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   William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 22:49:15 JST William Lindsey :toad:

   "Trump, for the past decade, has been the Inciter-in-Chief. ...

   There is nothing remotely equivalent from Democratic leadership: no repeated incitements to violence, no pledges to protect criminals who target Republicans, no calls to shoot shoplifters or endorse candidates who attack journalists,"

   ~ Brian Klaas

   #Trump #VanceBoelter #Republicans #violence
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   https://contrarian.substack.com/p/understanding-trumps-incitements

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 22:49:15 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     (continued from /1) "and Kamala Harris, Hakeem Jeffries, and Chuck Schumer certainly didn’t post a photograph of a mocking Halloween costume on Instagram after Trump was nearly killed last summer.

     The point is this: political violence cannot be fully eradicated in any society, but leaders can either act as arsonists, who spark the flames, or firefighters, who put them out. At every opportunity, Trump has played the arsonist."

     #Trump #VanceBoelter #Republicans #violence
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