Although it may be justifiable from a moral perspective, a Trump assassination would likely lead to the Republican problem becoming even worse as we’ve seen a slight bump in the polls after the attempted assassination, and the other Republicans candidates as just as if not even more of a threat than him.

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    4 months ago

    If you kill Hitler in 1930 he gets replaced, if you kill Hitler in 1945 Natzi Germany falls apart. The question is has the Republican Party become a personality cult yet?

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      Personality cults can find successors to the original cult founder. See: Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.

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        4 months ago

        I always thought it was “Bring 'em young” and referred to pedophiles.

        I guess I wasn’t too far off.