Old, but seems relevant
We go high, they go low.
Today on Facebook, a big trumpist just admitted to me that he just wants to see his political opponents suffer (even die), and sent me a gore image.
Right. We all agree that encouraging violence is bad.
Right lemmy?
RIGHT LEMMY?
It’s only free speech when we speak. When someone says something I don’t like, that’s not free speech.
It’s only ok to incite violence when we do it.
This hypocrisy isn’t a good look. Lemmy loves to point at Trump’s hypocrisy (see OP) but are blind to their own. It makes your position appear weaker because you don’t actually stand for anything (e.g. free speech as it exists in the US).
I’ve said it before but many here are more like conservatives than they realize. They also don’t really stand for anything. For example, they pretend to love small government and then bend right over with pre-lubed assholes when DeSantis legislates lab meat out of existence in their state instead of letting tHe FRee MArKeT decide.
It’s only ok to incite violence when we do it.
Wasn’t the guy who shot Trump a registered Republican?
Is it possible that he was incited to violence by… other Republicans?
Yep. And confirmed conservative, if recent headlines are to be trusted.
We pretending like every thread on Lemmy wasn’t filled with “wish he had better aim” sentiment?
When both teams suck, all you can do is root for injuries. But no, “I wish you’d just die already” is not a call to violence.
I remember you from the other thread. You’re a fan of feigning ignorance if it helps your point.
Read this thread. The people encouraging violence are upvoted far more and those discouraging it are downvoted.
It’s not just that thread either.
To continue a theme from our previous thread - you mind if we quit playing stupid?
The people encouraging violence are upvoted
The top five root comments have no such thing.
Maybe the first time we wished a Republican would have leaned just a little more to the right.
