Douglas Mackey was sentenced to jail for 9 months for posting such a meme, which was the equivalent of the old joke that we should vote early and vote often–a joke told by innumerable politicians and comics. But it was a joke made by a Republican, so it is out of bounds and must be punished.
Jimmy Kimmel just made a similar joke to millions, not hundreds, and the entire establishment will no doubt come to his defense. Nothing will happen, just as nothing happens when celebrities muse about shooting Donald Trump, chopping off his head, stabbing him, bombing the White House, or any other call to violence against “Nazi” Republicans.
Politics of the day.. A bunch of power hungry nutcases have convinced themselves they are saving the world..
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It would be nice to say this sort of thing is new, but its not.. Ride it out until a new bunch of nutcases take us in a different direction.. We call this progress..
Ah; “Situational Ethics”.
Probably much more widespread then the “other” popular indoor sport.
“Vote early, vote often.” Heard first from presidential candidate Pat Paulsen on Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the 1960s. Apparently the origin of the phrase was over 100 years earlier.
Love reading SDA; and by extension, the Babylon Bee.
But in this case, that’s not what Doug Mackey was convicted and served 9 months for.
Okay, what was it then? Don’t holler misinformation then run away.