Spyke

Monuments to oneself are a classic dictator move

He's in the shallow end of the pool, but he's going to keeping getting worse and more unhinged

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infosec.pub

If he is gonna spend public money to worship himself, I at least expect the statue to be slightly higher quality than this piece of crap.

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midwest.social

It was quite an artistic choice to make the female secret service agent look like she is cowering in fear rather than the reality that she was trying to tackle/take a bullet for the dumbass target who wouldnt stay down.

Then by comparison you have the male agent who looks like hes at the beach and not even concerned about gunfire at all. Its actually impressive how much misogyny is dripping out of this statue

Not to mention we all know Trump was not anywhere close to the tallest of the people on that stage

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During the actual event the female agent seemed to be pulling Trump down and blocking his front and side, while the male agent was pushing him down and shielding overtop him. The main issue is Trump is old and built like a frog, so you can’t apply much oressure or else you make him tumble. This probably allowed him to break free and stand for the fight moment.

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If someone gave me a statue of myself looking that pathetic, I'd thank them profusely and shove it in my sock drawer, only bringing it out when they visit.

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I doubt it as many people hate Trump and want him to die. He definitely leaned into the whole victim thing but I'm sure the attempt was real.

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lemmy.world

Like the fact that SS knew about the shooter way before he even set up his rifle? Or the lack of investigation into the guy? I mean they went on and on and on about hunters laptop but an actual attempt on Trump's life? Never mentioned before this.

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"lack of investigation" is fairly normal when the person is dead. Anyways, it's really, really, really obvious the Secret Service decided to let the kid take his shot before they killed him.

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Psythikreply
lemm.ee

If it were staged, why would they pick a Republican to be the fall guy, instead of a woke Marxist?

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Smelt it into a really large metal bullet and use a rail gun to see how many of tRump and those at the Heritage Foundation fucks it can pierce. Ya know, for science!

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talreply
lemmy.today

I'm guessing that he had it done himself and that he owns it and isn't gonna leave it behind.

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sopuli.xyz

I would be very surprised if he paid anything from his own pocket for it. I would also assume he'd take it with him, but that's assuming he would hand over power peacefully.

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I would be very surprised if he paid anything from his own pocket for it.

The article says that he's trying to get donations for a larger one, so he definitely isn't getting government funds for that.

I mean, it's a desk paperweight. He's wealthy. This is not a ton of money.

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that thing is hideous, and it's only real resemblance to trump is that look of abject stupidity.

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I disagree in the long term. He'd disappear, but the problem would persist. Someone else would eventually take his place.

That being said, he's clearly harmful and I can't come up with a better solution, so...

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Carmakazireply
lemmy.world

I will continue to voice my opposition to this take.

People in the crowd got hit and one died, there's a picture of Crooks' head split open by sniper fire. There is no proof it was a setup beyond how Trump and his campaign leveraged it, which isn't really proof.

Clinging onto this theory feels like the same kind of smarmy double speak Holocaust deniers use. "It didn't happen, but I wish it did."

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shalafireply
lemmy.world

I wouldn't bet on a fucking Navy SEAL winging a moving target on the ear at 400-500'. Anyone thinking it was staged has two issues: They watched too many action movies and have never shot a rifle.

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kkjreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

They definitely didn't stage it by actually shooting him. If it was staged, he used a blood pack and was not hit. That would track with his ear recovering so quickly.

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sfledreply
lemm.ee

The way the tissue regenerated was miraculous, wasn't it? No ragged gaps, no scar tissue...

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It's hard for me to believe that he was hit by a bullet, but the hypothesis that he was hit by glass from the teleprompter seems plausible. Cuts from sharp objects heal a lot more quickly and cleanly.

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So then what, an SS sniper shot crowd members dead just to make it convincing?

Trump is a vain motherfucker, he would have used makeup to touch up his wound once he was tired of parading around his bandaged ear.

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Fair, and I don't believe it was staged. BUT, somebody dying doesn't mean it wasn't staged. It just means they're willing to sacrifice some lives to secure power.

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PhAzEreply
lemmy.ca

They gave everyone hope that the shooter just missed, but he was never going to hit, since he shot nothing. That ear scrape was so fake leaving zero scar or scab after just a week.

