• Greenleaf [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Now that everyone has a decently good quality camera with them at all times, it’s easy to forget that photography is an art and being a pro at it requires talent, experience, and the right equipment. It’s a great photo because a professional was situated in the right place and got all the elements right - the angle, focus, aperture, framing, etc. Not an op.

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    I would be SOOOOO stoked to survive an assassination attempt during my political ralley. Are you kidding? The adrenaline euphoria alone easily explains this.

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    Psyop is a bit of a stretch. I do personally think he wasn’t actually shot and the head injury came from him being tackled and hes just hamming it up. It’s a much less “heroic” narrative to say that you can’t take a bump to the head without bleeding profusely (even though this is totally normal for someone as ancient as him).

    That being said, I’m not insinuating he wasn’t shot AT.

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    I mean, if this was a psyop, it wasn’t a very good one

    Most people have basically memory holed the attempt at this point

    Even the Trumpos in town don’t mention it

    Fuckin’ weird living with people who have the memory span of a horsefly

  • StalinStan [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    He is a hall of fame wrestler. They did teach him to take a gig, get some color, then work the crowed.

    So him being an actor doesn’t necessarily make he was faking. Cause like, he almost got shot and a fre regular people did get shot. It is entirely too thin a margin for that to have been the plan

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    You are the first person to even mention it happening since 48 hours after the fact, the big wet boy included. It’s a bad psyop, folks, you’re hearing it more and more.

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    pornbrained republican that couldn’t even decide which candidate he hates tries to assassinate another republican with gun he shouldn’t be allowed to carry

    liberals: this is a psyop, never could this happen in the kind peaceful nation of america

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    Who in their right minds fly a flag in an open air rally. Snipers know that wind direction is crucial for shot accuracy. Giving a shooter wind direction on sight would have been easy mode, if experienced.

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    People say Americans have goldfish brains, but I’d argue that the proliferation of short form content makes EVERYONE have goldfish brains. This election would be wrapped up if this happened pre-2020