• jason@discuss.online
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    I’ve thought about this a lot since Luigi. The power of these alt reality movements is derived from their mouthpieces. Without their army of apologists, every ridiculous lie sounds as stupid as it is and always was.

    Being a professional shill/propagandist for these people should be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and I’m surprised that’s not the case. So, smart move on Ben. He should hang up the towel, and find a real job.

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      Being a shoe salesman would be a great choice for Ben since he wouldn’t have to bend over to help people in and out of shoes.

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      It should be and I think it just a matter of time before it becomes just that. Bread and circuses only works when people can afford the bread. The hungry will blame the clowns.

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    No no, Ben, god chose you, he’ll just gently blow any bullets out of the way, right? Because god exists? And prayer works? He created the universe and shit?

    I want to punch this weasel-faced rat just on principle, but especially because of his overt religiosity, and therefore dangerous insanity.

    Why isn’t religion a mental illness?

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      Most of these generic American Christians are taught it was gods will. That is… ANYTHING is gods will. I used to find that so interesting as I was raised in all that abuse. No matter WHAT happens, it’s always god that intended it or wanted it. There was some “purpose” or reason.

      How convenient.

      My parents also loved to lean into how they only had to answer to god. Also convenient.

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        No mom and dad, you answer to me. Your children are the only ones qualified to determine whether you were a good parent.

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      I hate his dumb face, and his stupid nasally voice. I hate when he wears a little yarmulke and he has a slight look of smug satisfaction like “that’s right I’m Jewish, you can’t say shit”

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      There are some countries that ban religion. You can tell which ones they are because they’re the ones that shine with the best of humanity.

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        You can’t ban religion, it seems to be a “feature” of the human species. We can keep it well contained though.

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        Yah which on or is this just some more internet bullshit.

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        I can only think of USSR and DPRK. maybe Maoist China, but China (at least now) allows religion (though it prohibits Tibetan Buddhism and iirc Islam.)

        I definitely wouldn’t consider DPRK to “shine with the best of humanity.” good luck to you if you decide to move there; don’t pull an Otto Warmbier!

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        Can you name some? That would be a quality I would like to prioritize when picking a place to move to.

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    I’m European and it is the fist time I realize these are 2 different persons. I always mixed them up to now.

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    Ben Shapiro killed Charlie Kirk. After all, Ben Shapiro was the rising star replacement for Rush Limbaugh until Charlie Kirk came along and passed him up, and became the big MAGA Media darling.

    Now Shapiro is back on top. He stands to benefit the most by Kirk’s death. Obviously, Shapiro did it.

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      Nah, he was Seal Team Sixed by Trump for not being a blind devoted follower. See Kirk’s flip flop on Epstein files. Yes, he publicly acquiesced but that showed too much independent thought that, with his following, organization, and youth, was a threat that required fatal consequences.

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        And another attempt at deflection from the pedo files, 2 birds with one bullet through the neck.

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          Was the ear ever actually damaged? No medical reports, thomas crooks could’ve been given a blank believing it to be real and S.S. killing that maga firefighter to add to the authenticity.

          (But hey, that’s just a theory.)

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        Seems obvious to me, but MAGA Nazis aren’t quick on the uptake. Their primary characteristic, after treason, racism, ignorance, and pedophilia, is virtuosic incompetence. Frankly, it’s what will finally save America. Their breathtaking stupidity is unsustainable, and will eventually lead to their failure and collapse.

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    It proves that guns will make them shut up.

    Come on, exercise your free speech.

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        They’ve been doing that for a while tho. If you’re a minority, even longer - possibly since the country was founded.

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          That’s not the point I’m making. I’m saying that if it had happened to be a prominent liberal commentator at the other end of that bullet, other liberal commentators would cancel shows in fear of their safety. It’s not a good situation for anybody

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            I get the viewpoint, but it did hit a bit differently when people that actively promote offensively hateful viewpoints and widespread gun availability incur the exact sort of expected outcome you’d expect from going down that path.

            If you callously say murders are worth it to have guns everywhere, then this can be expected.

            If he goes out of his way to stir up a hornets nest to try to hurt others in the area, then I’m not going to be too surprised that he gets stung.

            Even as this should be a sign to tone down the rhetoric, a lot of them are doubling down with confrontational perspectives (well out of reach of the public mind you).

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        America’s unwillingness to give up guns has desensitized us to violence. Tit-for-tat political violence was the obvious outcome of that. Now even if the country implemented sensible gun policies, I think it’s too late. The violence will continue because we’re desensitized to it

        I don’t have a solution. We’ll likely live with gun violence as a daily occurrence for the rest of our lives. It’ll be a slow and painful recovery if there is one

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    “I’m all for violence and hate, just not towards me. I want to spread hate and fear, as I’m a soldier for my beliefs. But not when there’s a slightest chance of risk for my own safety involved. I only want to harm others while being safe myself.”

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      It seems that they have definitely started to show themselves so much more that TACO is in office now.

      I suppose people are starting to notice.

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        “But I thought only Republicans had guns. I only want to target defenseless minorities. I’m not willing to die for this cause!”

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              It would be nice extra great if he never got caught, and all MAGAs would all have to worry that there’s a sniper out there waiting to kill them at any moment.

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                How come cops are so incompetent nowadays? I thought they were only hiring the best, and now they can barely catch, what, four shooters now?

                They stood around for Uvalde, took them a short time to catch the Highland Park guy, Luigi went on the run for days…

                It’s fun when they can’t even hide their incompetence.

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                  I remember back when Columbine happened, and while the shooters were thought to be there in the school actively killing students, the cops were moving around aimlessly, chatting and laughing in little groups, like it was a weekend cop picnic. I was outraged by the lack of concern or urgency.

                  Decades later, it was the same thing at Uvalde, except we had video of them inside the school, and saw how absolutely cowardly they were.

                  It was the same at Parkland, where the school security officer cowered outside, and then talked other cops out of entering, as they stood outside with their guns, and listened to the killer murder innocent, unarmed students, one after another.

                  All those years, and nothing had changed. Cops are just as cowardly and useless today as they’ve always been.

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                  Someone pointed out the Uvalde police larpers did not engage for 144 minutes, which is also the run time of the smash Marvel vampire hit Morbius, and I think that completely explains their actions.

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            They would just say that that he donated a dollar at the grocery store check out line to help a children’s hospital when he was 12, so he’s a liberal.

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            Statistically… Most radicalized loonies are Republicans or have similar beliefs.

            Edit: I mean, no sane person would actually grab a gun and kill a public figure. (not that I’m complaining now, or with Luigi)