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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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    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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    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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      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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        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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        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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        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 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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    I hope this is the result, these radical righties fade into the shadows afraid for their lives.

    Edited to say; Same people expect our kids to show up in school after mass shootings. HYPOCRITES.

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    It’s probably time for you to close up shop Ben. Stop doing your talks, stop promoting hate and lies and start actually being a good husband and learn how to be a better person.

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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 with 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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    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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        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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    I do not want to normalize murder as a trump card in political discourse - not any further than the right has already mind you.

    But I am enjoying seeing these hate mongers feel some of that turned back their way, in a very public manner. Having the outside world ‘cancelled’ for themselves for fear of assassins and high powered rifles. Always having to travel with security, constantly worried if their next organic street encounter will be with a genuine fan, or ‘a fan’ with a vendetta.

    Tolerance paradox aside, I still condemn this though - because political assassination does not bode well in the immediate term, nor the long term if this kind of activity keeps repeating… it ultimately only leaves the most hardline and ideological voices on the soapbox.