Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged.

Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

The image can be seen about halfway through a 20-second video that Trump posted on his Truth Social site. The post says it was recorded Thursday on Long Island, where Trump traveled this week to attend a wake for a recently killed police officer.

In the video, two trucks decorated with giant Trump flags and altered American flags are driving on a highway. On the tailgate door of one of the trucks is the image of Biden lying horizontally, bound and gagged.

Trump has a history of sharing and promoting violent images featuring his perceived enemies.

  • SexUnderSocialism [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    7 months ago

    the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

    Unlike Biden’s non-violent rhetoric of “Israel has every right to defend itself” when people confront him with the fact he’s actively funding a genocide.

    • Facebones@reddthat.com
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      7 months ago

      You don’t get it it’s cool when blue backs violence because theyre only backing violence on racial grounds instead of sex/gender expression (so far)

  • proletar_ian@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Biden has funded a genocide and oversees an government which completely sold out to corporate interests, the military industrial complex, and the prison industrial complex. They watched big pharma kill thousands in the opioid epidemic. They bailed out the banks after the great financial crisis, while the middle class was left to die.

    Every congress member relies on corporate funding for campaigns. They can literally hold stock in the companies they regulate. Those corporations’ interests are completely opposite of the interests of the working class.

    I couldn’t care less if some feckless oaf posts a picture of a US figurehead in such a position.

    • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Even given your exaggerations and lies, I’d ecstatically take four more years of this over four more hours of Trump.

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      If you aren’t voting then you’re complicit in letting all the things you listed happening too.

      Joe Biden has done more about these problems than you have. You don’t really care about any of these issues if you’re too lazy to vote.

      • proletar_ian@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        See my second paragraph. The same applies for the executive branch elections. We can’t reform this. Direct action is the only solution.

        • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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          7 months ago

          Protests are only effective if the people in power are at least sympathetic to what you want.

          You can vote and protest you know. Think of having Democrats in power as a buff in favor of whatever you’re protesting.

          If you’re protesting and not voting, it’s probably a movement that’s represented best by that Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial. Just a fun get-together with your friends where you pretend to be angry about something. All performative bullshit. So just have a Pepsi and stop pretending you care about anything LOL.

    • Auzy@beehaw.org
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      7 months ago

      Oh ffs.

      • You really don’t care that the guy who has empowered racists and bigots again, idealises Putin and is clearly going to try to overthrow the government a second time is now VERY clearly setting things up for the next coup?
      • You don’t care that this is clearly a COMPONENT of overthrowing the election
      • Trump hasn’t only made things bad in the US, he’s made thing bad INTERNATIONALLY
      • Trump also is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in the US due to COVID.
      • Remember when he used to call it “China flu”, explicitly as a shoutout to racists? Every time he even says the word “China”, he says it in some weird way. His own staff has also been fairly open that he was making up stuff during covid on the spot (and it was obvious)
      • Oh, and he is a fan of China permanently electing someone though (ie, dictatorship).
      • The bank crisis was a problem, and internationally, they were all seemingly bailed out. It’s a whataboutism, but you know what helps the economy and workers? Yes, the rich paying taxes, and not lying to banks when getting a loan.
      • They’ve also created a war against Trans people. And it is starting to spread to other countries. I have plenty of Gay, “Woke” and Trans people in my meetup groups. And lots of foreigners. And I honestly have a higher level of respect for them than other people. They’re really good people
      • People like Tate have gained power by Trump’s actions.
      • He’s already attacking our international relations expert / Ex PM (Kevin Rudd) here in Australia in advance. And Kevin Rudd was basically the guy who saved us during Covid because of his negotiating skills and set up AUKUS. Rudd is more qualified than Trump (and, was actually fairly well-liked when he was Prime Minister)

      On the other hand:

      • Speaking of big pharma, sure, what about the guy who is negotiating the price of drug costs to lower them?
      • What about the guys who pushed medical coverage for all (same as we have here in Australia).
      • What about the guy whose own son was ALLOWED by the president to get prosecuted. If you need to see honor, there is likely no harder thing to watch as a parent. In contrast, Trump gave his family members positions of power.
      • Also, if you’re referring to fentanyl, they are targeting now fentanyl now to try to attack it. they’re not “watching”. Fentanyl is a serious problem worldwide.
      • What about the guy who vetoed legislation which would remove protections for some endangered species
      • What about the guy who is actively saving people’s health (and generating jobs), by pushing EV’s.
      • And he’s trying to make US safer by more Gun controls, which he is having trouble getting through.
      • He’s trying to eliminate tax subsidies for Gas and Oil companies, and instead spending that money on renewables
      • He’s reduced inflation…

      The fact is, is Trump wins, things will go from ACCEPTABLE to REALLY BAD internationally. From where I’m watching here in Australia, Biden is doing plenty.

