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Settle down, mate. It was dark humour, and us Aussies used to be much better at dealing with it, rather than the ridiculous hyperbole we've seen from our pollies.
I don't condone violence against others, but I can appreciate the dark humour in this situation, where a presidential candidate that has been endorsed by the NRA and refuses to entertain a conversation about gun control, was shot at.
That country is seriously fucked up and, frankly speaking, deserves to be laughed at by the rest of the world for the shitty place they've all put themselves in.
Especially since he's been calling for violence against others for years.
I don't think there was that much thought put into it. It was likely just the first thing that came to mind, just as it was for the countless others who made the same joke before him. That's why I say it was dumb, because it was lazy and unfunny, but it was also pretty obviously played for laughs and not "aNoThEr CaLL fOR aSsAsSiNaTiOn".
Right with you there - I doubt many would accuse Tenacious D of being funny nowadays, and lazy is right on brand.
I get your perspective, and I love ious D, and I have no fond feelings for Trump. But however flippant and unserious, it is, on the surface, another call for assassination. Jokes encouraging political violence, especially about assassinating a presidential candidate right after an assassination attempt, are in pretty bad taste.
Sure, if you strip away all context. You can criticise the joke without hysterically maximising the intent behind it.
Yes, exactly, stripping away all context. It's not about intent, it's about the warped perception of public figures. The intent and context, no matter how true, are more subtle than the very real fact that it's bad business.
Just locker room talk.