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LodeMike ,

Holy shit that whole thing was only like, three weeks ago? Feels like two months.

TankovayaDiviziya ,

The difference is that Tetesuya was able to kill the PM because he did it at point blank range.

Fedizen ,

He also killed a shitty ex president everybody hated; more like killing george bush. Like if an Iraq war vet killed George Bush or Dick Cheney tomorrow the entire US would probably say the same thing, in fact it might be the one thing that could unite all of america.

DragonTypeWyvern ,

??? Abe was crazy popular. He didn’t even get got for his political stances, but rather his support for the Moonies.

suction ,

He wasn’t popular outside of Japan.

zipzoopaboop ,

There needs to be a period or lime break between “in a cave” and “with a box of scrap”

BarbecueCowboy ,

I know it was a typo, but a lime break does sound great. Maybe a gin rickey?

zipzoopaboop ,

I like the way you think

weeeeum ,

To be fair, it was a point blank shot, and there wasn’t secret service up the ass everywhere.

Freefall ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b3ae7270-7b64-47f6-9e40-de0b75e9d070.png

PlexSheep , (edited )

Fun fact: Tetsuya in the Japanese dictionary means:

徹夜 - てつや - 🇬🇧staying up all night

randint ,
@randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz avatar

A not-so-fun fact: The Tetsuya in his name is actually 徹也. Just a coincidence that it sounds the same as “staying up all night”. Fun coincidence though.

tiredofsametab ,

I think the pitch accent is also different so they're not even homophones, but I don't have a dictionary handy

SturgiesYrFase ,
@SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml avatar

My wife and her cousin both have the name Hiroko, but the kanji is different so they’re different names. It’s like Lewis and Louis, or Stuart and Stewart. Anglophones seem to have a hard time grasping that, despite it being quite common in English

PlexSheep ,

Good to know, I’m still learning Japanese

randint ,
@randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz avatar

Me too! I’m also a beginner Japanese learner.

PlexSheep ,

We’ll get there, がんばれ！！

randint ,
@randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz avatar

うん、がんばる！

CaptDust ,

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/5faa8205-a674-4c1d-9a7b-8276e6f916a6.jpeg

CoffeeJunkie ,

…goddamn. I am conservative but this is top tier memeage. And he is okay so… I think we can all have a laugh! 😂 Very funny. 👍🏻

Sanctus ,
@Sanctus@lemmy.world avatar

No matter what side you’re on, this is the funniest fucken meme I’ve seen in a while.

Kowowow ,

And all the pellets hit abe and no bystanders

sushibowl ,

Abe was shot from just a few meters away though. Hard to miss at that distance (well, one would think. The assassin missed his first shot).

Kowowow ,

still he didn’t make a cheap piece of junk

SharkEatingBreakfast ,
@SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz avatar

Wait

What’s going on…?

brandon ,

There was a shooting at a Trump rally. Details are still being released. The meme is referencing the successful assassination of Shinzo Abe a couple years ago.

SharkEatingBreakfast ,
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Were people hurt?? Ffs America

Jozzo ,
@Jozzo@lemmy.world avatar

One attendee and the shooter are dead

SharkEatingBreakfast ,
@SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz avatar

Christ…

Agrivar ,

but NOT the anti-Christ, unfortunately.

AutistoMephisto ,
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    scytale ,

    Apparently the motivation was because Donald Trump disavowed Project2025.

    Wait, is this confirmed?

    Excrubulent ,
    @Excrubulent@slrpnk.net avatar

    Yeah, I’d want to see solid information on this. I just have to fight the urge to believe it because it confirms my existing biases.

    This is what I’ve found: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-14/…/104096364

    From that he was a registered Republican, but also donated to a Democratic vote registering initiative. This would’ve been the first election he was old enough to vote in. No word of his actual motivations, but the idea that he’s a fascist who didn’t like that Trump wasn’t fascist enough doesn’t seem to bear out from this article at least.