      **AND DEFINITELY VOTE PEOPLE, FOR THE GOOD OF THE ENTIRE PLANET. **

      Do not listen to these Right-Wing nutjobs who are relying on discouraging people from voting next election.

        • Auzy@beehaw.org
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          7 months ago

          Consider that doing so is like a toddler having a temper tantrum.

          What are you doing to fix politics? You’re not starting a political party, you’re not doing anything meaningful, you’re not trying to get into office

          You don’t even have any real suggestions on how to fix things or who should be in charge

          Being a keyboard warrior isn’t helpful at all if you feel that way.

          • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            7 months ago

            I do at least the bare minimum, and that is not voting for the parties of capital. That is a bar even liberals, the lowest of the low, can’t clear.

        • Asafum@feddit.nl
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          7 months ago

          By… Religious facists?

          I agree in the most basic way: get wall st power out of government. Buuuut the Republicans are not the way.

      • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
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        7 months ago

        Unfortunately, facts don’t matter to most people. Humans are emotional first. You say a bunch of stuff that clashes with their beliefs and group membership, and you hit a fight or flight response. They’re not going to listen because losing group cohesion tells the brain you’re going to die alone in the desert.

        Think about how you feel when someone contradicts something you’re emotionally invested in. Your favorite band sucks. Most people aren’t going to calmly evaluate the situation.

      • proletar_ian@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        There’s a lot to respond to here. I’ll go point by point.

        You really don’t care that the guy who has empowered racists and bigots again, idealises Putin and is clearly going to try to overthrow the government a second time is now VERY clearly setting things up for the next coup?

        You don’t care that this is clearly a COMPONENT of overthrowing the election

        There are so many issues to unpack here. Trump’s base is a reactionary, anti-establishment movement, clearly. This should be expected in a society that is ran by and for an elite class.

        I’m online quite a bit and I haven’t noticed many Trumpers idolizing Putin, but I wouldn’t care if they did. It’s within their rights. The notion that Putin is trying to overthrow our government is unfounded at best. I have yet to see any credible evidence of Russian interference. This strikes me as a McCarthyism Revival that only seems to work on liberals.

        As for the claim of not only a coup, but a second coup: I don’t think that a reasonable person believes that an angry mob storming a government building would have a snowballs chance in hell at actually carrying out a coup. This isn’t the 17th century. You don’t just take over a building today and expect to be able to control the country.

        Trump hasn’t only made things bad in the US, he’s made thing bad INTERNATIONALLY

        Yeah, I wasn’t a fan of what little foreign policy decisions he made. I did like that he pulled out of Syria, however.

        Trump also is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in the US due to COVID

        Okay? Biden is too. It feels like you’re under the impression that I support Trump, which I never claimed to.

        Remember when he used to call it “China flu”, explicitly as a shoutout to racists? Every time he even says the word “China”, he says it in some weird way. His own staff has also been fairly open that he was making up stuff during covid on the spot (and it was obvious)

        Oh, and he is a fan of China permanently electing someone though (ie, dictatorship).

        Yeah, I agree that Trump is racist and a generic fascist strongman. This isn’t a revelation. I assume that the subtext is that Biden isn’t a fascist? We’d disagree on that. Biden and Trump certainly have different styles, but they both seem to embrace the deep state and the dictatorship of capital.

        The bank crisis was a problem, and internationally, they were all seemingly bailed out. It’s a whataboutism, but you know what helps the economy and workers? Yes, the rich paying taxes, and not lying to banks when getting a loan.

        I’m not even sure how you got to this thought process. “Whataboutism” has completely lost its meaning at this point. I don’t think you appreciate the gravity of our political situation. Politicians work for the ultra wealthy. We don’t live in a democracy. They aren’t going to do anything that would jeopardize the elites’ position in society.

        They’ve also created a war against Trans people. And it is starting to spread to other countries. I have plenty of Gay, “Woke” and Trans people in my meetup groups. And lots of foreigners. And I honestly have a higher level of respect for them than other people. They’re really good people

        I agree. I like the LGBT community as well.

