Trump Campaign verbally and physically assaults Arlington Memorial staff, illegally uses site for campaigning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone honestly believe that Trump showed up purely out of respect for the fallen?

If it was purely out of respect he would have come alone and not made it into a campaign event. So no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:7:92 you can post as many tweets as you want. Trump still broke the law and definitely showed what a weird gross old user he is. You of course are blind to this, but everyone else can see it.

If anyone else gave a grinning thumbs up on the grave of a soldier KIA you’d have a literal heart attack but you’re literally blind to it here.

And Trump’s the President that surrendered to the Taliban in the first place, leading to this impossible situation.

You can try to blame someone other than Biden and Harris for the disastrous withdrawal but we all know they are the ones who planned and executed the debacle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone honestly believe that Trump showed up purely out of respect for the fallen?

If it was purely out of respect he would have come alone and not made it into a campaign event. So no.

There are also other graves visible in the campaign material and those families do not want that. If Trump has so much respect, why are any photos containing images of other graves not being removed from whatever illegal campaign material is being generated?

[Anonymous]

There's a book about Section 60 and also a documentary on Max. It's a very different place from the rest of Arlington National Cemetery:

You say Section 60 is one of the few places in America where it's considered normal to speak to the dead. Can you explain that?

If you walk around Section 60, you soon learn that the rules of engagement are quite different from what you see everywhere else in the world. There's the community of the dead under the ground, and the community of the living aboveground. And people have no hesitation about carrying on conversations with dead brothers, husbands, fathers, or mothers buried there. It's like they're still alive. Why people do this I don't know. But it's maybe a way to help them come to terms with the loss of a young person and to continue having some sort of contact with them, no matter how weird it sometimes seems.
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I noticed, as any visitor to Arlington will notice, that this part of the cemetery is different, because of the rawness of emotion. People are dealing with the recent loss of a loved one or friend. It's very near the surface. It even looks different. The tombstones are the standard-issue white tombstones that you see in your mind's eye when you think of Arlington Cemetery.

But people bring an incredible array of things to place on those tombstones. They camp out there. They lay out a blanket and sleep on the graves of their brothers, husbands, or sons. They pour a drink of beer or booze—one for the person under the ground, one for the person aboveground. It has its own unique personality.

This family had every right to invite Trump. But they had no right to turn Section 60 into a campaign ad for TV and social media. They had no right to use the graves of other soldiers from Section 60.

Why this family continues to debase themselves for Trump just boggles my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a book about Section 60 and also a documentary on Max. It's a very different place from the rest of Arlington National Cemetery:

You say Section 60 is one of the few places in America where it's considered normal to speak to the dead. Can you explain that?

If you walk around Section 60, you soon learn that the rules of engagement are quite different from what you see everywhere else in the world. There's the community of the dead under the ground, and the community of the living aboveground. And people have no hesitation about carrying on conversations with dead brothers, husbands, fathers, or mothers buried there. It's like they're still alive. Why people do this I don't know. But it's maybe a way to help them come to terms with the loss of a young person and to continue having some sort of contact with them, no matter how weird it sometimes seems.
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I noticed, as any visitor to Arlington will notice, that this part of the cemetery is different, because of the rawness of emotion. People are dealing with the recent loss of a loved one or friend. It's very near the surface. It even looks different. The tombstones are the standard-issue white tombstones that you see in your mind's eye when you think of Arlington Cemetery.

But people bring an incredible array of things to place on those tombstones. They camp out there. They lay out a blanket and sleep on the graves of their brothers, husbands, or sons. They pour a drink of beer or booze—one for the person under the ground, one for the person aboveground. It has its own unique personality.

This family had every right to invite Trump. But they had no right to turn Section 60 into a campaign ad for TV and social media. They had no right to use the graves of other soldiers from Section 60.

Why this family continues to debase themselves for Trump just boggles my mind.

Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/141021-arlington-national-cemetery-iraq-afghanistan-war-ngbooktalk

[Anonymous]

Why does Donald think rules don’t apply to him? Hubris. He’s disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Harris campaign is flailing. Now they look like they attack gold start families.

You have it backwards and have bought the gasligthing.

The lack of respect by Trump and by association, the entire GOP, towards our military, our fallen heroes and our veterans simply shows the disdain they have for our country. To create a campaign advertisement on the hallowed ground of Section 60 is simply beyond the pail.

That the GOP, even the elected armed services veterans stay silent about this shows that it is a strongman cult, who can do no wrong. You are personifying this very lack of respect.

One side honors our troops, supports our veterans and funds the military and VA while the other side shows disrepsect and tries to defund the "suckers and loosers" who sacrifice for our freedoms.

