"We should be reminded on this day and every day between now and the election that political leaders at the highest levels have a fundamental responsibility to discourage a climate of violence."
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Deborah Rosereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Trump continues to stoke violence.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Note that the second would-be assassin is, like the first, also a white male. He is not an immigrant, a Haitian or a drag queen. He’s a gun enthusiast who voted for Trump in 2016 but soured on him by 2020, and whose social media indicates he is a vaccine conspiracy theorist while supporting a Haley/Ramaswamy GOP ticket. Not exactly a stable individual."
~ Jay Kuo
#violence #guns #Trump #JDVance #AssassinationAttempt #hate #PoliticsofHate #media
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Once again, the perpetrator, however unstable is a statistically predictable outgrowth of the very toxic political environment that Trump himself created. Like his second indictment, this second attempt feels like more of the same, with Trump himself to blame for much of it."
#violence #guns #Trump #JDVance #AssassinationAttempt #hate #PoliticsofHate #media
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MylesRydenreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
If the Harris campaign somehow actually could "groom" people into political violence, wouldn't that be an argument FOR better gun control?
You wouldn't want a bunch of unstable easily swayed people running around with semi-automatic weapons would you?
Oh, wait, that's the Dems position.
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NeadReportreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
- Live by the sword, die by the sword
- You reap what you sow
- What goes around comes around
- Tit for tatTake your pick or add to the list.
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I'm glad that trump was unhurt. Assignation is not the way we should get rid of politicians. It is, however, ironic that the man who has instigated violence and death threats against anyone he perceived to be his enemy, is now on the receiving end. I hope it keeps him up at nights. -
Noodlemazreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy what does (un)stable even mean here? People who go around screaming hate at Others aren't necessarily mentally ill. That's not a requirement for hate and far right thinking, nor the sole necessary condition.
Most mentally ill people are a greater danger to themselves than anyone else, and at greater risk from others' violence than most people are.We must stop dismissing hate, its promotion and its effects with ableism that throws mentally ill people under the bus
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@72mz You're right, they don't.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to NeadReport last edited by
@NeadReport A good list.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Noodlemaz last edited by
@noodlemaz I don't read the words "unstable" and "mentally ill" as equivalent terms.
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@72mz I totally agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to MylesRyden last edited by
@MylesRyden Touché.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Deborah Rose last edited by
@DebErupts Yes, that's the bottom line here.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to HTX - I’m with Harris last edited by
@HeatherTX The putziest of putzes, for sure.
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Noodlemazreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy that's my question then. What do you think it means? I think that's what most would mean by it.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Noodlemaz last edited by
@noodlemaz I can’t speak for most people, but when I hear the word “unstable,” I don’t automatically think “ mentally ill.” I certainly agree with you that mentally ill people should not be stigmatized.
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Noodlemazreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy but what do you mean when you use it? I'm genuinely interested
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Noodlemaz last edited by
@noodlemaz When I speak of someone as unstable, I very seldom intend to say that person is mentally ill. The latter is a medical designation that I wouldn't presume to make about someone whose behavior strikes me as unstable. People can show all sorts of signs of instability at stressful times in their lives without being mentally ill.
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Noodlemazreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy fair enough, thanks for elaborating on your own usage.
For me, when I see other people saying it, it seems to be a euphemism in the realm of other mental illness-stigmatising terms like mad, crazy, insane, batsh*t, et cetera.I'm glad it's not what you meant in this case. But I'd maybe consider as well the environment your usage sits in, and whether your intent is matched by how it's received? Food for thought perhaps.
Have a good aft/eve as applies where you are