@KJ7OFH
I disagree w/ his politics.
However, as funny as this might be at first glance, attacking people running for public office in democratic elections should be punished to the maximum extent of the law.
It endangers democracy itself.
In Germany, for instance, attacks on some politicians have led several, in particular on a city or town level, to step down or not run for office again.
Apart from this, what an insane snaphot from a photographer's angle!
OFC they are not.
This was a serious political topic.
And you're hearby my first block this week.
@Seanochicago @w7voa Troll is a transpobe & misogynist, atop. I blocked them over a year ago.
#Violence against politicians
#Milkshaking
To back this up with some more data on the example of #Germany:
Violent assaults on politicians have been rising in recent years and are now even higher than in p
Prepandemic (2019) times:
https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/europawahl/gewalt-politiker-hintergrund-interview-102.html
Note:
Just look at the bar chart from 2019-2023.
Values for 2023 are preliminary.
The colors represent the victims party affiliation.