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Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.

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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 366 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)
[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 168 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love what John Oliver said on his segment about I believe Lindsay Graham.

Paraphrasing, he could have helped usher in the change that would have made his lifestyle more acceptable and more inclusive. But he wanted power.

These people choose to be a Republican. They choose to associate with a party that is actively trying to eliminate the very people they are and the sad thing is that they think they are the exception. They think the party will accept them.

And the hard, harsh truth is that they are only accepted so long as it's convenient. I think he knew this and that's why he chose to end his life.

It's sad that he felt he had to do that. But I'm not holding my breath for the GOP to say that they learned a lesson from it.

[–] HandBreadedTools@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Being a mayor of a small town and being a US Senator or even House Rep are two very different things. It is very likely that, despite being Republican, he did nothing to further Republicanism with the power that he did have.

Most of the time, mayors really just do small town mayor shit like approving a tree to be cut down or asking the state for a road to be fixed. They're not usually involved with politics in the way Lindsey fucking Graham is.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 year ago (27 children)

He also apparently did not have overt anti-LGBTQIA+ values, beyond being a member of the GOP.

Yes and (?) was never antisemitic, beyond being member of the nazi party. (???)

If you are part of a party that stands STAUNCHELY against queers, you don't deserve solidarity for being queer.

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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Stop white washing this shithead. He was a horrible person who was perfectly fine persecuting others BUT THE FUCKING IMSTANT IT CAME BACK ON HIM HE OFFED HIMSELF.

THIS WAS NOT A GOOD PERSON, CLOSET LGBTQ OR NO.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (9 children)

You got a source for that, besides simply being a member of the GOP in s location where there is no plausible alternative?

[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 37 points 1 year ago

There are plenty of Democrats in Alabama. He didn't have to run for public office.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no plausible alternative?

Are you kidding me!? "He had to be part of the anti-LGBTQ party because of where he lived". Fuck out of here with that nonsense. I deleted my longer comment, let me sum it to for you:

  • He didn't have to live in Alabama
  • He didn't have to be part of the anti-LGBTQ+ (or any) party
  • He didn't have have to run for political office
  • He didn't have to engage in crossdressing

If any of those conflict with each other, well; life is about choices. Anything less is cowardice.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Get a grip. I asked for a source that the person, who you all are celebrating the suicide of, was actually a terrible person or partook in the persecution of others.

That was the assertion that I was responding to, and none of that was mentioned in any source in this thread besides wild assumptions by people simply for being in the republican party in a small town.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

He stood at the pulpit that makes him party to the persecution of others.

[–] Cannacheques 2 points 1 year ago

Meh sometimes people just hate someone for not understanding them. And that's enough. You don't always need to pretend to have a good reason for hating someone, you just decide and then one day someone asks you why, like asking about babies crying in Africa, people often prefer not to have their beliefs challenged or broken to pieces by any kind of paradigm shift

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

None of those words backs up your assertion, which was that there was "no plausible alternative" to being a GOP politician in Alabama. You can't defend it because it's complete nonsense.

Also, I didn't celebrate his death, and I haven't seen anyone else do so either...

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[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

If you choose to part of an organization dedicated to dominance at other's expense you're not a good person.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He was not forced to be a GOP.

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[–] SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

besides simply being a member of the GOP in s location where there is no plausible alternative

You know that democrats do live in Alabama, right?

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[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

But the rest of the small minded fucks in his small minded town who were laughing and pointing? And the asshole who outed him? Now THAT'S a different story, and I hope their laughter becomes a curse to them.

How many of those are also hiding their sexuality/gender just because of the same reasons that you mentioned?

Im sorry for the guy that shot himself, but he was part of the problem. It doesn't matter the reason why someone is a church goer, Trump supporter, one less of them is always good.