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Rittenhouse Verdict Reactions
Democrats are predictably unhinged. “This system isn’t built to hold white supremacists accountable. It’s why Black and brown folks are brutalized and put in cages while white supremacist murderers walk free.” I am mystified about how a trial of a white man for shooting three other white man is “white supremacy.”
Also, they’re blatantly lying about what happened. The chairman of the DCCC stated that Jacob Blake was 1) unarmed and 2) killed, neither of which is true. (Democrats lie about everything, all the time, but apparently, we are supposed to take them at their word when they swear they counted the votes honestly.)
Professional race-baiters are of course outraged. “We just witnessed a system built on white supremacy validate the terroristic acts of a white supremacist.” – Colin Kaepernick, my prior comment still applies.
Here’s a good one: One sexual predator angry that another fellow sexual predator was taken out and the killer escaped.
The Anti-Trumps seem to have decided on a common talking point: “Yes, he should have been acquitted, but he never should have been there!” I don’t think this is a principled talking point, I think it’s merely expedient; a way of hair-splitting that will keep their new, left-wing audiences and paymasters satisfied. It’s absurd to assert that Rittenhouse “shouldn’t have been there,” but the various rioters, rapists, and criminals should have.
Some, like the “Expert” Tom Nichols, are latching onto the “It would have been a different outcome if a black man were tried under the same circumstances.” Not only are hypotheticals unpersuasive, a black man was, in fact, tried under similar circumstances and found not guilty. So that entire contention is racialist garbage.
And of course, if you had a drinking contest to take a shot every time a leftist squealed “He crossed state lines,” you would have died of alcohol poisoning about 38 seconds after the verdict.
And those are just the tip of the iceberg. What crazy reactions have you seen?
Never-Trumpers have a lot in common with moderate Muslims. They may not want to kill us themselves, but they’re happy to have it done for them. They feel it’s wrong for us to resist.
Someone posted a map showing that one of the rioters, maybe the survivor, traveled fortyish miles while Kyle traveled around fifteen. So who really was the out of town trouble maker?
Here’s a “good” one:
And here’s a nice summary: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/11/crazed-reactions-to-the-rittenhouse-verdict.php
My favorite is the last one about the prosecutors preparing an “appeal.” What a maroon.
And a nincowpoop.
Still can’t believe they let him off. I figured he would have been sacrificed on the altar of wokeness. Amazing he escaped. Maybe there is hope yet. Of course he should not have been put on trail in the first place.
now the jurors will have to watch their backs for a decade or two. Personally if I was a juror I would arm up and move out.
ACK! The Brits are usually more reliable than US media.
How did this vile, disgusting racist get so broken?
Sounds like libel to me. :)
She is upset because people may decide not to let BLM or Left mobs burn their stuff.
Epic rant by Ben Shapiro. I especially like the colonoscopy reference. Watch to the end.
Are they?
The rants are hilarious even if the headlines are infuriating. These people actually believe these things.
We often get news story of a perp who “led police on a two-state chase.” All he did was drive across the river 15 miles away while being pursued . . .
Actually, they print a lot of stories that don’t make it to the MSM here. However, it doesn’t mean they can’t inject leftist bias when they want to . . .
Yes, if I want to know about something going on in the US that seems to be underreported, I turn to the UK media. Although maybe not the Independent. . .
Yet the Coffee trial was just local news and Rittenhouse was national. And the case that involved only white people is the one that shows us how bad things are for black people in America?
Lawrence Tribe is also deploring the verdict, calling Rittenhouse a “vigilante” who shot “innocent people”. Typical Harvard liar. Presumably he feels that only members of the elites (like himself) and their pet identity groups are entitled to the right of self defense.
I like their perspective that there are places in this country that Americans are not supposed to go. Ask them to defend it.
The issue s not that Rittenhouse was there. There should have been hundreds of Rittenhouses there, maybe thousands. All saying March if you want but you destroy and be destroyed. If the government does not do its duty than others should.
Or arm up and wait.
But by current rules just waiting is itself against the law.
Brits have great libel laws
Nonexistent self defense laws and they are losing what free speech they had, but great libel laws.
Amen