Riccosuave @ Riccosuave @lemmy.world

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You're confused. Conservative violence is always warranted, justified, and highly effective. That will be the narrative.

Yeah, it is completely over. We're never having another election in our lifetime.

It took Trump's chance of victory from 90% to 100%

Nothing. I'm just examining the situation, and asking who benefits.

100%

There won't be a next time.

Yes, that is exactly how if feels.

I agree. I wouldn't be surprised if this was all a ploy for attention so he can look tough, and rile up his base. That is completely on brand.

Edit: Unfortunately, it appears to be a completely genuine, yet failed, assassination attempt...

I wouldn't either.

Are you suggesting he faked his own assassination plot?

This is just going to further guarantee his victory. It's fucking over. This country is done.

The giant shit show you're seeing today really just started in the past decade.

It started with Nixon. That was the prototype for modern American political theater. Then Reagan legitimized having a celebrity, glad hander, and straight up fucking traitor in the White House. After that it has been a slow regression from performative politics into reality television.

Good point. You caught me slipping. That's my bad.

I don't need to think about it. I already know that is the case.

Bernie is still sharp as a tack. Also, we weren't talking about fitness. We were talking about character and ethics.

Precisely.

I'm sure he is not entirely immune. Nobody is, but I also firmly believe in Bernie's ability to put the good of others before himself when it truly matters most. I cannot say the same about Trump, Hillary, or Biden.

Bernie. Sanders.

Unless Obama personally drags him behind the woodshed I don't see him dropping out. His hubris is too strong, and his identity is too connected to his political career. This was never about the country. It was always exclusively about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden's egos.

Whatever helps you sleep at night sweetheart 😘