• @DaddleDew
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    894 months ago

    Donald Trump in 2016 : “maybe the second amendment people should do something about it”

    Donald Trump today “No, wait. Not like that”

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      On the liberal side, you have “Donald Trump is an existential threat who will end American democracy if he gets elected”.

      And on the conservative side, you’ve got a “Godking Emperor Trump will remake America in his image” wing and a “Jewish Puppet master Jared Kushner is going to hand America over to the Chinese Muslim Illegal Cartel Cabals to steal all the adrenochrome in the white babies” wing.

      What is the rational response if you believe even a fraction of this? I’m amazed we haven’t seen more shootings to date.

      • @abbotsbury
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        164 months ago

        Is Trump not an existential threat to democracy? We saw all the laws passed in Republican states in 2020 to further restrict voting after he lost, which was merely a continuation of Republican behavior.

        Both sides are not the same, one has done and plans to do more harm than the other.

        • @UnderpantsWeevil
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          34 months ago

          Is Trump not an existential threat to democracy?

          Not so existential that anyone would actually advocate shooting him. But that’s what makes the rhetoric so dizzying. You’d think “ending democracy” would be on par with anything Al Awlaki or Qasem Soleimani was up to. And look how we treated them.

          Both sides are not the same

          No. If this had been a shot at Biden, you’d have sitting Reps openly cheering.

          But the contradiction is driving people nuts regardless.

          • @abbotsbury
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            74 months ago

            that anyone would actually advocate shooting him

            Is that popular advocacy? I mostly see people saying they are unsympathetic because of Trump’s violent rhetoric; a “reap what you sow” mentality.

            But the contradiction is driving people nuts regardless.

            What contradiction?

            • @Dkarma
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              24 months ago

              The one in their head cuz they’re a Republican and can’t fathom being the bad guy ever.

        • @[email protected]
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          04 months ago

          Democrats are still complicit as the ratchet mechanism to keep us from moving even an inch to the left as both parties march further right in lockstep service to corporate interests.

          • @abbotsbury
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            44 months ago

            I’ll take “complicit” over “actively disenfranchising” any day.

            • @[email protected]
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              Ask Palestinians how they feel. Dems have 3 bills being pushed right now to kneecap leftist organizations.

              They’re disenfranchising plenty, it just hasn’t affected you yet.