DC Tom Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: He's done...Jussie Smollett's 'scenes on Empire have been cut and show writers are scrambling to fill in the gaps' amid 'hoax' attack scandal </snip> Poor guy. First he gets lynched by Trump supporters, then the Chicago PD, now Fox... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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row_33 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 17 hours ago, unbillievable said: No one committed a crime, until he filed a report to the police. That's probably what he was contemplating during the 40minutes it took him to call 911. eating his perfectly preserved Subway sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 17 hours ago, unbillievable said: No one committed a crime, until he filed a report to the police. The letter he received had a white powder in it. That - using the mail to perpetrate a terrorist hoax - is a rather serious federal crime. Even if you mail the crushed Tylenol to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: He's done...Jussie Smollett's 'scenes on Empire have been cut and show writers are scrambling to fill in the gaps' amid 'hoax' attack scandal </snip> Jussie has been kidnapped!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 The full horror of Jussie Smollett’s botched plot starting to scare progressivesAmerican Thinker, by Thomas Lifson Original Article Why Does the Media Keep Falling for Obvious Hoaxes? by Andy Ngo Because Hate-Crime Hoaxes Reflect America’s Sickness On January 29, tabloid news site TMZ broke the shocking story that Jussie Smollett, a gay black entertainer and progressive activist, had been viciously attacked in Chicago. Two racist white men had fractured his rib, poured bleach on him, and tied a noose around his neck. As they were leaving, they shouted the ominous words: “This is MAGA country” — a reference to President Trump’s campaign slogan. MSNBC reported the rumor that they were even wearing MAGA hats. Leaks from the Chicago police over the weekend, however, indicate that Smollett likely paid two Nigerian-American brothers he knew to orchestrate the attack. Smollett denied any wrongdoing through a statement released to the media by his lawyers. That the original story broke days just after the Covington narrative fell apart last month didn’t stop it from spreading quicker than a wildfire. Within hours of TMZ’s report, some of America’s most influential politicians and celebrities amplified the story — and the belief that America is a dangerous place for minorities — to millions across the world. 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Cory Booker described the attack as “an attempted modern-day lynching.” He used the incident to press for more hate-crime legislation. California senator Kamala Harris, who is leading the polls for the 2020 race, repeated Booker’s words. Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the attack as “an affront to our humanity.” Freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez castigated media for describing the incident as a “possible” hate crime. Her colleague Rashida Tlaib wrote that “the right wing is killing and hurting our people.” Numerous media outlets exploited the incident. GQ published an essay by Joshua Rivera arguing that the racist, homophobic attack on Smollett is white America’s “endgame.” The Bay Area’s Mercury News ran a report implying that those who voiced skepticism were peddling a “conspiracy theory.” When news leaks from the Chicago police painted an image of Smollett being generally uncooperative, a second phase of reactions were weaponized against doubters. Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson tweeted to his million followers that Fox 32 Chicago reporter Rafer Weigel was “responsible for much of the misinformation disseminated by Chicago PD ‘sources.’” Weigel was one of the local journalists who reported leaks that turned out to be accurate. McKesson did not respond to me when I asked if the source of his accusation was Smollett. The president of the Human Rights Campaign, Chad Griffin, echoed McKesson, saying that “this is exactly the treatment that victims of hate crimes fear and why they often stay silent.” Griffin also did not respond when I asked if he was in contact with Smollett. On February 14, Smollett gave his first sit-down interview about the alleged attack on Good Morning America. A credulous Robin Roberts gave a softball interview that highlighted his emotions rather than evidence. “It feels like if I had said [the suspect] was a Muslim, or a Mexican, or someone black, I feel like the doubters would have supported me much more,” Smollett said. The strategy was clear: If you doubt him, you are motivated by racism. Now that Smollett’s story has all but fallen apart, some of the loudest voices two weeks ago are suddenly quiet. Yesterday Senator Booker wouldn’t respond to the recent developments in Smollett’s story despite having been one of the first to express outrage. Instead, he pivoted to talking about right-wing terrorism and white supremacy. Now many are asking, “Why would Jussie do this?” To me it’s all but clear. Jussie Smollett’s hoax is symptomatic of America’s illness. Because of the mainstreaming of academia’s victimhood culture, we are now in a place where we place more value on being a victim than on being heroic, charitable, or even kind. Victims or victim groups high on intersectionality points are supposed to be coveted, treated with child gloves, and believed unreservedly. Their “lived experience” gives them infinite wisdom. Those who urge caution are treated as bigots. Outside of the rare prosecution for faking a hate crime, the incentives for being a victim — real or imagined — are endless. Anyone not blinded by bias or panic should have been skeptical of Smollett’s story from the beginning. He openly harbors an intense hatred for Donald Trump and his supporters, going so far as comparing them to Klansmen. That his alleged attackers perfectly fit this description should have raised eyebrows across the political spectrum. The cartoony, screenplay-villain portrayal of white Trump supporters was outrageously comical. But to insulated urban progressives who have little to no experience interacting with conservatives, a Trump supporter may as well be synonymous with evil. Hate-crime hoaxes are found in collective conflicts,” Jason Manning tells me. Manning is a sociologist at West Virginia University and a co-author of the 2018 book The Rise of Victimhood Culture. “Perpetrators might not even think of them as [false] accusations since in many cases they see it as an attempt to draw attention to a real problem. To the extent that modern society increasingly valorizes victimhood, claiming victim status through outright lies will become more attractive.” While I can only speculate as to Smollett’s motives, perhaps a clue can be found in his bioline on Twitter. Smollett writes: “I am simply here to help save the world.