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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. jeffphillips21

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    who is insulting whom? my question was quite logical - why would anyone orchestrate something that clearly benefits his political component, not himself. It's far more likely that the person benefitting politically would have orchestrated it - in this case, Trump. That's just logical. I do understand that logic is in short supply these days, but I'm under the assumption that everyone on this board at least graduated high school and if they look at it objectively, would never think Biden's team would be stupid enough to stage this - and if they did want Trump dead, he would be dead. So what else is there to talk about?
     
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  2. gatorpa

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    Not to mention the shooter who would have known they were on a suicide mission. Mind you this isn’t some islamic terrorist who thought he might land with 100 virgins either.
     
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  3. swampbabe

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    The poster that said that
     
  4. jeffphillips21

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    If this was Biden shot in the ear, all those saying "c'mon man" would be agreeing with you - that it's all staged. But unfortunately politic leanings trump logic and objectivity. Right = Trump. Wrong = Biden.

    I am not even American nor do I want either of them to win, I think both are pathetic candidates...but it's scary how powerful political leanings can skew thinking in otherwise rational human beings.
     
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  5. jeffphillips21

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    gotcha, thanks for clarifying
    I see that now :(
     
  6. gatorpa

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    If it was Biden and the details were the same I’d have the same take.
    I wouldn’t think Biden set it up gain support.
     
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  7. antny1

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    Despicable
     

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  8. okeechobee

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    Is this anyone important or just random? I don’t recognize the name.
     
  9. gatorpa

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    Hundreds of them popping up on my feed.

    One particular very left leaning friend of mine wisely posted they wouldn’t post what they really thought for fear of being targeted or banned by the crazies out there. While she may have a point it’s sad that someone who is a social worker mental health champion would take joy in the events of Saturday.
     
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  10. antny1

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    Just random awful people. An Advent Health nurse, a fire chief, several business owners, etc etc

    I call this crap out on both sides. DC draino runs a right wing page that pushes hateful garbage. Their membership often mirros these types of people but on the other side of the aisle.
     
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    Trump doesn’t give a shit about that guy, he didnt even bother trying to call the family yet. But I’ll bet the first chance they can be used as props they’ll hug it out.

    I don’t think there’s doubt Trump would kill for political advantage. Just look to his covid response, he already DID kill for political advantage.

    The only truly preposterous thing is the idea he’d let himself be “grazed” by bullets. No chance, thus no “false flag” here.
     
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  12. okeechobee

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    You are part of the problem.
     
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  13. WarDamnGator

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    it’s social media, it’s easy for Trump trolls to post shit like that on fake accounts, then say “look how awful the left is”
     
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  14. okeechobee

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    Whether or not it was a conspiracy may come down to whether or not you classify DEI as a conspiracy.
     
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    I do not think this was random... after all that I have seen and found out, no way was this random.
     
  16. ajoseph

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    This is such a crazy reach. Of all the people that had the most to lose by an assassination of Trump, Biden is at the top. If the assassination was successful, Pubs would put someone up that is less controversial, and easier to beat Biden. If it was unsuccessful, it would make Trump a more sympathetic candidate. Biden, of all the people in the planet, is the one person who would not want this to have happened.
     
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  17. antny1

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    I'm not a fan of mob attacks for the main reason that people don't check the veracity of the post and trolls could cause harm in doing so. With that said, I know the owners of two businesses thar are getting raked over the coals right now with viral screenshots of their comments which were legitimately posted by the business owners. I don't agree with it but freedom of speech is a two way street. I wouldn't touch politics with a ten foot pole if I owned a business.

    If anything, this is yet another indication of where we are as a society. Publicly wishing death on people and celebrating the death of innocent bystanders. And down we go...
     
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    I don't think it was "random" but think it's too early to know whether it was political.
     
  20. ajoseph

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    Doesn’t Trump say the same thing about Biden at every single rally?
     
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