        People like Tate have gained power by Trump’s actions.

        I it’s difficult to draw a line between Trump and Tate directly. I personally think it’s a larger reactionary movement in society, and Trump and Tate are symptoms of a larger societal sickness.

        He’s already attacking our international relations expert / Ex PM (Kevin Rudd) here in Australia in advance. And Kevin Rudd was basically the guy who saved us during Covid because of his negotiating skills and set up AUKUS. Rudd is more qualified than Trump (and, was actually fairly well-liked when he was Prime Minister)

        No comment here, I’m not familiar with this topic.

        Speaking of big pharma, sure, what about the guy who is negotiating the price of drug costs to lower them?

        Reducing drug prices, especially at the paltry scale Biden negotiated for, is a measly concession that doesn’t challenge the underlying power structure of Big Pharma’s racketeering. Drug production should be nationalized.

        What about the guys who pushed medical coverage for all (same as we have here in Australia).

        Ah, you’re Australian. I was thinking “this person must have been born yesterday” for many of my responses lol. I mean no offense. I can’t say that I know another country as well as you the US, even with the corrections I’ve offered.

        Yeah, medical coverage for all should be table-stakes.

        What about the guy whose own son was ALLOWED by the president to get prosecuted. If you need to see honor, there is likely no harder thing to watch as a parent. In contrast, Trump gave his family members positions of power.

        I think this was about Hunter Biden? I honestly didn’t follow that story too closely. I recall it dealt with the Biden family’s racketeering, selling political favors, etc. The court system is highly politicized in this country.

        Nepotism is everywhere in our society. We are a far cry from a meritocracy.

        Also, if you’re referring to fentanyl, they are targeting now fentanyl now to try to attack it. they’re not “watching”. Fentanyl is a serious problem worldwide.

        The opioid epidemic in the US predated the Fentanyl crisis. The opioid epidemic came from the systemic over-prescription of opioids to treat pain. The industry was aware of the dangers, but ignored them and profited as 500,000 Americans died of overdoses over a couple of decades. Doctors eventually stopped prescribing opioid which caused people to seek opioids off the street, which was far more dangerous, even before fentanyl made its way into the streets.

        The great financial crisis can also be attributed to the rise in opioid use as many Americans lost their houses and livelihoods. It was an incredibly dark time for the working class.

        The government didn’t do anything to help citizens and families who were suffering. The Sackler family owned the main drug company responsible for producing the prescription opioids that killed so many people. They also bribed doctors to prescribe the opioids at a massive scale.

        The Sacklers got a slap on the wrist and that was it.

        What about the guy who vetoed legislation which would remove protections for some endangered species

        I don’t know about this, but it doesn’t sound significant, especially considering the amount of oil he allowed to be drilled in Alaska.

        What about the guy who is actively saving people’s health (and generating jobs), by pushing EV’s.

        EVs make sense in some climates, but they come with their own environmental and socioeconomic problems. The minerals used for batteries are extracted by slaves in Africa and the mining process isn’t good for the local ecosystem. I need to read more into this.

        And he’s trying to make US safer by more Gun controls, which he is having trouble getting through.

        IMO this is a case of treating a symptom instead of a root cause. Mass shootings are happening because our society is fragmenting. People are overworked, precarious, and have no access to healthcare or mental healthcare. Fixing healthcare and worker’s rights would alleviate the crisis. I’m not even a gun-owner, but I never want to be in a situation where our fascist government has guns and citizens can’t own guns.

        He’s trying to eliminate tax subsidies for Gas and Oil companies, and instead spending that money on renewables

        Allowing for substantial oil-drilling is a funny way of going about this.

        He’s reduced inflation…

        He reduced the rate of inflation. He still printed 30% of the US’ money supply, which has predictably led to significant inflation.

        The fact is, is Trump wins, things will go from ACCEPTABLE to REALLY BAD internationally. From where I’m watching here in Australia, Biden is doing plenty.

        “Acceptable” is subjective, I suppose. I don’t find our government acceptable in the slightest. Anything short of democracy is tyranny.

        Please understand that our media companies (CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc.) are state propaganda. Our elites fall into factions that struggle for political power, which is evident in the ostensible differences between, say, Fox and MSNBC, but both companies are merely propaganda mouthpieces for the ultra-wealthy.

