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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

They attack and they attack. When a perceived attack happens they act like now is the time to attack. Just like yesterday and the day before.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 6 points 11 hours ago

Their projection will become a well deserved prophecy. These Confederates will regret provoking otherwise peaceful people into war.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

DARVO once again.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 7 points 13 hours ago

Oh come on now, right wingers have been com|iting acts of violence against political opponents for years already.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love that these two bit conmen are all like "they're at war with us?!" When they've been trying to incite war with "us" for the past decade or so. It's hilarious how it's now all our fault. Also, Jesse Watters is a cunt and a deplorable human being. Let me know when someone of worth has something to say.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

They’re the same people who think it’s the Palestinians who are the attackers. They’re classic, boring, textbook bullies who don’t like it when the kid they’re torturing gives a free one to the nose and so they run to the teacher crying.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 308 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

The Minnesota political assassinations were less than 3 months ago.

These fuckers are just freaked out that the people they encourage their followers to shoot may be starting to shoot back.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 145 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

We didn't know who shot Kirk. The last few attempts on Republicans were also conducted by Republicans.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 83 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Maga was spreading the news that the shooter was a liberal within minutes. The vast majority will believe that they're under attack by liberals despite any news or facts to the contrary. Anything else will be viewed as another conspiracy.

Reality is not a place where Maga and Fox News live.

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago
[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"The enemy within", "Rats", "Demon-crats"

The Nazis dehumanized the Jews like this

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

Jews, gypsys, homosexuals, disabled people and the opposition. Hitler actually went for the left and unions first.

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[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Someone declared war, but it wasn't the left.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 211 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Funny how when a liberal politician is shot, they've been "killed", but when a conservative influencer is shot, it's "assassination".

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And the liberal that was killed was literally assassinated.

We still have no idea who shot Charlie Kirk, or why.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

Lmao it's like "private healthcare" and "government-run healthcare"

You fucks don't get to mix both, either way public/private or say government-run/corporate-run healthcare

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anyone can see this is a MAGA operation. They are gonna pin it on some Trans person to give them an excuse to take away their right to have a gun. All these MAGAT's are afraid of less than one percent of the population.

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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 120 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And this is not a controversial person. This is not polarizing guy, a divisive person

He's like Socrates

Fox News hosts are simply unbearable.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Not polarizing, like Socrates...

Do they even know what they're saying? Socrates was so polarizing he was put to death because his opinions were too controversial at the time. (This isn't to imply the same for Kirk. He's just an asshole, and he won't be remembered by history.)

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

Whether they know or not is irrelevant. They know their brain audience doesn't know anything about Socrates other than "that old Greek guy" and so they can say whatever they want.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He will likely be remembered in history. In the rising violence section of the mid 2020s

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao did they serious say that? Wild.

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yup. Right in the article.

Absolutely insane.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

So they lie about everything then? Like I knew if was ‘entertainment’ and not news because they were lying but this is like… come on.

Edit: ‘he was a beautiful boy’? Why are they so weird? Who talks like this?

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

As someone raised by Republican parents that I'm now estranged from.....this is just how they talk. It's fucking weird.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] stickly@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Patiently waiting for the shooter to be a hard right conspiracy nut so I can play this clip back

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 21 points 1 day ago

As funny as it is, nothing matters to these people. They find out that he rented twilight 12 years ago and determine that he must be one of those homosexuals, who are now at war with them.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 96 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Charlie Kirk: loses gun debate the hard way

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[–] maplebar@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago

You thought a "culture war" would never turn into a "war war"?

Aren't you the fucking clowns that just declared war on Chicago and Portland like a week ago?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

Yes. A war YOU started.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Political violence is of course bad... but as soon as you call for it, especially indirectly, you deserve whatever comes to you. Stochastic terrorism is still terrorism, and there's not a lot more American than the fact we don't negotiate with terrorists.

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He’s like Socrates. He asks questions, and he does it with a smile. And there’s nothing controversial about saying, ‘socialism is worse than capitalism. Men and women are different. Let’s put America first,’ because that’s all he was about, putting America first.

Guy isn't even cold and they're moving on to more culture war bullshit.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (4 children)

"my daughter loved him. I mean, she’s 13 years old. This is a man who touched an entire generation of Americans"

PHRASING!

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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 58 points 1 day ago

My brother in christ, your side had already deployed the military on American soil and kidnapped our neighbors, this ain't a start of a war, it's engaging with an active invasion.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

The party of “fuck your feelings” has feelings now? I’m clutching my pearls right now!

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The party that was cheering on civil war for the last year is now trying to play the victims

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm TERRIFIED! As a Republican i NEVER thought I would be treated like a FIrst Grade child or Democrat politician!

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