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Donald Trump says he 'took a bullet for democracy'
(www.bbc.com)
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I am not advocating for assassination here but ... just as a shot it was pretty good. I mean a 20 yr old, with no military training, shooting from 400 ft away, and the only reason he missed was because Trump turned his head at the last second.
Be careful, jeffw is ban crazy when it comes to suggesting Trump be stopped.
It'd not "ban crazy" to ban literal calls to violence against a politician, no matter how you may feel about that politician, there's literally no reason to allow that kind of comment.
The law doesn't care about the possible "morality" of shooting a presidential candidate.
You must feel all laws are good, reasonable, and just.
Nope, but they do have an effect, no matter how you feel about them.
No point in getting yourself a visit from the secret service because you were fed-posting about Trump, or even worse, that you're visited by the secret service because you're a moderator in a forum that regularly fed-posts about Trump without moderation.
So, you feel that all laws should be obeyed, regardless of how you feel?
Lmfao, so if I think weed should be legal, I can't tell you not to sell weed right in front of a cop?
There's a massive difference between, "Hey he's just taking reasonable precautions, you probably should too if fascism is coming" and "I agree with all laws."
I also feel Thomas Crooks was taking a reasonable precaution against fascism.
Nobody here is saying it's wrong to combat fascism. We are saying to be careful how you say it, lest you find yourself excluded from conversation to protect the platform.