• Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Was it really a good deed though? Because by missing, he gave Trump a shit load of political ammunition.

    Trump is going to take this crisis and abuse it for every vote it gets him, and it’s gonna get him a lot.

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      4 months ago

      It’s an interesting question. If someone could go back in time to try to shoot Hitler but ended up missing, would it still be a good deed?

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        4 months ago

        Hardly an if, that’s essentially what actually happened:

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire

        Fascists will always use a crisis to gain more power. If the Rechstag fire had actually killed Hitler, then yeah, it probably would have been a good thing. But in the end it didn’t, it just gave Hitler more power. This situation with Trump isn’t much different.

        Granted, hindsight is a big factor here. But I think I’ve made my point.

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      4 months ago

      Trump is going to take this crisis and abuse it for every vote it gets him, and it’s gonna get him a lot.

      So what you are saying is that Trump is a “Crisis Actor” lmao

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      4 months ago

      He hasn’t though. He buried this story with his VP pick and the documents case.

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        4 months ago

        Trump burying news about him with more news about him is to his advantage. And I guarantee you Trump will continue milking the assassination attempt. It isn’t buried by a long shot.