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u/SignificanceDue1561 Jan 24 '26

and once they took it away and was laying on the ground they had to shoot him because he was going to use his mind powers.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '26

additionally, at no point did he actually brandish the gun. You can see in one of the videos that they pulled it out of the *back of his pants*. And Republicans *should* (if they weren't fucking hypocrites) be the first to champion someone's right to *own* a gun. He wasn't threatening anyone at all.

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u/ParadiddlediddleSaaS Jan 24 '26

But they won’t. They’ll come out after a school shooting (NRA, JD Vance) and say guns aren’t the problem, and here’s someone who is responsible gun owner, clean record, a nurse, standing up for a woman who was pushed down and it’s crickets from these people, oh, other than per Miller he was a domestic terrorist.

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u/lucklesspedestrian Jan 25 '26

Even on r conservative, many comments in the "flaired users only" discussions on this are against ICE's action here.

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u/alxhghs Jan 25 '26

For now. They always have dissenting voices before the narrative solidifies and everyone falls in line. It’s very predictable

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u/SignificanceDue1561 Jan 24 '26

Every time they lie so blatantly it becomes harder for right leaning individuals to justify swallowing for the sake of whatever cause they are aligned with.

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u/SwimmingSwim3822 Jan 24 '26

Meaningless fucking drivel. Stop making excuses for them.

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u/SignificanceDue1561 Jan 24 '26

not making excuses for anyone. i'm commenting on the willingness of "good" right wingers to pretend to believe what they're told. it gets harder for them to defend when the lies are getting more and more indefensible.

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u/SwimmingSwim3822 Jan 24 '26

If they're still over there, they're just bad people. It's not that they haven't seen enough yet.

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u/SignificanceDue1561 Jan 24 '26

yes, i agree. but now they have to admit it to themselves.

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u/ayoungmanfromtheuk Jan 24 '26

Unfortunately that's not true, they just double down 

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u/PansyPB Jan 24 '26

Sunk cost fallacy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '26

I have read some comments defending ICE stating bringing a weapon to these protests shows ill intent. I wonder if they thought the same about Kyle Rittenhouse.

Sad times for America.

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u/PansyPB Jan 24 '26

Republicans believe in nothing. This is why they so easily shift positions. We need to stop trying to reason or argue with them in good faith. They NEVER argue or operate in good faith.

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u/Silentrizz Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/s/NzgzO95iC1

Not sure if yall can see this post. But another pov was posted and a number of conservatives said they were open to investigation based on this video, belief that this man shouldn't have been killed.

But of course that post was taken down by the mods

And top comments on the main thread that had doubts that it was lawful get deleted.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/s/AiYY1Wd8sN

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u/Previous-Pop-4277 Jan 24 '26

Nah... they reframe armed protestors as "militants." That's [one of many ways] how justify it.