If people hate Trump so much they try to assassinate him don't they know it will have the opposite effect and turn him into a Martyr?

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• Substance_P@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m having a hard time believing that any individual has tried to assassinate him at this point, the media has shown hapless and thin veiled proof to this day. It seems a non serious leader attracts non serious would be assassins, those who strangely hold the same right wing leanings.

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  • meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I feel like the types of people who are smart enough to succeed also understand it’s not a guarantee you’ll get away with it or survive. Most people want to survive.

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    • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah you don’t just go for the biggest prize in the forrest and expect to wake up anymore.

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• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s why the only people trying to kill him are his own disgruntled supporters.

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• meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s not how cults work generally. The leader is the leader because of some charismatic attribute. Most of the followers are followers because they can only follow. They don’t have the charisma to lead the cult. Watch any of his underlings when they deign to interact with people outside the cult. It’s awkward, weird, and usually leaves you feeling uncomfortable. Within the cult they might have somewhat of a commanding presence or ability to hold cultists attention, but they are useless for growing the cult. And that’s the rub. Cults die without new members, especially ones that are primarily made up of the elderly, eschew typical medical advice, and live unhealthy lifestyles.

  Add on to that, trump doesn’t seem like the type to “pass the torch”. So I imagine once he goes, there will be a greedy and hateful power vacuum that rips through the republican party (especially if it’s while he’s still in office).

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  • kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I agree with this. I hope he brings the whole party down with him when he inevitably croaks.

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• remon@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yeah, but he’d still be dead. Being a martyr isn’t the opposite of that!

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• underThunder@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It depends on how the aftermath is managed. The right will stop at absolutely nothing to basically canonize Trump after he’s gone and the left will be completely clueless about how to respond.

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  • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Well, looks like we found the author of this reality

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  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I disagree with that prediction. I think MAGA will tear itself apart as his self-absorbed wannabees claw at each other for a piece of the stinking power vacuum he will leave behind. None of them GAF about the country or even their party. The bloodbath is only a massive Big Mac Attack away.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    God dammit. I hate how right you are.

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• the_abecedarian@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  there are people so far to the right that they prefer him as a martyr instead of letting him make the right look terrible to everyone who isn’t a cultist. they prob also want to make room for a more committed and smarter fascist to lead.

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• darthsundhaft@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Let’s test that theory, shall we?

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• TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I refuse to believe he’d become a martyr. His followers are too dumb to remember him enough.

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  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    His followers are the ones who will make him a martyr. In their eyes no one in MAGA is worthy of taking his place, which is why it will fall apart into little disjointed fiefdoms - “I’m the true heir!” “No, I’m the true heir!” None of them are really MAGA loyalists, they’re all individual opportunists. The MAGA pyramid is all capstone with a bunch of little bricks under it.

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  • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Agreed. Maybe if it happened during the campaign when people might remember “what could have been” but not now after they’ve seen what a joke he’s been.

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  • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They have a golden statue somewhere…

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    • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Thanks. I forgot about that.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They bought merch. They aren’t going to forget.

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    • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I hate life

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