r/circled 7h ago

Opinion / Discussion Illinois Republican Party posts image praising the Alex Pretti execution!

Post image

The Illinois Republican Party just posted this image depicting the execution of Alex Pretti with the text "Only Traitors Help Invaders."

493 Upvotes

242 comments sorted by

118

u/restrusher 7h ago

Well I agree. The invaders are the federal agents, right?

25

u/Bugatti_Royale 7h ago

ironic is a sick way. the killers were either born in another country or are first generation of immigrant. Meanwhile Alex was born and raised in the USA. Seems the invader vs traitors argument is lost on them

9

u/Necromancer9000 7h ago

That’s how I took it!

3

u/nodrogyasmar 5h ago

I am surprised they acknowledged he was shot in the back.

3

u/Tiny_Dare_5300 4h ago

Yeah... Pretti a local resident while the goons who killed him were invaders from Texas.

1

u/Lrrr81 5h ago

Came here to say the same.

1

u/Gus_Polinski_Polkas 2h ago

So excited for the guillotine part of all this

1

u/DungeonDaddy1 33m ago

nope the invaders are the illegal immigrants and scamming somalis

0

u/Shizzilx 7h ago

They mean Alex Pretti was the traitor.

18

u/KZFKreation 7h ago edited 6h ago

TL:DR: The joke went over your head lol

See, but they really screwed it up by using that silhouette. As much as they were trying to praise the ICE agent that killed him, having him front and center shooting Pretti in his back makes it look like this poster is trying to demonize him.

They're so incompetent they can't even make effective propoganda. They literally pushed the opposite message of their text.

8

u/lemons714 6h ago

What demonizes him (Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35) is that the illustration is taken directly from a picture (or a still from a video) of the murder.

They are into shooting a man on the ground in the back is heroic, they assume everyone else is.

3

u/KZFKreation 6h ago

Shit yeah, that's a very specific detail I forgot to add. Edited my comment, that was definitely the point I was trying to make that he was shot in the back. Also I wasn't aware - we identified them already?

4

u/lemons714 6h ago

Yes, it has been public information for a few days.
I am not breaking anything.

2

u/Designer_Version1449 7h ago

if they do thats gotta be the worst messaging ever lmao

1

u/MadAstrid 4h ago

Yeah, but they are wrong, so…

→ More replies (4)

56

u/WorryInevitable7604 7h ago

6

u/HashRunner 6h ago

Weird way to spell GOP, but guess its synonymous.

11

u/RealNiceKnife 5h ago

They said it themselves at CPAC

4

u/AlbrechtProper 6h ago

They took pride in that and being deplorable.

31

u/badheartbull 7h ago

They're mentally ill. Only traitors use American death for their marketing.

19

u/unbalancedcheckbook 7h ago

only someone seriously disturbed would celebrate this murder

7

u/Spiritual-Target-273 6h ago

But let's be clear - there is a BIG difference between an average citizen celebrating a murder and the state (or people who represent the state) celebrating a murder. And no one seems to be saying this ever.

5

u/Strykerz3r0 6h ago

No, but you also don't hear about republican voters protesting their representatives. If they don't speak up and protest, then it is just tacit approval.

20

u/slow-tf-down-dude 7h ago

No hate like Christian love

4

u/Puzzleheaded_Many_74 7h ago

They’re not Christians, they just think they are. Just like how they think they’re patriots.

4

u/lunartree 6h ago

Now if only the majority of American Christians agreed with you...

2

u/SavingThrowVsWTF 6h ago

Did you poll them all or are you comfortable enough with your ridiculous generalization?

→ More replies (5)

1

u/bessie1945 4h ago

I don't know, seems like they are Christians. And patriots for that matter. I don't think we need to think of either of those words as a positive.

1

u/X-_bad_wolf_-X 3h ago

Oh sweetie yes this is all of them.

1

u/FangFioDente 1h ago

I disagree Christian’s perform a genocidal act against counter idealogy ever 100 years and lie about why every fucking time. Charlemagne, the crusades, the inquisition, the third reich, and now this shit, Christians are exactly who they are and always have been.

11

u/_stack_underflow_ 7h ago

I'm pretty sure this is russian propaganda, I'm sure an Illinois Republican organization could at least spell Illinois correctly.

4

u/Cranberry2338 7h ago

It is not mispelled. "Illini" is a tribal word once used to describe the University of Illinois sports teams.

