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One good deed does not redeem the entire sect

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Was it really a good deed though? Because by missing, he gave Trump a shit load of political ammunition.

Trump is going to take this crisis and abuse it for every vote it gets him, and it’s gonna get him a lot.

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Trump is going to take this crisis and abuse it for every vote it gets him, and it’s gonna get him a lot.

So what you are saying is that Trump is a “Crisis Actor” lmao

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Given that he is essentially unscathed, yes.

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It’s an interesting question. If someone could go back in time to try to shoot Hitler but ended up missing, would it still be a good deed?

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Hardly an if, that’s essentially what actually happened:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire

Fascists will always use a crisis to gain more power. If the Rechstag fire had actually killed Hitler, then yeah, it probably would have been a good thing. But in the end it didn’t, it just gave Hitler more power. This situation with Trump isn’t much different.

Granted, hindsight is a big factor here. But I think I’ve made my point.

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He hasn’t though. He buried this story with his VP pick and the documents case.

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Trump burying news about him with more news about him is to his advantage. And I guarantee you Trump will continue milking the assassination attempt. It isn’t buried by a long shot.

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Yes it was a good deed even though it failed.

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I think it’s more accurate to say it would’ve been a good deed. Rn it’s just good intentions.

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If Trump were to trip down the stairs and break his neck, that would be one thing. Becoming a martyr is another. And becoming a martyr while still alive is even worse.

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Hes only a martyr to the imbecilic koolaid drinkers. The rest of us see him as a cancer that needs drastic excision

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OK but there are a fuckin lot of koolaid chuggers

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Yeah but half of Americans stand behind him lol

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