tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post4523459286518486686..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Trump's Hillary / Second Amendment Joke: Bullshit On Both SIdesWinston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-15710800865223638502016-08-10T12:05:41.743-04:002016-08-10T12:05:41.743-04:00I do not know thatI do not know thatWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-66714436724958644412016-08-10T11:48:25.469-04:002016-08-10T11:48:25.469-04:00But come on Winston, YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ME.But come on Winston, YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ME.Darius Jedburghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-82077996552102926842016-08-10T11:32:54.609-04:002016-08-10T11:32:54.609-04:00You're a pain in my ass, Jedburgh.You're a pain in my ass, Jedburgh.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-5996071101021475152016-08-10T11:24:50.420-04:002016-08-10T11:24:50.420-04:00I agree with Anon and L Carroll. In this context i...I agree with Anon and L Carroll. In this context it's not at all clear that there's a meaningful distinction between a joke and a threat. It's like the 'sheriff's badge' on the tweet: a figleaf of deniability. Certainly it won't make any difference in terms of inciting kil-crazy loons. The airport security line analogy occurred to me too. <br /><br />So I'm not Darius Jedburghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-67423385522125096502016-08-10T11:14:50.812-04:002016-08-10T11:14:50.812-04:00So, off the bat, I think everyone can agree that t...So, off the bat, I think everyone can agree that the statement, depending on context, could be either a joke or a threat, right? It could be a threat in line with "Well, I'd hate for something bad to happen to you..." or it could be an off-the-cuff joke that didn't go so well, or something in between. So, this isn't a case where it's <i>clearly</i> not a threat or it&#The Mystichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813641115915460692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-59287971073155505202016-08-10T10:23:43.279-04:002016-08-10T10:23:43.279-04:00Pretty much equivalent to the taboo against joking...Pretty much equivalent to the taboo against joking about bombs while in the security line at the airport. It just ain't done.<br /><br />Also, the former NSA guy's comment that anybody else saying that would earn a visit from the Secret Service is probably correct.Lewis Carrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-81297088634888047062016-08-09T19:58:46.743-04:002016-08-09T19:58:46.743-04:00Word.
I don't mean to say that it's not s...Word.<br /><br />I don't mean to say that it's not serious if it was a joke. I think it's way, way goddamn serious even if it's a joke. <br /><br />You do not joke about shooting the goddamn President.<br /><br />Simple rule.<br /><br />How hard is that to understand?<br /><br />Such a joke alone, and even without all the other insane things he's said, would probably be enoughWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-35711714611766149582016-08-09T19:54:18.443-04:002016-08-09T19:54:18.443-04:00I don't know whether it was a joke or not, tho...I don't know whether it was a joke or not, though I think it's more likely that it was a joke. I guess our standards for judging whether someone is making a death threat or inciting assassination should be a little more stringent, though at the same time I'd hope the Secret Service would take this more seriously than you or me. If it was a joke it was extremely reckless. I'm not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com