• RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s also relevant because one of Trump’s current campaign statements is that he “took a bullet for America” which may be another lie.

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      3 months ago

      It would certainly neuter that (over)statement, but I honestly wouldn’t go as far as to call that one a “lie” without some indication that he knew that it wasn’t a bullet he was hit by. I don’t think that even a reasonable person wouldn’t come to the conclusion that “Shots were fired, at me, now my ear is bleeding all over my face” as “I was hit by a bullet.”

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      3 months ago

      I disagree.

      The sheer number of lies he tells, what difference is one more? Especially an inconsequential one?

      We’re all fairly sure it wasn’t the bullet, but glass, or shrapnel or whatever, but that buries the lede.

      The point here is whether it was an assassination attempt or a false flag attempt (personally I think assassination) and that trumps own hateful rhetoric has created such a ridiculous scenario where this shit happens.

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        3 months ago

        Because it’s always important to point out the hypocrisy of his fake patriotic bullshit. Every lie should be pointed out, to everyone who will listen.

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          3 months ago

          But then you lose the bigger point that his rhetoric and horse shit has lead us here.

          You’re too zoomed in.