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[smjjames]

Article updated as he mentioned it a half hour later, kind of seems like an afterthought when done via tweet, and the 'so sad!' comment in this context smells of sarcasm to me. That's the problem when you try to communicate in 140 characters.

emojis, hashtags and tweetbites are the highest form of communication

has irony gone too far

I was gonna reply with 'how would you feel if Theresa May, or gods no, The QUEEN spoke like that', then saw the transparentized text in the quote box.

[Baffler]

Article updated as he mentioned it a half hour later, kind of seems like an afterthought when done via tweet, and the 'so sad!' comment in this context smells of sarcasm to me. That's the problem when you try to communicate in 140 characters.

I think you only read sarcasm because you look for it.

Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!

Seems pretty sincere to me.

[smjjames]

Article updated as he mentioned it a half hour later, kind of seems like an afterthought when done via tweet, and the 'so sad!' comment in this context smells of sarcasm to me. That's the problem when you try to communicate in 140 characters.

I think you only read sarcasm because you look for it.

Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!

Seems pretty sincere to me.

You're probably right. I know it's his, well, verbal tic, for lack of a better word, just doesn't seem appropriate here, and by appropriate I probably mean presidential.

[Loud Whispers]

You're probably right. I know it's his, well, verbal tic, for lack of a better word, just doesn't seem appropriate here, and by appropriate I probably mean presidential.

Tbf presidential speak sounds soulless too. That's the problem with world leaders dealing with tragedies and having script writers, the script writers often lack for imagination after so many tragedies

[birdy51]

It's the "So sad!" Portion. Were it not for that, the message would be sterile, but still serviceable.

[Loud Whispers]

Spoiler: rofl (click to show/hide)

[redwallzyl]

Spoiler: rofl (click to show/hide)

That flag is supposed to have yellow in it not black.

[Starver]

Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You're all among the best this nation produces.

Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!

Given that the helicopter crashed a few hours after the car incident, I find the delay interesting. Someone prodded him to look like he cared, probably.

[Loud Whispers]

Spoiler: rofl (click to show/hide)

That flag is supposed to have yellow in it not black.

The US flag also has 6 stripes and no stars. I'm thinking this is a fake historical document

[smjjames]

You know, I think I saw some Pan-African flags in some footage. Wondered what those red, black, green striped flags were.

edit: Or they weren't Pan-African, *shrug*

[SalmonGod]

The part where he claims "many sides" are responsible for the violence is extra special.

And David Duke puts out tweets today telling him to remember who put him in power.

[Playergamer]

Y'know what's funny? Nobody would've been hurt if the Charlottesville police had actually done their jobs. Instead, they had the great idea of pushing a bunch of alt-righters and a bunch of Antifa/protesters together and seeing what happened.

Note: When I say nobody would've been hurt, I'm using the logic that the guy who rammed into that crowd was probably pissed off about the rally being cancelled; he could've just wanted to kill people when he got there, in which case that still would've happened.

[Loud Whispers]

Y'know what's funny? Nobody would've been hurt if the Charlottesville police had actually done their jobs. Instead, they had the great idea of pushing a bunch of alt-righters and a bunch of Antifa/protesters together and seeing what happened.
Note: When I say nobody would've been hurt, I'm using the logic that the guy who rammed into that crowd was probably pissed off about the rally being cancelled; he could've just wanted to kill people when he got there, in which case that still would've happened.

To be fair I'm pretty certain US police training in dealing with protest to potential riot and general crowd control varies from state to state. How many people and horses did the police have at their disposal to marshal away the antifa and rw mobs? Plus I don't think the mayor ordered the police to create a clusterfuck that got the helicopter crash and all, sounds like a case of escalation out of control

[redwallzyl]

Spoiler: rofl (click to show/hide)

That flag is supposed to have yellow in it not black.

The US flag also has 6 stripes and no stars. I'm thinking this is a fake historical document

Hmm, i guess it is, yellow is also common color as its based off of the Ethiopian flag.

[Playergamer]

Y'know what's funny? Nobody would've been hurt if the Charlottesville police had actually done their jobs. Instead, they had the great idea of pushing a bunch of alt-righters and a bunch of Antifa/protesters together and seeing what happened.
Note: When I say nobody would've been hurt, I'm using the logic that the guy who rammed into that crowd was probably pissed off about the rally being cancelled; he could've just wanted to kill people when he got there, in which case that still would've happened.

To be fair I'm pretty certain US police training in dealing with protest to potential riot and general crowd control varies from state to state. How many people and horses did the police have at their disposal to marshal away the antifa and rw mobs? Plus I don't think the mayor ordered the police to create a clusterfuck that got the helicopter crash and all, sounds like a case of escalation out of control

A handful of ralliers and counter-protesters threw water bottles and crap at each other from across policd lines, and the police response was to declare an unlawful assembly, and, using state riot police, push the ralliers out of the park directly into contact with counter-protesters.

I was watching livestreams of this at the time, and it was just incredibly fucking stupid.