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Charlie Kirk Memorial

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Let's remember Charlie Kirk for who he was.

"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage." -Charlie Kirk

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It’s insane…. Dude was a podcaster. Yea it was sad like it is when anyone dies. Dude didn’t hold any offices or anything. We could talk about what he could have become all day, but all he was, was a podcaster that was passionate about his message. The amount of attention he is getting is ridiculous… as if he was a past president.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He also paid for buses of people to go to the January insurrection too. Don't sell his accomplishments short.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

and called for Biden's execution

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yeah but to a lot of people "those are just words". So I always bring up a key action of his too.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So? He did it the same context that all of you call for Trump to be executed. Are we all deserving of a bullet now?

He didnt like Biden, and saw his actions as treason. “should be put in prison and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America.” How many of us havent said the exact same thing about Trump???

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't want Trump dead. I want him in prison doing time for the 34 felonies he was convicted of.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Me too, but if hes guilty of treason, the penalty for that is... death or imprisonment. So some people, are of the view that death is what he deserves for his crimes.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Him alone in a jail cell with no social media or platform is far more satisfying to me.

I would not be upset if he died at any point, and I think the world would be a better place, but I want him to reflect on his crimes.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

nobody's claiming that I've never condoned political violence or anything tho

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Neither did he, in this context. I just dont get it, honestly. The man said some horrible shit, but for some reason, you people only ever want to talk about the shit he didnt say, or the contextless clickbait he kinda did say but not the way its being taken. Why? If you stick to the truth, you'll get a lot less pushback. From normal people at least.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

he literally condoned political violence though, and people are saying he never did

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

all over Facebook and YouTube and tiktok. it's not hard to find

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

Apparently it is, cos everytime I look I dont see it. I see clickbait headlines, quotes without context, and just made up shit. So... ya know, show me.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago

And he did not go there himself? What a shocker. Just another manipulator playing the Sheep.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 15 points 1 week ago

Because it has nothing to do with him and everything to do with any excuse to accelerate fascism.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 10 points 1 week ago

Shitposting podcaster, hate monger, using falsities to acheive social ills.

Plenty of people podcast without doing any of that, to say he was a podcaster kind of ignores the fact that he was a Nazi youth organizer.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

he was, was a podcaster that was passionate about his message

And his message was awful, and he was exploiting college kids to create controversial content for his social media business.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't think your average podcaster is engaged in deliberate misinformation and propaganda.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 1 week ago

Did anyone say average? He did what any successful, right-wing podcaster promoting a shitty political movement would do without the need of special legal or economic power.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then youre exactly their target audience...

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago
[–] Auth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I hate hearing this. He was not just 'a podcaster' or just 'a guy who gave his opinons' he was one of the biggest political organizers of one of the most disgusting american political movements. His entire life was dedicated to radicalizing youths to vote for trump.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

they want to martyr him, that's why.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

I'm an atheist so I do think it's unfortunate when people die because I believe we only get one shot at life. We don't go to cloud city and do jello shots with Jesus.

That said, Kirk getting shot is clearly a case of fuck around/find out.

If you cuddle with a rabid badger, don't be surprised if it bites you.

Fuck off because you don’t think it was sad? Or you think it was more than sad?

He was part of the culture wars, thats why his assassination is great for all the grifter who keep pushing this story. Keep it going, make it worse. To them hes a hero who stops bullets with his super man bullets, to others hes hitler and deserved far worse. The main point of him now, is to get as much monetisation as possible from his death before the next thing comes along, and we get to start the culture war batter check list all over again. Probably a video game release will be the next great hill to die on lol.