07-14-2024, 10:51 AM
plagiarize wrote:All I see when I look at that picture is a fascist. It's maybe the most fascist thing I've seen in my life. I am not surprised to see people like Cenk think it makes Trump look strong or brave.
Just as I am not surprised the shooter was a young white male republican. They tend to be. People that do stuff like this don't tend to reason in the same way you or I do. Someone like that is as likely to think Trump isn't extreme enough, or that he's part of some delusional conspiracy, as they are to think they are saving America.
You aren't dealing with someone rational when you are talking about someone prepared to try and assassinate someone with secret service protection, whoever that may be.
andymoogle wrote:A fascist riling up his cult by encouraging to fight, is in no way badass. And neither is cultists chanting "USA". People are really showing their asses today. And it's probably only men saying this garbage too. Falling into the idea of peak masculinity.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/donald-trump-suffers-ear-wound-at-pennsylvania-rally-in-probable-assassination-attempt-story-developing.926754/post-125794113 wrote:Quote:This actually shows the effect this has on people in general. Ignore it as much as you want, but it's obviously there, as seen on display in this thread.No it doesn't. It just shows that there has always been a huge trump fanbase on this site that was waiting for the perfect moment to show their asses.
Quote:Quote:Sky News said the shooter was a registered Republican. If true, then its curious how this is going to end up unfolding.thank fuckin christ. this fact alone should save lives
Capra wrote:I mean as much as I think it's typical, and even expected, that the shooter would be a white male Republican... I also think if they turned out not to be - if they turned out to be a victim of Trump's violent rhetoric with nothing left to lose - I wouldn't be wondering "what's wrong with this person." If someone smacks a dog enough times and the dog bites back, I don't wonder "what's wrong with this dog."
Quote:Not going to lie, I was just hoping that the shooter would turn out to be white but the fact that he's also a registered Republican wearing a Demolition Ranch shirt is just the icing (no pun intended) on top.
ZeoVGM wrote:People really twisting themselves to find an excuse for him to not be Republcian.
Capra wrote:I dunno. I just think it's weird.
Like, Malcolm X called it "chickens coming home to roost." If you create a culture of fear and violence, it's only natural to expect fear and violence in return. But it's like... Instead of fixing the culture we decided to fix the expectations.
Republicans are permitted to enact violence in response to a culture of violence. Democrats are expected to endure.
But that's fucking ridiculous, right? People can't be expected to be "above" their animal stress response. Animals that just sit there and take abuse die. And so will we. Like it's an obvious trap, right? A culture that punishes one side disproportionately for acting in self-defense, is actively erasing that side.