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Looks like someone took some shots at prez candidate Donald Trump at a rally in PA. From the videos I've seen, it looks like he did get grazed.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Q-Anon level thinking that somehow Trump is a mastermind of this. The dude who can't hide stolen files properly, can't lie on his taxes properly, and loses money on a casino, somehow has the ability to rig a false flag assassination attempt.

Are NeoLibs that so far into the Kool-Aid that Dipshit Trump is also a grandmaster 5D chess player of this, while not being able to string words together? It's not like he's even been a good actor.

[–] Zess 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Trump isn't even the mastermind of his own bowel movements. If this was staged it was all planned by his Russian handlers.

[–] irreticent 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Roger Stone would be my guess.

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[–] afraid_of_zombies 0 points 4 months ago

I am glad Russia has no experience whatsoever with this type of operations

[–] pivot_root 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's fun to indulge in, and it doesn't change the fact that shit is about to hit the fan, regardless of whether the shooter was someone with a legitimate desire or a paid gunman. Trump was just given and used a golden ticket to both rally republicans to vote for him, and to incite his diehard followers into another insurrection.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Sure, but I don't think being an ironic conspiracy theorist on the levels of Q-Anon is going to make anyone seem better.

Trump was already going to do that. Trump would do it if someone sneezed on him. They already considered him a martyr. They already wanted/have an Enabling Act. The only thing this changes is a bit less blood in him, and 3 people died. Trump already had higher polling numbers.

Fascism is here. Get ready.

[–] pivot_root 4 points 4 months ago

It won't make anyone here seem better, I agree. But at the same time, it's not like we're going to have the opportunity to joke around like this after the inevitable happens.

Enjoy life while you still can, you know?

[–] afraid_of_zombies 0 points 4 months ago

changes is a bit less blood in him

I admit I saw a red fluid on his face.

[–] TrickDacy 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah there are some real idiots in this thread. Very depressing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's representative of the current state of this country honestly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'd imagine that there are a lot of rather confused individuals in a number of countries, and when tempers run high around politics...shrugs

I don't know if the US would be particularly bad. Would need to have some kind of way to quantify that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

A "false flag assassination attempt" is not as hard to rig if you know it won't be properly investigated.

[–] halcyoncmdr 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't take a mastermind. Dictators faking assassination attempts to garner support isn't new.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

"All right ear me big sniper guy, it's going to be an attempted assassination, the biggest ever, you are going to shoot me close, like danger close but don't worry I'm the best president, really I'm the best and you are the best sniper, the best sniper in the whole country. So you shoot me near the ear, near enough that blood comes out, I know scary stuff, but we are tough guys, the toughest so you do it and I resist and together we make the best attempted staged assassination ever"

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[–] afraid_of_zombies 1 points 4 months ago

Neoliberals are pro-trump, plan 2025 calls for going after people with student loans