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[–] ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 5 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 18 minutes ago)

Well yeah. It takes violence to stop violence, and we've been brain washed in schools with the "Zero Tolerance Policy" that retaliating is worse than being a bully. Kids who defended themselves from aggressors often were either the only ones punished, or punished far worse than the instigator. That's been going on for at least 2-3 decades in said schools. It has obviously made a bunch of adults too afraid of doing the right thing.

It's why we hold parades instead of protests with the threat of escalation. If we really wanted to make changes, Republicans and their minions(ICE) would not have homes to live in, or comfortable lives. Same for their enablers.

We would have taken them off the board and held special elections as populace. Still can, and will still need to when we have finally had enough. That or a foreign power will do it for us, but then they get to make the rules instead of "We The People".

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 42 minutes ago

For a country with so many guns, they're not very good shots.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

fraid so. tv and electronics in general have led to a society of couch potatoes only suitable for mashing and smothering in butter and chives

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

Is that actually true?

Or is it a scapegoat to disguise the impact of over policing and the massive incarnation rate?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

the "over policing" could've been a nonissue if there had been sufficient resistance and proper accompanying legislation to curb it and enact better training programs for cadets. scapegoats can be named to anything one chooses depending on which side one sympathizes with, but for my own part i see no scapegoating beyond that thst the executive branch has instituted

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

There’s been multiple assassination attempts in his first year of this administration

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 5 points 48 minutes ago

They had better aim when JFK was president.

[–] YummyEntropy@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

Last I checked all of those people were right wing chuds. Make of that what you will.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

The WHCD guy was a weapons grade shitlib.

He was complaining about Hasan Piker on the train to DC.

[–] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Sounds like the problem may inevitably take care of itself.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today -5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

No? Two were Ukraine guys, pretty much centrist liberals. One was all over the place

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I didn't know "Ukraine guy" was a political position.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago

Support of US support of the Ukrainians in the Russo-Ukraine War. Both Routh and now Allen had documented public statements of that - https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-whcd-shooters-bluesky-posts-revealed-aggressively-anti-trump-jd-vance-pro-ukraine

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Well, if we count half-sentient lunatics walking around Florida as an assassination attempt that is. But even if we do, in a country that has more guns then people, he was shot at once, and even then it was in that part of the ear that completely heals leaving no traces of a scar, so really, it doesn't count.

He's had so many he's smiling at other people and being pretty unsafe about his own safety.

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