# How would Obama, if elected President, tear this country apart?

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**Created:** [October 14, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-obama-if-elected-president-tear-this-country-apart/467802 "2008-10-14T00:20:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-obama-if-elected-president-tear-this-country-apart/467802/101 "2008-10-31T02:53:28Z")

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> [@tagos](#):
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> I think his election will tear the country apart. Right after one of the racist, violent seeds being cultivated by Palin bears sniper rifle fruit. If he’s elected I’d be surprised if he gets to Xmas without a serious assassination attempt and if it’s successful the USA will reap what McCain and Palin are assiduously sowing.

Ironically, the more people try to assassinate Obama, the more leverage he’ll have. It makes him a martyr figure, even if he lives through it, and we all it’s damn hard to criticize someone who’s actively being shot at.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-obama-if-elected-president-tear-this-country-apart/467802/102 "2008-10-31T05:52:07Z")

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> [@appleciders](#):
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> Ironically, the more people try to assassinate Obama, the more leverage he’ll have. It makes him a martyr figure, even if he lives through it, and we all it’s damn hard to criticize someone who’s actively being shot at.

If that happens, I expect that the Republicans will speak against it in public, and cheer the assassin(s) on in private, as will fringe figures and the right wing segments of the Internet.

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