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More Republicans try and kill Democrats

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Red said:
Actually, should it not go without saying, even, that the attacker was mentally disturbed? Of course he was. But, it’s when you look at his postings, his writings, that one sees, that, apart from any other causes of his mental imbalance, he seems very clearly to have immersed himself in a far right ecosystem of hatred of Democratic politicians, with the usual collection of completely irrational conspiratorial nonsense endemic to the far right ecosystem. In other words, of course there was a political motivation.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape posted about QAnon conspiracy theories ahead of assault

David DePape, the man accused of beating Paul Pelosi over the head with a hammer, appears to have made a number of online posts referencing the QAnon
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Addressing the issue raised here that Republicans are somehow being universally and irrevocably branded as evil. At any given time in our history, one political party or the other may be more guilty of being “in the wrong” on issues, the use of inappropriate rhetoric, etc. Those of us who firmly believe the Republican Party is encouraging hateful rhetoric to be normalized, and who are simply pointing out that the GOP is mainlining groups and ideas that are inimical and dangerous to our democracy should be able to do so without being accused of somehow forgetting we are all human beings, and guilty of accusing everyone on the right as evil. I know I am not demonizing adherents to the MAGA movement. I do believe they are deluded, awash in conspiracism to the point conspiracism is their default thinking mode, but they’re human beings. I have friends in that camp. I feel badly for them, I don’t hate them.

Maybe Thriller goes overboard with his anger. Well, yes, he does. But, I see it as a righteous anger, given the dangers, plainly apparent from history, when democracies trend toward fascism. Of course he’s alarmed. He’s frantic to get his points across because he clearly understands history. And here is one damn good reason why any of us seeing the Republican Party as embracing anti-democratic policies can feel frustrated about the future of democracy in America:


View: https://twitter.com/RSI/status/1586416072751779842


This was before Greene was elected to Congress, but she’s been no better since. The Pelosi attacker was clearly influenced by QAnon, however he interpreted it in his deranged mind, and QAnon has long since entered the Republican mainstream. Maybe some liberals/Democrats have been influenced by it, but they must be few in number. This is coming from a far right ecosystem, and sorry if conservatives object, but it is being mainstreamed by the Republican Party, which is assisting in that party drifting away from, are you ready?….from REALITY! And that is clearly not good for our body politic. The Big Lie embraces a retreat from REALITY! And we should not point this out??!! I will. Every time. It’s why the Republican Party is dangerous right now, and calling them out for it is the right thing to do, not something to be criticized….


Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress, a CNN KFile review of hundreds of posts and comments from Greene’s Facebook page shows.

Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, frequently posted far-right extremist and debunked conspiracy theories on her page, including the baseless QAnon conspiracy which casts former President Donald Trump in an imagined battle against a sinister cabal of Democrats and celebrities who abuse children.

In one post, from January 2019, Greene liked a comment that said “a bullet to the head would be quicker” to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In other posts, Greene liked comments about executing FBI agents who, in her eyes, were part of the “deep state” working against Trump.
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Those of you enamored of whataboutism and bothsidesism, more Liz Cheney’s and less Marge Greene’s would be a good thing to aim for moving forward….




View: https://twitter.com/btrekman1/status/1586340926158704640
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Yep.

Most (all) people who attempt assassinations on political figures are disturbed in certain ways. The key here is what led to their radicalization. Whether we’re talking about Cesar Sayoc and his white van full of bombs he mailed off to Democrats and media members, the disturbed dad who thought a pizza parlor had imprisoned children for Hillary Clinton, or a disturbed and narcissistic reality tv host who claimed he lost an election. By ignoring these forces and actually glorifying them, we only ask for further radicalization and violence.

You just don’t see this same type of rhetoric on the left:

View: https://twitter.com/rpsagainsttrump/status/1586489290040770567?s=46&t=xat5iBt8cJz35DCB6JEfNA


View: https://twitter.com/numbersmuncher/status/1586411418898907138?s=46&t=xat5iBt8cJz35DCB6JEfNA

https://twitter.com/dineshdsouza/status/1586717262957854721?s=46&t=xat5iBt8cJz35DCB6JEfNA
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1586118852747972614?s=46&t=xat5iBt8cJz35DCB6JEfNA
 
Red said:
Addressing the issue raised here that Republicans are somehow being universally and irrevocably branded as evil. ...
Maybe Thriller goes overboard with his anger. Well, yes, he does. But, I see it as a righteous anger
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It is hate-filled bigotry. The mentally ill individual who broke in to the Pelosi's home was a Canadian, living in Berkeley, making hemp jewelry for a living, bought hard into anti-corporation conspiracy theories, and was registered with the Green Party. The title of this thread The Thriller chose is "More Republicans try and kill Democrats". The Thriller doesn't care if there is an actual Republican involved because he viewed it as another opportunity to brand Republicans as evil. And as usual you are justifying it as "righteous". Red, this is the stuff that makes me think as I do about you.
 
The Thriller said:
[David DePage] sounds like your average Republican.
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In The Thriller's mind, the average Republican is a mentally ill and estranged from is family loser who tries to kill people with a hammer. That is "average". The Thriller thinks that if you are in a room full of Republicans then half will be worse than this guy. Ignoring for a moment that David DePage isn't a Republican, The Thriller thinks actual Republicans are on average like this guy. That is how The Thriller sees the world. Red, you really see The Thriller's way of seeing things as "righteous"?
 
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Here comes the deflection, the conspiracies, and the RW disinformation.

Every single ****ing time. Whether it’s Floyd, the 2020 election, Jan 6… Sigh
 
In reply to a tweet by Hillary Clinton, in which she condemned the attack on Paul Pelosi, Elon Musk retweeted a tweet containing this link, while telling Hillary that there was a “tiny chance” there was “more to the story”. Meaning maybe the story was true. Musk has since deleted his reply to Clinton. I saved the link before he deleted his tweet…

 
Archie Moses said:
I shared it cause I saw it this morning. I like that guy's takes though.

Tbh, I still don't really know what happened and don't really care.
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Even if 100% of what he said was confirmed true it wouldn't actually mean anything. His "information" was hollow yet presented as revelatory. I can obviously see what he's suggesting but what he said doesn't mean (even if true) that the unsaid part has any validity.
 
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