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lees1975

(5,165 posts)
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 02:17 PM Jul 16

Ballots, not bullets, will bring Trump down again.

https://baptistnews.com/article/trump-needs-to-be-stopped-with-ballots-not-bullets/

We must denounce the would-be assassin while reminding the nation that making Trump a victim and martyr — roles he loves to play — would do nothing to stop the threat of Trumpism.
Those who are attempting to capitalize on this horrific event by selling pro-Trump T-shirts or quoting passages from Revelation about slaying the beast are equally wrong.

As with everything in Trump world, irony and hypocrisy already are on full display. This assassination attempt was not the fault of “the media” or of Joe Biden or of “the left.” As we know all too well from American history, deranged people do deranged things.

It would be nice to hear Trump supporters fret as much about the hundreds of schoolchildren murdered by the kind of assault weapon used in Saturday’s shooting as are fretting about Trump being targeted. We will say once again, without partisanship, there is no reason for AR-style assault weapons to be available on the open market. These are not “hunting” weapons. They are murder weapons.

If you’re concerned about the attempt on Trump’s life, join us in working to curb easy access to guns in America.
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Ballots, not bullets, will bring Trump down again. (Original Post) lees1975 Jul 16 OP
Just a quick reminder... Think. Again. Jul 16 #1
"Deranged people do deranged things..." Bilbo Baggins Jul 16 #2
 

Bilbo Baggins

(26 posts)
2. "Deranged people do deranged things..."
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 02:28 PM
Jul 16

Well said…

Those “deranged” people are all MAGA.
Up and down the chain of command.
All of them.
It is only when if and they momentarily get shocked out of that cult bubble, that they can realize the derangement. But that usually shocks them back into the bubble.

Momentarily.
And what do we do?
We try to understand?
Nothing to understand, but cult.

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