Afatwa, or religious decree, issued by senior Iranian clerics calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump has attracted online funding worth tens of millions of dollars, reports say.

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    nah, I don’t want him to become a martyr. better if he dies from a heart attack on the toilet. 🤷‍♂️

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      When this nearly 80 year old fat guy, who loves burgers and hates exercise, eventually has a stroke, the right will still come up with crazy conspiracy theories about his death.

      Idiots will find a way to make him a martyr. Hell, idiots thought he was secretly trying to stop Epstein.

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      There’s nothing saying such an appropriate demise can’t be surreptitiously expedited.

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    Why?
    This clown destroying the US from within is the best thing that can happen to the world.
    Yes it will create some waves but as they say: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake

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        The clown is in his second term and hasn’t even started a war.
        Unlike most of the previous ones from either side of the imperialist uniparty.
        And even then it will be the last spasms of the dying cancer

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      Iranian hardline version of Kickstarter shoot be called “HeartStopper”. I’m wondering what their stretch goals are.

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    The problem is that Trump isn’t actually in charge. He’s just the figurehead who holds everyone’s attention.

    You’d have to remove half the supreme court, Congress, the electoral college, and the entire Heritage Foundation if you wanted a chance at fixing the US.

    Trump on his own is a bumbling toddler who couldn’t even make his own executive order to sign. I’d rather see him in a nursing home while the people who put him in power get tried for their crimes.

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      You’d have to remove half the supreme court

      Make that two thirds of the Supreme Court. Most of the worst decisions have been 6-3.

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      I realize theyre now all in office now, so you may be right. But did anyone notice how the bumbling idiot orange puppet was a critical part of gaining that power?

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          He is crucial to their movement though. Most MAGA don’t give a shit about anyone else. This is a cult and without dear leader it will wither.

          If Iran were to turn Trump into a glob of orange meat (I mean, more than he is right now), the cult will freak out. Some will blame it on deep state. Clinton and Biden will be name dropped. But there will be nothing to keep the movement going. I think Project 2025 will start to wither as well because no one involved can capture the mob like Trump can.

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            Only to have Democrats fail to undo a single thing Trump did, just like in 2021. No matter how he dies, Trump and MAGA will haunt the USA for however long it has left before the inevitable collapse.

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            It won’t end with Trump. His followers are brainwashed and will happily follow the next con man like sheep, just as they follow corrupt religious leaders. Not a critical thought in their heads. And anyone but a Dem.

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      Yes, but since all the bumbling toddlers in the US vote for Trump, he’s a powerful figurehead. I mean, I’m all for killing the rest on your list too, but he’d be a fantastic start.

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        Starting with Dump would give us President Vance, who could mess things up faster

        Also more likely to cause a martyr situation starting with him

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          imo anything that makes this shit hit rock bottom more quickly so america can rebuild as a non-nazi nation is a good move

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            The problem is, rock bottom has two paths out. The first is to rebuild as a non-nazi nation. The other is to go full Nazi and just stay at rock bottom for a few decades.

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    Oh my. Many would do it for free, but with this much incentive perhaps someone more “skilled” might want to get some skin in the game and expedite results.

    Under other circumstances I’d find this kind of effort deplorable, but oh well. I’ll label it balance/Newton’s 3rd Law and call it a day. When you have these elephants dancing around with billions of lives there tends to be a push back of some kind, sooner or later.

    Even if not now, with this specific effort, someday the bill will have to come due to those involved. Just like Hitler managed to get pretty far in his quest to spread suffering but eventually got his comeuppance. A marathon, not a race, as they say.

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    If some Iranians want to hunt down and put an end to some vile child molester’s wretched existence, who am I to stand in their way?