▲ 828 ▼ Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage (news.sky.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 563 comments fedilink hide all child comments Video clip: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1812249329203286464
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's really disheartening see everyone assumes it's fake without all the facts being available yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.cafe -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it that much of a stretch to not believe a thing that involves that walking rape whistle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Of course it is. Trump being involved doesn't mean conspiracy theories are real permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lets be perfectly clear here, conspiracies are real. I don't know what the fuck you mean by this comment. Yes, there are outlandish conspiracy theories and most are bullshit. But that doesn't make all conspiracy theories bullshit. Some (many) have to be true, because many end up turning out to be true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, but we only know that with empirical evidence. What empirical evidence is there here? The video is too grainy? "I've seen too many hollywood movies—this is something the joker would do"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago I wasn't talking about this video at all, my reply was referring to the dismissive tone of the entire concept of a conspiracy. As if RICO laws weren't created (and implemented pretty successfully) for a reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it that much of a stretch to not believe a thing that involves that walking rape whistle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Of course it is. Trump being involved doesn't mean conspiracy theories are real permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lets be perfectly clear here, conspiracies are real. I don't know what the fuck you mean by this comment. Yes, there are outlandish conspiracy theories and most are bullshit. But that doesn't make all conspiracy theories bullshit. Some (many) have to be true, because many end up turning out to be true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, but we only know that with empirical evidence. What empirical evidence is there here? The video is too grainy? "I've seen too many hollywood movies—this is something the joker would do"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago I wasn't talking about this video at all, my reply was referring to the dismissive tone of the entire concept of a conspiracy. As if RICO laws weren't created (and implemented pretty successfully) for a reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Of course it is. Trump being involved doesn't mean conspiracy theories are real permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lets be perfectly clear here, conspiracies are real. I don't know what the fuck you mean by this comment. Yes, there are outlandish conspiracy theories and most are bullshit. But that doesn't make all conspiracy theories bullshit. Some (many) have to be true, because many end up turning out to be true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, but we only know that with empirical evidence. What empirical evidence is there here? The video is too grainy? "I've seen too many hollywood movies—this is something the joker would do"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago I wasn't talking about this video at all, my reply was referring to the dismissive tone of the entire concept of a conspiracy. As if RICO laws weren't created (and implemented pretty successfully) for a reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lets be perfectly clear here, conspiracies are real. I don't know what the fuck you mean by this comment. Yes, there are outlandish conspiracy theories and most are bullshit. But that doesn't make all conspiracy theories bullshit. Some (many) have to be true, because many end up turning out to be true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, but we only know that with empirical evidence. What empirical evidence is there here? The video is too grainy? "I've seen too many hollywood movies—this is something the joker would do"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago I wasn't talking about this video at all, my reply was referring to the dismissive tone of the entire concept of a conspiracy. As if RICO laws weren't created (and implemented pretty successfully) for a reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, but we only know that with empirical evidence. What empirical evidence is there here? The video is too grainy? "I've seen too many hollywood movies—this is something the joker would do"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago I wasn't talking about this video at all, my reply was referring to the dismissive tone of the entire concept of a conspiracy. As if RICO laws weren't created (and implemented pretty successfully) for a reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago I wasn't talking about this video at all, my reply was referring to the dismissive tone of the entire concept of a conspiracy. As if RICO laws weren't created (and implemented pretty successfully) for a reason. permalink fedilink source parent