WHAT

  • Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was shot at a rally in PA.

TRUMPS STATEMENT

“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR

  • gunman is dead
  • Trump “is fine”
  • one attendee is dead
  • another attendee is in critical condition

News Sources

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    182·
    1 month ago

    Your cognitive dissonance is strong,

    … do you even know what that term means?

    • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
      424·
      1 month ago

      Yes, I do. Which is precisely how I know you are engaged in that behavior now. It is a very hard thing to accept that you are living in a country that is going to usher in fascism with thunderous applause. But regardless of how you feel about it, that is what is happening before your very eyes. It is important to be objective about that so you are able to evaluate what you can do to fight back once that becomes necessary.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        1 month ago

        . It is a very hard thing to accept that you are living in a country that is going to usher in fascism with thunderous applause.

        Okay, so you don’t actually know, you just think it means ‘not accepting (what you see as) reality’. Thanks for confirming.

        Cognitive dissonance is described as the mental disturbance people feel when their beliefs and actions are inconsistent and contradictory

        • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
          413·
          1 month ago

          Here, I’ll give you an example you can perhaps identify with. You spent multiple comments strawmaning my arguments, putting words in my mouth, and gaslighting me for saying Biden had absolutely no chance of victory two days ago.

          You then attempted to suggest that I did not care about political violence, and that I was uneducated about important modern historical events in an attempt to delegitimize my points about removing Biden as the nominee.

          This is you today:

          • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            92·
            1 month ago

            This might be shocking to you, but when people comment on a vital event, it is usually because the vital event has caused some form of important change worth discussing. Radical, I know. But nice projection.

            • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
              313·
              1 month ago

              You will employ whatever coping mechanisms are at your disposal to accept the reality you are in. The only difference between us is that I am just a little further along in the process.