Pretty worried about the comments man. Murdering (or trying to) a candidate of any political party is terrible.
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Not only is it terrible, it's an actual threat to democracy.
I don't know how anyone is surprised though. When you use words like "Nazi" and "existential threat" and "threat to our democracy" it can't be a shock when someone tries to become a historic hero for taking out the supposed next Hitler, and people who buy into that propaganda language are going to cheer them on and want more of it. They're frothing at the mouth, imagining they're on the right side of history.
I get what the Dems are trying to do with pushing that language, but it really is playing with fire. It was a 50/50 chance that they could get him ineligible to run, alive or dead, and they've lost each bet.
This feels like some strained both-sidesing here.
Calling the traitorous self-serving felon that caused an actual attack on the government and the Democratic process “a threat to democracy” seems tame, honestly. And that’s not even getting into his promises to jail political opponents, be a dictator on day one, suspend the constitution, call the free press an enemy of the people, and claim absolute authority and absolute immunity.
But then that whole political group also seems convinced that a barely progressive status quo “let’s work together” administration is literally totalitarian tyranny.
On top of that, if trump would have been killed, there is technically nothing stopping the US from postponing elections, coming up with an intermediate solution to have a functioning government without a D. president (like, no appointing of judges and such) and then have an election next year when the Republicans had enough time to find a new candidate.
If trump pushes through the things he said he'd do and what his supporters are supporting like project 2025, there's a real chance that there are no actually democratic elections in 2028. And this is ignoring the fact that gerrymandering and the electoral college are already questionable and regularly abused by or benefit Republicans the most.
OceanSoap being loaded into the train car: "Ok guys, any minute now will be the prime opportunity to stop these fascist guys. Just remember to consider both sides, they might have a really good reason for taking us out to this isolated camp."
See they're having us fill the whole back up again. This isn't a mass grave. They're just putting us to work! See creating jobs why complain?
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I see republican voters shooting republican candidates as pretty much reasonable outcome rather than some newly emergent threat to democracy. Trump made his image himself, it was him who decided to harass miniorities and brag about reading Mein Kampf often. It was him who made republican message extreme, provoked an insurrection, had all those criminal charges and appointed obviously corrupt judges. He groomed americans into feeling insecure and threatened and radicalized a lot of them. I think random depressed kids trying to suicide by shooting him is the least he should expect, especially seeing that USA has a gun cult focused around right to bear arms against threats to democracy. Also a child rapist, which alone is enough for millions of people to pull the trigger. You're seriously blaming his bad image on anyone else?
Trump made his image himself, it was him who decided to harass miniorities and brag about reading Mein Kampf often.
The absolute garbage that does be on the internet, honestly.
Right, sorry, it was his wife that outed him for having Hitler speeches book "My New Order" back in 1990, which he apparently kept in a cabinet next to his bed. In the interview he also admitted having a copy of Mein Kampf, though he never openly claimed to read that book often. When he quoted Hitler in 2023 he said it was just a coincidence. Which caused no one to feel uneasy, no one at all. His former chief of staff claimed that Trump praised Hitler for doing some good things, like rebuilding the economy.
So right, sorry, I mixed the "Mein Kampf" for "My New Order", and it was his wife that outed that, he only confirmed.
His victory as president of the US is a threat to democracy. He already attempted a coup in 2021
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Were you asleep the first time he was in office? Read Project 2025. That's what they plan on doing if he gets elected.
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People often talk about going back in time to kill baby Hitler. By all measures Trump would like to be a new Hitler and his most fervent supporters see him as that. Is it surprising people would support such an action to stop him?
If you unironically think trump would be a new Hitler, I'm either completely underestimating his threat or you're batshit fucking insane.
None of his supporters, unless you're talking about a very extreme fringe, look at him as Hitler.
Yeh cause if they did they wouldn't be voting for him. That's how this works.
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I'd say I have no mixed feelings...
My feelings weren't mixed on Trump. I hope the next person has better aim.
I was just plain old dad about Richard Simmons, Dr Ruth, and Shannen Doherty. They all deserve better.
We've missed the exit for the third-best timeline that still involves That Guy: the one where Donnie bites the dust before the elections. Unless someone fills the guy's plane with Anthrax or something like that, we're still on track for locking in the USA as a failed state.
(the second best timeline with That Guy would be the one where he simply loses the election. The very best would be where the DOJ makes something stick against him & he's disqualified before the elections.)
Let's also face it, if there's a candidate that's so divisive that someone looks at the massive security apparatus for people like him and still think it's worth trying to assassinate him, that would be grounds - at least for me - to re-evaluate whether the candidate is the right guy.
Having your own team trying to kill you says a lot too.