Donald Trump injured

[Sheep]

On 7/13/2024 at 8:03 PM, Sheep said:

I wonder how many conspiracy theories will come out of this.

Yep. No shortage of conspiracy theories on Trump's assassination attempt:

 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/one-screen-two-movies-conflicting-conspiracy-theories-emerge-from-the-trump-rally-shooting-1.6968453

[Katty]

I think the main pitfall on discourse about this subject isn't necessarily a lack of neutrality so much as how much we're likely affected by the world's callous attitude about acts of violence so long as the violence is directed towards the "correct" targets. 

[Tortuga]

6 minutes ago, Katty said:

I think the main pitfall on discourse about this subject isn't necessarily a lack of neutrality so much as how much we're likely affected by the world's callous attitude about acts of violence so long as the violence is directed towards the "correct" targets. 

There is a certain expectation that events like this will happen, especially to individuals that are so polarizing. So, I don't think we are callous, we are just not surprised.

[Katty]

15 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

There is a certain expectation that events like this will happen, especially to individuals that are so polarizing. So, I don't think we are callous, we are just not surprised.

I think the callousness comes in when a lot of people in the media make jokes an poke fun at the event. No, we're not shocked, but it's also a place where a man died protecting his family. It's good for us that we're not involved in politics, but it's still sad for the people who are and end up dying because people think that shooting someone is the appropriate answer to fears that their side might be losing.

Edited July 19 by Katty

[Tortuga]

40 minutes ago, Katty said:

I think the callousness comes in when a lot of people in the media make jokes an poke fun at the event. No, we're not shocked, but it's also a place where a man died protecting his family. It's good for us that we're not involved in politics, but it's still sad for the people who are and end up dying because people think that shooting someone is the appropriate answer to fears that their side might be losing.

There is a nice article on JW.org we can show them.

Political Violence—What Does the Bible Say? (jw.org)