Donald Trump tweets (and then quickly deletes) about Clinton being corrupt with a Star of David

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, came under fire on Saturday for posting on Twitter an image of the Star of David shape next to a picture of Hillary Clinton and calling his opponent the “most corrupt candidate ever!”

While the six-pointed star is used in other contexts, including as a symbol of many Sheriff’s Departments, it has deep meaning in Judaism and the image was overlaid atop a pile of money. It appeared to play into the stereotype of Jews being obsessed with finances. After being derided on social media, Mr. Trump deleted the post and replaced it with one that had a circle instead of the star shape.[/quote]

[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/politics/trump-clinton-star-of-david.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur[/url]

I have no idea how to embed a tweet so click the link to see it.

[hoodoo456]

Is Trump seriously a troll? Christ.

[SKS]

even if it was a gaffe that's a hilarious fuck-up

[shadowscion]

possibly the biggest non story yet

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Nhb2wlf.jpg[/img]

[Bee York]

If you look at the star itself for half a second you'll realize that it's just a stock graphic of a star literally anyone could have pulled out of PowerPoint. Prime example of people looking for meaning where there is none. Also this title is the definition of sensationlism. Last I checked Judaism doesn't own the rights to all things hexagram.

[Swiket]

[media]https://www.twitter.com/nickwiger/status/749315457950183424[/media]

[Saturn V]

[QUOTE=Swiket;50640010][media]https://www.twitter.com/nickwiger/status/749315457950183424[/media][/QUOTE]

i dont see a fucking thing

[highlight](User was banned for this post ("Didn't read the article" - Starpluck))[/highlight]

[Tudd Fudders]

Doesn't really seem to be a star that was planted to call her a Jewish stereotype.

Looks more like someone going for the pop graphic speech bubble effect.

[OmniConsUme]

Actually guys we found the source, it's /Pol/, yes that means it was a star of david.

[srobins]

The media's desperation in looking for Trump smear tactics is approaching that of Half Life fans. "LOOK! A STAR WITH 6 POINTS! CLEARLY A STAR OF DAVID INDICATING ANTI-SEMITISM, I WANT THIS ON THE FRONT PAGE, NOW!"

[OmniConsUme]

[QUOTE=srobins;50640048]The media's desperation in looking for Trump smear tactics is approaching that of Half Life fans. "LOOK! A STAR WITH 6 POINTS! CLEARLY A STAR OF DAVID INDICATING ANTI-SEMITISM, I WANT THIS ON THE FRONT PAGE, NOW!"[/QUOTE]

Look at above post.

[Janeway]

[QUOTE=Swiket;50640010][media]https://www.twitter.com/nickwiger/status/749315457950183424[/media][/QUOTE]

Am I fucking blind or something, I can't see a Star of David anywhere.

[highlight](User was banned for this post ("Didn't read the article" - Starpluck))[/highlight]

[dai]

this was the original

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ijskMvr.png[/img]

what's in that other tweet is a gorilla with a bullethole in its head, which is also pretty /pol/ in itself but irrelevant to the rest of the imagery

[kylel999]

[QUOTE=dai;50640158]this was the original

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ijskMvr.png[/img]

what's in that other tweet is a gorilla with a bullethole in its head, which is also pretty /pol/ in itself but irrelevant to the rest of the imagery[/QUOTE]

I'm sorry but that's a 6 pointed star. Isn't a star of David two triangles on top of each other ? As in, not filled in?

[Swiket]

[QUOTE=dai;50640158]this was the original

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ijskMvr.png[/img]

what's in that other tweet is a gorilla with a bullethole in its head, which is also pretty /pol/ in itself but irrelevant to the rest of the imagery[/QUOTE]

I was just sharing a tweet that I thought was funny, didn't mean to get two people banned lol

[orgornot]

Hahaha whatever his intentions were this will make him more popular with a certain crowd.

It's easily dismissable as he probably didn't make the picture and that star isn't exclusive to judaism.

[Pseudonym]

[QUOTE=Kylel999;50640201]I'm sorry but that's a 6 pointed star. Isn't a star of David two triangles on top of each other ? As in, not filled in?[/QUOTE]

Yes, although it's kind of hard to put text in that.

