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-Crissaegrim- posted...

Yeah. Bit of a different era but I get your point.

Main point of my comment was that it probably really stings Trump's ego that there are people out there prepared to shoot him given that his campaign (and self esteem) are built entirely on a cult of personality.

I think he's intentionally surrounded himself with so many yes-men and enablers that he's almost been able to deny (in the day-to-day, anyway) that he's so hated by so many people. But getting shot at is something that even his biggest enablers couldn't prevent. He's been so shitty to so many people for so long without facing any actual consequences that he doesn't know how to process it when someone legitimately hates him *and* does something that actually endangers his well-being. He's probably not used to actually having to suffer any type of insecurity, whether it's personal, financial, or professional.

darkace77450 posted...

Don't mock a political figure for putting up glass after an assassination attempt, mock a political figure who told families grieving to "get over it" after a school shooting.

And the thing is, he's not the first Republican politician to do so. Steve Scalise was shot at by some deranged fuck and one of the first things he emphasized in his return to the House floor is that "gun control is not the answer". Well...then, tell me, what is?

Goldenguy posted...

Trump needs to never be elected to anything again and should be in a jail cell.

I state that to say that despite my disdain for him, I don't fault him for this. Even someone of his caliber is probably capable of having some form of PTSD.

I can't blame him for being scared. I *can* blame him for continuing to push for loosening gun laws in spite of this. Lax gun laws have literally contributed to Republican politicians getting shot at and yet *still* they want them. These fuckers mocked Gabby Giffords for becoming a staunch gun-control advocate, and they deserve all of the mockery in return.