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15. I'm not so much embarrassed by Hillary.

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:07 PM

Apr 2016

I'm embarrassed by the fact that the American public has been hoodwinked by corporate propaganda, and are going to pass up the opportunity to elect a real progressive.

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Britain issues travel warning for LGBT people headed to U.S. [View all] trof Apr 2016 OP

The US is often a very scary and dangerous place for many people. It was wise of them to issue RKP5637 Apr 2016 #1

Yet immigrants flock here on a daily basis. Not many going to Britain. yeoman6987 Apr 2016 #119

Yep, I think the US is far better. One just has to be careful where they live. Some places are, RKP5637 Apr 2016 #120

"Not many going to Britain." <<< incorrect AntiBank Apr 2016 #121

Thanks. Actually I should have said some places in U.S. yeoman6987 Apr 2016 #122

Oh, Please RobinA Apr 2016 #2

I actually don't think it is. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #4

Nor I. SoapBox Apr 2016 #5

We agree again rock Apr 2016 #38

I don't either. n/t desmiller Apr 2016 #76

Then you should check out the UK territory of the Cayman Islands some time jberryhill Apr 2016 #83

Its hardly hypocritical Spacedog1973 Apr 2016 #105

On the GOTP's part, it surely is MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #8

Here's the actual warning. Please explain the overreaction Major Nikon Apr 2016 #9

Disagree. They may want to avoid the south altogether. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #12

as might all human beings olddad56 Apr 2016 #112

Then azureblue Apr 2016 #115

Please proceed..... Scruffy Rumbler Apr 2016 #16

There are people in this country who feel the urge to KILL someone they believe is gay. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #17

As a country, we are unfortunately not alone in that regard. whathehell Apr 2016 #24

Yeah, but part of the fun with our fanatics is they're terrified and heavily armed. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #52

All fanatics are terrified...The access to guns here is obviously greater whathehell Apr 2016 #67

It's part of the whole package. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #86

Agreed... whathehell Apr 2016 #20

Bull shit. Laws like these stir up the fuck-nut crazies. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2016 #36

I never said they were a good thing. whathehell Apr 2016 #42

Absolute nonsense. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #72

Literal minded, are we?..How about "holier than thou', or perhaps "Superior to thou"? whathehell Apr 2016 #74

You can think what you want. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #75

Yes, I'm aware of that.. whathehell Apr 2016 #77

Have you got a link for that? Bad Dog Apr 2016 #79

Here you go.. whathehell Apr 2016 #85

And it names the 2 states as where the problem is muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #92

No whathehell Apr 2016 #93

The 2 states have passed laws against transgender people using public bathrooms muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #96

The 2 states are the problem in their own states.. whathehell Apr 2016 #98

You've been arguing that the laws haven't made a difference muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #101

No whathehell Apr 2016 #106

So since you think not many transgender Brits go to those states, the Foreign Office shouldn't have muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #108

Still struggling for that "gotcha moment"? whathehell Apr 2016 #109

You as a nation do. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #94

No, we as a nation do not. whathehell Apr 2016 #99

Your "pockets of ignorance" have the ability to pass legislation. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #100

Lol..That might have something to do with the fact whathehell Apr 2016 #104

Boris is not alone. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #107

I'm sure he's not.. whathehell Apr 2016 #110

I thought you did that last post, Bad Dog Apr 2016 #111

Exaggerate much ? virgogal Apr 2016 #116

No, not at all. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #118

How so? -nt Bradical79 Apr 2016 #33

So you would go on vacation to a place that just made it leagal to refuse you a hotel room? arely staircase Apr 2016 #80

They can get arrested for using the bathroom they gender identify with. This is not an over-reaction Unicorn Apr 2016 #90

exactly nt moonbabygo Apr 2016 #95

There are many places in America where it is unsafe to be gay Marrah_G Apr 2016 #102

Really? What if a trans person gets locked up in NC for using the "wrong" bathroom? yellowcanine Apr 2016 #123

That's humiliating. procon Apr 2016 #3

Maybe they should be ''humiliated' for equatng two states whathehell Apr 2016 #21

