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Maybe it’s a regional thing. I watched it again and I can not for the life of me hear “kill ‘em all” without really thinking about it. Either time.
It’s still loud in lineups outside loud events. He was audible to us because he had a microphone right in front of his face.
No, I know you haven’t called me a Nazi. I’m not defending him I’m just amazed that no one seems to be able to acknowledge that yes, sometimes people do just agree with things so they can move on.
Let me ask you some questions.
Is it plausible in your mind that a person going to a Trump rally in 2023 might say "kill 'em all" about political adversaries given all the other instances of the exact same thing being said we've seen over the past 6 years?
Is it plausible in your mind that the reporter representing an intentionally right wing news outlet that mentioned "leftists" and "globalists" to the person he was interviewing might share the same sentiment?
If you can answer yes to those, then I really don't know what you're defending here. The video was crystal clear, that microphone wasn't picking up all kinds of hooting and hollering, it was a dude interviewing another dude. The simple fact that the reporter egged him on and then agreed with "kill 'em all" should have made you question your position immediately. Like, that's not even a dog whistle, that's a clearly audible call for antisemitism and anti-left politics.
Yes and yes.
Did you miss the part where I specifically said that those mics are specifically designed to pick up voices in only one direction for the purpose of picking up voices in loud environments?
What the fuck is even happening here? I completely agree with you except that I’m like, “yeah it was loud 🤷🏻♂️” and I’m a monster for that?
I am truly dumbfounded. Disgusted, even.
You’re purposely ignoring huge chunks of my comments to make me a bad guy.
I’m sorry to interject, but is it a normal response to blurt out a list of people and groups when you don’t understand what is being said?
When you’re at a party, and someone says something you can’t hear, have you ever just blurted out the names of people at the party?
I don’t understand your thinking here. He either heard him and agreed, or didn’t understand him and decided the best course of action was to just list out names of the opposition. Only one of those makes any sense.
And I have to say, when I heard this without a primer, I fully understood what was being said. As did my wife.
I’m really not interested in discussing this any more. I get it I’m a terrible person. You can find your answer in one of the many comments I’ve already made. I’m done explaining myself to a bunch of people who aren’t willing to listen.