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Bush dodged better.
That’s why when throwing things at US president you should use something with more AOEThis is why range time and affordability of the caliber you practice with is still important
Well I think we can all be certain there won’t be any huge downwind effects from this 😐
Maybe he’s going to be pro-gun control now.
sounds like the best way to ensure a Trump rally is safe is to ensure every single person there is armed.
That’s what happened with Reagan.
The MAGA crowd would have a dilemma.
Trump as president even if he wants to take my guns?
No they went, he’s never been pro gun he’s just been paid not not say what he actually means. He’s the president who on tape said no no I believe in taking the guns first and his base didn’t blink an eye.
Yeah he banned bump stocks after the Las Vegas shooting, but then the supreme court found in the text of the constitution the part where they say you can’t ban bump stocks and reversed it.
Ye olde musket bump stocks
He is already, but he learned not to speak his mind on that.
Yup they’re going to try to rally around this. His stupid little fist thing he was doing while the secret service was around him is scary. It’s plays right into the fascist playbook and his narrative as a victim/brave knight enduring arrows for his common people. I’m sad to say this, but it probably would’ve been better for democracy if they had succeeded. I think he would be easier to handle as a martyr than this tough guy act he’s going to assume after this 😩
And he’ll overplay his hand, freak everyone else out which drives voter turnout and he loses. Hopefully.
It may bring MAGA nuts a few steps closer to the violence they’re eager for an excuse to unleash. If they believe they’re under immediate attack they will feel entitled to attack back. That said, I’m not sure how much difference this will make in the end. Eventually they’ll get violent anyway because they’re fascists.
Then where was the gunfire during their attempted coup at the senate building?
I think the level of threat has been greatly exaggerated by those who stand to profit from the chaos and division.
114 officers reported injuries as a direct result of their attempted coup. 5 later died from injuries they had sustained.
The speed at which he was turned into a hero and merchandise was made is a testament to the efficiency and responsiveness of capitalism.
Yep, the person who did this is an idiot. They don’t realize all they did was help his cause and give him that much stronger of a chance of winning presidency.
I mean, they probably don’t realize anything anymore given that they had bullets actually go through them.
Liberals still believe in Great Man Theory.
If he died, another would take his place and wins for sure as revenge.
Now that he lived, he has excellent PR.
Biden is constantly taking Ls with his voterbase, like pursuance of Genocide and general brain melting.
Trump is constantly on the rise with his voterbase.
This is why Adventurism doesn’t work, and why Leftists need to join an org like PSL and work towards building dual power.
Sure but his replacement wouldn’t be him, so at least some harm would have been avoided that way, but you’re right. It would have been much better if this never happened.
Yes and no. We have no crystal ball, ultimately the material conditions for fascism are still present in the US, and they will not go away even with 10 straight DNC victories. America is a dying Empire, so reactionary thinking, trying to turn the clock back, is on the rise.
Leftism must become the status quo to survive fascism.
There would be some harm reduction, yes, and I would have probably celebrated had Trump been popped, but his replacement would be just as bad, merely delayed.
If they wanted to help the democrats, they shot the wrong candidate
Not if he didn’t miss.Actually, I guess the democrats would lose either way. It would have only prevented Trump from winning (which many people would probably say is a good thing, but for many it would still not be enough of course), not ensuring the democrats win. So yeah, you’re right.
Literally true, Trump was handed the best PR on a silver platter, and even if he croaked his replacement has a sure win.
Are you kidding? The only things in this universe capable of superluminal speeds are a good rumor and merchandising opportunities
Also monarchy. You guillotine a king and the monarchy instantly jumps to the next one.
That’s probably why being a crown prince in medieval times was more hazardous than a bering strait crab fisherman running for president of the United States
Actually it was very very safe, if you compare it with peasants or burghers with occupational hazard being very low. Well, unless you were an Ottoman prince.
Alibaba has already gone crazy with it lmao it’s so funny
Well, that’s America buggered.
do you mean anything by this beyond his election chances? i’m failing to imagine what policies would change based on this
The election chances have just shot up.
If there were any security/civil rights/general spying on people bills that were floating around but were too unpalatable to push through, those are most likely going through now.
Also if the shooter turns out to be anything other than a straight white cis male, then whatever group they were part of is probably gonna have a bad time for the foreseeable future.
Let’s be honest, even if its a good ole boy, the nutters will find a way to blame it on minorities and/or the “left”.
They’re probably fabricating the manifesto right now.
Dollars to donuts is they’re going to bullshit the would-be shooter as gay or trans.This is gonna be a Reichstag Fire moment; all because some little twerp civilian couldn’t hit a qualifier shot.Apparently the shooter’s a registered Republican! This just got infinitely funnier.
Well, the nutters are just in time for gymnastics. Olympics are in a few days. If America’s bullshit didn’t spray out to the rest of the world like a hippopotamus with diahrrea, I’d grab popcorn.
