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I think you need to call your doctor and get your dosage increased.

Political correctness erodes society. Merit should trump "virtue". Merit over identity is the backbone of liberalism and liberal democracy, of MLK's philosophy. Society has become far too soft. Everyone's feelings are hurt. We need to stop giving everyone's feelings so much attention. Good intentions but bad results. Truth > feelings.

Calling Trump "evil" that he is literally Hitler and is going to destroy Democracy... are nutty things.

If this were the other way around, it would be non-stop 24/7 wall to wall media coverage about how Republicans have caused this environment with all their hateful rhetoric... but since it is Trump... Like, gee, maybe you shouldn't tell everyone that Trump is literally Hitler and if he wins this election it will literally be rounding people up and killing them... Nah... since it is Democrats pushing that garbage, very little will be said.

So your proof that Trump tried to take over the government is a memo that wasn't used, a speech that told people to march peacefully and patriotically and alternate electors that have been used dozens of times before, including JFK. Your lies are so pervasive that you don't even know what reality is.

No. Everything you said is a lie.

There is a place for women in policing and the military. For the most part, these are not overly physically demanding jobs for anyone reasonably fit. Except for that small number of times when they absolutely ARE. And those tend to be the most critical times. Very, very few women are up to the task there due to simple, undeniable physical and biological limitations on them set by nature. And given few women even bother to apply, the DEI effort to get the number up as high as possible leads to people getting taken on and promoted far beyond their abilities and experience. We see that in other occupations, too, like politics, like our federal cabinet, for one.

Left wing talking points? His previous secretary of defense, Mark Esper said he was a threat to democracy, wanted to send troops into the streets to quell demonstrations and riots and wanted to recall retired officers who criticized him to active service so they could be court-martialled. Other White house aides have also said he's a threat to democracy, like Alyssa Griffin, who said “I saw the actual executive order at the end of the last administration, ready to go, that would remake every civil servant into a political appointee and a loyalist to Trump,”. Another White House aide, Cassidy Hutchison said "I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history.”His former Chief of Staff, John Kelly said Trump admires autocrats and dictators and has nothing but contempt for democratic institutions, the constitution, and the law. His former Attorney General said Trump will bring only chaos and that he shouldn't be anywhere near the White House. His other defense secretary said "Trump is the first president president in my lifetime who doesn't try to unite the American people, does not even pretend to try. Instead he divides us." His first secretary of state said “(Trump’s) understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of US history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this.” His National Security Advisor said “We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.” These are not the Left wing speaking.

Maybe Trump shouldn't talk about becoming a dictator and putting people in jail, including the media that criticize him, and he and his team shouldn't plan how they'll fire all the neutral public servants and military and federal police and hire only those 'loyal' to Trump, hmm?

Some Americans will definitely believe this. They aren't very bright, nor educated enough to recall any xenophobic, nationalist, authoritarian, narcissists who narrowly avoided assassination attempts. 🤷‍♂️

How many Jews has he killed? How many minorities? You can't remotely draw that comparison as the crime committed isn't in the same realm. Its just a talking point, unless you can prove where the connection is.

Which would make him a Liberal.

"Records show he made a $15 donation to Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political action committee that supports Democrat candidates for public office and claims to advocate for "key Democratic constituencies: young people, minorities and low-income people." The donation was made on the date of President Biden's 2021 inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021." https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-july-14

Rahim Mohamed: The attempt on Trump's life has made his re-election all but inevitable If the results of November’s presidential election weren’t already a foregone conclusion, they are now Published Jul 14, 2024 Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks to be OK after a bullet grazed his ear on Saturday evening, in a failed attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. Trump, who was already reportedly expecting a landslide victory in November before the dramatic turn of events on Saturday, can now go ahead and start measuring the drapes in preparation for his near-inevitable return to the White House. It’s a done deal, folks. Especially after a photographer at the scene captured a perfectly timed photo of a bloodied Trump raising a fist in defiance while being swarmed by Secret Service agents, somehow standing almost directly under an American flag. It’s an image that will no doubt go down in the annals of history, and one that’s likely to snuff out any remaining hope the Democrats had of keeping Trump from recapturing the presidency. A live shot of the scene caught Trump telling members of his security detail to “wait” before pumping his fist in the air and mouthing the words “fight, fight, fight” to the stunned crowd of supporters. Even people who weren’t fans of Trump beforehand had to be impressed by his grace under literal gunfire. As of this writing, little information has been made public about the shooter. An eyewitness told BBC News that he saw a man armed with a rifle scale a rooftop near the venue while Trump was speaking. The witness claimed the would-be assassin was killed by the Secret Service after opening fire on the crowd. Now juxtapose Trump’s public display of vigour and bravery in the face of a near-death experience with President Joe Biden’s outward feebleness, which looks to only be getting worse as the campaign heats up. Saturday’s events merely solidified the already pervasive campaign narrative, further highlighting the contrast between Trump’s vigour and Biden’s torpor. At this point, it’s doubtful that even swapping Biden out for a stronger candidate can salvage the Democratic party’s chances of holding onto the White House. Trump, who’s shrugged off the myriad obstacles that have been tossed in his way, has now shown himself to be bulletproof — literally. If the results of November’s presidential election weren’t already a foregone conclusion, they are now. Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States and just the second president in history, following Grover Cleveland, to serve non-consecutive terms. The election’s outcome has been sealed with a bullet. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-attempt-on-trumps-life-has-made-his-re-election-all-but-inevitable

