▲ 199 ▼ All removed from Tennessee House subcommittee after paper sign debacle (www.newschannel5.com) submitted 2 years ago by YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 110 points 2 years ago (3 children) Republicans championing free speech once again by banning pieces of paper. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 57 points 2 years ago (4 children) but allowing hand guns.... On Monday, the Tennessee House voted on allowing the pieces of paper along partisan lines. Democrats argued they were harmless, and questioned if guns could be brought into Cordell Hull, why couldn't the signage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) Of course. You never know when a bad guy with a piece of paper might threaten everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a piece of paper. Wait, that's wrong.... All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a gun. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) ~~You need a hero with a piece of paper to save everyone. ~~ Whoops. @ negativenull beat me to it and the app I’m on doesn’t appear to have strikethrough. Apologies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Strikethrough is just surrounding your text with ~~ on either side, touching non-whitespace characters. ~~Like this.~~ looks Like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Amended. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Nah. You just need a guy with scissors when there's a bad guy with paper. Rocks OTOH, ban that shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Simple. Stuff the paper inside the guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's called Wadding! permalink fedilink source parent [–] golamas1999@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What would happen if they had the paper but also had guns. Or black people with guns? Or socialists with guns? How would their opinions change? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They would have been shot on sight by the brave troopers (who actually showed up and took action this time, which is a nice change) who escorted everyone out the door. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheJims@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The truth is way more dangerous to Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] argo_yamato@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well that makes sense most Republicans there probably can't read and the signs make them uncomfortable because they can't shout over the signs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And it’s there forever. No matter what they say or do… that paper is still there with the same message permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Paper is scary. Plus, there’s a really good chance they don’t know what the “ > “ symbol means, so they are freaking out that it might be “woke” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 57 points 2 years ago (4 children) but allowing hand guns.... On Monday, the Tennessee House voted on allowing the pieces of paper along partisan lines. Democrats argued they were harmless, and questioned if guns could be brought into Cordell Hull, why couldn't the signage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) Of course. You never know when a bad guy with a piece of paper might threaten everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a piece of paper. Wait, that's wrong.... All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a gun. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) ~~You need a hero with a piece of paper to save everyone. ~~ Whoops. @ negativenull beat me to it and the app I’m on doesn’t appear to have strikethrough. Apologies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Strikethrough is just surrounding your text with ~~ on either side, touching non-whitespace characters. ~~Like this.~~ looks Like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Amended. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Nah. You just need a guy with scissors when there's a bad guy with paper. Rocks OTOH, ban that shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Simple. Stuff the paper inside the guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's called Wadding! permalink fedilink source parent [–] golamas1999@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What would happen if they had the paper but also had guns. Or black people with guns? Or socialists with guns? How would their opinions change? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They would have been shot on sight by the brave troopers (who actually showed up and took action this time, which is a nice change) who escorted everyone out the door. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheJims@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The truth is way more dangerous to Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) Of course. You never know when a bad guy with a piece of paper might threaten everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a piece of paper. Wait, that's wrong.... All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a gun. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) ~~You need a hero with a piece of paper to save everyone. ~~ Whoops. @ negativenull beat me to it and the app I’m on doesn’t appear to have strikethrough. Apologies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Strikethrough is just surrounding your text with ~~ on either side, touching non-whitespace characters. ~~Like this.~~ looks Like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Amended. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Nah. You just need a guy with scissors when there's a bad guy with paper. Rocks OTOH, ban that shit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a piece of paper. Wait, that's wrong.... All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a gun. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) ~~You need a hero with a piece of paper to save everyone. ~~ Whoops. @ negativenull beat me to it and the app I’m on doesn’t appear to have strikethrough. Apologies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Strikethrough is just surrounding your text with ~~ on either side, touching non-whitespace characters. ~~Like this.~~ looks Like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Amended. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Strikethrough is just surrounding your text with ~~ on either side, touching non-whitespace characters. ~~Like this.~~ looks Like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Amended. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Amended. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* You almost got it, gotta remove the space between that last period and the following tilde. Whitespace kills markdown in most cases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Nah. You just need a guy with scissors when there's a bad guy with paper. Rocks OTOH, ban that shit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Simple. Stuff the paper inside the guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] negativenull@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's called Wadding! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's called Wadding! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] golamas1999@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What would happen if they had the paper but also had guns. Or black people with guns? Or socialists with guns? How would their opinions change? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They would have been shot on sight by the brave troopers (who actually showed up and took action this time, which is a nice change) who escorted everyone out the door. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They would have been shot on sight by the brave troopers (who actually showed up and took action this time, which is a nice change) who escorted everyone out the door. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The truth is way more dangerous to Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] argo_yamato@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well that makes sense most Republicans there probably can't read and the signs make them uncomfortable because they can't shout over the signs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And it’s there forever. No matter what they say or do… that paper is still there with the same message permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And it’s there forever. No matter what they say or do… that paper is still there with the same message permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Paper is scary. Plus, there’s a really good chance they don’t know what the “ > “ symbol means, so they are freaking out that it might be “woke” permalink fedilink source parent