Thankfully?
Edit: woah, what a novel below me. I don't want him dead either. But the headline would have worked perfectly without this one word. Including it makes it just weird.
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I kindof hate the slogan "they go low, we go high" (from Hillary's campaign.)
But this is an example of the "good" side of that slogan. The political left(-of-what-passes-for-center-in-the-U.S.-now-a-days) isn't given to publicly calling for assassinations of the opposition party. It's not even given (and, yes, there are exceptions) to calling privately for assassinations of the opposition. And that's a good thing.
It means the left(-of-U.S.-center) hasn't turned into the fascist-dictatorship-trying-to-happen that the right has. It's not the left(-of-U.S.-center) calling for civil war and pandering to creeps who chant "blood and soil" while carrying tiki torches around the capital.
The day left(-of-U.S.-center) news sources delight in assassinations even of opposition as dangerously unhinged and power hungry as Trump because that sentiment started with snide remarks like yours is the day we have to worry that maybe the Democrats are sliding into their own brand of fascism.
Don't get me wrong. I'm for radical support of LGBT rights, womens' autonomy in matters of personal health, universal free healthcare, and most other "liberal" causes. (I also identify as well left and libertarian-ward of the Democratic party and would love to see "to each according to need" be our modus operandi. I'm also for direct action.) I don't fault the Democrats for being "too radical" by a long shot. (More likely, the Democrats will continue to be far too willing to let the Republicans control the narrative and cheat their way to political power. And that's the bad side of "they go low, we go high") And I don't believe it's very likely that the Democrats will slide into widespread advocacy for political violence like the Republicans have much more so already.
But taking delight in assassination attempts and wishing they'd been successful -- even those directed at Cheeto-flavored Hitler himself -- isn't helpful.
All that said, I get it. I'm pissed at the U.S.'s descent toward fascism, too. But wishing him assassinated isn't going to change anything for the better.
Exactly. I dislike Trump as much as the next person, but I also absolutely respect the office and think the Secret Service should be doing a much better job of protecting those who hold, held, or are seeking to hold public office. A functional democracy requires protecting those who the people elect, even if we disagree with their policies.
When Trump wins and plunges our country into an authoritarian hellscape, at least you'll have the moral high ground.
If it makes you feel better, I thought the same thing.
Separating suckers and their money, how Presidential.
People still following this conman deserve it.
On the subject of the repeated murder attempts against him, he added: “There’s something going on. I mean, perhaps it’s God wanting me to be President to save this country.”
On one hand, the Almighty appears to have thrown several assassins at Trump but had them fail. One might take that as an expression of divine endorsement for Trump's leadership. But, then, on the other hand, He hasn't sent any against Harris.
Definitely a tough theological knot, that one.
Misguided? No, it's a scam, just like almost every other crypto coin.
World Liberty Financial was previously criticized after a Coindesk report claimed the project would involve an unusually unequal ratio of public to private tokens.
Ooof. Dude is an egregious gifter even by crypto standards.
According to the Trumps, the world of crypto isn’t—as some onlookers have frequently characterized it—a predatory milieu in which wealthy con artists take advantage of (and monetize) the hopes and dreams of financially illiterate lower- and middle-class investors, but rather a bold technological space that can democratize finance and make traditional gatekeepers irrelevant.
Why not both?
I see gizmodo I downvote. It's a simple life.