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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Seems like he voted and supported for Trump, got disappointed by Trump, listened to Trump's and Republicans' call for political violence to solve political problems.

And here we are, leopards are now eating their faces.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

listened to Trump’s and Republicans’ call for political violence to solve political problems.

seems like he's had a violent/criminal streak going back decades. not sure you can really tie this to trump.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Giving habitually violent repeat offenders more reasons to be violent is always an issue.

Manson didn't go to jail for murdering anyone. Manson went to jail because he conspired and convinced other people to murder for him.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

the reason could simply have been a severe dislike of Trump, not necessarily that he was pushed to violence by Trump's rhetoric.

[–] MrTomS@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

According to NC voter rolls he did not vote in 2016 or 2020. Voted in the Democratic primary in March but social media post were all over the place. Unwell mind

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Routh, according to the New York Post and archives of his X account, said he voted for Trump in 2016.

“I and the world hoped that president Trump would be different and better than the candidate, but we all were greatly disappointment and it seems you are getting worse and devolving; are you retarded; I will be glad when you gone,” Routh posted.

[–] MrTomS@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It keeps getting reported he voted for Trump but unless he was registered to vote in another state he did not vote in 2016 or 2020. Imagine a guy making claims on social media that were untrue.

https://imgur.com/a/zFJhE4Q

https://imgur.com/a/HaGMru3

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So he's a jaded Trump voter. See this is what I had expected the first one to be, but it turns out he just hated politicians and picked the first idiot that showed up in his town. That idiot just so happened to be the orange one. This crazy person actually had buyers remorse and... uh... wanted a refund or something? Anyway he's a loser and a failure now, just like Trump. So now at least they have that in common.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

Routh, according to the New York Post and archives of his X account, said he voted for Trump in 2016.

“I and the world hoped that president Trump would be different and better than the candidate, but we all were greatly disappointment and it seems you are getting worse and devolving; are you retarded; I will be glad when you gone,” Routh posted.

I wish more of his supporters were able to see the light.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You have $100 and get to bet it on, is the shooter a:

A) drag queen

B) immigrant

C) republican

[–] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Trick question? he seemingly switched to a D after voting for Trump in 2016.

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[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I got curious and did a stupid thing of checking on a certain sub. There must be 15 or so posts about this, quickly trying to point out all the reasons that it couldn't be one of their own.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How are these shooters getting so close to a former president? Did Trump pick his Secret Service detail personally and end up with the protection detail equivalent of the Bad News Bears?

[–] BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

First a former president rarely is so public. I don't know where any other president's houses are...other than bidens since I love in Delaware.

Second, Trump has made enemies his whole life.

Last, he won't shut up. Which makes more enemies

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Another data point in favor of the Novikov self-consistency principle?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

More just feels like the US is filling up with people who want to go out in a blaze of glory taking shots at celebrities.

[–] ThinkBeforeYouPost@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Care to expand a bit, please? This is entirely new to me, I just read the Wikipedia article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novikov_self-consistency_principle

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Think about the standard answers to what people would do if they had a time machine.

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's 46 recorded assassination attempts against Hitler

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

And two, possibly three if you count the guy who rushed the stage during a rally in 2016, against Trump. Novikov is 49-0 by my count.

[–] ravhall@discuss.online -1 points 1 month ago