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Old 12-07-2018, 13:14   #1547
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Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by Mick View Post
No it is not Democratic, it’s bloody childish and pathetic. Trust the U.K. to show it can only do school yard politics, it’s divisive and not very diplomatic!
Surely it's actually very democratic? One of the cornerstones of a functioning democracy are that people are free to disagree with what is happening, and are free (within certain boundaries) to peacefully protest what is happening. They are also free to disagree with each other, again, peacefully. This is one thing the right wing forget. Even in this country, where the attitude of a lot of people (particularly the press) is "if you disagree with me, you are both wrong and a traitor". That is actually a very facist way of looking at things. A lot of Trump supporters certainly appear to have forgotten the right to peaceful protest. Ironically a right the the 2nd Amendment (which they frequently use to defend Gun use) was actually intended to defend.

Admittedly, that does not mean the balloon is not childish, but if Trump were a suitable world leader, I'd argue he'd not be offended by a mere bit of Mickey taking, after all, it's beneath him. He has far more important things to worry about than a balloon.
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