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struggle4progress

(119,416 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 02:18 AM Monday

The man who killed the man who killed Jesse James

Around 350 BC, some crank burned down the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, because it was regarded as one of the wonders of the world and he wanted to be remembered eternally for doing something

It seems to me that some of our many crazed nuts with guns suffer from a similar desire to become forever infamous

Robert Ford reportedly earned money for a while from his identity as "the man who killed Jesse James" but later Edward O'Kelley became known briefly as "the man who killed the man who killed Jesse James" although eventually he also was gunned down

The wackos who shoot at Presidents, or just candidates, sometimes seem to suffer from related deliria. The attack on Reagan was intended to impress a film character, confused by the attacker with the actress playing the role

It doesn't make much sense to try to understand what the cracked-pots think, but it would make sense to limit their access to guns and bullets





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The man who killed the man who killed Jesse James (Original Post) struggle4progress Monday OP
Much respect for complying with the damnatio memoriae in that first sentence. RockRaven Monday #1
JD Pissflaps is a shitscuker motherfucker as well. Piss on that fucking turd. SoFlaBro Monday #2
Leon Czolgosz speak easy Monday #3
cracked-pots? MLF1981 Monday #4
Uggh... If you spend any time in rural Northern Missouri, (Kearney, Liberty, St. Joseph, etc) you will see hlthe2b Monday #5

hlthe2b

(104,971 posts)
5. Uggh... If you spend any time in rural Northern Missouri, (Kearney, Liberty, St. Joseph, etc) you will see
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 06:27 AM
Monday

the absolute adoration for Jesse James-- whose post-civil war murderous train and bank thefts were looked upon as Robin Hood though no one but James (and Younger brothers who were part of his gang) ever profited. He rode with the horrific William Quantrill and his riders before and after the war murdering anti-slavery residents.

Yet, the loving memories and iconization of Jesse James persist.

Still, this underscores how readily a legendary martyr could be made of someone as disgusting and horrible as Donald Trump. So, whatever your feelings no one wants THAT to happen.

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