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‘Sometimes You Need a Dictator,’ Trump Says Following Threats to Cancel Election
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He had two attempts and both were fools. Seriously, the first guy got too damn close and... used iron sights and cheap target ammo? Also his motive was random violence. He wanted to go on a rampage and start by killing the closest political figure He could find... who just so happened to be Trump who was having a rally nearby. No fucking joke, that was the reason.
Why are assassins often the most unstable nutcase who win through sheer luck instead of actual planning?
Man that shit was fake anyway. I remember the day it happened my “moderate republican” buddy said. “He’s going to win the election now for sure”
That assassination attempt was just a planned part of the campaign rally.
That's exactly how I felt that too.
I thought it was common knowledge at this point that he faked his own assassination and then swept that shit under the rug so quickly that no evidence would be found
Oh, I wouldn't know, I'm not from the US. I certainly wouldn't put it past him.
"It's just crazy enough to work!"
Sadly, it did.
First, you're assuming that most successful assassins are the unstable nutcases. It could just be that it's more memorable when the motivation is "make jodi foster love me" than "stop an expansionist imperialist who's destroying the lives of the common man".
You're also more likely to be a lone assassin if you don't conform to social norms because social norms say not to kill people.
The most prolific assassins are just common soldiers whose names we don't even record.
Because someone who isn't a nutcase likely doesn't wanna spend the rest of their life in prison????
*This is my attempt at writing a small short story depicting only a moment or two in real time. The author I am emulating is James Thurber. He was a master of the short story/essay. He had very dry sense of wit and was funny as fuck. I do a hope he would approve of my theft of inspiration. Here is my attempt at a modern version of his style.
January in Dayton is not preferable for very many people. The reasons are varied yet common. It truly sucks. Occasionally a wandering soul seeks more like minded individuals that aren’t part of the fundamentalist evangelical type community that dominate local cultural scope . This crowd is often difficult to intentionally avoid. Something something (mumbling sounds) *Checks notes, lowers reader glasses slamming down a stack of documents that provided the incentive. The patron was relaxed but owned a dash of anxiety while holding court at the local dive bar. That was until a small pour of Pappy Van Winkle with a single cube was thrown back & then gleefully announced that “Third time is a charm. Provided the good lord willin’ & the creek don’t rise. Can I get an Amen?” Someone nearby asked the bartender to change the channel to see if the game was on. Not half a second later there was some breaking news flashing across the screen The patron looked up at the television & smiled. “No fucking way, third time really is a charm”.