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33. Greenwald is saying that no one who considers history could possibly

Reply to DisgustipatedinCA (Reply #32)

Thu May 8, 2014, 07:40 PM

May 2014

support the US helping find those girls.

And that anyone who does support such assistance is in fact engaging in a "horrifying" willingness to learn from history.

It's Greenwald pretty much condemning everyone who disagrees with him about the US being the source of all evil, as he always does, being the massively egotistical libertarian asshole tool he is.

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Glenn Greenwald did not say that searching for the Nigerian kidnapped girls is horrifying [View all] Jemon May 2014 OP

Well.... Cali_Democrat May 2014 #1

yup JI7 May 2014 #7

It's not about Comrade Eddie!!!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #21

Are you saying ProSense May 2014 #2

I loved diagramming sentences Why Syzygy May 2014 #6

Who's ignoring? JaneyVee May 2014 #9

Ignoring Why Syzygy May 2014 #11

But do we have proof they're being ignored now JaneyVee May 2014 #14

You're spinning. ProSense May 2014 #18

I don't Why Syzygy May 2014 #23

You call it "spinning". Others refer to it as "reading". DisgustipatedinCA May 2014 #32

Greenwald is saying that no one who considers history could possibly geek tragedy May 2014 #33

Thank you for confirming the OP's point. Electric Monk May 2014 #17

Oh brother. ProSense May 2014 #20

Errr.... Adrahil May 2014 #22

Twitter is a notoriously poor medium for communication gratuitous May 2014 #24

the embedded assumption being that anyone who disagrees with St. Glenn's isolationism geek tragedy May 2014 #34

Fuck greenwald Egnever May 2014 #3

Maybe not, but it was still fucking stupid. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #4

No. His tweet was tone deaf. NuclearDem May 2014 #5

Just like Bundy was taken out of context 4now May 2014 #8

So what is it you think he was saying? frazzled May 2014 #10

Well then, post the context that makes it OK. jeff47 May 2014 #12

No he said the US getting involved, based on our history Rex May 2014 #13

Glenn who? Rowdyboy May 2014 #15

that one made me laugh randys1 May 2014 #27

Leave Greenwald Alone!!!!...nt SidDithers May 2014 #16

What the fuck does Comrade Eddie have to do with this? nt msanthrope May 2014 #19

So please tell us what the context is? sheshe2 May 2014 #25

Jemon joined Monday. You should welcome him!!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #26

Dang me, I forgot my manners! sheshe2 May 2014 #28

LOL Cali_Democrat May 2014 #30

The more he self-admits that his ushering in a new Libertarian era has failed... randome May 2014 #29

Glen said that having the feminists from the West help in Progressive dog May 2014 #31