• @xmunk
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    632 months ago

    Which is definitely why the media is posting his picture and personal details everywhere right? To make sure other people aren’t persuaded to seek fame in the same way.

    • @[email protected]
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      The guy tried (and almost managed) to kill an ex-president and candidate for a second term. Of course the media is going to cover all the shit they can. It gives them clicks and that’s all that matter.

      On the other handl, apparently, the guy had some mental health issues was bullied and honestly, what other outcome can you expect if not a very fast death when you try to do what he did in the way he did it?

      Either he was out of his mind and was completely delusional, or was trying to leave the world with a huge kill in his name to be remembered.

      Edit: typo

      • @xmunk
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        82 months ago

        I absolutely agree, but I think it’s important to neither glorify nor demonize the attacker. This isn’t a route we should keep open to gain fame/infamy.

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          We shouldn’t demonize him, but we should be sober about him.

          He was a loser who intended to make our country worse.

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                92 months ago

                I’m also skeptical. Just like the candidate, I feel like this sort of behavior tends to be very self-centered. Maybe his action will leave the country worse off but I doubt he thought beyond himself, that he would do something significant and be remembered.

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              Had he been successful, the far right would likely start engaging in Timothy McVeigh style acts of terror.

              Seeing that he failed, we will probably still get that, except they have Trump to be the general giving orders.

              Look at all these down votes I have gotten for calling this kid a loser incel. Some of these down voters, considering the demographic of people who use Lemmy, are going to be the victims dying in the name of Trump’s revenge.

              • @[email protected]
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                52 months ago

                You got downvoted for the make our country worse part. He would have made it better no matter how YOU want to view it. The racist rapist with 34 felonies is not only a terrible human being, he literally wants to be Hitler. Fuck that, and fuck anyone voting for him.

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                  As a person who probably opposes Trump more than you, I would suggest that if you truly believe that, go do what the incel loser couldn’t.

                  Until then, I will just assume your support of assassinations to enact your beliefs is just a thought experiment.

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                32 months ago

                the far right would likely start engaging in Timothy McVeigh style acts of terror.

                Sounds like they’re a dangerous bunch and 2nd Amendment people should do something about their leader.

      • @mindbleach
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        12 months ago

        … or he disagreed strongly.

        People suggesting it might not be the obvious reason are entirely right to do so as a reminder that stranger things have happened. People insisting it can’t be the obvious reason are not being serious. There is really no shortage of good reasons to want The Idiot off the national stage. Ideally, in prison. Ideally.

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      62 months ago

      If there’s one guarantee in this world, it’s that shooting someplace up will always get your name in the news.

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        112 months ago

        Although in the US it’s so common you’ll be forgotten in days unless the target is somebody famous.

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          42 months ago

          Good. Let’s keep running that so the famous people are the ones getting shot. Not our nations children in schools 😊