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A man attacked the husband of congresswoman Nancy Pelosi with a hammer, almost killing him. Charlie Kirk laughs about it. He says anyone who bailed out the attacker would be a great patriot (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by TheDwZ@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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👉 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64428041

👉 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-once-called-patriot-180221252.html

👉 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/charlie-kirk-bail-out-alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-1234621493/

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[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's a longer term play. If 40% of the populace is committed against MAGA, and 40% is irredeemably invested in MAGA, that leaves 20% so out of touch with current events they haven't formed any strong opinion. Yes, the MAGA administration is going to do the bullshit anyway. But feeding into the "both sides are the same" narrative might tip the balance of voters into re-voting in the bullshit doers.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

You misunderstood me. This is all propaganda and the real violent members are on the right. I'm saying we need to literally fight fascism here, not tiptoe around this shit as it's already here. Who cares about their framing, it's always a lie anyway.