    AeroLemming ,

    Why do you feel the need to make such statements regarding the motivation without any source or evidence to back them up?

    DragonTypeWyvern ,

    Interestingly enough, all the dead are registered Republicans!

    FordBeeblebrox ,

    Every accusation is a confession with conservatives. Hmmm, how long till he’s a secret liberal?

    ArcaneSlime ,

    Tbf, when one says “shooting” it conjures up images of an active shooter scenario. What happened was more aptly described as an assassination attempt. Target (trump) wounded (barely), one (or possibly two) bystanders dead, shooter dead.

    Pacattack57 ,

    Fun fact: this will be the 34th mass shooting in the month of July in the US. This qualifies as a mass shooting because there were 4 casualties.

    brandon ,

    Weren’t there only two casualties, including the shooter?

    Pacattack57 ,

    The shooter, the father that died, a second bystander that was in critical condition, and Trump.

    CaptainBasculin ,

    Not being able to pull off an assasination in a country where citizens can legally buy an assualt rifle must be an embarrasment in the history of assasins.

    ComicalMayhem ,

    it was an incredibly close shot. looks like he coincidentally moved his head the exact moment the shot rang, if he hadn’t he would be gone. factors like windage also play a role. idk which outcome is worse.

    Dagamant ,

    I also don’t know which outcome would be worse but I do know which one I really wanted in that moment.

    Zipitydew ,

    MAGA world would collapse from infighting to be the new figure head. So I know which outcome I’d have preferred.

    chaogomu ,

    Both Trump and the Shooter surviving would have been best. If the kid was able to say exactly why he did it, then all the conspiracy would die. An Trump would have some uncomfortable questions about his involvement with Epstein. That second part might still happen. But likely won’t.

    octopus_ink ,

    Definitely this one. This just killed my hope that he loses again, and you know the Gravy Seals are going to step up their harassment and violence towards people - and that would have been true either way. At least with the other outcome he doesn’t get in.

    He couldn’t have asked for a better gift for his campaign.

    ComicalMayhem ,

    him dying would’ve turned him into a martyr and basically solidified him as a saint, if not a god, to the maga crowd. I can imagine the repercussions of that. there’s also the possibility that someone worse replaces him, someone just as fascist and selfish but twice as competent, and that would be disastrous. y’know, the whole “guys I went back in time and killed Hitler” trope/joke.

    deranger ,

    Now he’s a living martyr.

    ComicalMayhem ,

    this is true…

    Sanctus ,
    @Sanctus@lemmy.world avatar

    Trump at his next public appearance.

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8a4e4f8c-9a63-462c-9ea7-8cc733b6bcdd.png

    octopus_ink ,

    and basically solidified him as a saint, if not a god, to the maga crowd.

    I’m pretty sure that’s already true, but I see your point overall.

    winterayars ,

    A lot of them already called him “the God Emperor”, so…

    LodeMike ,

    Yeah but then he couldnt be in the oval, which is what actually matters lol.

    ComicalMayhem ,

    others have made a terrifying point that his death could incite another instruction like Jan 6.

    Scubus ,

    Which biden would be prepared to deal with. Keep in mind that Trump was in office for Jan 6. One might even consider that a good thing, as this time with a competent president there would be less victims, and more insurrectionists getting their voting rights taken away.

    veniasilente ,
    @veniasilente@lemm.ee avatar

    ¿Biden competent? He’s probably gonna die of old age by Jan 5, and if not, is going to be ordering who knows what crap with his dementia on Jan 6…

    Agrivar ,

    You’re going to have to do better if you want to fool anyone, estúpido troll ruso.

    Scubus ,

    Don’t engage, just mark him as a right wing troll with a user note so you can remember not to engage with him.

    veniasilente ,
    @veniasilente@lemm.ee avatar

    I’ll give you one (1) pity point for jumping right to the low hanging tree category for personal attack.

