Judge Arthur Engoron and his staff received a barrage of death threats and antisemitic attacks after Donald Trump targeted them on social media.

  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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    I’ve often wondered why it seems only the progressive people working to make society better for all get assassinated.

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      Because the chances of someone who disagrees with progressives being a murderous lunatic is much higher than someone who agrees with progressives being a murderous lunatic.

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            There’s also the fact that the CIA really doesn’t seem to want the workers to get too uppity - that’s bad for business.

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          Good, intelligent people are progressive because they are good and intelligent. Evil, unhinged, stupid, and uneducated people are likely to be conservative because they are stupid, uneducated, evil, or crazy.

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          Empathy. Being able to see circumstances from a different perspective and appreciating how that makes the other person feel. And then not wanting to hurt the other people. Empathy, not selfishness.

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      Those sound like the types to have well-funded enemies unfortunately, on top of the more violent tendencies of the right.

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      Because the people who would disagree with a bad person are generally good enough people that they wouldn’t kill someone. If a bad person disagrees with a good person, all bets are off.