kept_simple
uh republicans have been suggesting that people with guns should assassinate politicians for decades folks
it's awful of course but it's really dumb to see journalists say this breaks new groundpic.twitter.com/U6dRFKxJeZ
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if you don't think this matters as long as trump loses, just wait until the media publicly fellate the more polished gop edgelords in 2018
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the prevailing narrative right now is that the gop needs rescuing from extremist trump, and the clinton campaign is bizarrely feeding it
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@kept_simple in all fairness i don't want to get cynical about this sort of thing -
@existentialfish i don't think anyone should but it's also dangerous to pretend trump is an anomaly - View other replies
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@kept_simple yeah that's a good point too.
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@kept_simple@Mobute I think it's new for the candidate himself to be the one doing it, though. Before it was supporters/advisers. -
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@kept_simple@hoover_dam I swear to God I thought Jesse Helms was dead. -
@AnnLarimer@kept_simple@hoover_dam He passed away 8 years ago, but he said that 22 years ago, back when Bill Clinton was President. -
@the_unitron@kept_simple@hoover_dam OH THANK GOD! I thought I had lost my tiny mind. - View other replies
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@AnnLarimer@the_unitron@kept_simple it was so hard for me to remember, what with living in Winston-Salem then
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@kept_simple@HunterFelt I don't know who's saying what, but having 1 candidate for President call for the assassination of the other is new -
@kept_simple@Mobute The new ground is likely that Trump will not call it a mistake -
@kept_simple he isn't apologizing though -
@kept_simple aww but that’s no fun. how can i feel special if i don’t live in an unprecedented historical moment. -
@kept_simple@deep_beige literally infamous enough that there was a knockoff subplot in The West Wing, ur-text of political journalists -
@kept_simple@Mobute Thank you@kept_simple I remember this like it was yesterday -- didn't really get a big reaction at the time. -
@kept_simple but christ, even helms apologized - trump won't -
Think it's because it's not only the GOP nominee, but he's much more explicit in calling for assassination.
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@kept_simple@reedfrich It does break new ground. Be all blase about it if you want to, but it's not a game. -
@by_mhrudolph@kept_simple To note Trump's comment is not sui generis, but is part of a long history of RW threats of pol. violence ≠ blasé. -
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@reedfrich@kept_simple My reaction is based on the permanent damage already done. Tell 38% laws, mores don't matter & save them from chaos
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