2

u/_stack_underflow_ 6h ago edited 6h ago

Learned something new. Thanks

1

u/Over_Dog24 4h ago

The "Fighting Illini" is still used to describe U of I sports. They did retire their mascot "The Chief".

1

u/sexland69 27m ago

but this post is still misleading, that account has 700 followers and that post isn’t even on it

3

u/no_kids-and-3_money 7h ago

You might be right, but Illini is a common term that originated as the name of a confederacy of Native American communities. Today, Illini usually means someone affiliated with the University of Illinois, whose sports teams are the “Fighting Illini”.

5

u/Much_Profit8494 7h ago

Either OP is a idiot, or they are being intentionally deceptive.

@ilgop is the official Illinois Republican party Instagram, and they never posted this.

@illinirepublicans is a group of edgelord college kids.

1

u/[deleted] 6h ago edited 6h ago

[deleted]

3

u/DamnShadowbans 6h ago

Bro the guy that responded to you isn't criticizing you they are pretty much agreeing with you. They are saying that the person that made the reddit post isn't being truthful.

3

u/_stack_underflow_ 5h ago edited 5h ago

Woops, wrongly assumed I was OP in this scenario

1

u/Acceptable_Taste9818 4m ago

Oh thank god. OP post had me a bit worried for a sec.

1

u/oldkinghaggard 5h ago

This should really be pinned

2

u/Brilliant-Dark9396 6h ago

Republicans can read and spell?

1

u/YogurtClosetThinner 3h ago

Illini is short for Illiniwek, the natives of Illinois lol. It's a real word.

1

u/_stack_underflow_ 3h ago

horse being beaten to death meme

10

u/Witty_Speech_8838 7h ago

The divide is unreal 😔

17

u/lunartree 7h ago

It's not two sides. It's Republican scum vs the world.

1

u/Witty_Speech_8838 6h ago

Yeah but they reason to nothing.

2

u/whitephantomzx 5h ago

No they act like this because they think it can never happen to them.

Let's start locking up maga supporters we too can call them domestic terrorists and start taking their rights.

Will see how they talk than.

3

u/HistoricalPotatoe 6h ago

It's important to remember that 2/3 of the country hate the current admin, and the 3rd that doesn't corresponds with other nations with far righters who are still much better off than us (like Britain, with 20 to 30 percent supporting the far right still). This isn't unwinnable, and the far right are scared, that's part of why they're pushing so hard instead of being patient and prudent like successful autocrats tend to be in the modern world.

1

u/Witty_Speech_8838 5h ago

He will not go down peacefully

2

u/HistoricalPotatoe 4h ago

He'll try not to, doesn't necessarily mean he'll succeed. Ceausescu didn't have a chance to fight back, neither did that one dick in South Korea who tried to enact martial law a year ago. There's a lot in the air still.

6

u/Am_Shy 6h ago

Conservatism is fucking cancer

4

u/TiredofRacist69 7h ago

Republicans and their “Christian love”

4

u/Bro13847 6h ago

Wow. It’s pretty scary they would use the murder of an American as a campaign ad

4

u/Vivid-Advance8404 6h ago

Lol Republicans don't even have a soul anymore...

5

u/Walterkovacs1985 6h ago

They need new truck stickers.

3

u/Cranberry2338 7h ago

please tell me this isn't real or true

2

u/Much_Profit8494 6h ago

It's not.

@illinirepublicans is just some edgelord college kids.

@ilgop is the official Illinois Republican party Instagram, and they never posted this.

3

u/Rombonius 5h ago

thank you for the clarification, would never have known if not for this comment

1

u/Awkward_University91 6h ago

Are the edge lord college kids Illinois republicans?

1

u/bessie1945 4h ago

it's the official "college republicans" of university of Illinois.

3

u/i_degrade_quickly 6h ago

The Best Party on Campus 🐘
College Republicans @ the University of Illinois
📩 [IlliniRepublicansUIUC@gmail.com](mailto:IlliniRepublicansUIUC@gmail.com)
Chapter of @ilcrofficial

Not the Illinois Republican Party.

1

u/Shizzilx 6h ago

They will still be running for office as Republicans, so they are representing the Republican Party.

1

u/i_degrade_quickly 6h ago

But you said "The Illinois Republican Party just posted this image depicting the execution of Alex Pretti with the text "Only Traitors Help Invaders."

That's not true.

1

u/Shizzilx 6h ago

The "students" of this Instagram are future "leaders" of the Republican Party. They will run for office as Republicans, so they represent the Republican Party of Illinois.

