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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 05:17 PM Jul 2016

Here’s Where That Hillary-Star of David Image Trump Posted Came From

Twitter blew up yesterday over a pretty controversial image Donald Trump posted of Hillary Clinton with a Star of David calling her corrupt––and with said star in front of a background of money. Here’s the image in question:

Now, Trump’s supporters have still been going over the top to defend The Donald. How, you ask? By (and I’m not kidding here) saying that sheriffs around the country have six-point star badges, ergo it’s all cool. Well, now we know where the image came from.

It apparently started on Twitter by user @FishBoneHead1, who––when the controversy broke out yesterday––wanted to be clear they were responsible:

-snip- (the tweet with the image(s) on it)

Mic was first to report today that the image made its way to the 8chan message board /pol/. (To give you some idea of what you’re in for, as of this posting there is a post on /pol/ with a picture of Elie Wiesel with the caption “DING DONG THE KIKE IS DEAD.” So yeah, it’s that kind of message board.)

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http://www.mediaite.com/online/heres-where-that-hillary-star-of-david-image-trump-posted-came-from/

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Here’s Where That Hillary-Star of David Image Trump Posted Came From (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
All kinds of things disturbing about this story. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #1
If trump wasn't already playing footsie with Neo-Nazis Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #2
Exactly. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #3
Uggh just ugggggggggghhhhh! LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #4

Behind the Aegis

(54,065 posts)
1. All kinds of things disturbing about this story.
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:34 AM
Jul 2016

It is disturbing people are trying to downplay it. It is disturbing that some are "outraged" but often use anti-Semitism themselves or mock it. It is disturbing this is just another example of anti-Semitism from the Trump camp. It is disturbing this has been going on for two millennia and shows no sign of stopping.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
2. If trump wasn't already playing footsie with Neo-Nazis
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:53 AM
Jul 2016

The "whoops it's just a shape" argument might be more believable.

But it is part of a pattern.

Behind the Aegis

(54,065 posts)
3. Exactly.
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:57 AM
Jul 2016

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The excuse of "some of his best friends" (i.e. his daughter is a Jew) is getting old. Does it mean he really isn't anti-immigration given his marriage history? I doubt a single person would try and make that argument.

My favorite are the one's 'pretending' it is a "sheriff's star" or "can't identify what the shape really is".

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