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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 58 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

That is the opposite of a concern.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 4 points 11 hours ago

"Oh no, he could fall down the stairs of air force one and break his neck!"

No shit, I've been hoping for that since 2016.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 32 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

It's our best hope right now.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

It's still a concern. Trump is just a rogue narcissist that got traction where he could. The organizations propping him up are well-coordinated and dedicated to an actual set of coherent values, which are terrible for the average person. A Trump assassination would allow them the ability to use martyrdom to market an otherwise unpalatable candidate who is either already sincerely on board with their values or will at least follow their marching orders. It's enough of a concern that there's a real possibility the potential assassin could be something like this:

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

eh, arguably best case scenario is him dying in some public embarrassing eay. like tripping down the stairs of air force one

the conservative propaganda sphere wants him assassinated, hence why that kid was allowed to try and take him out prior to the election.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 49 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

as it turns out, when you limit your application pool to only blindly loyal sheep who just can't wait for the order to tonguepunch trump's leaky asshole, you now have nothing but complete fucking morons to choose from

toobadsosadwomp

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Exact same playbook used by Xi, Putin, and smartest-in-the-room dictators since people learned to sharpen one end of a stick

[–] yuri@pawb.social 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

i’m pretty sure there’s an active push to get him assassinated. he’s MUCH more valuable to maga as a martyr than he is as a senile old man.

it’s wild how close protestors have been allowed to get recently.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

This is my feeling, too. If someone with brown skin and blue hair offs him, the RNC could take the next few elections, after which there might not be real elections.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 29 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Is it possible to risk a worthless thing?

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Kinda. Like littering and illegal dumping offer harborage to to pathogens and pests, stochastic political environments arising from sudden power vacuums give fuel and cover to some terrible politicians. A Trump assassination isn't going to pave the way for another Mohandas Gandhi. If anything, the next Hitler or Stalin might grow from the corpse of Trump's political movement. If a citizen of the next nation he threatens to annex assassinated him, it could be a Franz Ferdinand situation.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 8 points 14 hours ago

Don't you do it....

Don't you dare give me hope.

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

There is only one solution. Every Secret Service agent should go to an intense, 6-week refresher training camp where they can re-learn their protective skills. They should all go at the same time, to reduce their "down time" and to make sure they all get the same training.

Meanwhile, our Dear Leader should confidently and freely mingle with The People to let them know the problem is being handled.

Problem solved.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Be the change you want to see in the world, friend.

[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Because trump sucks as a heritage stooge, and couch vance would totally be more competent at pushing the nazi heritage agenda.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

They are obviously still too on the ball then

[–] PhoreTwunny@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago
[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 7 points 18 hours ago
[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 5 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Is this an confession that people are now "after him"?

Maybe he should change his ways.

[–] LuckingFurker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 16 hours ago

I'd say it's foreshadowing that when he dies - be it of age or disease or foul play - they are going to assume foul play anyway and go on the attack

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

TBF, no matter who's in that spot there's always someone after them - you can't please all the people all the time, and all that. There's a reason the Secret Service (SS? Hmmm...) exists, after all.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

(SS? Hmmm…)

If you don't LEARN from history it tends to repeat itself.

[–] joenforcer@midwest.social 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The Secret Service's role in protecting presidents and presidential candidates precedes WWII and even WWI by a fair margin, so this isn't as clever as you might think.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Yes, it was just a passing thought of a joke while I was typing - not really a thought out thing.