Political Violence Makes The Task Of Stopping Trump And Fascism Much Harder
Political Violence Makes The Task Of Stopping Trump And Fascism Much Harder
Philosophy professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley responds to the assassination attempt on the former president, in an exclusive essay for Zeteo
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Please permit me to vent for but a moment.
Enough of this fucking grandstanding.
If I have to hear one more time how this is a somber moment for the country and that this is a tragedy and both sides must make peace, my lord does that dodge the elephant in the room.
I mean, Hello, McFly!? These fuckers are out there engaging in full-throated stochastic terrorist threats on a daily basis. These right-wingers are responsible for the VAST majority of political violence both in present day (that's per the FBI and DOJ) and throughout our fucking history. ProPublica reports these right-wing extremist groups are actively trying to instigate a civil war.
I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that the blood of Sandy Hook and Uvalde children fall squarely on the same fuckers whose convention listed, "We Are All Domestic Terrorists." All the trained shooters, security detail, preparedness couldn't stop some dumbass from taking pot-shots at a President... And yet, these people try to argue that MoRE GuNz = Safer Society? Please.
They can go fuck themselves. My concern stops beyond the bystander father who protected his family. Beyond that, I have no more tears to give. While I agree the fight needs won at the ballot, and that we should always use brains over bullets — I just cannot abide by hearing the incessant BoTh SiDeS bullshit as though Democrats are even remotely responsible for the heightened tensions in this. No. This is a response to blatantly clear fascism and a threat to our Democracy as we know it. Godwin himself said that it was okay to compare Trump to Hitler because it's fucking accurate.
Check out the shooter's Facebook. Apparently he is a registered Republican too. Their own base is so torn themselves that someone shot at him for Epstein. They've got their hands over the spout trying to convince us they're in control of the beasts they created as the water soaks their cuffs. They're the ones calling for Death, and it answered.
You can see them really struggling with the cognitive dissonance in this moment.
Side note, but from a Telegraph article, I confess this made me chuckle:
Crooks tried out for his school’s rifle team but failed to make it because he was a “comically bad shot” and made jokes deemed inappropriate with firearms around, two former classmates told The New York Post.
He missed his target by close to 20ft, Jameson Murphy said.
“He tried out…and was such a comically bad shot he was unable to make the team and left after the first day,” he added.
He clearly improved his game. Not being snarky, that was a fair shot with iron sights.
I don't know enough to comment either way, personally. I've heard from military individuals that 150 yard shot is pretty easy and they're trained to peg human targets at 300-400 yards with iron sights with the same caliber. My guess is his adrenaline was going like crazy and he was shaking.
Not a hard shot at a stationary target but if you watch the video Trump turns just a moment before his ear is hit.
Im almost certain his turning to the crowd meant the difference between his ear being clipped and the back of his skull being blown out.