Even I, personally, would be very upset that the president of the United States was assassinated. But, that the particular president of the United States that was assassinated was Donald Trump, I would, personally, celebrate, probably, for several months.

  • As long as someone lives, there’s always a chance they’ll come to a realization and change their ways. If they’re killed, that chance is gone. I don’t have any hope that Trump will ever change his ways for the better. In fact, the longer he lives the more people he harms, so his death would be something to celebrate for that alone. But I would be celebrating the end of his evils, not the means by which the evils were ended or the person who carried it out.

    In other words: “Oh no! Anyway…”

  • disregardable@lemmy.zip
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    I honestly think he is suffering from severe dementia, so yeah I’d kind of feel bad. Yes, he’s a horrible man, but no more so than any current member of Congress or tech billionaire encouraging him.

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      They are the real problem, and unfortunately even Trump falls into the “devil you know” classification. It would be a gamble whether or not we get a worse situation with a more capable person who has the same power and motives. It’s the time traveler’s dilemma of getting rid of Hitler and finding out the future is now worse because of who took his place.

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    The vast majority of people would be very happy. Literally cheering in the streets. That small minority that’s not would be super dangerous, though.

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      I mean, look at the celebration surrounding Charlie Kirk, and he wasn’t nearly as destructive as Trump has been.

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    Not an American, but my fear about Trump being assassinated is that he’ll become a martyr in the minds of the MAGA cult. They will see this as evidence that ”the liberal left is trying to silence them”.

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    I think that it would be terrible, mostly due to the fact that A- you have power hungry people near Ronald McTrump, B- we know that MAGA can make a riotous mob without a good reason (January 6).

    I think someone like JD would use Trump dying as an excuse to impose martial law and properly try to shut America as a democracy, and a great fraction of so called MAGA would follow in supporting that

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      He’s going to be a martyr even if the blood clot gets him. It will get spun somehow.

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    My biggest objection would be that he’d become a martyr, and MAGA would gain adherents. I’d much rather he have a very public massive coronary, preferably as soon as possible. That, I would celebrate with no guilt whatsoever.

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    He has a devoted fan base which serves as his political base. They would be upset. Furthermore, look at the assassination of Charlie Kirk as an example. Right wing influencers would use his death to further their own goals and for self promotion. He would become a martyr.

    For the record I hate the guy and he took my job.

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    Ideally, he would be impeached, prosecuted, sent to prison, and/or face the death penalty for treason and sedition against the United States.

    Assassination is much more chaotic and I’d be worried about the next steps in that chaos. Overall, I’d celebrate, but there are worse people around him who are actually competent, so that would scare me.

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    Ideally, he would be impeached, prosecuted, sent to prison, and/or face the death penalty for treason and sedition against the United States.

    Assassination is much more chaotic and I’d be worried about the next steps in that chaos. Overall, I’d celebrate, but there are worse people around him who are actually competent, so that would scare me.