This sounds like one of those stupid warnings they put on product warning labels. I'm going to find the user-manual templates at work and sneak this in there.
On the liberal side, you have "Donald Trump is an existential threat who will end American democracy if he gets elected".
And on the conservative side, you've got a "Godking Emperor Trump will remake America in his image" wing and a "Jewish Puppet master Jared Kushner is going to hand America over to the Chinese Muslim Illegal Cartel Cabals to steal all the adrenochrome in the white babies" wing.
What is the rational response if you believe even a fraction of this? I'm amazed we haven't seen more shootings to date.
Is Trump not an existential threat to democracy? We saw all the laws passed in Republican states in 2020 to further restrict voting after he lost, which was merely a continuation of Republican behavior.
Both sides are not the same, one has done and plans to do more harm than the other.
Latest is that the shooter was a registered republican, so shit is going all different shades of weird vs what everyone was assuming about what the motive was probably gonna be.
That and what you register for may not have anything to do with which side of the political spectrum you are on. Only which primary they let you vote in.
I had a feeling something like this would happen. The right jumped on the "it was a radical leftist that did it!" almost instantly. Democrats made the same mistake with the Vegas shooter, assuming it was done by a conservative nutjob, but actually just an apolitical psychopath.
I've learned to never assume political affiliation when I hear about these things happening because someone on the right is just as likely to be the perp as someone on the left for the same reason.
Immediately saw that take on Facebook by some guy. Quote was “first they try to arrest him, then they try to JFK his ass, imagine voting for Biden clown emoji spam”
People are far too quick to make assumptions, and are even faster to rage. Can’t help but feel like we’re doomed due to a hopeless future / social media.
"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless ― if the left allows it to be,”
~ Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation
Kevin Roberts reminds me a lot of Carl Schmitt. He is one dangerous motherfucker. Everybody talks about Trump, but Trump is just a figurehead. It's parasites like Roberts that are actively seeking to destroy the foundation of this country.
Really? Now, republicans are crying about toning down the political discourse?
Anyone forget about Gabby Giffords? Did anything change since back then? No. It just got worse and it's probably going to get even worse in the future.
Why do you assume this is a Republican posting the meme? Why are you so quick to assume and attack one side? Remind me again, what have Dems been saying constantly about sending Seal Team 6 to kill Trump after the Supreme Court decision on immunity?
Ffs, you are so blatantly stuck in your echochamber.
People on the left talk about "sending in Seal Team 6" as a way of pointing out the hypocrisy and short-sightedness of the right's power grab. Not because anyone actually thinks the president should assassinate people.
Meanwhile Trump has literally said he wants to execute his political opponents and the right-wing supreme court gave their blessing.
I wasn't referring to the meme, but rather the rhetoric of the republican party since the Obama era.
Also, which democratic politician was it that talked about sending in seal team 6? As in, an actual representative, not just some random person on social media? Genuinely curious, since I only found that a judge was asking the question if the recent supreme court decision would allow for something like this.
Why do you assume this is a Republican posting the meme?
That's not how I took their comment. It was pointing out the hypocrisy of the Right. You know how the Right is always somehow justified in their actions of physically attacking political opponents.
Nancy Pelosi's husband is another example. Did you hear any support for their families from the right wing after either of those attacks? The right wing doesn't care about people, they want to kill people they don't like. Ex: Jan 6
Contrast with the left, when someone doesn't abide by the law. They call for justice, they don't believe crimes are okay just because it's their party. Do you know why the left says the seal team 6 joke? It's pointing out the rights hypocrisy again. Because trump would have no problem killing Biden or anyone else he doesn't like. Difference is the right wing likes violence, and would condone trumps actions. Whereas if Biden ever did that he would immediately be out of the Democrat ticket. And the left would be calling for him to be tried criminally.
But hey keep drinking the billionaires propaganda. And let them manipulate you into giving them, this country on a silver platter.
You're too far gone. I suspect you lack any substantial critical thinking skills and have consumed too much fox news. At this point, your brain has rotted to the core and you're just another parrot.
If you can ignore all the crimes and rapes Trump has committed and been found guilty, and still support him, you're just a bad person.
Yeah, I honestly don't give two shits that someone shot at him since he and his party has been advocating and encouraging political and fun violence for literal decades.
Trump is the end of democracy and he's going to genocide everyone that doesn't look like me. None of our political rhetoric is healthy right now. I shouldn't be amazed at our lack of self awareness regarding politics, but fuck.