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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.

Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was at the center of a massive multistate manhunt on Sunday, a day after authorities say he impersonated a police officer and gunned down former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home outside Minneapolis. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz described the shooting as “a politically motivated assassination.”

Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were shot earlier by the same gunman at their home nearby but survived.

Friends and former colleagues interviewed by The Associated Press described Boelter as a devout Christian who attended an evangelical church and went to campaign rallies for Donald Trump. Records show Boelter registered to vote as a Republican while living in Oklahoma in 2004 before moving to Minnesota where voters don’t list party affiliation.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 50 points 1 day ago (9 children)

"Thou shalt not kill."

"...well... I mean, if they're a Democrat of course it's ok to kill them."

Yes I am so religious... Riggggght.

[–] GeraldOfHillwood@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Christians got cucked by maga. Republicans got cucked by maga. The marines got cucked by maga. All of them either are too cowardly to do anything about it or too stupid to know they got cucked.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I love that cucking is becoming a known word; it is rather fun to piss off maga-types with it but... I don't think you're using it quiiiite in the correct context. Every place you used it just now could be replaced with 'hoodwinked and sucked in' and be much more accurate.

[–] GeraldOfHillwood@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Literally, sure. But metaphorically, what they love and espouse has been taken over by another male.

[–] GeraldOfHillwood@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Here's an example. Trump made the GOP his own, fucked it, and together they brought American fascism to life.

Raping Lady Liberty isn't a physical or literal act, but it is still a crime. Which do you suppose is bleeding more: her soul or her torn vagina?

On a side note, a severe lack of critical thinking in America is why we're in this mess.

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