    LodeMike ,

    I still think that would be better

    retrospectology ,
    @retrospectology@lemmy.world avatar

    He’s already a god to his followers. People literally paint him as the second coming of Jesus Christ. There is no one worse in this moment than Donald Trump.

    Atin ,

    Sure there are people who are worse. There are people behind their movement that have not stuck their head up and are competent.

    retrospectology ,
    @retrospectology@lemmy.world avatar

    Sure, yet none of them are able to do what Trump does. That’s why it’s taken 40+ years for them to get to this point. The Mitch McConnells and such might be politically saavy, but they don’t have the “charisma” of Donald Trump to actually pull off the end game. That’s why they all protect him so much, he’s a cult figure, which can be difficult to fabricate.

    Track_Shovel ,

    As someone indicated below, he’s now a living martyr. I would place money that he uses this to galvanize his following and it actually benefits him in the polls.

    He needed to die in an embarrassing way (lethal dose of ex-lax?) for it to hurt his reputation.

    I don’t buy the ‘pave the way for someone worse’ argument. Who would that be? I can’t think of anyone right now, except for maybe De Santis in terms of actually being somewhat competent.

    https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/b5c27087-2014-4452-a42b-3f3fcdf85e99.png

    JohnnyH842 ,

    Might not be a politician. He wasn’t before he became president.

    Tja ,

    Cruz is competent and evil, ramashwarmy will do anything the likes of miller and bannon come up with, de sanstis as you said… There are worse options, frightingly…

    Mirshe ,

    Haley isn’t really afraid to say the quiet part loud.

    Agent641 ,

    Apparently, eating C-4 causes diarrhoea. Bomb tech recruits would be fed small amounts of C-4 and then chased around with a taser, a shock from which they feared would set it off, while trying not to shit themselves

    zbyte64 ,

    A perversion of the word Martyr as it requires one to walk in faith. The appropriating of religious symbols merely as an aesthetic is really on brand…

    Bgugi ,

    Martyr apparently comes from Greek meaning “one who testifies in court.” The religious connotations came later.

    GladiusB ,
    @GladiusB@lemmy.world avatar

    No it wasn’t. He has zero injuries. It could even been a shard of glass on the stage. Stages are dirty fucking things that no one cleans once they are up.

    ComicalMayhem ,

    what the actual fuck are you talking about? a shard of glass, in the ear?

    there are two possibilities. this was a failed assassination attempt or this was an elaborately staged plot to boost his popularity.

    GladiusB ,
    @GladiusB@lemmy.world avatar

    One of the news outlets reported that. But nevermind reading what is actually written.

    Excrubulent ,
    @Excrubulent@slrpnk.net avatar

    If the bullet went through a teleprompter he could’ve been hit by the shards. That would explain all the slashes on his face.

    zero_spelled_with_an_ecks ,

    Like a real life Day of the Jackal.

    Blackmist ,

    Assuming it was actually the bullet that injured his ear, and not the 10 secret service guys wrestling a 78 year old man to the ground.

    ArcaneSlime ,

    In the video he reacts to something before being tackled, kinda ducking his head a little and grabbing at his ear. He was hit by something, but I’ve heard some conjecture it may have been shrapnel from a shot teleprompter, so seems to either be that or a bullet itself.

    Wxnzxn ,
    @Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml avatar

    That’s why you aim for the torso, center of mass, smh, frfr

    TankovayaDiviziya ,

    Some still survive injury to the head so if you want to kill someone instantly, try to aim for the heart. Security services know this that’s why persons of interest are advised to wear bulletproof vests. I am guessing Trump is wearing one so had the shooter tried to aim for the torso, that would have been more embarrassing than near-missing Trump to the head.

    Thcdenton ,

    assualt

    BeigeAgenda ,
    @BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca avatar

    It’s a lesser known manufacturer, but a hit at gun shows.

    /J

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