Louie CK is a stand-up comedian. Donald Trump is leader of the country. There are different standards. I'm not surprised that the party of shit-for-brains doesn't understand that.
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Louie CK is a stand-up comedian. Donald Trump is leader of the country. There are different standards. I'm not surprised that the party of shit-for-brains doesn't understand that.
GalacticAE
Member
He's not honest. He's a hypocrite. He started some dumb racist smear campaign that he knew wasn't true. He also criticized the last president for things he does regularly. I agree with you he is an asshole though.
Here's an old article that highlights some of it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...inefield-of-hypocrisy/?utm_term=.f2d726ebfb67
here's a good one
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump...rite-in-chief-for-signing-50-executive-orders
here are some more
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/how-donald-trump-s-old-tweets-haunt-him-today-n766366
shut up smelly
This used to be such a great place, now it's just full of junior member's and their fantasies of comuppence against imaginary persecutors.
sans_pants
avec_pénis
but they weren't wrong (except about who won the election)
he's been a horrible, miserable president that doesn't have any qualifications or attention span to run the most powerful nation in the world
wondermega
Member
His statement was appropriate, but feels some what disingenuous given that these allegations have been quite known for years now, and he didn't say anything. If he wanted to, I'm sure his partners and hangers-on wouldn't be too happy about that - face it, that's a TON of people's jobs all on the line. Up until the current climate no one really gave a shit about any of this stuff, so even if it was kinda out there, no precedent really for worrying too much about "old skeletons from the past."
Now a whole bunch of people's careers and lives are fucked up and it's all on him and he knows this. That's gotta be a shitty feeling on top of everything else.
Now a whole bunch of people's careers and lives are fucked up and it's all on him and he knows this. That's gotta be a shitty feeling on top of everything else.
PabloBolivar
Banned
Who is the party for shit for brains?
The one that elected a spiteful toddler as president of the united states. The one that elects the leaders of our country with these kinds of priorities:
The party that's laying waste to our country. The one filled with shit for brains people.
AmaiMask
Banned
That was Trump speaking as a citizen before realizing the realities of being POTUS, that's totally different from preaching about how morally bankrupt another person is while being morally bankrupt yourself. As I said, Trump's never once claimed to be any sort of virtuous individual. He's an asshole and knows it, that's why his supporters like him. Most politicians are pieces of trash that then go on to act like their upstanding people, like pretty much all the candidates Trump went up against alongside the Hollywood elites running their mouths and virtue signalling. Trump is who he is and makes no apologies for it. He's not a hypocrite.
This is some Alabama GOP level mental gymnastics.
Night Angel
Member
Is a hypocrite someone who does what he criticised others for doing? There's an entire subreddit dedicated to Trump tweeting against shit he's doing in his presidency.
He's a hypocrite, 100%. He's not alone in that, but you can't honestly believe he's not walking different than his talk.
AmaiMask
Banned
As I've said, speaking in ignorance on the sidelines before stepping up to the plate and realizing what you're dealing with isn't hypocrisy. Speaking self-righteously against another person's moral failings while having skeletons in your own closet however is. So many Hollywood SJWs ran their mouths about how morally reprehensible Trump is, and now all sorts of information is coming out that's damning them. Now it's coming out that George Takei was accused of sexual assault in the 80s or something. It just doesn't stop, all these two-faced Hollywood elites being exposed.
This is truly a wonderful year.
Night Angel
Member
Ignorance doesn't excuse hypocrisy.
AmaiMask
Banned
I think it totally does. Trump, like many who criticized Obama, simply didn't fully understand the tasks that being POTUS entails. I'm sure the majority of those who criticized Obama would do many of the exact same things policy wise despite speaking against it as citizens once faced with new information and facts. I don't think that's hypocrisy at all. You simply had no idea and were speaking on things you had no true knowledge on. That's very much different than criticizing a persons personal character while you're fully aware of the sins you yourself have committed.
Edit: Double quote by mistake.
He complained about Obama's golfing and has already eclipsed it. Hypocrite.
He has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault and harassment. Repeat sex offender.
He is as awful as the rest and very likely among the worst. The only difference is not only has he evaded punishment, but he has been elected to the highest office. Seems like electing him isn't something to be proud of.
GalacticAE
Member
He definitely talks out his ass. He promoted a dishonest and racist campaign for years and cries about "fake news". He's a liar and hypocrite. He cries corruption and crookedness and now we're looking at an fbi investigation on his campaign which is apparently expanding. He even had a Made in the USA event where he says companies should hire and produce in America. That's like Harvey Weinstein presents Women in the Workplace Week.
So you chose a complete fucking idiot because you dont like them fancy liberal elites?
Read the transcript of Tumps first phone call to the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. This is a candid conversation between two adults. Trump literally cant understand simple concepts. Its fucking chilling.
He is what stupid people think rich people are like.
AmaiMask
Banned
I would rather have an idiot in the white-house than a cunning, deceitful woman who basically had the entire political system, media, Hollywood, and majority of Americans on her side. It's way too dangerous to have a person as morally corrupt as Hillary with that much power. There'd be much less chance to stop her from corrupting our systems of checks and balances than with Trump, who by your own admission is an idiot.
AmaiMask
Banned
Ok, I'll give you the golf one, but I'd barely say that's the same as criticizing a person's very character. And Trump may or may not be a sexual offender, but I don't recall him ever calling anybody else out for being one, or virtue signalling as being some champion for women's rights. In fact I'm pretty sure he's openly insulted plenty of women without apology numerous times. So how's that make him a hypocrite?
