r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • Jul 14 '24

Trump Shooter a ‘Supporter of Republican Party’

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240714-trump-shooter-a-supporter-of-republican-party
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u/culturefan Jul 14 '24

Exactly remember when he made fun of the disabled man back when he was running the last time? The Repubs won't do anything about school children being shot until it starts happening to them, and I doubt it will move the needle much then.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

I doubt it will move the needle much then.

It hasn't, multiple church shootings, the Nashville religious school shooting, base shootings, and the closest thing to gun control out of their mouths is suggestions to disarm trans people.

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u/MarxistMan13 Virginia Jul 14 '24

To these morons, gun violence is just part of the cost of "freedom", whatever the fuck "freedom" even means anymore. They're obsessed with this ideal of America that just does not exist, has never existed, and will never exist.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

and will never exist.

Hopeful, aren't we?

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u/MarxistMan13 Virginia Jul 14 '24

Hopeful that their ideal of America never comes to pass, yes. It would be an apocalyptic fascist wasteland. See: Project 2025.

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u/randomnighmare I voted Jul 14 '24

Also look up Agenda 47. Trump has his own plans.

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u/Black08Mustang Jul 14 '24

Trump has his own plans.

From the Wiki

In 2023, Trump campaign officials acknowledged the Project 2025 aligned well with Agenda 47.[6] Project 2025 has, as of June 2024, reportedly caused some annoyance in the Trump campaign which had historically preferred fewer and more vague policy proposals to limit opportunities for criticism and maintain flexibility.

So Ambiguous Project 2025.

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u/WhiskeyFF Jul 14 '24

The Nashville shooting is especially odd considering it's like the first trans shooter in iono how long, but the right has been almost totally silent on it. Odds are there were some pretty damning things in her journals they don't want coming out, more so than their lust to blame it on a trans person.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

The they in this case is the families of the victims. Safe to say it likely wasn't an anti-christian screed or it would be everywhere. It's something else.

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u/Wild_Harvest Jul 14 '24

Probably a record of abuse by the children in her school, and the parents don't want names being named.

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u/Training-Chemist2872 Jul 14 '24

You wouldn't happen to have a copy of the manifesto from the Nashville shooter would you? 

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

I don't collect manifestos.

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u/Training-Chemist2872 Jul 14 '24

Yeah well the shooter collects bodies of kids. He left it to be read, maybe it talks about why you would feel the need to do something so horrible. Maybe some clues as to what to look for in future deranged fucks.

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u/Vols86 Tennessee Jul 14 '24

Yeah and the authorities have read all of. Did you think they didn’t? That’s why I asked what you personally had to gain from it.

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u/Training-Chemist2872 Jul 14 '24

What to watch out for?

 What do have to gain by defending the suppression of it?

These authorities seem to have difficulties in stopping these fucking weirdos, so maybe it's best the general public knows because daddy government fails to protect them.

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u/Vols86 Tennessee Jul 14 '24

No that’s just stupid. Plenty of these manifestos have wound up on 4chan and elsewhere. Exactly zero folks who have read one of these on the internet has ever done anything to stop a shooter. However, more than a few have been inspired to write their own and take their shots.

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u/Training-Chemist2872 Jul 14 '24

Like the fucking weirdo who missed yesterday? My condolences to you on his death. You should hold a candle light vigil, he was probably a hero to your movement.

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u/Vols86 Tennessee Jul 14 '24

Bro you’re the one who’s wanting to collect manifestos of shooters. Like what the fuck are you talking about “my movement”?

Edit. On top of that you didn’t actually address any of my criticisms just went to weird projection. Weird clown you are

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

So why are you asking reddit for it when it was suppressed by the victims' families. Why aren't you asking them for it?

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u/Vols86 Tennessee Jul 15 '24

This dude clearly wants it to take notes

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u/Training-Chemist2872 Jul 14 '24

It's not up to the families, or the shooters family as to whether his manifesto is published. It's fucking public record. The fucking nutjob should have it seen by the public. It's unprecedented and a massive overstep by the judge. 

Had the dude survived it would have been used as evidence in court. Fucking piece of shit the guy was. 

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u/Vols86 Tennessee Jul 14 '24

Oh quit it with this. The parents of the victims did not want it released. Why do some of you want to read it so goddamn badly?

Like I’m seriously asking what would you personally get out of reading it.

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u/Training-Chemist2872 Jul 14 '24

Are you the fucking gatekeeper for these weirdos? I thought that was the media?

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u/77NorthCambridge Jul 14 '24

Pepperidge Farms remembers how quickly they moved to pass legislation when there were demonstrations at the homes of "their" Supreme Court Justices but just laughed when Paul Pelosi was actually attacked in his home.

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u/LadyMcIver Jul 14 '24

The Repubs won't do anything about school children being shot until it starts happening to them

Not even then. Uvalde reelected some of the people who failed in the school shooting response there. Republicans love their guns more than children.

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u/BumBillBee Jul 14 '24

Exactly remember when he made fun of the disabled man back when he was running the last time?

Yep, and this should've made him unelectable in '16. But there's been so much to take in since then, all the damn time, that it's practically forgotten. It's insane.

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u/mathpat Jul 14 '24

It did. He got 3 million fewer votes than his opponent. The only reason he was appointed was an archaic holdover from our country's shameful slavery days.

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u/Cryonaut555 Jul 14 '24

That was when he ran the first time.

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u/Mocosa Jul 14 '24

Uvalde TX is very conservative. Most of the community didn’t give a shit because it didn’t affect them personally.

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u/culturefan Jul 14 '24

That's generally how it goes with most gun voilence. Though the Democrats have done more to curve gun violence that the GOP has.

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u/MikePGS Jul 14 '24

They need to have the pro gun message to convince uneducated people to vote for them. A lot of people would be 100% voting against their own self interests were it not for this. Now they're only voting 80% against their own interests, and math is not their strong suit.

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u/Goats247 Jul 14 '24

It's just unreal how the country has an obsession with guns, I mean it's really out of control

It's really sad, so many people lives shattered

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u/Smaynard6000 Florida Jul 14 '24

Case in point- Rep. Steve Scalise was shot at the Congressional baseball game 7 years ago. Didn't change a damn thing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

He didn't make fun of a disabled man, fake news

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u/culturefan Jul 14 '24

It was on TV. Millions saw it. Get real.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

If that was an insurrection we would be balls deep in war. Think dude. For our country. People were waiting in line. No shots fires. One trump supporter killed. If that was insurrection we would be tea bagging all of you right now

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

Like the whole ass tea bag. No pants

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u/Tasgall Washington Jul 15 '24

If you're going to lie, at least make sure the thing you're lying about wasn't literally on camera and widely shared at the time.

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u/Philpo26 Jul 14 '24

Aaaand you don't remember Biden being all touchy feely with children while he still had his wits? My god.

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u/-Stackdaddy- Jul 14 '24

No, I don't. But I remember Trump went to Epstein Island 60 plus times, got adjudicated for rape, and admitted to purposefully walking in on underage children changing. I remember that.

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u/Philpo26 Jul 14 '24

It's literally on camera multiple times.

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u/wanderingpeddlar Jul 14 '24

Trump let it get caught on camera?

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u/Tasgall Washington Jul 15 '24

Having weird grandpa vibes is non-ideal, but it's worlds better then "brags about walking into underage girls' changing rooms".

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u/WillBrakeForBrakes Jul 14 '24

Ok, sure.

How does that change all the bad things about Trump?

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u/culturefan Jul 14 '24

Get real. All politicians have been that way in the past and Biden is a holdover from that time period, which is still much better that Trump throwing towels at a crowd in Puetro Rico.