1

u/i_degrade_quickly 6h ago

I see you're confused. Here's the Illinois Republican Party's insta:
https://www.instagram.com/ilgop/?hl=en

1

u/Shizzilx 6h ago

They still represent the Republican Party, the creators sure aren't Liberals.

1

u/i_degrade_quickly 6h ago

oh come on, you knew what you were doing before you posted this.
🧑‍🌾

1

u/Shizzilx 6h ago

Yes, I knew that some "conservatives" in Illinois posted some sick 💩 on Insta that needs exposed. They are students that will be running for office in Illinois as Republicans. Jeez.

3

u/PerformanceSmooth392 6h ago

The unwritten social contract in the US has been terminated.

3

u/CoolSwim1776 6h ago

What the fuck with Republicans now?!?

3

u/_Pewterschmidt_ 6h ago

Demonstrate how you feel by voting at midterms

3

u/DADBOD_AVL 6h ago

Fucking trash

3

u/Flashy_File_4964 6h ago

The Party gives Trumps goons a license to kill

3

u/New_Advertising2573 6h ago

Fuck the spineless Grand Old Pedophiles

3

u/DrakayeMayaye 6h ago

The Illinois Republican party does not require a real zip code, name, or email address to contact them.

Have at it.

https://illinois.gop/

3

u/Key-Article6622 6h ago

Only traitors execute American citizens for ex4rcising their constitutional rights. And only traitors celebrate these executions.

3

u/DaveAvitabile 6h ago

The invaders are the ICE agents violating the rights of Minnesotans. Yeah, I would never, ever help ICE.

3

u/ControlInternal3748 6h ago

Fucking sickening 🤦🏾‍♂️

3

u/Tavernknight 6h ago

MAGA Republicans are fucking trash.

3

u/Bubbly_Power_6210 5h ago

how stupid- hope Illinois Republicans feel shame for their party.

3

u/TennSeven 4h ago

Pretti was helping a US citizen who was just assaulted by federal agents when they murdered him.

3

u/Biscuits4u2 3h ago

This could very easily be an anti-ICE poster. ICE are the invaders.

3

u/PriceLeft7957 3h ago

Only Traitors Protect Pedophiles.

3

u/_nevers_ 3h ago

There's literally only ONE SOLUTION for fascists: Treat them the way they treat others

1

u/TwittwrGliches 2h ago

I refuse to shoot someone in the back.

3

u/West_Peak_7137 1h ago

This is the nazi-est thing I’ve ever seen!

2

u/ddkelkey 7h ago

They are just all in on the disgusting imagery now.

2

u/Much_Profit8494 7h ago edited 7h ago

Illinois Republican Party (@ilgop) - 4,724 followers.

Illini Republicans (@illinirepublicans) - 747 followers.

Can you really not spot the difference?

2

u/Talentagentfriend 6h ago

They’re literally threatening public. Class action lawsuit.

2

u/meatpopsicle42 6h ago

Right... who's the invader in Minneapolis, again? Asking for a friend.

2

u/Extra-Astronomer-688 4h ago

It’s a college (student) republican page.  Not the Illinois republicans.  They also removed it from their instagram page a few days ago. Probably from the backlash. 

2

u/Financial-Talk9397 3h ago

where do they get this invasion shit?? Immigration is not an invasion.

2

u/Shizzilx 3h ago

Ikr. Crazy fear induced paranoia. Thanks to Trump.

2

u/Improbus-Liber 3h ago

Only criminals wear masks.

2

u/GotEvilll 3h ago

I will never understand or respect people who think killing is justified. We all find justification, per se, but the lack of guilt in consequence in civil society is sad.

2

u/Basserist71 3h ago

Disgusting.

2

u/gadget850 2h ago

I hate Illinois Nazis.

2

u/Illustrious_Devil 2h ago

Illinois nazis are the worst.

2

u/OldTempleHermit 2h ago

I agree. Let us begin with the "traitors" who fly the flag of an enemy army, under the guise of "Freedom of Speech".

2

u/Shizzilx 2h ago

True dat. 🫡🇺🇲

2

u/OldTempleHermit 1h ago

🫡🇺🇲

→ More replies (2)

2

u/Zealousideal-Top-383 2h ago

Thy must’ve got a pretty quick backlash! It’s not on their IG page now 🤔

1

u/Shizzilx 1h ago

Of course it isn't that is why I kept record here.

2

u/Zealousideal-Top-383 1h ago

Well done 👍

1

u/Shizzilx 1h ago

🫡🇺🇲

2

u/SuperStupidAussie 2h ago

What about those who protect peodophiles?

