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Afatwa, or religious decree, issued by senior Iranian clerics calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump has attracted online funding worth tens of millions of dollars, reports say.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Trump's first thought..."How can I get in on that money?".

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 8 points 18 hours ago

I mean, for legal reasons, I'm not going to tell them to do it. I'm also not going to tell them not to do it though!

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (12 children)
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[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 88 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Did you know that it's illegal to say, "I wish someone would kill the president of the united states"?

Im not saying it, im just letting you know that it's illegal. Like a public service announcement.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Will no one rid us of this turbulent president?

[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 29 points 1 day ago (9 children)
[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 6 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

"Fun" fact. Trevor "Fell from his Balcony" and died shortly after this video.

What a weird coincidence.

Edit: Apparently it was a decade later. I was confused.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

You can, however, wish bad fortune and ill luck befall the president. Its the "I want a person to do a thing" problem because it sounds like you could looking for somebody to hire.

[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 12 points 1 day ago

But I thought murica was the pinnacle of free speech? 😮

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

If the Ayatollah can't have it, no one can!

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 260 points 1 day ago (5 children)

That’s it. We found the most 21st century thing ever:

A GoFundMe for a political assassination.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago
[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 82 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I saw a billboard (in California) for a gofundme for Texas disaster relief. That feels peak 2025 to me.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

Things will get wild once someone invents a decentralized assassination market.

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[–] t_berium@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I don't think making him a martyr would be a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't shed a tear if he passed with the worst agony I can imagine. But making him a martyr would make his agenda immortal.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Martyrs tend to be symbols to a cause. Trump and maga don't have much ideology it's more a cult of personality. Those tend to go away when the central figure dies.

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[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 15 hours ago

The martyr window would have been more during the campaign leading up to the election. That window is closed now.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Worst take in the thread. Martyr or not his philosophy and his followers is "unbridled self interest" aka "fuck you, I got mine." Martyrdom is antethetical to the cause.

Somebody offing him would set a good example that being a corrupt, fascist leader is not a good way to get riches or a long healthy life.

Am I saying anyone should do something? No.

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He needs to take the adolf way out.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, it needs to be supremely conspiracy proof. Too many people will believe it was assassination of it could have possibly been assassination.

He's an old unhealthy man, albeit with the best possible health care. His passing is moderately likely in an average day from health issues.

[–] mister_flibble@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

He also completely seems the type to leave a come-to-jesus meeting with his doctor about how he absolutely has to change his diet and start exercising and still hit the McDonald's drive thru on the way home, so with a little luck, the best possible medical care won't matter nearly as much as it could.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

No doubt, but a cardiac event will have the best possible imaginable intervention. Might not be enough, but if anyone can pull through on the back of medical capability, it's him

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I disagree. The people who want to make him a Martyr will make him a Martyr no matter what. The people who know what he has done will understand that him being killed doesn't make any of that better.

See the way all the other Fascists in the world before him were handled.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 19 hours ago

They should put it on gofundme.com

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 115 points 1 day ago (7 children)
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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 63 points 1 day ago (4 children)

What are the stretch goals? I mean, we have a whole slew of shitbags the world would be better off without.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Lol good luck.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

o7.

Godspeed to all who try to collect.

[–] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 95 points 1 day ago

Where do I donate?

How many ways can the secret service split that?

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago
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