Assassination attempt on Donald Trump - threadbans in OP

randomuser02125

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384196#Comment_122384196

Give us a single reason not to despise Trump. He's a proven rapist, a convicted felon, a hatemonger and manages to be both a bully and a coward who dodged the draft and mocks dead soldiers. How do you overlook all that?

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384248#Comment_122384248

I don't read or participate in the Trump thread on here as I am an Irishman living in Ireland and Donald Trump has no relevance to my life. I'm only engaging here due to this being a fairly big news event.

I suggest you maybe take a leaf out of my book and calm down a bit on the subject? It's literally irrelevant to your life unless you're planning on moving stateside.

As for the hatred, he's an odious little man and it's been documented many times in the media. People can call a spade a spade.

randomuser02125

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384248#Comment_122384248

That last paragraph reveals a lot

Astartes

Some woman on RTE basically saying Trump brought it on himself for being the biggest meanie like EVER.

Ho boy.

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384196#Comment_122384196

I can honestly say I hate rapists in general, granted Trump offered up lots of reasons to hate him prior to that one coming to light.

sock.rocker*

Did I read somewhere that his parents were a Democrat and Republican? That's a weird but obviously prevalent thing in America. Must be hard to deal with when discourse is so extreme.

I don't think Irish people could relate to that whatsoever with our parties being so, I dunno the right word, unpolarising.

Glencarraig

"They" should have known better than to try and hire a decent sniper when Armagh were playing in the All Ireland Semi Finals !!

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384198#Comment_122384198

It's expected that if you try to kill an American politician you will likely be killed yourself.

Is this where you tell me that it's OK to shoot Donald Trump because you feel he's a danger to people?

Are hoping for a big juicy gotcha?

Astartes

It would be nice if we could decouple from America a bit. They are a deeply sick society and their sickness is spreading here through their sick media.

We don't need their bullshit.

techdiver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384196#Comment_122384196

Whilst political violence should be condemned and is never excusable, the fact remains that he has demonised himself with the utter bile and hatred he spews on a a daily basis. He is demonised for being a convicted criminal, with countless other cases piling up against him. He's a piece of **** and anyone who votes for him is either mentally deficient, an out and out authoritarian, has something to gain from his election (either financially or politically), or simply another piece of **** like him and his rabid supporters.

How anyone would want such a cretin as president is a terrible indictment on the voters in America. How can you look at a man like Trump and everything he stands for and spent his entire life doing and say "Yeah, he's the guy we should have running our country"? The mind boggles.

Boggles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384290#Comment_122384290

What you expect is moot.

I would argue it's never OK to try to kill anyone

Your argument is it is never okay to try and kill anyone.

I disagree. It's that simple.

dontmindme

Thomas Crooks…LGBTQ+ person

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384047#Comment_122384047

Where are you getting your info from that the shooter was a leftie? I'm really confused, especially considering what you replied to.

Do lefties register as Republican? Not usually, no.

Are lefties big into guns and weaponry? Not usually, no.

Do lefties usually hide their values when talking to classmates? So much so that their classmates are happy to tell reporters "They semed pretty conservative"? Not usually, no.

Does he appear to be LGBTQ? No, he doesn't appear to be.

Does he have dyed hair? (I'm clutching at straws now for your sakes) No, it doesn't appear that way.

I mean, he wears glasses? A lot of people on the left wear glasses I suppose.

What am I missing? What have you discovered to have led you to the opinion that he is "the embodiment of the left and there supporters"?

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384272#Comment_122384272

With Ukraine the way it is , Trump could play a huge part in your life very soon

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384334#Comment_122384334

Glasses like Trotsky's at that.

The prosecution rests.

SchrodingersCat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384287#Comment_122384287

The shooters parents were Libertarian and Democrat.

The shooter was a registered Republican. So yea, a pretty mixed household.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384340#Comment_122384340

I don't really plan on going to Ukraine anytime soon.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384243#Comment_122384243

the Republican Party of today is violently against pedophilia, based upon a decade or so of Qanon conspiracy about adrenochrome etc. What doesn’t track?

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384318#Comment_122384318

OK so.

Take care.

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Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384331#Comment_122384331

Lincoln Log Republicans —→

eightieschewbaccy

He's really stepping up to improve the tone… This is fine though in certain posters eyes but the word bullseye was encouraging an assassination attempt apparently... 🤣

SupaCat95

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122377527#Comment_122377527

The officer in Question died of natural causes the day after. They did not kill him and it would have happened either way

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384366#Comment_122384366

Your posts are so radicalised they're actually difficult to read with all the cringe.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384386#Comment_122384386

you’re assuming an awful lot to suggest he would have died if he hadn’t been assaulted.

sock.rocker*

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384361#Comment_122384361

So the shooter became a Republican because of their stance against pedos, and then killed their leader because he figured he was a pedo?

Every party is against pedos obviously so that's why it doesn't track. His entire life of understanding politics is the Republicans being under Trump, but he supported them whilst also hating them.

There is nothing obvious about any of it. A political assassin is broken no matter what way you look at it.

omega man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384361#Comment_122384361

well except for the strange republicans who’ve argued in favour of child marriage.

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384403#Comment_122384403

No. The shooter joined the Republican party a good few years back as he, firstly, correctly anticipated that I would run again, and secondly, he knew there would be lax security at the event a few days ago and that he'd be able to get up on a nearby roof in order to get a shot off.

Lucky for him I didn't decide not to run or he'd have looked pretty stupid.

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384013#Comment_122384013

I'll have you know that every single MAGA supporter's brain is actually physically larger than their head. Scientific fact.

Manic Moran

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122384135#Comment_122384135

I'm one, but I'd consider myself centrist. I've plenty of firearms, some of which are 'in the evil assault weapon' political category, but none of which are AR-15s. I figure the Army lets me shoot those when I want to.

About 30% of registered Democrats live in the same household as a firearm, 42% of independents. Of those who do own firearms, the specific category thereof will generally depend on location. I would wager most firearm-owning Democrats in San Francisco or New York City would own a pistol, but of those who live in suburbia or rural areas would be more likely to have a rifle. Simply on sheer sales numbers (due to it being a damned good rifle), the chances of it being an AR are pretty high.

Ultimately, though, it's impossible to brand all party members in a nation the size of the US as having one policy. You wouldn't expect a New York Manhattanite like Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to have the same thoughts on the matter such as Jon Tester (D-MT)…

or in the House, AOC (D, NY) to have the same thoughts as Mary Peltola (D, AK) who claims to own 176 firearms (About 65% of Alaskans own at least one firearm). Ryan Busse is running for Governor of Montana this year, used to work as VP of Sales for Kimber. To quote his own campaign advert, "I've sold over three million guns, and I'm a proud Democrat"

I remember one Democrat running for Senate in Missouri, his advert had him assembling an AR-15 blindfold, on the message of 'gun is fine, but let's have more background checks'. If you're against the things, good luck in some states. Remember when Beto did a hail mary in Texas of "I'll take all your ARs?" That didn't end well… There's a reason why rural state politicians, even Democrats, can be wary, and not unusually advertise their pro-gun side, to avoid being labelled with the national "Democrats are anti-gun label"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S5s16Y1OA

Specifically to Pennsylvania, the neighbouring Congressional district to Butler's, where the assassination attempt happened, was represented until last year (when he tried to run for Senate) by Conor Lamb (D, PA17). This from his first campaign ad.

It's worth noting that he flipped a Republican seat by 0.3 of a percent when first elected in 2018 as part of the overall flip of the House from R to D control that year. Butler itself is in PA-16, which has a Republican representative.