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The Trump campaign aims to use today's shooting as a sort of Reichstag fire to incite his supporters to step up street violence while calling for more state repression targeting his enemies of choice.
The Biden campaign has already paused all outbound communications and withdrawn their television advertisements, ceding the entire field of narrative to Donald Trump, who will have no compunction about using his status as a victim to advance his efforts to victimize others.
One of the classic mechanics of totalitarianism is that protecting the safety of the leader becomes a justification for violence against large swathes of the population.
As centrists join the far right in paving the way for totalitarian rule under Trump, we have to organize to defend our communities. If you have been in denial about the challenges ahead of us, this should be a wake-up call to find each other and prepare for them.
This is why we can't have nice things. Fucking feckless Democrat leadership being timid in the face of a fascist takeover ๐คฆ
Knowing psychology, almost any PR advisor will advise to temporarily cease media attacks against a person who's been shot.
As a minimum, messages may need to be reworded, because Trump is likely to change his messaging after his narrow escape.
Why wouldn't it be smart to go full-on anti gun ownership as a PR response from the Democrats now?
Because you are a reasonable person.
Everytime there is a violent act involving guns and the left says that we need to do something, the right will make excuses. This will not sway a single one of them to think the guns might be the problem.
Gun sales will increase now because liberals are coming to take them.