Pennsylvania governor’s residence set ablaze in ‘act of arson’, police say
Pennsylvania governor’s residence set ablaze in ‘act of arson’, police say
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Pennsylvania governor’s residence set ablaze in ‘act of arson’, police say
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I'm not well-versed enough in the finer details of American politics to know if this is something to be celebrating or not. Someone educate me, please.
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It's very bad.
Honestly, even if he were one of the bad guys it would be bad. The rarity of naked stochastic violence as a thing to be employed against "enemy" politicians is one of the few teetering guard-rails that is still in place. I don't really know much about the guy except for his vocal support for Israel (which is a significant sin) but burning down politician's houses cannot lead to good things.
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I wouldn't say it can't. Politicians and oligarchs have worked hard to make peaceful change almost impossible. And as the saying goes. When peaceful protest/change becomes impossible. Violent protest/change become inevitable.
I would rather live in a world where the representatives we elect represent us. Instead of ignoring us and representing wealthy donors. After all, what are we going to do? Elect someone else like them?
This will definitely get their attention. There's no ignoring this, whether or not you agree with it.
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The current russian regime here is daily inflicting violence on americans. The fact that violence against elites is still taboo when killing the poors is a-ok - that's hardly a guard-rail worth preserving.
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"I don't really know much about the guy except for his vocal support for lsrael."
So he's cool with kiIIing chiIdren. Got it.
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He was in consideration to be Kamala Harris’ Vice President
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PA resident here. Shapiro is as left as left gets these days without being actively snuffed by the Democratic establishment, so naturally the right sees him as a plant for the deep state or whatever they're calling 'the ones we don't like' these days. Republicans have a healthy majority in State Congress here after the 2024 elections, and they are towing the party line and implementing Project 2025 despite resistance from constituents and the Governor.
Shout-out to Senator Doug "Literal Insurrectionist Traitor" Mastriano for being an all-around piece of shit, by the way.
Either way, this is a physical attack on the current political minority. Combine that with the timing (the first night of Passover), this has all the signs of an act of domestic terrorism.
The fact they're not using that word right now, either they're being abundantly cautious and just not ready to confirm that yet, or they are trying minimize the story because of who was involved and/or why it happened in the first place.
Meanwhile, Trump's idiot doj is saying people egging Teslas is terrorism. When actual terrorism is refused to be labeled as such, attempting to redefine the word to their twisted ends.
Good thing Trump is cracking down hard on the real anti semites -- you know, students who don't want US bombs used on Palestinian children...
Other than his unconditional support for a fascist apartheid ethnostate leading to cracking down on constitutionally protected free speech and freedom of association.
And his being a proponent of further empoverishment of public schools to benefit poorly regulated for-profit charter schools that are usually either religious, of much lower educational standards than advertised, or both.
Also he's advocated for lowering corporate tax rates.
Fair, I guess 🤷
Yup!
Yup!
According to the article, terrorism is one of the likely charges.
Shit, I didn't realize that asshole senator (Mastriano) won. Wishing you guys the best with that one, and hoping he's run out of town next election.