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  • The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out public life and make people afraid of participating. From the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, to the attack on Paul Pelosi, to the attempted kidnapping of Michigan Governor Whitmer, to the murder of Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman and her husband, to the arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, to the shooting of United Health Executive Brian Thompson, and the shooting several years ago of Representative Steve Scalise, this chilling rise in violence has targeted public officials across the political spectrum.

    Sadly, this is not a new phenomenon. We all remember the assassinations of President Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Robert F. Kennedy, John Lennon, and Medgar Evers, and the attempted assassinations of President Ronald Reagan and Alabama Governor George Wallace.

    Kinda sounds like this has been a problem in the US for decades. Maybe the government should look into that.

    But bottom line, if we honestly believe in democracy, if we believe in freedom, all of us must be loud and clear: Political violence, regardless of ideology, is not the answer and must be condemned. Thank you very much.

    Ah, that should solve it! Well done, Bernie!










  • threeonefour@piefed.catoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldShhh
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    7 个月前

    I think that’s the exact point. Conservatives are fine with mass deportations, until it’s them. They’re fine with protestors being run over, until it’s them. They’re fine with denying people abortions, until it’s them. They’re fine with a few people being shot dead, until it’s them.

    It’s why conservative commentators talk so much about how empathy is bad. If you were empathetic you’d know that, if you wouldn’t be alright with it happening to you, it’s not alright for it to happen to others.



  • Woah! Someone who liked the ending! You’re too wholesome for a gaming community lol.

    I read one meta take on the ending that both sounded interesting and like cope. The end of Part II makes you feel exactly like Ellie feels. You push through because you want a conclusion to the story, just like Ellie. The end might be terrible, but it is an ending. In a meta way, you could get a better “ending” by stoping when Ellie and Dina are together at the farmhouse. You can stop playing, just like Ellie could stop obsessing over Abby, but how many people did that? Who would stop when the story isn’t done?

    Personally, I think the writers made a bet that they could stretch “an eye for an eye leaves the world blind” into a novel.