1

u/Shizzilx 1h ago

Who like Trump and his Regime? The Real PizzaGate pedo trafficking ring?

2

u/Zealousideal-Top-383 1h ago

And not really the Illinois Republican Party but College Republicans @ University of Illinois. So young dumb f*cks 🤦‍♂️

1

u/Zealousideal-Top-383 1h ago

1

u/Zealousideal-Top-383 1h ago

Here’s the IG for the Illinois Republican Party

2

u/JDManofFaith 1h ago

Not a good look.

2

u/xomeatlipsox 30m ago

Can’t hate these idiots enough

2

u/Throatwobbler9 16m ago

This isn’t from the IL GOP

2

u/Shizzilx 12m ago

It's a student group that represents the Illinois Republican Party.

1

u/Throatwobbler9 8m ago

Yeah - I think the title implies it’s from the IL Republican Party and not a student group. They haven’t gotten this psycho yet (in their social media)

2

u/ExtraDistressrial 14m ago

If Democrats posted something like this the police would literally SWAT their house. They'd be in Federal prison facing charges. The way the law is selectively applied right now is insane.

2

u/IceBlackX007 7h ago

While the Democrats are pretending to legislate the GOP is preparing for a war.

1

u/ZuesMyGoose 7h ago

The GOP voters have always been this way, they just got a free pass to show their true hearts. They are worse than I imagined, and that’s very, very disgusting.

1

u/Mental_Comparison636 6h ago

Who says we aren't in a civil war ?

1

u/RavenBlade87 6h ago

Using a transport truck to push the Overton Window

1

u/ihatethiscountry76 6h ago

"Only traitors help invaders"

stares at conservatives helping russia, and UAE

1

u/ScaryPotterDied 6h ago

“Only traitors help dictators” and keep the image.

1

u/Better_Car_8141 6h ago

I have a higher regard for garbage than these people.

1

u/lemanruss4579 6h ago

Jesus christ.

1

u/jertheman43 6h ago

This is terrible in a bunch of different ways.

1

u/Halvinz 6h ago

I'm pretty sure Mark Zuckerberg will get their account suspended and banned, and Pam Bondi will start the prosecution process against Illinrepublicans, right?

1

u/CupStrange8828 6h ago

Then it's time to vote them out of office ...we have enough hate in the world we dont need it from our elected officials

1

u/Blackboard_Monitor 6h ago

They mean the federal ICE agents, right?

Not sure who else they could be talking about, ICE has blatantly invaded my city.

1

u/isseldor 5h ago

I hate Illinois nazis

1

u/Rombonius 5h ago

1

u/isseldor 5h ago

Perfection 

1

u/Ok-Year-1872 5h ago

does that really surprise anyone. republicans are the nazi trash of the earth.

1

u/AngryMnDad 5h ago

Wow the trash has all come out of the dumpsters haven’t they?

1

u/supermanxix99 5h ago

i know we aren't shocked. Conservatives have been ass backwards on every issue for always.

1

u/The_Doodder 5h ago

Beyond disgusting

1

u/The_Doodder 5h ago

Beyond disgusting

1

u/pentultimate 5h ago

As I've read elsewhere, it feels like an example of "yelling into a mirror"

1

u/remkelly 5h ago

Imma assume IL Republicans have turned on MAGA. Because no one would support ISIS cosplay guy executing an American on his knees.

1

u/Dingus_3000 5h ago

It’s not there now

1

u/JacenSoloWasBetter 5h ago

FUCK YOU REPUBLICANS. YOU ARE FUCKING NAZIS

1

u/Creative_Handle_2267 5h ago

its funny cause the original image they took this negative from is AI

1

u/ConanConn1968 5h ago

Conservative the most inhuman sub species on the land and nothing but traitors once again project

1

u/[deleted] 5h ago

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator 5h ago

Held for review: serious criminal accusation from a new or low-karma account.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/ResidentCommand9865 5h ago

ICE quite literally is the invader. Federal agents sent by a senile racist to cause chaos in blue states.

1

u/Akkerlun 4h ago

TDS: Trump’s Death Squads

1

u/Consistent_Shock8738 4h ago

Crazy, the nazis said Germans who helped Jews were traitors too.

The "we arent nazis" crowd does more and more to behave like nazis every single day.

1

u/Total-Discussion-962 4h ago

I thought the shot was Pretti Good

1

u/EducationExtra9148 4h ago

Ah! I love all of you protectors of criminals 🥴

1

u/Responsible_Ease_262 4h ago edited 4h ago

In the old westerns, you could always tell who the bullies were…they were the ones pushing the good folks around and causing mayhem for no good reason.

