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SLCW | 10 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I have no team other than the republic. And I have the experience and education to know bullshit from objective fact. What this Republican candidate, and the party that has abandoned their values and allowed themselves to be captured by a psychopathic, megalomaniac have planned is unlike anything in American history, with the possible exception of the America First movement of the 1930s. There is just no comparing that to the basic bullshit on the other side. Just because both sides generally suck, and bad things happen on both sides doesn't mean they are equal or equivalent in their significance, or in the threat they pose to the nation. What's happening on the right is terrifyingly unique, and unmatched by anything the other side is doing, or would do if elected. These two things are not the same.
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Lux | 10 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 What is "fabricated nonsense" about this? Please do explain: 

"The Biden Admin has employed the FBI to try and disqualify a presidential candidate. 

A democratic voter and donator attempted to assassinate Trump. Two other possible assassination attempts thwarted."

Both sides are totalitarian and that's all I've stated with facts. But, I'd like to see how they're apparently nonsense for one side and not the other.
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SLCW | 9 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Assuming you're referring to the FBI's investigation of Trump re: classified documents, framing that as an attempt to disqualify him from the presidency is an absurd mischaracterization. Section 2071, which stipulates that the offender “shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States.” cannot be a basis for disqualification since the Constitution’s qualifications for president can’t be superseded by a statue. That claim is a thoughtless bit of propaganda targeted at the unthinking MAGA cult.

Putting aside the clear legitimacy of the investigation, it cannot be seen as a real effort to disqualify since no such disqualification mechanism exists. Also, the investigation has certainly helped Trump more than it has hurt him. It has put him front-and-center again. It has made it easy for him to portray himself as an embattled victim. It has caused nearly everyone in the GOP to embrace him and for some to call for his swift and decisive nomination as the party’s presidential candidate again.

As for the assassination attempts, that's just a mischaracterization. The first kid was a registered Republican who happened to have donated like $15 to a single Democratic candidate years ago, but he was a staunch conservative whose activity on social networking reflected an antisemitic, anti-immigrant, extremist ideology, and espoused political violence. Characterizing him as a Democrat by way of calling him a Democratic donator is misleading as it doesn't tell the whole story. You left out the rest which would have been inconvenient to your narrative.

Thr second guy was a Trump voter in 2016, a gun afficionado, and by all accounts, a deranged lunatic. He also previously supported Bernie Sanders, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy. His political views were all over the map. So you see, the full picture doesn't exactly match your characterization. Furthermore, it doesn't appear that political idealogy was the motivating factor behind either attempt. The common denominators were an intense dislike of Trump, access to weapons, and mental instability. Neither of these incidents were the fault of either political party, or any particular ideal.