        **AND DEFINITELY VOTE PEOPLE, FOR THE GOOD OF THE ENTIRE PLANET. **

        sigh

        Do not listen to these Right-Wing nutjobs who are relying on discouraging people from voting next election.

        I hope you don’t think I’m right-wing at this point. Notice my username.

      • Arelin@lemmy.zip
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        7 months ago

        things will go from ACCEPTABLE

        Most people aren’t (social?) fascists like you though and don’t find genocide “ACCEPTABLE”

      • chingadera@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        I like how even in this, they’re shitty at binding someone. They can’t even pretend to do things correctly.

        • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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          7 months ago

          Haha, that’s a good point. This is the January 6th gallows all over again… These people are the edgy punisher logo manifest.

          All those stupid thin blue line flags, too… Who the fuck believes that lie after Uvalde?

      • poweruser@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        7 months ago

        He doesn’t appear to be gagged in this pic. Maybe they’re referring to a different violent image

      • Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz
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        7 months ago

        Is that actually painted on someone’s truck? I kinda hope so because it’s so shoddy. The perspective doesn’t even line up for the truck bed.

        • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          7 months ago

          It’s a decal that can be bought for like $50. There are a bunch of different kinds of them, some with women tied up, deer, various politicians, Sasquatch, Lion’s etc. It’s the most mundane shit which is why liberals are clutching their pearls over it.

          • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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            7 months ago

            I’ve seen people get pulled over for a fake hand holding the tailgate edge around Halloween. Tied up people should absolutely get you pulled over and checked on a regular basis just because you don’t want to be the guy that missed a potential kidnapping.

            • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              7 months ago

              Guess which side the fascist cops are on? The truck owner’s likely a family member of the cop

          • Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz
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            7 months ago

            I never thought I’d see the claim that pretending to have a woman tied up in the back of your truck is some “mundane shit”.

            Same energy as standing at airport security yelling “I have a gun” and pulling out a replica.

        • Breezy@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          Its a wrap. And they’re real. Shouldnt be allowed but here we are. Had anyone had something like this with bush bound and gagged after 2001 they wouldve been arrested and tried in a heartbeat.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      All you have to do is Google “Biden Tailgate Wrap”. There are many variations for sale all over the internet. $50 to $70.

      Trump deserves some blame for sharing it, but the real blame needs to be on the people producing and using it.

      • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Fortunately in America such images are protected speech even if liberals and fascists, but I repeat myself get upset about them. So any “blame” is literally just the speaker virtue signaling and isn’t something that needs to be considered beyond a simple throw away comment plus a “lol.”

      • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Hmmm, people producing it deserve blame, but it’s not like you or me sharing a pic, this is a candidate for president of the United States posting it about his political rival. I think that’s a worse offense, no matter how common they might be.

  • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I don’t like saying this but I will forgo any of my liberal socialist ideals if Biden wants to do whatever it takes to get votes from republicans.

    Edit: Man, you people are sad little trolls. Go spend some time out in the IRL world. It’s genuinely depressing to see so many keyboard warriors spend their time regurgitating the talking points from the comfort of their echo chamber.

    To clarify my meaning, whether you agree with my politics or not, I think Biden has been a far better president than anyone could have hoped for (possibly the best I can recall) but I still have a philosophical disagreement with him when it comes to protections and equity for all. I believe there are some programs that the federal government should run to give all Americans the best opportunities (education, healthcare, housing, UBI, etc) and I believe that taking excessive capitalist gains from the ultra wealthy is a small drop in the bucket to promote some fairness. I will lean back on these philosophical ideas which I’ve had little hope of a centrist of adopting and encourage him to lean further right if that means he can take some votes away from the inarguably worst president in modern times (yes, worse than Regan).

    If you think Trump should be the leader of the US, that he some how represents or understands democracy, that he cares about you or the United States, that he’s a good president or person, or is better than Biden in any regard, you and I are not existing in the same solar system so there’s no point in arguing. I don’t have anything against Republicans but the extreme and religious conservatives and the MAGA cult do not align with the freedoms dreamed by our founders or promised in the Constitution of the US.

        • NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org
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          7 months ago

          Well if it makes you feel any better, not forgoing idealism in the face of reality would help trump win. So the realism of voting for biden and getting him to win is the best possible outcome, as far as getting as close to your ideals as possible is concerned.

