Since you hate the relevant text being quoted 'out of context', here's your entire post, I've only removed Bwana's previous post. Also, entire post quoted means the totally irrelevant 'both sides' section is still here, getting in the way.
Screwdriver wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 4:45 pm
Clearly you are determined to ignore the truth. The demonstrable and provable truth which is there for all to see.
There are several reported cases of wildlife and pet animals being either killed and eaten, killed and mutilated or simply mutilated. My understanding is that these are not all reports from the
Haitian invasion of Springfield and that many of the remains appear to indicate voodoo practices largely performed by Jamaican immigrants. Admittedly it is a
relatively trivial matter which the left have cleverly magnified to distract from the disastrous performance of the current administration which includes their darling Harris.
Trump did specifically denounce the neo-nazi/white supremacists before making the "both sides" comment" so all that you and the rest of the left wing propagandists are saying is that EVERYONE who is a Trump supporter or right wing patriot is by default a neo-nazi/white supremacist. If you believe that, then there is no point trying to have a rational discussion with you.
1. Several reported cases. Do you mean in Springfield?
2. 'Invasion'
3. Trivial matter
4. Left have magnified
BBC wrote:
A week after Donald Trump's comments at a presidential debate thrust this city in south-west Ohio into the national spotlight, people here are still struggling at times to separate fact from fiction.
The cameras have mostly been put away, the Proud Boys have gone home, and the town of Springfield, Ohio seems to have reached a shaky, temporary peace.
The only sign of the chaos of this past week is state troopers guarding local schools, called in by Ohio Gov Mike DeWine after nearly 30 bomb threats against schools and government buildings. State authorities say the threats have mostly come from outside the US, but their exact origin – and who’s behind them – is still a mystery.
If there is one thing that most people are certain about here, it's that the rumour that kicked everything off - that Haitians are regularly capturing and eating pet cats and dogs - is false.
At first glance Springfield looks like a typical small midwestern city.
Its virtues include stately homes from the city's heyday, a few busy downtown blocks, an art museum, a leafy campus and a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house. But not far away are areas full of decaying strip malls backed by blocks of boarded-up houses and threaded through with chewed-up, potholed streets.
Springfield's population had been declining for decades before a few years ago, when Haitians were drawn here by the relatively low cost of living and the promise of work in local factories. City estimates of the number of Haitians here range from 12,000 to 20,000, in a city previously home to about 60,000, according to the 2020 census.
Business owners and some residents have welcomed the newcomers, but some have complained about rent increases, strains on local schools and hospitals and dangerous drivers.
Tensions were amplified last year when a car driven by a Haitian immigrant hit a school bus, killing an 11-year-old boy.
And then in recent weeks came the cat rumours. They began with a YouTube clip containing a second-hand account and a Facebook post attributed to the friend of the daughter of a neighbour. The woman behind the post recently retracted her account, saying she looked further into the story and determined it wasn't true.
But the idea that Haitian immigrants were eating pets - allegations that have long been lobbed at a variety of immigrant groups in many countries - had already gone viral. They spread to right-wing accounts with big followings, until they were repeated online by Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance, and by Trump during last Wednesday's debate.
"In Springfield, they're eating the dogs," he said. "The people that came in, they're eating the cats."
Following the debate, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, a Republican, told BBC Newsnight people need to better understand "the weight of their words and how it can negatively affect communities".
It's unclear why Trump mentioned dogs - the online rumours focused on cats and also on wild ducks and geese. Local police have not recorded any cases of pets being devoured.
Independent, right-wing and pro-Trump news sources searched for evidence, in some cases offering rewards for proof of cat abduction. So far no evidence of pet eating has come to light.
Despite the false claims, Trump's comments put Springfield in the national spotlight, increasing tensions between the Haitian community and local residents.
Trump told a rally in New York on Wednesday that he would hold an event in the Ohio city soon.
"I'm going to go there in the next two weeks," Trump said. "I'm going to Springfield, and I'm going to Aurora" in Colorado, another city that his campaign has made the focus of claims about immigration.
Mayor Rue told a news conference Tuesday that a Trump rally "would be an extreme strain on our resources".
"So it'd be fine with me if they decided not to make that visit," he said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l4g6g5d97o quoted in full
1.
Several reported cases. Do you mean in Springfield?
No bolding in the quote above, you alone can clarify, with verified sources.
2.
'Invasion'. Quite an emotive word.
Promise of jobs and 'welcomed'.
3.
Trivial matter
So trivial they were repeated by JD Vance and D Trump
4.
Left have magnified
Trump raised it (incorrectly?) in the televised debate. Can't really 'magnify' it much more than that.
Screwdriver wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 4:45 pm
Clearly you are determined to ignore the truth. The demonstrable and provable truth which is there for all to see.
Extract from the full quote given above, although you were replying to Bwana.
Link to full post (for anyone who wants to see it):
viewtopic.php?p=330268
)