[EcksDee]

[QUOTE=orgornot;50640209]Hahaha whatever his intentions were this will make him more popular with a certain crowd.

It's easily dismissable as he probably didn't make the picture and that star isn't exclusive to judaism.[/QUOTE]

Trump could have a dungeon full of 7 year old sex slaves and you'd go "hahaha this going public will only be good for his media presence lmao haha damn liberals I have no education"

[orgornot]

So Trump just hijacked the news cycle (again) and had them broadcast his tweet.

Looks like he's still doing fine without campaign funds.

[Orkel]

This is just making news out of nothing, probably to smear. It's just a star. Just like the rating we have.

[EmperorScorpious]

[QUOTE=orgornot;50640238]So Trump just hijacked the news cycle (again) and had them broadcast his tweet.

Looks like he's still doing fine without campaign funds.[/QUOTE]

You do understand the concept of 'negative publicity" right?

[nikomo]

... That's not a Star of David, the fuck is wrong with people?

Both Wikipedia and the Oxford dictionary state the same thing, so I'm going to wager they're both probably right.
[quote="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_David"] Its shape is that of a hexagram, [B]the compound of two equilateral triangles[/B].[/quote]
[quote="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/star-of-david"]A six-pointed figure [B]consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles[/B], used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.[/quote]

Not to mention, the shape fits very well into the rest of the image, not a big surprise that the designer would choose to utilize it.
A circle, square, rectangle, or triangle would all look awful, after that you need to look at other shapes.

[EcksDee]

[QUOTE=nikomo;50640273]... That's not a Star of David, the fuck is wrong with people?

Both Wikipedia and the Oxford dictionary state the same thing, so I'm going to wager they're both probably right.

Not to mention, the shape fits very well into the rest of the image, not a big surprise that the designer would choose to utilize it.
A circle, square, rectangle, or triangle would all look awful, after that you need to look at other shapes.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you completely, but design wise it's a completely awful retarded choice and breaks the composition big time.

[orgornot]

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;50640259]You do understand the concept of 'negative publicity" right?[/QUOTE]

Let me quote you the next president of the United States:

[QUOTE]“good publicity is preferable to bad, but from a bottom-line perspective, bad publicity is sometimes better than no publicity at all. Controversy, in short, sells.”
― Donald J. Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal[/QUOTE]

[ROFLBURGER]

[QUOTE=orgornot;50640330]the next president of the United States[/QUOTE]

you're a wonderful human being

[Hollywood SN]

[QUOTE=Kylel999;50640201]I'm sorry but that's a 6 pointed star. Isn't a star of David two triangles on top of each other ? As in, not filled in?[/QUOTE]

[t]http://ehebrew.net/download/star_of_david/Star%20of%20David%203.png[/t]

[t]http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/sites/default/files/images/star_of_david_colouring_page_460_0.jpg[/t]
Like this right?

[EcksDee]

[QUOTE=orgornot;50640330]Let me quote you the next president of the United States:[/QUOTE]

Oh god I actually love you so much.

[Pops]

[QUOTE=dai;50640158]this was the original

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ijskMvr.png[/img]

what's in that other tweet is a gorilla with a bullethole in its head, which is also pretty /pol/ in itself but irrelevant to the rest of the imagery[/QUOTE]

Whether it's a subliminal "hillary is a jew puppet" message or just coincidence, it's still on the dot.

[Streecer]

[QUOTE=Orkel;50640258]This is just making news out of nothing, probably to smear. It's just a star. Just like the rating we have.[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://archive.is/E0Dto"]just a star amiright[/URL]

nope, no anti-semitism here at all folks

[CoolKingKaso]

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;50640040]Actually guys we found the source, it's /Pol/, yes that means it was a star of david.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Streecer;50640388][URL="http://archive.is/E0Dto"]just a star amiright[/URL]

nope, no anti-semitism here at all folks[/QUOTE]

It didn't come from /pol/, it came from Twitter. Just the press spreading misinformation once again. I don't know why people trust their word.

Original Tweet (Jun 15, 2016)
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/pol/ post (Jun 22, 2016)
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