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[–] chris@lemmy.grey.fail 34 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children)

They've been itching to do this -- and when the ICE/National Guard occupation of our cities didn't immediately result in an attack on "law enforcement," there was a sense of frustration. Without a reason, they had to dial up the rhetoric and threats.

Charlie Kirk's (MAGA on MAGA) death was hammered and shaped to fit their narrative. Now, with a reason, they will punish their enemies as terrorists.

Listen for calls of the death penalty, next.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's not beyond the real of possibility that they ordered Kirk's assassination. The DOJ and Utah state government are so corrupted that we can't believe anything that they claim is evidence.

A lot of the claims about the accused shooter came out before any so-called evidence was presented, which means the narrative came first, then the evidence followed.

Listen for calls of the death penalty, next.

They've alreaady started. Trump's been a big fan of executions, torture and collective retribution since at least his Klannish demands for the Central Park Five to be judicially lynched.

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Speaking of that, am I the only one that finds it odd that the shooter had a ‘trans roommate/lover’ and that person has not been completely doxxed by the right? It seems to me that they would have plastered that persons info absolutely everywhere. Not saying I want that person doxxed, I just think it is super weird that they have a convenient scapegoat and all they’ll say is a small snippet of a text exchange. It’s been something that has bothered me more and more as time goes on as being fully made up without further information.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 days ago

Also, aren't all the gun freaks up in arms after they said some weird shit about the bullet being "miraculously" stopped by Kirk's neck bones? The type of rifle and ammo that was used would have 100% gone directly through. Just like, as a matter of physics.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 15 points 6 days ago

Not sure if you’ve seen, but they DID increase calls for the death penalty just yesterday:

https://midwest.social/post/36018372

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 6 points 6 days ago

Not sure if you’ve seen, but they DID increase calls for the death penalty just yesterday:

https://midwest.social/post/36018372

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

Not sure if you’ve seen, but they called for expanding the death penalty yesterday:

https://midwest.social/post/36018372

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

Not sure if you’ve seen, but they DID increase calls for the death penalty just yesterday:

https://midwest.social/post/36018372

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

I hope none of Trump's administration have seen The Handmaid's Tale because they'd probably be inspired by the idea of lining people up on a wall and hanging them

[–] karashta@sopuli.xyz 17 points 6 days ago

They're now looking for voter registration lists from certain states as well.

So now they can label registered Democrats as anti-fa and throw them into the death camps.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

This will be immediately retracted once it is used against them in some way, like if the police show up at Turning Point USA from complaints, or the crazypants psychos running these insane mailers for Trump that talk about Civil War.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

The most heinous crimes in DC are committed by Trump