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Captain Hindsight

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Donald Trump in 2016 : "maybe the second amendment people should do something about it"
Donald Trump today "No, wait. Not like that"
- 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.
  
  Like when Paul Polosie was attacked with a hammer.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  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?
  
  The one in their head cuz they're a Republican and can't fathom being the bad guy ever.
  
  I don't advocate for missing the shots you take at fascists
  
  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.
  
  I'll take "complicit" over "actively disenfranchising" any day.
  
  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.

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