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SpankMe

(3,592 posts) Wed Sep 10, 2025, 09:05 PM Wednesday

"Violence against political figures was once the sort of thing that happened in unstable democracies..."

This is in a NYT article, here.

Since America is now such an unstable democracy, political violence is the sort of thing that happens here.

Elon Must isn't helping. From today:

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"Violence against political figures was once the sort of thing that happened in unstable democracies..." (Original Post) SpankMe Wednesday OP

just another gun murder on another day in america. no need to martyr the guy nt msongs Wednesday #1

This was the first thought that came to my mind in 1963 when JFK was assassinated question everything Wednesday #2

Guess he missed the assassinations of the Minnesota senator and her husband and the attempted sinkingfeeling Wednesday #3

msongs

(72,343 posts)

1. just another gun murder on another day in america. no need to martyr the guy nt

Reply to SpankMe (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 09:07 PM

Wednesday

question everything

(50,943 posts)

2. This was the first thought that came to my mind in 1963 when JFK was assassinated

Reply to SpankMe (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 09:17 PM

Wednesday

sinkingfeeling

(56,300 posts)

3. Guess he missed the assassinations of the Minnesota senator and her husband and the attempted