He was shot in the neck and is presumably dead, as a staggering loss of blood was reportedly observed.

  • plyth@feddit.org
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    6 hours ago

    This only aged like milk if he was a hypocrite. Otherwise it was a sacrifice that he was willing to make and he led by example.

    Someone wrote that he was wearing armor and had 8 body guards which suggests that he knew about the threat. So unlike others, he was willing to take the risk.

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      People are likely projecting their own insincerity. They assume people have political positions strictly because it benefits them, typically because that’s the only reason they themselves take a political position. The concept of having principles is absolutely foreign.