    • ALQ@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I would also not be opposed to Biden testing his own Presidential Immunity™ on Trump and his cronies, and I hate that I feel that way.

    • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      7 months ago

      but I will forgo any of my liberal socialist ideals

      In support of him or against him?

      if Biden wants to do whatever it takes to get votes from republicans.

      Ok, monkey’s paw granted… he does a peace negotiation with Russia on Ukraine and then promptly declares a 2nd war, now on Mexico, Fentanyl, China, Venezuela, and Cuba, because why not?

      I swear, y’all dems practice democratic centralism, don’t ye? Freedom of thought, unity in action…

      • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        I don’t know why you’ve thrown fentanyl in there. Doesn’t everyone want to declare war on that? Otherwise, do republicans want war with these countries so much that they’d vote for Biden if he declared war with them (which a president is technically unable to do)?

        • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          7 months ago

          if he declared war with them (which a president is technically unable to do)

          This would be a worthwhile comment in 1950. Today, it just looks like you are clinging to what your high school civics class taught you like it has any bearing on the world.

        • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          7 months ago

          I don’t know why you’ve thrown fentanyl in there. Doesn’t everyone want to declare war on that?

          Idk, I mean it’s something every republican detests… even if they know how the first war on drugs’s consequences… (yk, fentanyl actually has broader medical use, specifically as a legal anesthetic and palliative care, so be wary when fishing the waters with it)

          Otherwise, do republicans want war with these countries so much that they’d vote for Biden if he declared war with them (which a president is technically unable to do)?

          Yaasss, btw, I guess you haven’t heard of hyperbole…

          To add upon this, I’ve heard congress is the only power that can declare war… and, I mean, considering Republican mindset… you can easily get a bi-partisan approval for declaring war on one of those countries

          Note: I guess you see me as a bad-faith arguer?

    • radiofreeval [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I’m the dumbest person on this website so I’ll bite. The only way to gain votes from a group is to align with their ideology. I know you are aware of this and you want him to be more right wing, but that’s the issue. Biden shifting right would eliminate any chance whatsoever of the policies you claim to want. It would mean more support to Israel and more support of genocide. It would mean more deportations and stronger anti-immigration stances. It would mean less support of women’s rights. It would mean being more hostile to queer people. It would be difficult to distinguish from a Republican presidency, but at least his rhetoric is nicer. Also, if a genocide supporting, union busting president that oversaw the banning of abortion, increased persecution of queer people, devasting proxy wars, a series of infrastructure disasters, a trillion dollar military budget and literal genocide is the best president of your lifetime, perhaps your American “democracy” isn’t as noble as you think.

      • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Yes. That’s literally the point I’ve made. These are all better options than Trump. I don’t know why this is so difficult for people to grasp.

        And come on, “genocide” is a strong specific word and not what’s happening in Gaza. There are mass casualties in an unjust attack on civilians. Just because something is indefensible and heinous does not at all mean it’s literal genocide. There’s an attack on locations where terrorists are presumed to be hiding. I’m not going to defend it but I’m not an Israeli who just suffered the worse attack on my country ever with my family held hostage underneath schools and hospitals.

        I’m not supporting genocide nor am I supporting this war. I am suggesting that a slightly more right leaning democratic president is preferable over Donald fucking Trump.

        This should not by any means be a controversial opinion outside the most braindead of cultists. How anyone could possibly suggest that Donald Trump is better than literally anyone else is absolutely not within my ability to comprehend. I would prefer someone like Warren or AOC but I would sooner vote for Desantis over Trump.

        • radiofreeval [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          7 months ago

          It’s literal genocide. Israel is openly trying to rid Gaza of Palestinians by bombs and starvation. Calling it anything other than genocide is implicit support for the the apartheid state of Israel. October 7th was nothing compared to the suffering of Palestinians. Also why is Trump better than Desantis? Desantis has had some of the most violent policies and actions against trans people in the nation. To me it sounds like your allegiance is based not on ideology but on rhetoric.

          Also, from the river to the sea, may Palestine be free.

          • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            7 months ago

            Israel is currently bombing Gaza to get hostages back.
            You’re right and I’m thankful that people are finally seeing how horribly the Palestinians have been treated for generations. The Palestinians and the US should be helping Israel oust Hamas.
            I said Destantis was better than Trump. He’s the second worst possible candidate I can imagine.