Get a grip you stupid God-damned loser. Dems incited actual violence against police, Republicans, Trump, and everyone who voted for him for the last 8 years now. Michelle Obama incited violence in her grad commencement speech, and last week Jull Biden called Trump evil. Your leftist loser shtick is getting old now you worthless piece of shit.

Biden should be treated as a suspect in the assassination attempt of Donnie and Garland's DOJ should not be leading the investigation

I don't understand how you crazy people keep getting the idea Trump gives a shit about religion. The man has never read the bible, belongs to no church, and has never gone into one except to get married multiple times. And soon after ignore the 'forsaking all others' part of his vows.

You are comparing a bull moose to a fat cow in a diaper?

I've flown UAVs while deployed, very capable, enjoyed the experience, the technology is cool and there's no doubt that having them saved Canadian lives in Afghanistan. Even so, I have this ingrained and lingering "old guy" fear that over reliance on technology creates vulnerabilities and the more you rely on the technology the more you have to account for those vulnerabilities. I've seen the effect of not doing that over and over again. It even applies to everyday life, cut a fibre optic cable by accident and the fallout can be significant. No internet, no 911, no cell service, no banking, no scanning items at the grocery store, no flights other than self dispatch (and airlines don't do that), no gas, etc etc. Huge regional impact right down to traffic lights during rush hour. If the mission computer fails during a critical ASW event now what? Old timers practice this stuff regularly and when they do, young guys on the crew usually roll their eyes. Things like plotting boards and using smoke markers as a visual references sometimes saves the day. If you drop an electrical bus and all you have is INS an immediate switch to maps and lat/ long is easy if you've practiced it. Not so easy if you haven't. The scenarios are endless, I could write a book on degraded ops and ruin your whole day on a check ride... so, while it needs to be practiced, there's no need to be crazy about it. That said, defence in depth is more than just words. The HUD's a great thing, HUD cripples aren't. Sometimes a hand on the stick, one on the throttle, feet on the rudder pedals, lining the target up between your legs and putting grease pencil marks on the canopy wins the day... some here might be surprised at how often it proves true. One thing seems to be a constant though, it's only guys with grey hair that carry grease pencils. Watch for them, if nothing else, the reason they do is sure to be entertaining.

They are already complaining on the CBC that Republicans are politicizing this and that Trump could be a martyr. Even on this particular thread, it didn't take very long for someone to bring up the absurd comparison to Hitler. It's this kind of hateful rhetoric that just adds fuel to the fire.

If it were the other way around MAGA would be telling us it’s a false flag conspiracy. Every political party on earth has fringe hateful extremists but the Republican party has made hateful extremism mainstream This attack doesn’t change that fact. Nor does it change the fact that the heightened tension that has only escalated since Trump first entered the picture in has been primarily driven by Republicans. “Always dial it up to 11” has the been standard MAGA M.O. Would this shooter still have done what he did in a different climate? Maybe. Maybe not. Anyway Trump seems to now have his Reichstag Fire moment, regardless of whether the attack was real (as it seems to be so far) it will be used as justification for previously unthinkable actions by Republicans in the future. Just you wait.

There are reports that Trump is apparently alright at this time. This is the moment that many of us dreaded, when some lunatic with TDS decided to go that extra step.