Who in the Trump family - 5 generations - has ever put on the uniform? Not a single one.

Think about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Harris campaign is flailing. Now they look like they attack gold start families.

Harris/Walz have not attacked Gold Star families.

What decent people have an issue with is the Trump campaign disobeying the law by taking illegal photos at hallowed ground and then using them illegally in campaign ads. Trump could’ve gone to the ceremony and there would have been no issue. But his campaign just had to take photos and then just had to turn them into ads because it’s all about him and not the Gold Star families or their fallen soldiers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:7:92 you can post as many tweets as you want. Trump still broke the law and definitely showed what a weird gross old user he is. You of course are blind to this, but everyone else can see it.

If anyone else gave a grinning thumbs up on the grave of a soldier KIA you’d have a literal heart attack but you’re literally blind to it here.

But the point is to muddy the waters enough to confuse people who don’t understand the significance and depravity of Trump’s actions.

The internet will fill with this bs until everyone throws up their hands and thinks “maybe” it wasn’t so bad after all. And that is how Trump inexorably coarsens our political and social discourse. Trump’s enablers are as responsible as he his.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a book about Section 60 and also a documentary on Max. It's a very different place from the rest of Arlington National Cemetery:

You say Section 60 is one of the few places in America where it's considered normal to speak to the dead. Can you explain that?

If you walk around Section 60, you soon learn that the rules of engagement are quite different from what you see everywhere else in the world. There's the community of the dead under the ground, and the community of the living aboveground. And people have no hesitation about carrying on conversations with dead brothers, husbands, fathers, or mothers buried there. It's like they're still alive. Why people do this I don't know. But it's maybe a way to help them come to terms with the loss of a young person and to continue having some sort of contact with them, no matter how weird it sometimes seems.
....
I noticed, as any visitor to Arlington will notice, that this part of the cemetery is different, because of the rawness of emotion. People are dealing with the recent loss of a loved one or friend. It's very near the surface. It even looks different. The tombstones are the standard-issue white tombstones that you see in your mind's eye when you think of Arlington Cemetery.

But people bring an incredible array of things to place on those tombstones. They camp out there. They lay out a blanket and sleep on the graves of their brothers, husbands, or sons. They pour a drink of beer or booze—one for the person under the ground, one for the person aboveground. It has its own unique personality.

This family had every right to invite Trump. But they had no right to turn Section 60 into a campaign ad for TV and social media. They had no right to use the graves of other soldiers from Section 60.

Why this family continues to debase themselves for Trump just boggles my mind.

Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/141021-arlington-national-cemetery-iraq-afghanistan-war-ngbooktalk

Thank you for sharing this link. What a lovely read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Harris campaign is flailing. Now they look like they attack gold start families.

You have it backwards and have bought the gasligthing.

The lack of respect by Trump and by association, the entire GOP, towards our military, our fallen heroes and our veterans simply shows the disdain they have for our country. To create a campaign advertisement on the hallowed ground of Section 60 is simply beyond the pail.

That the GOP, even the elected armed services veterans stay silent about this shows that it is a strongman cult, who can do no wrong. You are personifying this very lack of respect.

One side honors our troops, supports our veterans and funds the military and VA while the other side shows disrepsect and tries to defund the "suckers and loosers" who sacrifice for our freedoms.

Who in the Trump family - 5 generations - has ever put on the uniform? Not a single one.

Think about that.

And Trump’s grandfather was kicked out of Germany for failing to do his military service.

[Anonymous]

Low class AF. Might as well take snaps at the crematorium.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does Donald think rules don’t apply to him? Hubris. He’s disgusting.

Because he’s a psychopath.

Check it out:

a person must show a pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. This is indicated by three or more of the following criteria, according to the DSM-5:

failure to conform to social norms concerning lawful behaviors, such as performing acts that are grounds for arrest
deceitfulness, repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for pleasure or personal profit
impulsivity or failure to plan
irritability and aggressiveness, often with physical fights or assaults
reckless disregard for the safety of self or others
consistent irresponsibility, failure to sustain consistent work behavior, or honor monetary obligations
lack of remorse, being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does Donald think rules don’t apply to him? Hubris. He’s disgusting.

When you're a star they let you do it

Rapes women, breaks law, steals money, tries to overthrow elections when the voters say no - why would he act any differently at Arlington than he does anywhere else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does Donald think rules don’t apply to him? Hubris. He’s disgusting.

When you're a star they let you do it

Rapes women, breaks law, steals money, tries to overthrow elections when the voters say no - why would he act any differently at Arlington than he does anywhere else?

Yup, that's the Convicted Rapist, all right.