Quote from: Solar on June 06, 2017, 08:19:48 PM
Uh, Oh, Blacks are out of favor now?

They are o longer in favor because they were already here and dependent.

Quote from: TerribleMan on June 06, 2017, 11:38:51 AM
Sadiq Kahn is the mayor of London and was doing an interview in response to the recent terrorist attack.... I'd rather not give the breakdown, but if you have seen the news lately, you'll know the story. Long story short, Trump criticized Sadiq and the internet exploded.  I heard a breakdown of this comment online and left more confused than before. So I decided to play devil's advocate and realized that I might be biased to interpreting things the way I want. Here is my breakdown...

Sadiq "Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next uh few days. No reason to be alarmed, ..."

Two interpretations.
Londoners will see an increased police presence today. And over the course of the next uh few days
---There is no reason to be alarmed by this police presence, because it does not mean there's an impending terrorist attack.

Londoners will see an increased police presence today. And over the course of the next uh few days
---There is no reason to be alarmed by this terrorist attack, because we have increased police presence.

Grammar books will tell you that most people assume that the modifier is modifying the last thing that preceded it. This means Sadiq should not have been interpreted the way Trump did. But Trump might assume that Sadiq speaks like him or Bush. In fact, when Sadiq skips part of his speech, then says "no reason to be alarmed" he has created a Bushism that applies to everything being talked about. Notice that this part of Sadiq's speech skips the "because "part. I think that Sadiq tried to do two things at once.

First, to tell people that police aren't a reason to be alarmed. Second, to say it in a way that put people at ease as a whole. He didn't fully realize that sentences thrown out there in this way can't simultaneously apply to everything, except the terrorist attack. Trump is overplaying it but isn't entirely wrong.

Your thoughts?

Horseshit, that's my thought, what kind of crap are you peddling? This a hole Muzz Mayor tells the British populace "Don't be alarmed" when they see armed police in a country that traditionally prided itself on the unarmed "Bobby" handling everything in the cool efficient British manner and all of a sudden its like dodge city....BUT DON'T BE ALARMED?  What they are preparing for.... a picnic?

When you put that kind of show of force out and about you KNOW there is trouble in the wind.....but don't be alarmed?  How stupid do you think we are?  How about, "You (Muslims, my peeps) better start talking and talking NOW and give up everyone and anyone who is remotely connected with this henious act or I'm gonna lock down the entire city and shut down every Halal store and Shwarma stand until I get answers"

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EVERYBODY needs to be on their toes and IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING....because we are going to end this shit right here and now...IE "BE ALARMED".

But This is a Muslim Official soft peddling terrorism from the Obamao school of "don't offend the poor peaceful Muslims"

GB has had three major terror attack's from "Those people" during the last month and all this jerk off can do is criticize Trump? He wants the Prime Minister to cancel  Trumps State Visit because of what Trump said?  How about this,

You are such a sorry excuse for a Mayor you can't keep a lid on your own city of your own constituency, (Other Muzz) your city isn't a safe environment, its out of control and We the American people have serious doubts about your ability to keep OUR PRESIDENT safe, not to mention we have serious doubts about your integrity and willingness to do so....in short we don't trust you.

Stop focusing on Trump and start focusing on the bad guys and DO SOMETHING about them besides tell people "don't be alarmed"

This guy is a full-blown nut. I just learned earlier today that he was actually a part of the defense team for one of the 9/11 attackers. Absolutely insane that he was voted the mayor of a Western city.