Biden has a clear successor. Trump doesn't. The assassination of a head of state would draw sympathy worldwide. The state funeral would be huge. Right now, Trump is still just some politician running for office.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I fucking hate this meta but we literally are at the point where Joe Biden should seriously consider faking his own death.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This should be an option for all politicians. You can fake your own death, then you get put in to Witness Protection and can retire to a quiet, peaceful life on a ranch in Wyoming. Quit without having to deal with slack from party leaders.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

A great system for escaping war crimes.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

did you miss the part where they have to live in Wyoming

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I drove through Wyoming once and it was all grass and prairie dust on the side of the road except for a sign that said "Little America 100 miles" and further advertising every 20 miles until one that said "next exit".

So what is the "Little America" they hyped up? It's a rest stop with a gift shop and a Sinclair fuel station 🥴

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Haha, we have some signs like that here advertising a cave (tourist attraction in an area with little else).

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 9 points 4 months ago

Not needed. They already escape war crimes.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

The first choice for me would obviously be to send them to the Hague, but we gotta realise that we can't always get what we want 100% of the time, so I think quiet retirement is better than staying in power.

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kind of hard considering you can't interact with literally anyone without them going "hey, aren't you joe biden?"

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

"No, man. I'm Edward Schmitt, but I get told that a lot, so I took up doing Biden impersonations. Wanna see some? Sad what happened to the real Biden though."

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

i am not convinced yet that trump didn't just fake his own assassination attempt. given the footage going around, it looks extremely fakeable.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

An actual shot to the ear would be way too risky for a false flag. But if it turns out to be true that the ear injury was from teleprompter shrapnel instead of a bullet, that might be a different story.