"Singer" Morrisey wants to kill Trump...

[Archae]

This is not the Onion.

The asshole wants to kill Trump.

And says he would "for the safety of humanity."

I mean, how big of an asshole does a guy have to be to be music star nowadays?

Morrissey supports killing Donald Trump ‘for the safety of humanity’

British singer Morrissey said he’d kill President Trump “for the safety of humanity” if given the option to eliminate him instantly.

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/morrissey-supports-killing-donald-trump-for-the-safety-of-humanity/

[bigtree]

1. I like his new single

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[Grassy Knoll]

4. Me Too, I Spent The Day In Bed

And Didn't Listen To The News.

[bigtree]

15. and he recommends

...that you:

Stop watching the news
Because the news contrives to frighten you
To make you feel small and alone
To make you feel that your mind isn't your own

[Pachamama]

33. Great song....I would only add to have someone you love in bed with you as you spend your day

...in bed.

That's what I would do....

and no bus, no boss, no train, and no news.....

[hlthe2b]

2. Beyond how horrible that is on a human level, on a pragmatic level...

we sure as hell don't need anyone making Trump a martyr. Good gawd...

[njhoneybadger]

3. Hmmmmmmmmmmm

[gollygee]

5. I like Morrissey as s musician, but

He's always said stupid over-the-top stuff to get attention.

[GReedDiamond]

6. I've never been a big Smiths/Morrissey fan...

...always thought the music was very depressing and boring.

But, in fairness to Morrissey, the singer was presented with a hypothetical question by the Der Spiegel interviewer, involving a magic button that would Terminate Twitler instantaneously.

Morrissey answered that he'd push the button.

I don't think he's thinking about killing the Orange Menace, or involved in any plots to bump off Donnie Two Scoops.

Nor is he encouraging others to do so.

That's what I got from the article, sorry for the spoilers.

[janterry]

7. Cool. That whole I want to do it for humanity will go over well with the Secret Service

when they do their interview...........

[melman]

8. lol @ "nowadays"

He's only been famous for the better part of 40 years.

[flamingdem]

9. Morrissey is endlessly entertaining

even when he doesn't mean to be..

And anyway "What Difference Does it Make?"

[Kath2]

10. Always loved his music.

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Fuck, he can take a number and get in line. . .

[triron]

14. yep

[MFM008]

17. Thank you.

If you haven't thought the world would be better without the DNA strain of maggot.....your a liar.

[smirkymonkey]

30. *snort*

[Solly Mack]

12. There are some things you don't say out loud.

Do, or do not. There is no try.

Such hypotheticals are best left unsaid.

Guess it won't be a surprise when he lands on the "no-fly" list.

[IcyPeas]

13. this from the man who wrote Meat is Murder

....A death for no reason
And death for no reason is murder"

he claims to be a vegetarian

and I love The Smiths

[Doodley]

16. There's a cognitive dissonance in believing Trump is a threat to world peace,

that he is mentally unstable and shouldn't have his finger anywhere near the nuclear button and condemning Morrisey.

[skypilot]

25. Yeah.

I'm really not understanding how this makes him an "asshole".

[mvd]

18. Well, even though humanity would be better off with Trump not here..

for obvious reasons beating him politically would be the way to get him out.

[backscatter712]

19. Who can blame him? Though I wouldn't say something like that in earshot of the Secret Service...

[uponit7771]

20. Isn't it illegal to talk about our plan to kill the president of the United States?

[ProfessorGAC]

21. At The Very Least, It's Stupid!

I'd expect he'll be getting a call or two!

[LisaL]

22. He didn't talk about a plan to kill the president.

He was asked a hypothetical question during the interview if he could kill the president by pushing a button, would he? Still I presume if he ever wanted to enter US, he might have some problems.

[Orrex]

23. Trump had better pay attention to this

Because the more he ignores Morrissey, the closer he'll get.

[dembotoz]

24. Being interviewed by the police would be great pr. And it's always about pr

That said I do like his stuff and have seen him in concert.
Tho the term live in concert may not apply to him

[samnsara]

26. then go for it.. i totally agree....

[notdarkyet]

27. There were seventeen or more serious assassination attempts on Hitler

Many by his closest people who knew how evil he was. All failed.

[doc03]

28. IDC

[2naSalit]

29. Character assassination piece...

Seems he was asked a leading question and his response is being sensationalized for attention. The attitude of the headline makes it sound as if the guy is actively plotting to kill the orange menace, which he is not. So why is this spreading about as if Morrissey is plotting something?

[MyNameGoesHere]

31. I don't want the shitstain dead or impeached

Arrested, humiliated, stripped of wealth, family in prison, and a legacy equal to the black plague and Hitler combined. And I want him to live with that every miserable day of his existence.

[Pachamama]

32. This question was being hypothetically asked amongst Germans in light of what they know about Hitler

I even was at a party where that was discussed and most if not all agreed with Morrisseys statement and saying very clearly if given a choice for saving humanity that they would. I doubt the Secret Service will bother to ban Morrissey's concert this Thursday in Washington DC or to even interview him. Doing so will likely just have that conversation start going here in US too at gatherings.

But I would suggest to the Secret Service that is a very sane statement by a rational mind answering a difficult question if people had to answer in light of what is going on. Many Germans asked themselves that about Hitler and maybe wouldn't have answered it honestly had they been asked that very question in the 1930's out of fear of arrest or worse. But if the Secret Service wants to question people here in US, asking that question and were concerned about people answering that question and saying "yes", I would suggest to them it is a sane answer and if their assignment is to worry about the safety of the POTUS, they shouldn't worry about sane people answering that question saying yes (there would be too many saying yes if being honest), but rather the persons who wouldn't say yes, or that has other reasons and motives.

Or the bigger question I wish the Secret Service would ask themselves is one about the sanity of Trump and worry about that more.

[cwydro]

34. Posters have said the same here.

Very stupid thing to do.