Trump assassination attempt: an attack on democracy

Anyone who has consumed any form of news in the last few days will probably have heard that there was an attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump. This event has naturally provoked a wide range of opinions. Naturally, these were also exchanged within my circle of friends and acquaintances. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at this topic.

I don't think it's necessary to mention that I'm not exactly a fan of Donald Trump. Especially when it comes to "Project 2025", which in my opinion is more of a level playing field than a political agenda. Also, his misogyny, dishonesty and narcissism are not values that most philosophers would consider good.

Because of the aforementioned greens, it is not surprising that there are some voices saying that it might have been better if the shooter had not missed his target. I find this particularly interesting because most of these voices tend to come from the part of the circle of acquaintances who do not eat meat, are in favor of open borders and in and of themselves are rather Links are on the move. Obviously, Trump is an ideal enemy for this group, which in turn justifies his removal.

However, democracy doesn't work by simply eliminating the opinions and voices you don't want to hear - which is what Trump and his supporters and allies are also trying to do. In one of my recent blog posts, I explained how unpleasantness makes your life better. Simply eliminating an inconvenience will therefore not make it a pleasant life.

Furthermore, it should be noted that it is more than just presumptuous to place one's own opinion above that of many others. As already mentioned, I am not a fan of Trump and in my opinion, a personality like him can only have a chance on a political stage in a populist post-factual world like the one we currently live in. However, about half the population of the US is behind him, about 167 million people. So what right does a single person have to decide how the country's politics should proceed? Because that's exactly what the shooter did with his attempted assassination, he nullified all those millions of votes, or at least he tried to.

To summarize, even if Trump is a bad person, no individual has the right to decide alone how the politics of this or any country will proceed. The assassination was not just an attack on Donald Trump's life, but on democracy as such.

What is your opinion on this topic? Do you see it similarly to us or do you have a completely different view? Feel free to share them with us in the comments.