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06-05-2017, 05:43 PM
Right wing commentator's 'stupid' tweet gets very British response
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There will always be people who try to use terrorist attacks and tragedies to advance their own agenda.*
SEE ALSO: Man fleeing London attack with beer in hand becomes unlikely symbol of London pride (http://mashable.com/2017/06/04/man-flee-london-attack-beer-hand/)
That's the case for right-wing commentator Jack Posobiec (formerly of Rebel TV (https://www.buzzfeed.com/janelytvynenko/jack-posobiec-out-at-the-rebel?utm_term=.vy75ab9g1#.cnpDaWMbo)) who attempted to explain why terrorist attacks never happen at NASCAR races. TL;DR: because they're all armed:
There's never been a terrorist attack at a Nascar race. Nascar fans are all armed. Draw your own conclusions pic.twitter.com/JFHDtjzr89 (https://t.co/JFHDtjzr89)
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 4, 2017 (https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/871420302571524096)
Brits on Twitter took a decidedly British response with jokes about cricket matches, drinking tea and comic book conventions: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/05/nascar-alt-right-troll-british-response/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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There will always be people who try to use terrorist attacks and tragedies to advance their own agenda.*
SEE ALSO: Man fleeing London attack with beer in hand becomes unlikely symbol of London pride (http://mashable.com/2017/06/04/man-flee-london-attack-beer-hand/)
That's the case for right-wing commentator Jack Posobiec (formerly of Rebel TV (https://www.buzzfeed.com/janelytvynenko/jack-posobiec-out-at-the-rebel?utm_term=.vy75ab9g1#.cnpDaWMbo)) who attempted to explain why terrorist attacks never happen at NASCAR races. TL;DR: because they're all armed:
There's never been a terrorist attack at a Nascar race. Nascar fans are all armed. Draw your own conclusions pic.twitter.com/JFHDtjzr89 (https://t.co/JFHDtjzr89)
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 4, 2017 (https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/871420302571524096)
Brits on Twitter took a decidedly British response with jokes about cricket matches, drinking tea and comic book conventions: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/05/nascar-alt-right-troll-british-response/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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