Holy Crap. Watch this video. We are only recruiting the best for the Secret Service and not just trying to promote women to the detail just because they want more women on the detail... I have friends I served with in the Marine Corps who spent their entire carrerrs with the Uniformed Secret Service just hoping, praying, training and killing themselves trying to get on the protective details. Then I see videos like this. What a load of shit. https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1812487522267652129

You didn't look closely enough at the ad. You missed this part. 1/12th Fractional Ownership deeded condominium

Asides from the usual Democrats - leftists - Joe Biden conspiracy shit. Let's put truthfully: Donald is so disgusting a person he was shot by a Republcan. As well as his own SCOTUS stacking ruled if Biden wanted to he could've ordered Seal Team 6 to do it an wouldn't be punished, but unlike Donald he's too decent a human being to ever do anything like that. And sure as hell wouldn't have raised his fist and urged his inflamed supporters to "Fight ON". Want a more credible conspiracy? It was a false flag operation by Project 2025 to try to gain sympathy support.

You did not refute anything. You proved that you are just going to move on from one claim to the next, throwing mud at the wall. The fact that some folks other than those on the left say the same crap doesn't refute that those on the left are saying the crap. I did not ignore it, I am just tired of folks like you acting like a game of whack a mole. You pop up one disingenuous BS claim, then when it is whacked, you move on to the next.

Amazing. I refute your bullshyte about his autocratic desires being Left Wing talking points and you completely ignore it. Trying to reason with Trump supporters is often like trying to reason with Truthers and Birthers.

Women who are just as qualified as men to be SS should be allowed. But there's not a lot of SS, so it would be extremely rare for a woman to be the most qualified to be a SS over the most qualified men. Feminists should accept these truths, instead of the lies of "women are just as capable as men" in the physical realm. They support delusions so they don't have to "feel bad". Get over it and deal with reality. Sometimes the truth is uncomfortable. Many didn't want to accept Galileo and Darwin's theories either.

Everyone wants to be first to break the story, not necessarily be accurate. Plus a lot of people want certain things to be true. The left would prefer he just be a looney tune in love with George Clooney and claims he told him to kill Trump. The right wants it to be left wing progressive incited by violent rhetoric coming from the left wing politicians/media. So any shred of evidence that flows that way they seize upon and report it as truth.

And this is why he got shot, because of lies like this.

The Canadian government spent the money for the consul general.... The Canada House residence in London is equal, if not more than that. And the MacDonald Building residence in London is worth 5 times a s much. Just saying, diplomatic buildings in national capitals or major cities of other countries are not cheap. This is a non political statement because no matter who is in power, the buildings are still there and used. ....and.... we cannot even decide what residence to have here in Canada in Ottawa for our political leader LOL

When did the lying bunch care about such nuances?

A Secret Service sniper should have been on the nearby water tower. High ground.

You mirrored my thoughts.

So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/08/congress/defiant-biden-tells-donors-were-done-with-the-debate-00166834

You'd suggest eh? We weren't' even talking about EMP... WTF is wrong with you?

Oh please. How many people thought Obama would never get out of the White House alive? And how many cranks from the far right have depicted Biden as a threat to America for the last four years? Tons. Tight security made it almost impossible to get a shot off without dying. I don't know who this shooter was but I'm guessing he was nuts. All the ones I know of recently, as in going back to Ford, have been crazies. Because he's more likely to take a shot at someone than be shot at?

Musk is a brilliant man.

The Republicans HAVE helped to create this hateful environment. They aren't alone by far. The Left, especially those who call themselves 'progressives' have had a huge hand in it too. But Trump himself, just like Trudeau, loves to stoke the fires of resentment and division. Yes, I have fantasies myself about such a person taking over. Here, too. So far, I've been disappointed for a lot of years.

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." ~ Isaiah 41:10

And yet in the last few years, it's you Libbie fcks shooting at politicians you don't like. This is disgusting and your attempt to lay blame on Trump is sickening. It time to investigate each and every one of you.

that moment when the election is won by a single image

Good god. He's right about one thing, there's going to be a whole lotta questions being asked over the next little while. For someone just to be able to climb up on a roof in plain view and take 5 shots at a former president now presidential candidate..... that's unbelievable.

LOL, I couldn't script this better if I tried. Here you come, continuing on with the Hitler comparisons.

Can we not jump on conclusions just yet? You may have the right intuition, but many people have killed celebrities because of mental issues in the past. I haven't seen a broad movement on the Left to incite the assassination of Donald Trump.

Musk and Trump are both controlling domineering a-holes with mega egos.

What happened to 'follow the science'? Racial and ethnic voting has been a very well-known thing (though rarely ever spoken about) for decades. It's why almost any riding that has a strong minority of this or that racial/ethnic immigrant group invariably has multiple party candidates from THAT group.

You forgot The Jetsons.

Hmm...Musk chooses the admin that is for free speech over the admin that tried to suppress speech. I wonder why?

https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/global-electric-vehicle-market-share/ Oops...looks like the public already made their choice...giggle...