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Fuck that. I just want our law to apply equally so he would be in prison, like any of us would for the same crime.
The latest move of delaying the sentencing to 2 weeks after election is appealing. He announced he is running AFTER DOJ started investigating him and now judge is afraid to sentence it because GOP picked him despite being a convicted felon?
What's worst is that if he wins the sentence likely will be a slap in the wrist, because they won't want him for example using military to avoid jail. If he loses the election, then he will immediately appeal, and likely judge will allow him to remain free during appeal process.
We have two tier justice system.
Alas, we don’t live in that world.
I think he should be tried for treason. And if convicted suffer the full punishment for that. He is a clear and present threat to democracy. No one should be able to invite an insurrection and have it not be taken as seriously as it was.
Fuck yeah, FBI party!!!
I disagree.
There's probably a better argument that either:
Political assassinations (as a subset of misnamed 'vigilante justice') are never good and we shouldn't reinforce that precedent, or
That person would be a hero to the planet and the future, not just present day America.
Yes
Not nearly as edgy as that beard smear ^smeard? they're sportin' there. 🥲
I'm not sure "Trump is a martyr" leads to the timeline you think it does.
Tell me how martyrdom worked out for Mussolini
It does...without his cult of personality I think the magats fizzle out and slink back into the dark corners of society
Maybe they find a new Messiah in Elon, but I don't think he has the lack of intelligence to lie like Trump does.
Musk is at least ineligible to run for president
I mean these assassination attempts barely stick around the news cycle longer than other shootings and my guess is people are tired enough of him not to care. Hate crime incidence spiked when he won in 2016, so also.theres no version of this election that doesn't lead to violence. May as well excise the cancer entirely.
… what?
Velvet Elvis? Cool. Velvet Cheeto? Not cool.
Sorry, I’m lost
Elvis was Jesus-ified after death and tacky, roadside velvet Elvis art could be purchased and displayed to show your devotion to the King. Love of a musical icon is one thing. But, martyred fascists are not kitsch or cool. Either one will let you know what kind of a home you stepped into. Both would be in bad taste but one is so bad it’s good and the other is so bad, it’s baaaad. And not Michael Jackson bad.
Wait, so Che Guevara tee shirts aren't woke? Well, fuck.
Ahhh. Got it
Trump is going to be a martyr no matter how he dies.
I mean, look how they deified Elvis.
They won't because this is a fact.
😇
My bet is that they don't care, since that's clearly an opinion with no intent. Everyone has already been saying basically that when discussing the assassination attempt. Try adding one of the follow-ups:
Those are even closer to the line (maybe even crossing it) than the initial tweet. This guy was still not arrested for any of it. The agents just feel mandated to act on tips or something.
Awww. There goes my trip to a black site :(
Did someone hear something coming from the anonymous abyss? Real name and address and I bet you get your wish.
I’d get more attention from people here than the FBI lol
True, lol.
Anyone who kills Donald Trump would be an enemy of the people, just like the other scum that fight to keep him from facing consequences for his crimes.
Enemy of the state, not of the people. ;)