▲ 1397 ▼ Megathread: Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event (time.com) submitted 11 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 1483 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Draces@lemmy.world 58 points 11 months ago (3 children) Most assassination attempts on Republicans have been by Republicans. Don't assume this is liberal America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (2 children) Thats why I said "someone" Although I suspect this particular assassin WAS liberal/leftist since he actually managed to hit his target, and at a decent range too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 11 months ago Good point, if MAGAs are known for anything, it's their virtuosic incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Draces@lemmy.world -9 points 11 months ago (1 child) Ok but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". All I'm saying is don't spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 17 points 11 months ago (1 child) I mean, even the people voting for Republicans are getting absolutely fucked economically, some of them have even had loved ones deported. It's not literally shooting, but my point is that Trump's policies don't only affect those that voted against him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Magats: declare war on liberal America, send in military to accupy blue cities, have brownshirts asaault and deport non whites, even when they are US citizens. Magats: gets surprised when someone shoots back Are trying to say this doesn't imply the shooter is a liberal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child) No, that's not necessarily what I was saying. I was replying to your comment: but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". That's why I said republicans aren't literally being shot at, but they're getting fucked either way. Your comment seemed to imply that republican policy only affects left leaning folks. Perhaps I misread your replies, though. If it's the other way around, leftists have also been shot at in the same way, they just didn't vote for it like republicans did permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent [–] PKscope@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (1 child) Doesn't matter who it was or why. The left will be blamed. I always said that nothing will change until someone prominent on the right gets shot. I was actually talking about their children in a school shooting in regards to tighter gun laws. Thousands of kids, a bunch of church-goers, and some Democratic lawmakers get shot and it's no big deal. But one prominent right-wing talking head gets shot and now it's real to them. This will be the impetus for major change, but not the change any of us wanted. I hope I'm wrong, but I feel like things are about to get a whole lot worse than they were the last 8 months. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago Like all facts, it will only matter to the left permalink fedilink source parent [–] CounterArchon@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Yes tho sadly this doesn't stop Magats from lying anyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (2 children) Thats why I said "someone" Although I suspect this particular assassin WAS liberal/leftist since he actually managed to hit his target, and at a decent range too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 11 months ago Good point, if MAGAs are known for anything, it's their virtuosic incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Draces@lemmy.world -9 points 11 months ago (1 child) Ok but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". All I'm saying is don't spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 17 points 11 months ago (1 child) I mean, even the people voting for Republicans are getting absolutely fucked economically, some of them have even had loved ones deported. It's not literally shooting, but my point is that Trump's policies don't only affect those that voted against him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Magats: declare war on liberal America, send in military to accupy blue cities, have brownshirts asaault and deport non whites, even when they are US citizens. Magats: gets surprised when someone shoots back Are trying to say this doesn't imply the shooter is a liberal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child) No, that's not necessarily what I was saying. I was replying to your comment: but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". That's why I said republicans aren't literally being shot at, but they're getting fucked either way. Your comment seemed to imply that republican policy only affects left leaning folks. Perhaps I misread your replies, though. If it's the other way around, leftists have also been shot at in the same way, they just didn't vote for it like republicans did permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 11 months ago Good point, if MAGAs are known for anything, it's their virtuosic incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Draces@lemmy.world -9 points 11 months ago (1 child) Ok but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". All I'm saying is don't spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 17 points 11 months ago (1 child) I mean, even the people voting for Republicans are getting absolutely fucked economically, some of them have even had loved ones deported. It's not literally shooting, but my point is that Trump's policies don't only affect those that voted against him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Magats: declare war on liberal America, send in military to accupy blue cities, have brownshirts asaault and deport non whites, even when they are US citizens. Magats: gets surprised when someone shoots back Are trying to say this doesn't imply the shooter is a liberal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child) No, that's not necessarily what I was saying. I was replying to your comment: but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". That's why I said republicans aren't literally being shot at, but they're getting fucked either way. Your comment seemed to imply that republican policy only affects left leaning folks. Perhaps I misread your replies, though. If it's the other way around, leftists have also been shot at in the same way, they just didn't vote for it like republicans did permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 17 points 11 months ago (1 child) I mean, even the people voting for Republicans are getting absolutely fucked economically, some of them have even had loved ones deported. It's not literally shooting, but my point is that Trump's policies don't only affect those that voted against him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Magats: declare war on liberal America, send in military to accupy blue cities, have brownshirts asaault and deport non whites, even when they are US citizens. Magats: gets surprised when someone shoots back Are trying to say this doesn't imply the shooter is a liberal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child) No, that's not necessarily what I was saying. I was replying to your comment: but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". That's why I said republicans aren't literally being shot at, but they're getting fucked either way. Your comment seemed to imply that republican policy only affects left leaning folks. Perhaps I misread your replies, though. If it's the other way around, leftists have also been shot at in the same way, they just didn't vote for it like republicans did permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Draces@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Magats: declare war on liberal America, send in military to accupy blue cities, have brownshirts asaault and deport non whites, even when they are US citizens. Magats: gets surprised when someone shoots back Are trying to say this doesn't imply the shooter is a liberal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child) No, that's not necessarily what I was saying. I was replying to your comment: but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". That's why I said republicans aren't literally being shot at, but they're getting fucked either way. Your comment seemed to imply that republican policy only affects left leaning folks. Perhaps I misread your replies, though. If it's the other way around, leftists have also been shot at in the same way, they just didn't vote for it like republicans did permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child) No, that's not necessarily what I was saying. I was replying to your comment: but you have to be shot at to shoot "back". That's why I said republicans aren't literally being shot at, but they're getting fucked either way. Your comment seemed to imply that republican policy only affects left leaning folks. Perhaps I misread your replies, though. If it's the other way around, leftists have also been shot at in the same way, they just didn't vote for it like republicans did permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Draces@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago All I’m saying is don’t spread the worst case assumption permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PKscope@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (1 child) Doesn't matter who it was or why. The left will be blamed. I always said that nothing will change until someone prominent on the right gets shot. I was actually talking about their children in a school shooting in regards to tighter gun laws. Thousands of kids, a bunch of church-goers, and some Democratic lawmakers get shot and it's no big deal. But one prominent right-wing talking head gets shot and now it's real to them. This will be the impetus for major change, but not the change any of us wanted. I hope I'm wrong, but I feel like things are about to get a whole lot worse than they were the last 8 months. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Draces@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago Like all facts, it will only matter to the left permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Draces@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago Like all facts, it will only matter to the left permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CounterArchon@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Yes tho sadly this doesn't stop Magats from lying anyway permalink fedilink source parent