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[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I mean.. I think the "Elvis never died" crowd might feel differently if Elvis was shot in the head during a televised moment in front of hundreds/thousands of eye witnesses. Harder to argue with missing skull & brain matter than an unceremonious "off-screen" death. Feels like they would have been able to actually whip up a frenzy with the martyr angle, especially if shooter was convenient for demonizing demographics.

That would have been the craziest footage of all time had it hit the mark. Wild how quick that story faded into the background.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You underestimate the absolute idiocy of Trump conspiratorialists. If the man had his head blown off on live television, they would either claim that it was a body double, and he's hiding underground to avoid another assassination attempt by "the Hollywood elite"... or that he faked his own death so he could go undercover and bust Harris' pedophilia ring.

I wish I were exaggerating. The Q-ultists are unfathomably brainwashed.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess what I really mean is that I expect Trumpers to be writing his name in for decades to come. When he's not on the ballot. When he's dead and buried. When he's actively telling people to not vote for him.

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

Oh, yeah I mean also super fair. It's just the strangest thing. Like, why him, of all people?

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

Lol touche 😑