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Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

The image can be seen about halfway through a 20-second video that Trump posted on his Truth Social site. The post says it was recorded Thursday on Long Island, where Trump traveled this week to attend a wake for a recently killed police officer.

In the video, two trucks decorated with giant Trump flags and altered American flags are driving on a highway. On the tailgate door of one of the trucks is the image of Biden lying horizontally, bound and gagged.

Trump has a history of sharing and promoting violent images featuring his perceived enemies.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (91 children)

I don't like saying this but I will forgo any of my liberal socialist ideals if Biden wants to do whatever it takes to get votes from republicans.

Edit: Man, you people are sad little trolls. Go spend some time out in the IRL world. It's genuinely depressing to see so many keyboard warriors spend their time regurgitating the talking points from the comfort of their echo chamber.

To clarify my meaning, whether you agree with my politics or not, I think Biden has been a far better president than anyone could have hoped for (possibly the best I can recall) but I still have a philosophical disagreement with him when it comes to protections and equity for all. I believe there are some programs that the federal government should run to give all Americans the best opportunities (education, healthcare, housing, UBI, etc) and I believe that taking excessive capitalist gains from the ultra wealthy is a small drop in the bucket to promote some fairness. I will lean back on these philosophical ideas which I've had little hope of a centrist of adopting and encourage him to lean further right if that means he can take some votes away from the inarguably worst president in modern times (yes, worse than Regan).

If you think Trump should be the leader of the US, that he some how represents or understands democracy, that he cares about you or the United States, that he's a good president or person, or is better than Biden in any regard, you and I are not existing in the same solar system so there's no point in arguing. I don't have anything against Republicans but the extreme and religious conservatives and the MAGA cult do not align with the freedoms dreamed by our founders or promised in the Constitution of the US.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (15 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (13 children)

If I'm to assume you are a grown adult, the way you argue with someone you label as a "genocide lover" is to wish death upon them?

See folks, this is the problem with cultists. They have no sense of reality. They live solely in their bubbles.

I'll have you know that I am not a one-issue voter. While I've always had concerns over Israel's treatment of Palestine and viewed Netanyahu as a hateful warmonger, I understand there are complex issues on the other side of the world which I have limited knowledge of based on reporting I seek out and trust. Which is to say, very few realities are black and white. You can be opposed to genocide and be in favor of retrieving hostages and be opposed to zionism while also supporting a government and military that stands in the way of total disaster and even greater loss of life in the region.

The world is complex. I'm sure your family or your job or your neighborhood is complex. I'm sure people have made assumptions about you and your life without proper context. Maybe someone hates you for a thing you did (granted, not genocide) but they don't know all the good things you've done or how much love is in your heart.

I can choose to re-elect a not-perfect US President that isn't someone who's running on a campaign to do all he can to dismantle the foundation of the country I'm a citizen of. I'm not the biggest fan of this country but we do at least have a president who's open to listening to the people. Do you think DT would listen and change his mind on anything that doesn't empower him?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Netanyahu

There it is folks, this clown wants whitewash decades of colonialism and fascism so he can blame one bad guy just like he does with amerikkka and trump-moist

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Nailed it! Every ill in the world for libs is always pinned on the one bad actor. The US or Isreal stay innocent in their minds, even though both are founded on settler colonialism and genocide

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