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Is it just me? Or has the left wing online media been pretty lackluster on covering the Kirk assassination?

Half of them took a week to get anything out. Even then the coverage has been meek at best.

I understand not wanting to draw the ire of the raging children in office, but like cmon, get a little backbone.

Best I've seen is TruAnon but even that was late. Anyone know of any left wing media people that have been a little more proactive and timely?

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[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The milqtoast response from the left-ish podcasts I've listened to has been disappointing. They're all focusing on how bad violence is more than the fact that Kirk was actively stoking violence. It's like they're trying to prevent copycats from coming from an end of the political spectrum that's too cowardly to do anything (the center) or too concerned with threat assessment to follow through with anything (the left). In the end, it's the end of the political spectrum where every accusation is a confession who expects anything to the left of hunting the homeless for sport to perpetuate or commit political violence, and it's not like they need a reason to commit political violence, anyway.