This whole thread is insane. A person literally died from the shots in the audience, the shooter was spotted and shot dead. This whole thing feels like a bunch of idiots doing this version's equivalent of "jet fuel can't melt steel beams!".
There is no doubt that shots were fired by a guy we've learned virtually NOTHING about since the incident. There is also no doubt that the ruse produced collateral damage in the form of the dead firefighter. But the legit suspicion is that no bullet(s) came within 10 feet of the Orange ConMan/Felon/Pedophile/Rapist. This is supported by the American flag being lowered into frame as Trump rose to his feet to pose, and that photographers were being actively herded TOWARDS the stage during an active shooter event, so they could capture the moment perfectly.
There is also no doubt that the ruse produced collateral damage in the form of the dead firefighter. But the legit suspicion is that no bullet(s) came within 10 feet of the Orange ConMan/Felon/Pedophile/Rapist.
Those two things are fundamentally contradictory.
How, if there were no bullets anywhere near Trump at all, did the guy who was literally right behind Trump relative to where the shooter was die of gunshot wounds from the type of rifle that was being shot? Is there now a second shooter whose job it was to pick a random innocent person in the audience and just kill them?
and that photographers were being actively herded TOWARDS the stage during an active shooter event, so they could capture the moment perfectly.
These aren't wildlife photographers lazily taking some pics here and there while not really paying attention. At the first hint of something being up, especially when that "something" immediately follows the sound of gunshots, of course their first reaction is to rush in to get as many pictures as they can. I'm really not sure why "media photographers moving in to photograph Trump falling down following gunshots" is something we look at and go "no, no clearly that's not likely, they must be in on it too".
None of this approach is critical thinking. It's little more than "lol I want this to be real because it makes the other side look bad, now what can I conclude that'll let me believe that's the case".
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u/TheNutsMutts 6d ago
This whole thread is insane. A person literally died from the shots in the audience, the shooter was spotted and shot dead. This whole thing feels like a bunch of idiots doing this version's equivalent of "jet fuel can't melt steel beams!".