. If Trump knows anything it’s PR. He knows exactly what is hardcore base wants to hear, hence his reluctance to thoroughly denounce and disown white nationalism every single time he's asked about it.

Biggest takeaway from that disaster of a debate?.... Trump telling white supremacists to ‘stand by’.

In theory they do. In practice we have the power to make them do what's in our interests. Ruthless, but that's how it works.

The loser of this debate is Chris Wallace. What a ****show of interruptions.

C'mon, you can't be that oblivious. George Floyd has effectively been transformed into a symbol. (Based on what happened to him) he was the right guy at the right time. He was a rallying point. When people 'take a knee' for George Floyd they are taking a knee for what he symbolizes, which is the need for equality. This is nothing out of the ordinary. There exists many 'great' individuals throughout history who were total POS in their personal lives, yet we iconize them as they’ve become symbols of the ideals we cherish.

Ha! Just read Trump deducted $70,000 for styling his hair and $100,000 for Ivanka's hair and makeup artist. My God the comedy just writes itself. The costs of maintaining personal appearance are not deductible. Writing off a hair transplant is entirely illegal.

Impossible to say without knowing more specifics. That aside, almost all companies have an internal conflict of interest policy that prohibits such a scenario. Shareholders are keen on this. Keep in mind, decisions typically need to be approval by the board of directors. This prevents any single individual from personally benefitting from a transaction. This is business ethics 101. Plus, your scenario is entirely illegal for a public company, or a private company who uses government funds or contracts. (Was the Trump Co. also using government money to fund the Vancouver and Hawaii projects? I don't know). Then there's state laws, laws governing certain types of businesses, etc. As it pertains to taxes, according to the IRS, the fee arrangement must be an ordinary and necessary part of operating the company. The Trump co. funneling an extravagant amount of money to Ivanka (who also happened to be a Trump co executive) for 'consulting fees' in a construction project is anything but ordinary and necessary. Good lord, that's just blatant shenanigans. If someone owning a small business did the equivalent the IRS would come down like a hammer. But letting illegality slide for the upper 1% is what the IRS does best.

No, they can’t hire whoever they want. The $747,622 figure came from Ivanka's financial disclosure when she joined the White House in 2017, meaning she was still a company executive when this deal went down. Or as the NYT wrote, Ivanka "had been an executive officer of the Trump companies that received profits from and paid the consulting fees for both projects,". You cannot be a co-executive (inside the company) and an outside consultant. That consulting-fee arrangement is not legal.

In addition to being under investigation for money laundering, this coming out is probably a good reason why Parscale went on his suicidal rampage. His fingerprints are undoubtedly all over it.

It was a tinderbox. Things erupted everywhere after Kent State. But, life goes on, and things eventually leveled-out within a few weeks. The difference between now and then? Nixon wasn't fanning the flames, nor 'trolling' protesters at every opportunity. Trump is doing so and it prolongs, eggs-on and exacerbates problems. Sweet Jesus, I can only imagine the 1960s if Johnson/Nixon acted like Trump. Wow.

Policy has always been divisive. This is nothing new. In and of itself, our current state of divisiveness doesn't stem from policy. It stems from Trump's intentional use of rhetoric to fan the flames of pre-existing divisions. We have a reality TV star as president who doesn't even pretend to represent the entirety of the nation. He's pitting us against ourselves for his own benefit.

How so? Gorsuch and Kavanaugh are typical republicans.

Any other Republican would have done the same.

That's all speculation at this point. Fact is, not since the civil war have we been this divided; and I lived through the turmoil of the 1960s. We at least had common ground as it pertained to discussion. We don't even have that anymore. This all blew-up tenfold under Trump, he set the tone. Unlike Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, not once has he espoused anything resembling national unity.