• redkid1324@sh.itjust.works
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    Are we really just going to ignore the fact that both sides do this? Can we all agree BOTH sides and ALL violence is bad?

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      It’s a statistical fact that rightwing violence is WAY more common in the US than leftwing violence, so you can take that both sides shit somewhere else where it’s actually relevant.

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      No, we do not agree. NONE of the democratic leaders calls for the execution of political opponents like Trump does. Both sides apply only to single nobody in the crowd, but I do not care about those to be honest. Those will always exists. Both sides is just a way to distract from the fact the sitting president is asking for the hanging of the senators of the opposition.

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      lol, look at this kid trotting out “both sides” after repeatedly saying only dems kill people or want them dead. He’s so adorable when pretending to have empathy!

      I hope you’re mistaken for a brown person by your precious ICE crusaders.

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      🤣🤣😆😄🤣🤣 Nope. 😃 You are lying.

      Every word uttered by a conservative is deception or manipulation. Every. Word.

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      Lol you all are absolutely horrific. It is incredibly sad you all are in an echo chamber of violence justification.

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      Ooh, sorry kid, I’m afraid that little nugget of undeniable truth is gonna cost you about a bajillion downvotes.

      See, when we call for murder it’s completely justified because they’re bad people. When they call for murder it’s not justified at all because they’re trying to kill good people.

      And they definitely don’t think the same thing about us, because deep down they really know that they’re evil and that they deserve it - they just refuse to admit it. Either that or they’re not people at all, whichever is more rhetorically useful in the moment.

      Edit: turns out the guy I responded to is an actual Republican trying to deflect, and not someone going against the grain trying to inject some sanity into the conversation. I’m leaving this comment up because it’s still true, but downvote away.

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          So they’re wrong that here on Lemmy people call for the deaths of Republicans literally every single day?

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            I don’t think you’re being genuine. You can always find people online saying ridiculous shit. You can’t control that. But when it enters the sphere of “real politics” it needs to be shutdown. I hate the guy, but even Charlie Kirk could do this. It’s a very low bar but I’m not surprised the spineless shitsack Cruz couldn’t clear it.

            https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/pushing-election-lies-tpusa-audience-member-asks-charlie-kirk-when-they-can-use-guns

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              The politics here are just as real as they are there. What do you think emboldened conservative leaders to spout shit like this in the first place? It’s the fact that their base supports it, and the calls for violence here on Lemmy are no different, except that we’re sympathetic to the reasons.

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            Conservatives decided that normal people are their enemy and need to be oppressed to death. We turned the other cheek for decades. You can’t act all butt-hurt that we finally agree with you that we are enemies.

            Of course I want my enemies to die. You taught me this role and insist I play it. So, now I’m playing it. Stop crying about it and get off our planet.

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              You have my axe. Conservatives have been waging a shadow American Civil War upon us. It is time to recognize that, and start throwing hands against these bastards.

              We didn’t start the fight, but we should be the only ones who get to live after it.

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          “People on both sides call for each other’s murders and use the same rhetoric to justify it”

          “You must be a <insert other side here>!”

          Real original.

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            We call nazis as we see them. Sorry your cover got blown. Everyone sees you as the nazi you are now, though. No putting that toothpaste back in the tube. Bye, nazi.

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          Even the Bulwark are not this absurd. At least not lately. Even they recognize the dangers of the right. I think Sarah has been wringing her hands over Hasan Piker but that’s about the extent of it.