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 progressives don't care about truth or lessons, they just move onto the next '2 minutes of hate" every hour and invent something new for rage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 "as instances of actual racism get harder and harder to find, the search to find such bigotry becomes increasingly frenzied and unmoored from reality." The Frenzied Search for Racism by Heather MacDonald Elites bought Jussie Smollett"s story because it confirmed their cherished narrative about a hateful America The Jussie Smollett case, in which a young black, gay actor has apparently concocted a tale of being attacked by two white men wearing MAGA hats and shouting anti-gay slurs, is just the latest example of how desperately media elites want to confirm their favored narrative about America: that the country is endemically and lethally racist, sexist, and homophobic, and that the election of Donald Trump both proves and reinforces such bigotry. Smollett made a not-irrational wager that a patently preposterous narrative about an anti-black, anti-gay hate crime at 2 A.M. in subzero Chicago would be embraced by virtually the entirety of the mainstream media, leading Democratic politicians, Hollywood, and academia, with no one in these cohorts bothering to fact-check his narrative or entertain even armchair skepticism toward it. He also presumed, again with good reason, that to claim victim status would catapult him to the highest echelons of public admiration and accomplishment. And he was right. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker called it a “modern-day lynching.” Joe Biden warned that “we must no longer give this hate safe harbor,” his implication being that we need to stop winking at such racist attacks. If Beale Street Could Talk’s Barry Jenkins lamented, “This what all that hateful mongering has wrought. Are you PROUD???” Good Morning America interviewed Smollett without asking a single critical question about his story. The examples are as numerous as the retractions will be minimal. More at the Link: https://www.city-journal.org/jussie-smollett-bigotry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 56 minutes ago, B-Man said: The full horror of Jussie Smollett’s botched plot starting to scare progressivesAmerican Thinker, by Thomas Lifson Original Article Don't worry. The best way to skip over this embarrassing leftist nutjob is to dig up an old story to remind everyone that America sucks. This is now trending on Twitter just below Bernie's annoucement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: Don't worry. The best way to skip over this embarrassing leftist nutjob is to dig up an old story to remind everyone that America sucks. This is now trending on Twitter just below Bernie's annoucement. Yeah, I posted about that earlier in the What have the democrats done for last 2 years Thread. It's almost as if The Duke hasn't been dead for 39 years. Of course, he was only emboldened to say these terrible things because Donald Trump is president. Liberals are scum. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 HERE’S A LIST OF HOAX ‘HATE CRIMES’ IN THE TRUMP ERA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numark3 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 People staging crimes to prove a political point is beyond bizarre. Every time I see someone (liberal or conservative) do it, I always wonder why they don’t have something better to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 they went through a phase of churches being torched and then found that almost all were set by damaged members of their own church Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 38 minutes ago, Crayola64 said: People staging crimes to prove a political point is beyond bizarre. Every time I see someone (liberal or conservative) do it, I always wonder why they don’t have something better to do... Identity. Being oppressed and victimized is such a deeply-held part of their self-image, they will create oppression and victimization to validate their own self-image. Not being sarcastic or glib. How people identify themselves is so psychologically powerful that people will do anything to avoid violating it, including killing themselves or murdering others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 The Left Will Prove MAGA Hatred is Real Even if They Need to Manufacture the Examples . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, B-Man said: The Left Will Prove MAGA Hatred is Real Even if They Need to Manufacture the Examples . maybe they instead could do something useful to help someone real who needs help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keepthefaith Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Jussie's a victim. The racist public environment created by Trump over the past 2 years obviously drove him to carry out a hoax. Hopefully he gets the help he needs and he deserves our sympathy and support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, keepthefaith said: Jussie's a victim. The racist public environment created by Trump over the past 2 years obviously drove him to carry out a hoax. Hopefully he gets the help he needs and he deserves our sympathy and support. Jussie deserves a Nobel Peace Prize 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Jussie deserves a Nobel Peace Prize And it still wouldn't be more stupid than giving one to Obama. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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