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Given that the attempted assassination of congress members at a base/softball game was not a good place to start, I don't see how one could justify starting at
by WindyLakeReturn 6y ago
Given that the attempted assassination of congress members at a base/softball game was not a good place to start, I don't see how one could justify starting at the invasion of a federal building except in considering the teams involved.
- three_seagrass 6y agoHelp me understand how a lone gunman at a softball game is the equivalent of a fatal anti-democratic insurrection invading and occupying the nations capitol.
- WindyLakeReturn 6y agoWell for starters, realizing it isn't just a lone political assassin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots#Donald_Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presiden... Second, if you look at only those with the intention to kill or gravely wound, the numbers are quite comparable. Third, one of these is an attack on a much softer target and done without any warning, making it a more dangerous threat.
- three_seagrass 6y agoI don't get what you're trying to say. You think that platforms don't attempt to stop calls to assassination? Because it seems like you're whatabouting presidential assassination attempts to do what exactly?
- WindyLakeReturn 6y ago"Whatabouting" or "whataboutism" is just the negative name for pointing out inconsistent application of standards.
- jessehattabaugh 6y agoEdgelords on this site love a Bernie dig about as much as they love hating on JavaScript comparators.