Ok fair enough. Seems a bit psyop-y imo, but I certainly can be wrong.
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My initial take is that this was supposed to be an actual assassination, but it was botched. This means that all the mess that ensued was supposed to happen, but... The shooter missed, so, you get what you get now.
Yea I can somewhat agree with that being possible, but I dont think it was meant to be successful at all. That's the lens Im looking thru. Just cause more division., get him more support, and when he wins, his supporters being all riled up will beg for and accept all sorts of tyrannical shit.
Oh, that's definitely a strong possibility, but... I think he was supposed to die. Time will tell.