I bet any amount of money that he cut himself while he was down on the ground
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The take-away here seems to be not that Herr Furher is stealing valor, rather, that he was standing adjacent to it.
The distinction here is hardly relevant.
The only interesting thing about it might be that it once again points out the hypocrisy of the right.
They mocked John Kerry as undeserving of his purple hearts, and wore fake bandaids because he was hit with shrapnel.
... it once again points out the hypocrisy of the right.
We could climb that pile into orbit.
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It is relevant to history. You can either tell the Trump story that a bullet hit his ear, or you can say that he caught shrapnel.
The only way that would be relevant would be if there was a determination that the shooter was trying to do some kind of ad hoc false flag thing, as opposed to writing his own name into history. Everything we know at this point indicates that the latter is true, and the former is not.
Whether Trump's injury was the result of a fired projectile or a piece of shrapnel, the injury was caused by an assassination attempt.
except if the shooter was just shooting into the crowd and hit like a railing or something then it wasn't an "assassination attempt" it was a mass shooting.
Frankly, it could be a mass-shooting anyway, simply one that had a high-profile figure as one of the targets. Apparently he had explosives in his car and some sort of remote detonation mechanism, so it was clearly about more than just Trump alone.
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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.
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."
Not really. I'll give you a "for instance". Few people know this story.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Arutyunian.
In this case, although in danger, Trump was being shot at by someone who couldn't shoot.
The grenade failed to detonate. Although original reports indicated that the grenade was not live, it was later revealed that it was. After Arutyunian pulled the pin and threw the grenade, it hit a girl, cushioning its impact. The red handkerchief remained wrapped around the grenade, and it prevented the striker lever from releasing.
No mention of it being "a training grenade [which] could not fire." Source?
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The grenade landed 18.6 metres (61 ft) from the podium
Bush was thrown at by someone who couldn't throw
Got WAY closer than 60ft though.
I remember watching that and losing my shit.
Of course at the time, it was because I was a teenager and "haha president almost got hit by a shoe"
Now it's funny for different reasons, but still.
You know where "close" counts?
Horseshoes, hand grenades, and ~~The Secret~~ nuclear weapons.
Welease The Secwet Weapon!!!!
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2 first downs is not exactly close.
The truth is still the truth, even if there is no material difference in the implications.
That's true.
ad hoc false flag
Dont be in such a rush to rule this out lol. Ad hoc false flag should be Trump's middle names
He's always been a real ad war hoc
Whether Trump’s injury was the result of a fired projectile or a piece of shrapnel, the injury was caused by an assassination attempt.
We all know what really happened.
You know, it's funny because the moment I saw the picture where you could see a little blood, I thought to myself "did anyone make sure he didn't have a ketchup packet in his pockets?"
And sure enough, I'm never original...
I thought I was the only one whose first thought was that W wasn't surprised on 9/11 when I saw the clip of him being informed. Turns out a LOT of people had that thought. 😂
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A trick he learned back in his WWE guest star days.
(This is meant as a joke, please do not be upset. I mean no disrespect to WWE fans.)
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If it was shrapnel then it dispels the idea that if he'd turned his head just a few inches it would've been death.
And it makes the whole divine intervention thing seem less likely, but they are already reaching so hard anyways I'm sure they will just reach a bit further... it's a cult after all.
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I mean, sure? But we are getting pretty far into "what if" territory that can never be known and doesn't really matter. If he was hit by a bullet, or shrapnel from a bullet doesn't change the fact he was injured by a shooter.
If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bicycle, too.
I am confused. Are you trying to say that your grandma gets ridden a lot?
Only by necrophiliacs now.
I have to admit, in all seriousness, that Fred Gwynne and my own father look very similar.
That man will forever live in my memory saying "What is a yoot?".
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It’s relevant to the folks who believe in divine intervention, isn’t it?
People who believe in fantasy and fairytales aren’t going to be swayed by the nuance of fact.
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The folks who believe in divine intervention don't care about what actually happens in reality in any case, so no, it's not relevant to them, either.
I would think that the difference between it being a bullet vs a piece of glass would be the difference between divine intervention or not to many of them.
If you're someone who's going to claim divine intervention, it's to reinforce your own beliefs, and message to the people who hear you that you hold those beliefs. Glass vs. bullet isn't going to matter.
If logic worked on religious people, then there wouldn't be religious people. They will just say the bullet WOULD'VE killed him, but god stopped it and only hurt him with glass. God can't be proven or disproven, so those that want to see divine intervention always will.
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Yeah, this feels like a good headline more than useful information.
Clickbait?!? From The Daily Beast?!? Impossible!!!
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