I’m not sure how this spins tbh; dude’s Repub registration was recently dug up. The only bit I’ve seen otherwise is a 15 buck donation to I want to say ActBlue or somebody on the so-called-progressive side of things; so I’d love to see how this twists and permutates.
How are the Dems going to top this?
Assassin leaves a banana peel in front of Biden.
That’s no attempt, that’s instant death.
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One dead in addition to the shooter, multiple wounded
Thanks. I spoke too soon.
I was freaking scared when I saw lots of people in my country was cheering Trump’s ralley. It’s not even the old people, they were in their 20s-30s. If Trump succeeds, I don’t see it going well in my country as well… How do I survive in a fascist country? Sad.
I’m pretty sure he will succeed, unfortunately.
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How do I survive in a fascist country? Sad.
With a gun, plenty of ammunition, and disciplined range time. Hell, join a gun club before the right starts pushing for tighter gun control.
Don’t worry,its’s not just the US. Many 3rd world countries are dealing with the same problem if not worse. Otherwise why would so many migrate to US despite it’s healthcare prices and the growing gap between the wealthy and poor?
Does it sound like a suppressed .22 to anyone else?
Hard to tell because it’s a recording, but yeah I was thinking something very small like a 22 short or a high powered BB gun.
Apparently the shooter was in the crowd, which means it wasn’t a long gun of any kind. Probably a pistol, something small enough to conceal. 22 makes sense.
.22 is small caliber, even for a pistol.
Exclusive footage of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu3s9w98MYs
This is what you get from that rhetoric. Trump has been inviting it for a while. You have the Heritage Foundation, his Brain Trust, telling us that if we don’t sit down and submit we will be put down forcibly. Well this is what you get Donnie.
“yeah, keep doing that and some useless fuck will spectacularly fail to assassinate you, giving a huge boost to your election campaign, take that!”
There are moments in history that completely change the course of events for decades to come. We just witnessed literal inches between two possibly extremely different futures. Very strange feeling.
As much as I loathe the guy, I think we all dodged a bullet.
If he died of natural causes last month I don’t think the MAGAts would have rallied behind Desantis, or whomever got the nomination. I’m not saying they wouldn’t have voted for them, just that the excitement wouldn’t be there.
If this has succeeded, the supporters would have transferred and been even more pumped up. And sympathy from those weird fuck undecideds could make the difference, not just in the presidency, but both chambers of Congress, and for their policy goals too.
Riding the wake of an assassination the draconian shit they would push through could have been far worse than anything Trump would have been able to accomplish in a second term.
Take civil rights legislation in the 60s; a lot of what LBJ accomplished was credited to the national feeling after the Kennedy assassination. Would JFK have been able to accomplish all that if he had served eight years with public sentiment toward civil rights being divided?
It sucks that this is boosting his chances in November. But a martyr, a new figurehead, and a more energized base could have been far worse.
Take civil rights legislation in the 60s; a lot of what LBJ accomplished was credited to the national feeling after the Kennedy assassination. Would JFK have been able to accomplish all that if he had served eight years with public sentiment toward civil rights being divided?
I think the same thing about the Apollo program. Kennedy gave that speech and then died, and now not only did we have to beat the Russians we had to do it for a beloved slain president.
There’s also an episode of Red Dwarf where they go back in time and convince Kennedy to be the second shooter on the grassy knoll, because his survival would have started WWIII.
I’m hoping for the best. For the United States, that is.
How the flap of a butterfly wing can change history.
Big W for the Trump campaign…
libs: this man will be the next hitler
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
Hard disagree. From what I’m reading, politicians are condemning an attempt at homicide, nothing more. Voters are following suit.
I seriously do not understand the “My idealogical rival got shot at, I now endorse my idealogical rival.” take. Nobody that isn’t already voting for Trump LIKES Trump.
I now endorse my idealogical rival.
I’m confused. Who is endorsing Trump? Clearly you don’t mean wishing the man well or condemning this attempt on his life?
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
what a bunch of cowards
I too love spreading disinformation propaganda online
Incredible
What disinformation? These peckerwood democrats LITERALLY CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER to condemn the ‘violence’ against someone they don’t consider “enemies”. After ALL THE BULLSHIT SPOKEN OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
What disinformation, cac? These parties are the same wing on the same bird.
Condemning politica violence is not voting for a candidate you wet napkin
Yes, after spending eight years talking about ‘existential enemy’ this and ‘democracy is on the line’ that; you can’t have it both ways you erectile failure. Literal dickhead trying to play that game.
“murder is cool when it’s against the guys I don’t like”
I don’t want him alive either but saying that libs are going to vote for him over this is purely fiction.
If you don’t expect everybody working in politics to condemn political violence then I don’t know what the fuck you could possibly expect.
“I condemn violence against my rival.” is not “I endorse Trump.” How stupid do you have to be to equivicate those?
They’re tankies lol, willing patsies for disinformation.
Libs: Violence is never acceptable, even if Trump is an immediate threat to harm countless people.
Also libs: Let’s all thank the Secret Service for immediately killing the shooter.
