The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

  • Crankenstein@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    It’s a satirical joke. Not like this regime hasn’t been escalating in its practices of bypassing law and regulations already. What’s one more broken regulation for some convoluted reason which will get zero push back on?

    • LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
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      21 minutes ago

      It might have been intended as a joke but I, and I’m sure thousands of other Minnesotans, don’t find it funny. It also serves to normalize the behavior of America’s wannabe despot and spreads misinformation to those who don’t know better.

      Responding to a polite request with some variation of “It was just a joke” speaks volumes.

      Intent is different from impact; we may intend a comment in one way, but it may be interpreted by others differently. Importantly: we are responsible for the impact, not just the intent, of our words and actions.