From Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to the historic climate deal, the online community at MSNBC had a lot to say about some of the biggest topics of the year. Here’s a roundup of a few of the comments and conversations that happened in 2015.
On Tamir Rice
On December 28, 2015, a grand jury decided not to indict any officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. The decision came more than a year after the shooting took place and was a blow for the Rice family. This commenter shared thoughts about the non-indictment decision.
%E2%80%9CI%20served%20on%20a%20grand%20jury%20this%20year.%20%20EVERYTHING%20about%20the%20grand%20jury%20is%20geared%20towards%20making%20indictments%20as%20easy%20as%20possible.%20%20The%20whole%20attitude%20is%2C%20%27go%20ahead%20and%20indict%2C%20don%27t%20worry%20about%20it%2C%20let%20the%20trial%20jury%20deal%20with%20judging%20guilt%20or%20innocence.%27%20So%20any%20DA%20who%20can%27t%20get%20an%20indictment%20on%20a%20case%20as%20lopsided%20and%20troubling%20as%20this%20worked%20DAMN%20hard%20to%20make%20sure%20no%20indictment%20was%20forthcoming.%20%20Another%20case%20of%20deliberate%20premeditated%20malfeasance%20and%20collusion%20between%20justice%20officials%20and%20police.%E2%80%9D’
On Donald Trump
When Donald Trump announced that he was running for president, no one could have predicted his staying power in the polls. Flash-forward six months later and the business mogul remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential field. Trump’s inflammatory comments about Mexican immigrants, Syrian refugees and Hillary Clinton have led many into engage in political discourse. The following commenter discusses Trump’s use of the word “schlonged” in reference to Clinton’s loss of the 2008 Democratic primary race.
%E2%80%9CAs%20a%20woman%2C%20I%20would%20hope%20that%20every%20woman%20out%20there%20would%20be%20highly%20offended.%20You%20wouldn%27t%20want%20anyone%20saying%20that%20about%20your%20mother%2C%20daughters%2C%20nieces%2C%20Aunts%20and%20your%20grandmothers.%20And%20especially%20the%20Repub%20women%20that%20say%20they%20support%20this%20guy.%20You%20got%20so%20many%20other%20candidates%20you%20could%20get%20behind.%20Even%20Donald%20Trump%20must%20have%20a%20line%20that%20he%20can%27t%20crossed%20and%20still%20get%20support%20from%20the%20base.%20Having%20said%20that%2C%20many%20of%20the%20Repub%20men%20should%20be%20rethinking%20their%20support%20right%20about%20now%2C%20cause%20I%27m%20sure%20some%20have%20wives%2C%20daughters%2C%20mothers%2C%20girlfriends%2C%20so%20forth%20and%20so%20on.%E2%80%9D%20′
On Black Lives Matter
The Black Lives Matter movement dominated headlines this entire year. From disrupting various presidential campaign rallies to protesting the deaths of Freddie Gray, Laquan McDonald, Tamir Rice and Sandra Bland, the activists have made their presence known in the face of opposition and backlash. The community member below responded to a commenter who said “ALL Lives Matter…just not Black ones. That’s the movement’s fatal flaw!”
%22No.%20Bill%2C%20today%2C%20right%20now%2C%20on%20this%20post%2C%20on%20this%20video%2C%20in%20these%20times%20Black%20Lives%20Matter%20and%20your%20inappropriate%20interjection%20to%20derail%20what%20is%20happening%20in%20this%20country%2C%20shows%20your%20fatal%20flaw%2C%20the%20inability%20to%20understand%20a%20complex%20and%20important%20issue.%20Until%20you%20can%20understand%20what%20Black%20Lives%20Matter%20means%2C%20you%20shouldn%27t%20distract%20from%20the%20movement.%20Perhaps%20you%20should%20stop%2C%20listen%2C%20and%20learn%20before%20posting.%22′
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On Caitlyn Jenner
When Caitlyn Jenner revealed she was a transgender woman, people everywhere lauded her courageous move. She received the Arthur Ashe Award for courage at the ESPYs. Below a community member applauds the importance of Jenner’s speech.