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shalafireply
lemmy.world

The people behind Trump who were wounded or killed would like a word. If it was staged, and the wound was fake, it would have been done with blanks.

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Fair point. I havent heard much or anything, really, about them.

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That would be really dumb. What happens if they hit Trump in the head? There are so many factors like wind. With the large anti Trump movement I'm not really shocked someone decided to take things into their own hands. He definitely leaned into the whole victim thing but to say that the entire thing was staged is a bit extreme.

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sopuli.xyz

If the assassination attempt would have worked, Kamala could still have put up that statue, as a memorial of the victory over fascism.

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fedia.io

If Trump was killed during her campaign Harris would've used her campaign money to try and revive him in the interest of civility and bipartisanship.

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I can’t wait for Zombie Trump.

That’s going to be even more fun than this hellhole.

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Agrivarreply
lemmy.world

There. Was. No. Assassination. Attempt.

The sooner the world wakes up, the better for us all.

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There is a theory that MAGA has staged the event, because Trump's ear looked completely fine after a really really short time, so he can tell his cultists that he is the chosen one for the presidency. I don't know which one is it, because I am ignorant in the terms of human body but I think it could possibly be a really good makeup

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There are plans to create a 9-foot-tall version in bronze in the works, according to the project’s website.

Good fucking lord.

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lemmy.ca

BTW, Trump was never hit by a bullet. He hurt his ear when a SS guard rushed to cover him and hit him with his gun holster.

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sh.itjust.works

they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

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I’m not one of those “the world is ending types” but fucking hell, every time I read the updates from that website I have to pause and stop the doom spiral

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There's always the option that they believe he's the antichrist and are just rapture accelerationists

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feddit.org

symbolizes the divine intervention as well as the man and his message of unity and resilience for which America stands

So, Jesus "giving his own life" (for 3 days) is a huge deal, and a huge sacrifice, but then God kinda "volunteers" Corey Comperatore to die for Trump, without asking?

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lemm.ee

There are plans to create a 9-foot-tall version in bronze in the works, according to the project’s website.

The site asks for contributions ranging from $10, which will earn donors a vote on the location of where the statue will be permanently installed, to $25,000 to receive a limited quarter-life-size bronze replica.

Contributors who give $4,500 will receive a 12-inch sculpture. “These sculptures are the same one’s [sic] being offered to big money donors to The Trump Campaign,” the site says.

Jesus fucking Christ...

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I hope Obama wins the presidency back via the traditional leadership challenge of Hell In A Cell and then puts this statuette up his bum on live TV.

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Now this MF is building “statues” of himself. How many red flags can they “slip” past?

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shalafireply
lemmy.world

Figured I'd get a bunch of, "yeah, money, Botox, rich, yadda yadda yadda..." Of course that's a thing, but still, my mom was balls out hot until she hit 60 or so, straight downhill, while still trying to look younger. Reba got some genes to fit those jeans.

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If Reba has had work done, her surgeon is incredibly good. I can't even tell and I'm really good at seeing that kinda thing

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lemm.ee

What happened to right wingers? I clearly remember that narcism was universally considered a bad trait especially among conservatives. How are they accepting that?

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lemm.ee

They were always shitting on teens doing anything even remotely individualistic and constantly talking about being humble. That's how I viewed my parents and grandparents generations between 90s and circa 2010.

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That's never actually about humility though, that's about enforcing heirarchy. Dear Leader gets to be as arrogant as he wants, the kids deserve to get slapped into "their place."

The CEOs get their gold toilets, the prosperity gospel preachers their fleets of luxury cars, and the peons are to be humble and obedient.

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Are we talking about the Canadian Conservative Party? Or am I missing something?

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Here's the thing...
He's a fat useless cunt.
The end.

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I hope statesia can figure their shit out and not have to remove him the same way, but I'm not optimistic

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Yes, but not in the way you're hoping. It's not a joke meaning "it didn't happen", but it's a joke in the way everything this chucklefuck does is a joke.

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There are plans to create a 9-foot-tall version in bronze in the works

Oh good, that'll make a beautiful visual as well pull that piece of shit down!

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sh.itjust.works

Looks like that guy on the left is humping Trumps leg.

edit: Turns out its a woman.

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