3 ms·

but why?

by rvz 2y ago

but why?

sleepingreset 2y ago
[flagged]
- tamaharbor 2y ago
  [flagged]
  - helf 2y ago
    The parent poster isn't trying to subvert the entire governmental make up of this country.
  - Tadpole9181 2y ago
    That's clearly not what they mean, regardless if you agree or not. Seems fairly disingenuous to pretend like you don't understand why political assassinations of extremely contentious politicians happen.
    - mardifoufs 2y ago
      Biden is also contentious for half of the US population, yet I'm not sure I'd understand if someone shot him. Even if you want a politician dead, surely you'd realize that missing your shot or anything else going wrong will just make said politician much, much stronger.
      - mtlmtlmtlmtl 2y ago
        When you're deranged enough to do something like this, I don't think a lot of thought goes into what happens if you fail.
        mardifoufs 2y ago
        Completely agree. That's basically what I wanted to say, that this isn't some person who's trying to save the US from an actual threat, because that's not really productive in the context of a US election. It's just a deranged shooter.
- mardifoufs 2y ago
  The problem with that mindset is that the Republicans also have their own looneys who swear that Obama or Biden or whoever else will kill freedom and enact an autocracy. Saying so doesn't make it more true.
  - dllthomas 2y ago
    That doesn't make it not "why" - but also that "why" doesn't make it justified.
    - mardifoufs 2y ago
      Agreed. I guess there's still a chance that the shooter is just an unhinged, mentally ill person with no political affiliations (like with Reagan) but there's probably a "why" otherwise.
  - eclipticplane 2y ago
    Not sure I've seen too many 900-page long "dismantle modern life" documents from the Democrats.
    - mardifoufs 2y ago
      Not sure Trump could write a 900 pages document about anything but sure? Unless Trump endorsed whatever that document is then sure. And yeah, shooting a presidential candidate because of some conspiracy theories that involve a president dismantling 'modern life' is unhinged. Unless modern life is a 4 year American political cycle. I remember the same doom posting back in 2016 so it really doesn't have much bite anymore, especially since I'm not American and not knee deep in the batshit rhetoric that permeate american politics
      - heartbreak 2y ago
        The thing about Project 2025 is that it’s not Trump. It was produced by people far, far more competent at enacting their policies.

but why?

by rvz 2y ago

but why?

sleepingreset 2y ago

[flagged]

tamaharbor 2y ago
[flagged]
- helf 2y ago
  The parent poster isn't trying to subvert the entire governmental make up of this country.
- Tadpole9181 2y ago
  That's clearly not what they mean, regardless if you agree or not. Seems fairly disingenuous to pretend like you don't understand why political assassinations of extremely contentious politicians happen.
  - mardifoufs 2y ago
    Biden is also contentious for half of the US population, yet I'm not sure I'd understand if someone shot him. Even if you want a politician dead, surely you'd realize that missing your shot or anything else going wrong will just make said politician much, much stronger.
    - mtlmtlmtlmtl 2y ago
      When you're deranged enough to do something like this, I don't think a lot of thought goes into what happens if you fail.
      - mardifoufs 2y ago
        Completely agree. That's basically what I wanted to say, that this isn't some person who's trying to save the US from an actual threat, because that's not really productive in the context of a US election. It's just a deranged shooter.
mardifoufs 2y ago
The problem with that mindset is that the Republicans also have their own looneys who swear that Obama or Biden or whoever else will kill freedom and enact an autocracy. Saying so doesn't make it more true.
- dllthomas 2y ago
  That doesn't make it not "why" - but also that "why" doesn't make it justified.
  - mardifoufs 2y ago
    Agreed. I guess there's still a chance that the shooter is just an unhinged, mentally ill person with no political affiliations (like with Reagan) but there's probably a "why" otherwise.
- eclipticplane 2y ago
  Not sure I've seen too many 900-page long "dismantle modern life" documents from the Democrats.
  - mardifoufs 2y ago
    Not sure Trump could write a 900 pages document about anything but sure? Unless Trump endorsed whatever that document is then sure. And yeah, shooting a presidential candidate because of some conspiracy theories that involve a president dismantling 'modern life' is unhinged. Unless modern life is a 4 year American political cycle. I remember the same doom posting back in 2016 so it really doesn't have much bite anymore, especially since I'm not American and not knee deep in the batshit rhetoric that permeate american politics
    - heartbreak 2y ago
      The thing about Project 2025 is that it’s not Trump. It was produced by people far, far more competent at enacting their policies.