Temperature check

On July 13th 2024, some perpetually online emaciated nerd named Thomas Matthew Crooks fired multiple rounds into a crowd during a rally of former President Donald John Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. One man was murdered (RIP Compatore), multiple injured and the former President’s ear was grazed. The assassination attempt was almost successful had Trump not turned his head to his right to look at a TV screen at the last second. The reported narrative of this attempt smells fishy, but that’s a topic for another day.

After this attempt, the coordinated mainstream media began using a phrase I’d not heard before in relation to political agitation: “temperature check”. The following day, President Joe Biden advised citizens to “lower the temperature” during his address.

Side note: during this speech, Biden referred to Trump as “Donald”. I believe this was intentional to “lower the temperature”. By referring to Trump by his first name, it evoked feelings of familiarity and friendship. His administration began dialing down their rhetoric. In many ways, it was successful. In others, it merely shifted agitation from Trump to Elon Musk. Again, that’s a topic for another day.

Some of us have learned that most media organizations are owned by a handful of conglomerates. Similar to the “Covid catchphrases”, when one hears a catchphrase repeated from numerous organizations, one can be sure it’s a coordinated effort.

The Democrats and their party-sponsored propaganda apparatus, the mainstream media, began calls to “lower the temperature”, or reduce the increasingly hateful rhetoric spewed towards Trump, Republicans and conservatives. Naive observers might conclude they did this to prevent violence against Trump. Assassinations of political rivals is some third-world banana republic type shit.

However, I’m cynical. The heavily veiled message wasn’t “don’t kill Trump”. It was “don’t kill us”, the establishment, in retaliation for the attempt on Trump. Once that can of worms is opened, every politician becomes fair game. Once that can of worms is opened and crazies from both sides start taking shots at politicians, everything devolves into anarchy. The establishment only has power during order. They lose all power in anarchy.

Why do I think this? It’s because there’s a strong correlation between gun owners, conservatives and patriots. “Patriots” being the original spirit of the Founding Fathers: libertarians who’ll take arms to overthrow governments who don’t represent them. Notice how the mainstream media hasn’t told citizens to “lower the temperature” after Musk’s Tesla dealerships have suffered fire bombings and vandalism? Weird, huh? Musk is a citizen, not an elected official. That’s the difference.

Biden and the mainstream media’s request to “lower the temperature” wasn’t to protect Trump, his administration or his voters going forward. They want him dead. Instead, it was to discourage retaliation from the other side of the aisle, who possesses the majority of firearms in the United States.

When I’m President, I will sign an executive order that requires citizens of each party, who’ve voted at least once, to undergo mandatory weapons training. Republicans will receive training in pistols, rifles and shotguns. Democrats will receive training in assault dildos.