            • radiofreeval [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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              7 months ago

              The hostages are dead and Israel killed (many of) them. Even if they weren’t, 35,000 and 2 million displaced in exchange for around a few hundred is absurdly disproportionate. Hamas has offered to return the hostages in exchange for a ceasefire but Israel has refused. It’s not about the hostages, it’s about driving the Palestinians out. The hostages are a cheap propaganda trick for people like you. Secondly, if Israel really wanted to get the hostages back, they wouldn’t treat their hostages as casualties, they wouldn’t carpet bomb Gaza and they wouldn’t kill hostages after they wave white flags. Israel knows the route to get their hostages back, they just don’t care. Even if Israel was truly doing this for the hostages, that would not make anything they are doing any better. All Palestinian violence against aggressors is self defense.

              • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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                7 months ago

                Cool.

                Still, I’m voting for Biden over the guy who’s explicitly intent on overthrowing the US government. It’s not a choice I like but it’s the only logical one we have. I will stand beside you in opposition to this war but that does not mean I’m going to vote to obliterate democracy.

      • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        If I’m to assume you are a grown adult, the way you argue with someone you label as a “genocide lover” is to wish death upon them?

        See folks, this is the problem with cultists. They have no sense of reality. They live solely in their bubbles.

        I’ll have you know that I am not a one-issue voter. While I’ve always had concerns over Israel’s treatment of Palestine and viewed Netanyahu as a hateful warmonger, I understand there are complex issues on the other side of the world which I have limited knowledge of based on reporting I seek out and trust. Which is to say, very few realities are black and white. You can be opposed to genocide and be in favor of retrieving hostages and be opposed to zionism while also supporting a government and military that stands in the way of total disaster and even greater loss of life in the region.

        The world is complex. I’m sure your family or your job or your neighborhood is complex. I’m sure people have made assumptions about you and your life without proper context. Maybe someone hates you for a thing you did (granted, not genocide) but they don’t know all the good things you’ve done or how much love is in your heart.

        I can choose to re-elect a not-perfect US President that isn’t someone who’s running on a campaign to do all he can to dismantle the foundation of the country I’m a citizen of. I’m not the biggest fan of this country but we do at least have a president who’s open to listening to the people. Do you think DT would listen and change his mind on anything that doesn’t empower him?

  • bloodfart@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    lol anyone who doesn’t think a tailgate piece that makes it look like you got the president tied up in the bed of your truck is funny sucks.

  • LordCrom@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Anyone else that did this would get visited by very angry men in dark suits.

    I suppose if it’s ok for Trump to do, then I could post an image of Trump bound and gagged?

    • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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      7 months ago

      Kathy Griffin and at least a couple of art galleries have depicted Trump decapitations, during his presidency. They all got some shit publicly because of it (mostly upset right wingers) but no one was arrested or subjected to anything by the government, no matter how much said angry right wingers asked.

      This is just the party flipped version of the same sort of thing. Watching just how many people start pearl clutching at only one of these is kinda amusing.

      • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        Its not the same sort of thing. Kathy whoever the fuck doesn’t have friends who put people in oil drums, and AFAIK has never attempted a fascist coup.

        If you wanted to hang a bloody hyper realistic effigy of Jojo burning in a tree, your statement would be true (except for the tree. be nicer to trees)

      • Soleos@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        I think it’s one thing for a private citizen to do this, but it would be another thing for a sitting/former president running for election to do the same

        • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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          7 months ago

          Check the original video he posted. He literally filmed some dick-replacement giant pickups covered in pro-police, pro-Trump, anti-Biden shit, and one of them had this commercially available tailgate decal on it of Biden bound and gagged.

          It’s in bad taste, sure but it’s not something you can honestly treat the way the media is treating this. It’s click bait.

  • pyre@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    gagged huh? that says something, coming from a man who routinely gets gag orders.

  • Yerbouti@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Lol, my comment commenting about Hexbear users got remove by mod. What’s up mod? They get to be removed about everyone they disagree with, but we can’t criticize them?

    • bloodfart@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      the comment that got removed was

      Hexbear users are always willing to defend far-right activists in some twisted logic. You people should merge with the proud boys, they hate libs too.

      for the reason “trolling”.

      your comment was directly in response to the OP, so there’s no context to consider.

      sounds like another common .ml moderator W to me.

        • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
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          7 months ago

          We’re trying to be outraged here and fit this into the narrative. You shall be down voted for any facts that force us to face the fact that the reason for our outrage is not rooted in reality.