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Maybe it was someone from the future. (lemmy.world)
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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 108 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, well, mission failed then.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 101 points 3 months ago (3 children)

That’s ok. You can always try again yesterday.

[–] 1984 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. If it was possible to travel from the future, we would never see a failed attempt since they would try again. Unless it was intended to be a failed attempt. :)

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Except the gunman was killed right? So he wouldn't be able to try again.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

was he "killed", or did the butterfly effect simply wipe him from existence after he accomplished his task?

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

He didn't accomplish anything though did he?

[–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

He pretty much guaranteed America will be the fourth reich

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Besides all the people saying, "he will surely win now." I'm not sure how that translates to him winning? Is that like you saying now you're voting for him, cause those are two different things.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

Well, he accomplished enough to change the trajectory of history and wipe his own existence. Doesn't take much.

[–] 1984 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah I guess.

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe another time traveller disturbed the shooter by pushing him because what would have happened if Trump was shot dead would have been truly apocalyptic in the longer run. Maybe we just witnessed the n-th time loop without remembering the other ones and this is the first one where the bullet only grazes Trump's ear instead of blowing his brains out so now life on Earth as we know it can continue, and we can post about it on Lemmy.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Well, let’s just hope this managed to avoid some horrible skynet apocalypse 100 years later.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

I smell a groundhog loop

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

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