• The Real King Gordon@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    The Narcissist’s Prayer

    That didn’t happen.
    And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
    And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
    And if it is, that’s not my fault.
    And if it was, I didn’t mean it. <- he is here And if I did, you deserved it.

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    I didnt elect my representatives to make jokes, and I’m sure others haven’t for theirs. fuck off.

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    Spoiler: No he wasn’t. He meant every word of that crap. He just thought others agreed with him.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    the classic “Oh shit, I’m getting to much backlash…uh… uh…umm…er…uh… IT WAS A JOKE, GOD, STUPID LIBTARDS TAKE EVERYTHING SERIOUSLY!”

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    You can’t do that.

    You’re an government official, not someone tanking a Tuesday-noon stand-up gig. If you want to be “funny” and intimate violence toward political opponents “as a joke”, quit and pursue that comedy career you’re tripping over yourself to practice.

    We can’t keep letting public figures say insane shit and walking it back “as a joke”. You shouldn’t be able walk anything back. If you want to recant, it’s an official motion you have to make and you’re fined regardless, if it was a threat/incitement to violence or slander/libel.

    They should be afraid of the words they use because those words have a greater effect than the average person.

  • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.world
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    Gee, wonder how well the “I was just joking” defense would work for those non-MAGAts among us…

    🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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    there’s this joke about a republican senator I heard years ago. it starts off with his constituency beating him so hard that his next two children end up in wheelchairs. when the local news picks up the story they ask him, “do you have any regrets?” and the senator says, “of course I do! I have two.”

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      It wasnt a joke. It only becomes a ‘joke’ when there’s backlash or potential legal implications.

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    Bro wants to be a clown he should join the circus or go to do stand up instead.

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    Even if he was, it’s not an appropriate thing to joke about! Just like it’s not appropriate for a teacher to joke that they diddle kids!

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    Just like when he wanted to fight the leader of The Teamsters?

    Yeah, Bubbafred, you was just funnin’.

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    I was tempted to send him a message asking the same question, but with GOP senators. But he asks way too much PII in his contact form.