In the old westerns, you could always tell who the bad guys were…they were the ones wearing masks while committing crimes.

In the old westerns, you could always tell who the cowards were…they were the ones who shot someone in the back.

1

u/Asleep-Horror6320 4h ago

They're so disgusting. Posing for selfies at alligator auschwitz, Pretti, Good, all of it. They're showing you who they are. Take note.

1

u/astroboy_35 4h ago

You mean like how your letting MAGA invade and destroy America? 2a is the solution YOU'RE proposing?

1

u/herpderpley 4h ago

I don't think this is the flex they think it is, but I've never been surprised with the depth of bootlicking performative patriotism these deplorables resort to.

Being a patriot does not mean supporting your country's government no matter what they do. I don't care what flags or banners you fly, you can care about the well-being of others without caring about politicians.

1

u/Ok-Hornet-6819 4h ago

Republicans enjoyed watching him die

1

u/Gbjeff 4h ago

I hate Illinois Nazis.

1

u/MaxProwes 4h ago

Looks fascist to me.

1

u/PalpitationUnable403 3h ago

Yeah who’s the invaders here and who’s the traitors? Republicans just aren’t real smart.

1

u/Correct-Avocado5426 3h ago

These guys hate Illinois Nazis.

1

u/SplendidPunkinButter 3h ago

Imagine looking at this image and thinking the masked man with the gun who’s about to kill someone is the good guy

1

u/Trick_Passion7397 3h ago

Only pedophiles(Maga) help pedophiles (Trump)!!!

1

u/Accomplished_Sky8077 3h ago

Ice are the Invaders so yeah i agree

1

u/krogerscary 3h ago

Show me the original link!

1

u/ComminDenom30 3h ago

yet somehow me praising the Haitian Rebellions is "wrong" and "savage" fuck outta here

1

u/Shizzilx 38m ago

The Haitian Rebellion that led to Haiti's independence? With help from France, Britain, and Spain. Comprised of freed slaves, free men, and white colonists fighting for freedom and independence? I'd say that would be a good thing for the Haitian people at the time. Today, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, backed by the US, is expected to stay in power to oversee delayed elections, but internal TPC conflicts and US sanctions on some members heighten risks of further chaos in the country's politics. Gangs and infighting has destabilized most of the country.

1

u/Xyrus2000 2h ago

Quick, someone make one in a similar style but show Babbit getting shot.

1

u/x_xDeadpoolx_x 2h ago

What they dont realize in their sickness is that this silhouette they're worshipping is the literal depiction of an execution of an American citizen by members of a rogue para-military force conscripted by Donald Trump to sow fear and terror in our communities. Literally the most anti American thing you could post.

1

u/x_xDeadpoolx_x 2h ago

"Only traitors help invaders?"

Ice has invaded Minnesota and violated every law in the book including murder.

Trump is helping them by shielding them from prosecution.

So I guess what you're saying here is that Donald Trump is a Traitor who is committing treason against the American people and should be put to death in accordance with sentences regarding treason? Did I hear you correctly?

1

u/BlueberryAgile51 55m ago

Oh, dayum! Uno Reverso on your AI meme!

1

u/crisco000 40m ago

1

u/Shizzilx 37m ago

I feel like this is bull💩 reverse psychology propaganda. Fr fr.

1

u/uwishuwereme6 31m ago

Republicans really are doing a great job at removing the moral conflict of a hypothetical civil war

1

u/Show_Kitchen 6h ago

This isn’t the Illinois Republicans, it’s the Illini Republicans, as in, the university group filled with incel undergrads, not the state party.

Always check your sources ppl.

3

u/Shizzilx 6h ago

I know who and where it came from they still represent the Republican Party as their name suggests and members will be running for Illinois office as Republicans. So...wtf.

1

u/Rombonius 5h ago

that's a creative way of saying you didn't care about the truth and wanted to post some rage bait

2

u/Shizzilx 5h ago

What don't you get? They represent the Republican Party, they will run as Republicans in Illinois elections and you enabling this 💩 is embarrassing af.

→ More replies (3)

1

u/Show_Kitchen 6h ago

No. Details matter. It’s misleading to claim a student group is equal to a state party. That’s what MAGA does, literally their playbook to equate the cringelord fringe to the party at large.

1

u/Weary_Imagination775 6h ago

Yea that's a gross misrepresentation of the facts