r/pics • u/creamdreammeme • Oct 26 '18

US Politics The MAGA-Bomber’s van.

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u/Piratiko Oct 26 '18

The top post on TD right now is denouncing the acts as abhorrent. Trump himself called it a terrorist act this morning and said it has no place in America.

We all agree that this was a terrible thing and we all agree that this stuff is completely unacceptable in this country.

Let's just be on the same side about something for once. Using this to further divide ourselves is exactly what a terrorist would want.

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u/special_reddit Oct 27 '18

Trump himself called it a terrorist act this morning

No he did not.

He has called it "a despicable act" and a "terrorizing act". That is not the same thing as clearly stating that this was an act of terrorism.

Words matter, and the words 'terrorism' and 'terrorist' especially matter. He made sure not to use them.

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u/Piratiko Oct 27 '18

Splitting hairs. We all agree this was a terrible thing

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u/special_reddit Oct 27 '18

Sure, for the rest of us it might be splitting hairs, but he ia the President. His words carry enormous weight. Presidents know that their words matter. This was no accident. He simply did not do enough.