Read the article again. procon Apr 2016 #30

The WaPo story headline would have made a better OP. whathehell Apr 2016 #43

I went with the first and only that I saw. trof Apr 2016 #45

It's not just 2 states Tempest Apr 2016 #31

"Considered" is not passed. whathehell Apr 2016 #41

It does show that the sentiment is there, however Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #50

Funny how he missed/didn't consider that. Tempest Apr 2016 #97

As a U.S. citizen it's embarrassing, TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #6

exactly. nt m-lekktor Apr 2016 #10

I'm not embarrassed by Hillary Clinton. Demit Apr 2016 #11

Well, you should be !! Shame! Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #13

I'm not so much embarrassed by Hillary. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #15

I see. I guess I took "frontrunner" to mean a person. Demit Apr 2016 #19

I will absolutely vote down ticket democrat, TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #25

?? you're going to withhold a Democratic vote for president Demit Apr 2016 #27

I'm more of a democrat than Hillary is. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #28

Not voting for Clinton is a vote for Drumpf Tempest Apr 2016 #32

No, a vote for Trump is a vote for Trump. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #37

So you're embarrassed that people would vote for Clinton, but you respect them. Demit Apr 2016 #46

Yes, I can respect people even when they do embarrassing things. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #49

Don't think he said that. charliea Apr 2016 #39

One thing that you don't consider. peace13 Apr 2016 #81

I think that is a valid point. YOHABLO Apr 2016 #14

Plus one for truth! Enthusiast Apr 2016 #18

We, unlike many European countries, have marriage equality whathehell Apr 2016 #22

I guess they hold us to a higher standard. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #26

France, May 13, 2013. Marriage equality is legalized. uppityperson Apr 2016 #29

Travel warning from the UK in regards to Russia. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #34

Russia is easy. Italy and Germany still do not have MARRIAGE equality. EllieBC Apr 2016 #57

Your point? Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #58

The UK territory of Cayman is utterly homophobic jberryhill Apr 2016 #84

All of which has NOTHING to do with the warning issued. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #89

I can be concerned about more than one thing at a time jberryhill Apr 2016 #91

the entire presidential campaign is an embarrassment Skittles Apr 2016 #48

So...now we're one of "those" countries... MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #7

Two states do not "America" make.. whathehell Apr 2016 #23

Agreed and that's exactly what the travel warning said (naming the two states concerned). Nihil Apr 2016 #65

The problem is that the signature line of the OP was misleading whathehell Apr 2016 #66

No, the problem is that you didn't read the OP properly and jumped to ... Nihil Apr 2016 #68

What part of "UK issues travel warning for LGBT people headed to US" do you not understand? whathehell Apr 2016 #69

The part where some impatient fuckwit jumps to an invalid conclusion, ... Nihil Apr 2016 #78

Oh gee.. I thought it was when a beligerant asswipe couldn't distinguish bad writing from good. whathehell Apr 2016 #82

What a damn shame. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #35

as they should - given our behavior jpak Apr 2016 #40

Ah, yes..let us now bow our heads whathehell Apr 2016 #44

backwards states, embarrassing America as usual Skittles Apr 2016 #47

Ouch. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #51

A country that had a massive coverup of child sexual abuse EllieBC Apr 2016 #53

And the cover ups in the US? Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #54

I find it over the top. Good for shaming attempt, which is needed EllieBC Apr 2016 #55

How is it over the top? Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #59

Because there has been a rise in hate crimes against the LGBT community in the UK, per this article. EllieBC Apr 2016 #60

So hate crimes against GLBT increased in the UK and therefore, no warnings for the US? Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #61

it would be less over the top EllieBC Apr 2016 #62

Why would they do that in a TRAVEL guide to the US? Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #63

I'm sorry that we disagree on this. EllieBC Apr 2016 #64

The topic isn't hate crimes. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #88

I also disagree with you about this... Violet_Crumble Apr 2016 #114

Thank you. whathehell Apr 2016 #70

Yes, but we're not issuing travel warnings to our citizens regarding the UK, are we? whathehell Apr 2016 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #87

As they damn well should. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #56

Except they're experiencing a rise in LGBT violence in their own country.. whathehell Apr 2016 #73

Of course these "job creators" want to lose tourism revenue IronLionZion Apr 2016 #103

Great! Thanks fundies! Good job! Initech Apr 2016 #113

And they're correct in so doing. The US is backward and bigoted in so many ways. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #117