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| ‘The Gunman And The Would-Be Dictator': The Atlantic Says Trump ‘Had It Coming' Less Than 24 Hours After Assassination Attempt |
| 2024-07-16 |
| [DW] Remember: David Frum is a POS Less than 24 hours after a failed assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump — which left one bystander dead and three others, including Trump, injured — The Atlantic’s David Frum blamed the violence on the former president and his supporters. "The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictator," blared the headline, and on the off-chance anyone missed the intended tone of the piece, a subhead followed: "Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others." Frum’s premise was that Trump was a fascist and because "fascism feasts on violence," the former president was simply getting a taste of that which he had fostered. Addressing the attack on Trump, which took place on Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, as "a horror and an outrage," Frum went on to invoke history to quickly forget the name of the man who would commit such a despicable act. But first he blamed the victim, writing,"Now the bloodshed that Trump has done so much to incite against others has touched him as well." "Trump and his supporters envision a new place for violence as their defining political message in the 2024 election," the political commentator continued, returning to his original premise. "Fascist movements are secular religions. Like all religions, they offer martyrs as their proof of truth. The Mussolini movement in Italy built imposing monuments to its fallen comrades. The Trump movement now improves on that: The leader himself will be the martyr in chief, his own blood the basis for his bid for power and vengeance." Frum ventured further in the same vein, ultimately concluding that "the gunman and Trump, at their opposite ends of a bullet’s trajectory, are nonetheless joined together as common enemies of law and democracy." Critics were not impressed with Frum’s take — and even less impressed with his timing — as they responded via X. "David Frum needs help. In every way," Joe Concha commented. "They are still trying to get Trump killed," The Blaze’s Auron McIntyre added. "Former Bush 43 political appointees with Trump derangement are some of the most pathetic, delusional, and self-righteous people in politics. Blaming Trump and his family for his near assassination? @davidfrum definitely wins the trophy with this one. Truly a douche bag," Mike Davis posted. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #8 David Frum, warmonger, is one of the chief stirrers of the war in Ukraine, according to Glenn Greenwald who is well-researched on the topic. Ukrainians who have lost a family member to that artificial meat grinder should take note of where to address their thanks |
| Posted by: anon1 2024-07-16 17:52 |
| #7 Trump had four years to demonstrate his fascistic, violent would-be dictator intent and failed to so so: why would we expect different now? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2024-07-16 16:57 |
| #6 No, "fascism feasts on violence" is wrong. Fascism feasts on stupidity. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-07-16 13:34 |
| #5 ^That will only identify the dumbest among the enemy. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-07-16 12:10 |
#4 Anyone keeping a list of names that are upset thatBetter buy an 18 TB hard drive to keep track. |
| Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-07-16 11:32 |
| #3 Anyone keeping a list of names that are upset that Trump Survived? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-07-16 11:16 |
| #2 Globalist scum. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-07-16 09:55 |
| #1 Donald Trump Jr. spars with MSNBC reporter on convention floor: 'I expect nothing less from you clowns' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-16 07:28 |