Night Angel
Member
He doesn't have to be a hypocrite in every way, but you're really missing the point. Him being a hypocrite is less damning than him being a sexual harrasser, isn't it?
I don't get why it's better that he's not hiding his shitty behavior behind "virtue signalling" when his shitty behavior is what's being put on blast in the first place.
I don't get why it's better that he's not hiding his shitty behavior behind "virtue signalling" when his shitty behavior is what's being put on blast in the first place.
Grinchy
Banned
No, he didn't touch anyone. Gotta make it more extreme, I guess.
Someone will post the definition of molest, "assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually" and say that's what he did, so therefore he's a molester.
jfc we get it that you want daddy Trump to lock you in a room and beat his orange chode in front of you. Shut up about Trump already.
Did Donald holding you down over a bed and calling you Ivanka while putting a wig on you make you dumber. Or was it the best genes he inseminated you with?
Gatling Groink
Banned
So how about that Louis CK.
Oh come on. Catcalling. That's the biggiest example of unwanted advances many women deal with, and it's treated as a joke. Now, I wouldn't say catcalling is automatically assault but I have female friends that avoid places alone because of unwanted advances from men.
When someone reports an encounter even on this site, women are discredited even with proof. All countries have issues with women's issues to varying degrees. As a guy I know that when I'm alone I won't be approached by men and there is the fact that louis ck didn't jack off in front of guys ( so far ).
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On another note, I don't respect louis ck's op ed because he utilized the Weinstein scandal to finally come forward when he could have done so ages ago. And even with his new film, from what I've heard theres a scene with a dude is jacking off in front of women and I can only conclude that he's drawing from personal experience. He's grimy.
llien
Member
It would help if you wouldn't mix very different types of offence.
Which the recent revelations was about catcalling? (which majority of aged women do not view as harassment either) Can you cite a single example of a sexual assault (however broad that term is) not being taken seriously?
Could you please provide concrete example?
I find this part of your comment ironic, after accusations vs Kevin Spacey that we've learned recently.
quickwhips
Member
You dont win discussions by name calling. I learned this as a child. This is why political discussions cant happen on this forum. You could have made your point with out this or you shouldnt have posted. Some gaf members have a bad tendency when you dont agree on either side to jump to name calling or lumping everyone together.
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Deleted member 713885
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Oh, another pervy Democrat?!
Who would have thought that possible!? /s
Who would have thought that possible!? /s
Still hypocritical. That was the point. People throwing rocks from a glass house.
I don't think liberals, despite all their virtue signaling, care too much either, going by their actions.
Louis CK has been dropped from Netflix and The Orchard is not going ahead with the release of his film, costing them a lot of money. Try again.
I don't see your point. What do business decisions have to do with what I said?
They're actions by the [scarequotes]THE LIBERALS[/scarequotes]. I realize you're an idiot desperate for a win for your team, but try to keep up.
I'm not on a team. I simply said that a lot of people on the left are two faced and don't practice what they preach. Louis CK was dropped from Netflix for pr reasons and to protect their business, not as a moral statement. These accusations aren't new.
deadscreensky
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Hey, I like the substance of the arguments you're making, but you should chill out with the insults. People blatantly and deliberately pretending not to understand a simple comparison because it goes against their tribe look bad enough already, there's no need for hostile name-calling.
CampbellzSoup
Member
Telling someone to drink bleach is probably not going to win you any fans...
AmaiMask
Banned
I think being a hypocrite is worse than being an openly shitty person in general quite honestly. I think it's better for a person to be honestly bad than pretending to be good. That's why I despise SJWs who act like they're goody two-shoes and holier-than-thou, pointing out microagressions and whatnot; like all those Hollywood celebrities bashing on Trump did.
That wasn't Trump virtue signalling, that was him countering Hillary and exposing her hypocrisy on attacking him for his "Pussy grab" comment. Hillary stood by and defended her husband who took advantage of and sexually assaulted multiple women. That pic actually proves my point about SJWs who love to virtue signal being self-righteous hypocrites.
Night Angel
Member
If you think hypocrisy is worse than sexual assault, your worldview is fucked, bro.
PabloBolivar
Banned
Every thread devolves into a Trump discussion. There must be some kind of term for that BS
What? No he's not. He's infamous for being a liar. The guy has a backstabbing streak a mile long.
The One and Done
Member
So aside from what he did being irresponsible, disresptful, and inappropriate, he didn't actually do anything criminal. Beside the woman over the phone, each gave consent. It may be gross and abuse of power but it wasn't illegal.
I hope we don't put him in the same category as Spacey, Weinstein, Cosby, etc. because it diminishes the weight of those egregiously illegal acts.
I hope we don't put him in the same category as Spacey, Weinstein, Cosby, etc. because it diminishes the weight of those egregiously illegal acts.
CampbellzSoup
Member
The One and Done;253007397 said:
Showing a woman your cock without her asking is illegal.
moose fatcat
Banned
hahahaha
Why do the willfully ignorant always do this "can you provide a bibliography of sources" bit?
It's like, if being reasonable was going to change your mind, you wouldn't be performing this rhetorical charade.
"Hmm you say women tend to not report sexual assault and rape due to being not believed? Well I have never heard of this and I don't believe it, and take it from me, a learned man who knows all 'aged women' love being catcalled."
Good lord.