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Creddit ,

lol

It feels like the novelty of an attempted XPOTUS assassination wore off in less than 48 hours. That’s crazy.

Nobody around me is even talking about this anymore - not at work, not on social, not at the grocery store, nowhere.

Idk if that’s due to everyone being super jaded or because it’s Trump. If it’s because it’s him, then I wonder if it’s because nobody gives a shit about him or if it’s just not surprising someone would take a shot at him or just because it’s irrelevant to his candidacy or what else.

JimmyBigSausage OP ,

It makes sense to me, like, it does not make me want to vote for him.

grue ,

It’s just right-on-right violence; nobody cares.

tiefling ,

It’s just another convicted felon getting shot outside a major city, typical gang on gang violence

Zaktor ,

Especially the right. If this kid had a little more left in him they’d never stop. Introspection about the normalization of political violence among conservatives is not something they’re interested in.

grue ,

I mean, they’re not going to stop regardless – they’ll be blatantly lying about the assassination’s motivations to smear the left until the election and beyond. Still, from an election strategy point of view, that’s definitely better than them being able to make “both sides” claims that are true.

rockSlayer ,

I actually have a different perspective on it, I think people stopped caring because it was a shooting where “only” 1 person was killed. Gun violence is so normalized that the only 2 reasons it got any coverage at all is because of the timing and the target.

Gullible ,

This is potentially the grimmest perspective I’ve ever read. I don’t think you’re wrong, either.

rockSlayer ,

Yea, it’s a pretty dark realization. I don’t feel bad for Trump. I feel bad for every single gun death that has occurred leading to this incident being a minor footnote.

FuglyDuck ,
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

The same week that Jamar Clark, there was a mass shooting at the warehouse district blue line stop. 3-4 people died with a few more shot.

Jamar was shot by cops. The others were shot in a gang dispute (the victims were not associated, but mostly black, the shooter was black, iirc,)

You won’t find the names of the victims anywhere online.

Also, before Sound Bar closed down, there were weekly gang fights spilling out of the joint, into the streets/lot out back.

People were shot monthly with a string of deaths for about 2-3 years.

Then a C-tier Vikings player got winged and suddenly they yeeted the liquor license.

We’re absolutely desensitized and the only time we know about a stranger getting shot is because there was something about the case- killed by cops, the shooter was famous, the victim was famous, or it was some kid, or it was in the context of a mass murder and nothing else was going on.

Rolder ,

Frankly, the most shocking part to me is that it took this long for someone to try, with how unendingly controversial he is

Kecessa ,

Hopefully it doesn’t take as long for the second time

TallonMetroid ,
@TallonMetroid@lemmy.world avatar

If the initial shot had been aimed for center mass instead of going for a head shot, we wouldn’t need a next time.

DogPeePoo ,

After the upside down Bible stunt, nobody trusts this incident wasn’t just theater.

The “Wait Wait Wait!” and then subsequent fist pumping looked like he had momentarily forgotten the WWE script

Varyk ,

I haven’t heard of that, what’s the upside down Bible stunt?

DogPeePoo ,

en.wikipedia.org/…/Donald_Trump_photo_op_at_St._J…

Varyk ,

nytimes.com/…/no-trump-did-not-hold-the-bible-ups…

PixelatedSaturn ,

Maybe it’s because everybody is already so used to his drama.

Evilcoleslaw ,

High on my own drama?!

bryan ,
@bryan@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Teddy Roosevelt was shot point blank in the chest at a campaign stop. The bullet penetrated his chest after passing through a steal eyeglass case and his 50 page speech. Teddy noted he wasn’t coughing blood and knew he would survive. He calmed the lynch mod down that were going to murder the assassin and then did his speech.

He lost the election despite being a total badass.

Later, Teddy reluctantly ran as VP with McKinley who won the election and was quickly assassinated. Teddy became president and won a second term.

Anyway, attempted assassination isn’t the boost people think it is - even for awesome badasses like Teddy Roosevelt.

JohnDClay , (edited )

One theory is that the incumbent benefits more from uncertainty like an assassination attempt because they’re more of a known quantity. That might be offsetting the increased support for Trump.

youtu.be/I_Sq9LHmmbU

demizerone ,

Trump be like: someone shoot me in the arse so I can get more ratings. Watch.

timewarp ,
@timewarp@lemmy.world avatar

A single poll? Well, that proves it! One out of 100 polls shows the loss is only a single percentage point. Biden is clearly the best candidate now.

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