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Am I the only one who thinks this wasn’t random political violence?

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by okeechobee, Jul 13, 2024.

  1. okeechobee

    okeechobee GC Hall of Fame

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    I’m not ready to take a victory lap yet, but it’s clear some people involved with this did not react the way they are trained to react. I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to see this. Conspiracy will be almost impossible to prove.

    I would still like to know how a 20 year old hayseed knew he could get that close to Trump. Just a lucky guess? I don’t think so.
     
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  2. WarDamnGator

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    0% chance this is true. I can see some confusion with the cops being reluctant to shoot thinking it might some other law enforcement taking a position…. Should not happen, but people make mistakes. Should have pulled Trump off the stage at the first sign of something being “off”, though.
     
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  3. citygator

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    uh hmm. Shocking I know.


     
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  4. ursidman

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    I never have thought his motives were political. In my view he very much fits the profile of a school shooter. At an age when significant mental illness manifests, not much of a social life, suffered bullying, thought to be odd by his cohort.
     
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  5. antny1

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    Random business owners and a fire chief getting doxxed now for espousing some ugly sentiments wishing the shooter hadn't missed. Freedom of speech not freedom from consequences but its pretty frightening to see how mob mentality can take someone down before even vetting a messages veracity. A person can be ruined from a fake account these days.
     
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  6. SJB612

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    This bullied incel saw an opportunity to go out in a blaze of glory and make a name for himself and he took it. Probably would have done the same if Biden or any other famous person came to his little town (population 14k) instead of Trump. There is no evidence it had anything to do with politics or rhetoric on either side of the aisle.
     
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  7. WarDamnGator

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    RINO alert!
     
  8. PITBOSS

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    Add the neighbors to others involved in this conspiracy: Biden, Biden admin, SS leaders, SS agents, FBI, & local police. And of course the shooter himself.

    I don’t think Soros has been mentioned.
     
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  9. BLING

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    A public official, or really any person, legitimately saying something that stupid deserves to be fired. No, that’s not “cancel culture”. It’s consequences for publicly being an idiot.

    But fake accounts doing that shit to people is criminal activity. Need to do a better job shutting that down. Unfortunately, I suspect it’s going the wrong way.
     
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  10. jeffphillips21

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    If Biden was behind it - then why not do the job properly? Trump surviving it then conveniently pumping his fists makes Trump looks like some kind of hero, or tough guy (unlike when he flinched at a ballon popping) or that God spared him or some other made up BS. This has helped Trump politically, so why in the hell would Biden orchestrate something like this. If anything, that would suggest Trump and his team are behind it - in other words - staged.
     
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  11. swampbabe

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    Logic not his strong suit
     
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  12. gaterzfan

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    Derp, derp ….. flush.

     
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  13. jeffphillips21

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    not whose strong suit? either you mean the poster that said that or are you suggesting that in the entire Biden team, no one would have thought this would be the outcome? that he become some kind of martyr, when all of Trumps legal troubles have produced that result. His entire team would have to all be <80 IQ and I don't think even the strongest Trump supporters would suggest that his team is that dumb. It makes absolutely zero sense.
     
  14. PITBOSS

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  15. gatorchamps960608

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    There are way too many unanswered questions here for me to rule this out as being a Trump false flag operation.

    1. His ear is coated in something red but there is nothing on his white dress shirt collar. Blood from a cut doesn't coagulate that fast. Go nick your earlobe shaving and see if none drops on your shirt if you don't address it within seconds.
    2. His Secret Service guys let him keep standing with his whole chest and head exposed so that picture can be taken.
    3. Speaking of that picture, a photographer and the flag were perfectly positioned to snap it.
    4. He's photographed today playing golf without even a bandage on his ear.
     
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  16. gatorchamps960608

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    There's no evidence but there are QaNons and other nuts who are even further out there than Trump who want him replaced with one of the Flynns.
     
  17. jeffphillips21

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    yep, all seems a little fishy
     
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  18. okeechobee

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    Pretty sad when posters have to clarify whom you are insulting.
     
  19. GatorLane77

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    Sure, and he found a couple of volunteers in the audience to take bullets, one of which was to the brain while he sheltered his wife and daughter. Completely makes sense that Trump would stage this and hang out while bullets flew all around so he could get a photo op.

    I think your headband is a little too tight.
     
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  20. gatorpa

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    It’s all on social media. Like I said I’m looking for a more reliable source and warned in my post it likely was crap.

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