No doubt you have heard a lot about the attempt on Donald Tump’s life. As much as I detest the Orange Ogre, I also realize that violence is never a solution. An imp of the perverse in many of us may cackle at this incident and wish that the creep had better aim, but if we are noble and honorable we know that blowing away the man trying to be POTUS #47 would not help anything; in fact, had the shooter been successful, a wave of bloody violence would very likely have followed as Trump chumps lashed out in their bestial thirst for revenge.
President Biden was quick to condemn the attack, and he did so sincerely, though some right-wingers have accused him of shedding crocodile tears. There is only one real way to stop the Mango Menace from retaking the Oval Office, and that is voting for Kamala Harris. Assassination of one’s political opponents is for unfree countries.
Being the target of an assassination attempt, whether it succeeds or no, does not make one automatically worthy of veneration. President Kennedy’s death made him look more saintly than he actually was. Adolf Hitler survived at least 43 assassination attempts – does that make him any better?
The would-be assassin apparently had a sad life, bullied and ostracized, making him the kind of person who would attempt such a drastic and absurd act. All the twerp did was give Trump a bunch of brownie points. MAGAsshats are already taking advantage of this incident to rally around TFG and raise more money for his campaign. Never mind that the would-be slayer of Trump was registered as a Republican. Since he is dead, unless somebody can communicate with him via Ouija board, we may never know his actual motivation. Did he hope to blow Trump away for the good of the country, or for the good of the Republican Party? Or did he have a different incentive?
Conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt abound. Some people on the Right claim that Biden, Antifa, or some other left-wing/liberal person or organization was behind it. Some people on the left dare to suggest that the MAGA movement was behind it, hoping to make Trump look like a victim – and then pin the blame on Democrats.
Violence for political gain is never acceptable. Even if the man who tried to slay Trump had good intentions, remember just what road is paved with them. Maybe he wanted to force Republicans to choose a different candidate, one who had a better chance of winning in 2024. That is still no justification for the assassination attempt. No matter which way you slice it, the ballot is better than the bullet.
