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Too many people pearl clutching today over worries of retributive violence, as if the fascists aren't already going to be committing that violence on us in the near future regardless. It's not too early to say that this scumbag deserved much worse and I'm glad he got rocked so publicly. Mods I'll understand if you delete this and I'm truly sorry for the trouble if you do, I just need a personal break today from the media cacophony of liberals collectively reconciling with the realization that we live in an abnormally and horrifically violent society.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 154 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Imagine leading a life where millions are giddy over your death.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I literally cannot recognize Charlie Kirk without his tiny face shrunken slightly further down.

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[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Some bring joy wherever they go… others, whenever they go

[–] jokersteve@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Like when Henry Kissinger died and every second city in South America had celebratory parties?

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[–] mikesizachrist@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i switched over from reddit recently and this post makes me here to stay. Got a loud laugh out of me after reading all the undeserved sympathy this guy was getting.

I've been wondering for awhile now - at what point do ppl just start killing these fucking ppl. I guess that's today. Hopefully this a lesson/reminder in why you don't treat your fellow man like fucking dogshit, cause they just might tear your fucking throat out!

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 69 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bruh... We are in for an explosion of political violence... Only difference between now and the past is white wealthy men are the targets. Watching them freak out when they are gunned down on a random Wednesday is laughable. Welcome to your average black Americans reality. Police killings are political violence but no one with actual power ever gave a shit.

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[–] Cedar@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Someone said “he died as he lived: talkin’ out the side of his neck.”

Perfection.

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[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (22 children)

I feel for all the people who will have to live with the fear and trauma of witnessing this. I’m glad nobody else was hurt. This type of violence is a consequence of our gun-obsessed and highly politically polarized culture, which Kirk had a massive hand in making worse. I hope we can focus on the damage his rhetoric has caused and those who were taken in by him can use this as a learning moment.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (4 children)

dude had a big face or small face depending on how you define face, i see why the shooter didn't want to overcomplicate and went for the neck

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 25 points 1 month ago

If they were shooting at the face, they would have misjudged the distance.

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[–] cm0002@piefed.world 54 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 95 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It was while he was being asked about gun violence that he was shot, the student says.

Unbelievable.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 101 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Specifically, he was in the middle of spinning a question about mass shootings into a dog whistle about "gang violence".

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

mass shootings committed by trans people, specifically

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 91 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

The order of events as I've been seeing online:

Videos circulating on social media showed an attender at the student event on Wednesday asking Charlie Kirk: “Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?”

In response, Kirk said: “Too many,” as the crowd clapped.

In a follow-up question, the attender asked: “Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?”

Kirk replied: “Counting or not counting gang violence?”

His last act on earth was cracking a joke about how only queers and poors are involved in gun violence, at which point he was shot.

[–] icylobster@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks for extra context. These people really don't seem to care about others suffering. Also I don't normally hear gang violence and mass shooters together. Gang violence is generally targeted and not focused on the most amount of bodies.

Regardless I'm getting tired of this all, and it's likely only beginning.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a regularly used debate tactic of the right. He was going to imply that whatever number the student came up with for mass shootings was inflated because the criteria was too vague and erroneously counts gang violence. He would then have used this to simultaneously downplay the seriousness of mass shootings and suggest that trans people represent a larger proportion of mass shooters than they actually do. It was his way of discrediting the argument that the student was making; that trans people are actually underrepresented in the population of mass shooters. The reason for the student making this argument - if you don't know - is that Charlie Kirk has blamed trans people for mass shootings in the past, jumping on the conservative bandwagon that always transvestigates mass shooters because they believe they are a trans conspiracy.

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[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago

Some of you will die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to hhh-uh-kkuggg...

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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have to admit, the Republicans were right about the second amendment. We need to be (legally) buying guns and (legally) protesting with them.

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[–] xodoh74984@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (5 children)
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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (20 children)

Fountain of blood is an understatement. It looked like special effects. The guy went out like a DOOM villain. He died gargling on his own blood.

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[–] Baked86@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The onion had a good headline, 'Charlie Kirk loses gun control debate by a longshot'

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[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I don't know a lot about him, I'm not US American.

I condemn violence in general but a person like him who helps polarize society, pours oil in the fire etc. may just reap what he sowed.

That's what you get, with culture war nonsense and playing sides of the political spectrum against each other. Strange to assume this would just stay rhetoric.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Main difference between him and someone else fueling the fire is the irony.

He specifically supported people bringing guns to schools wiith quotes that essentially boil down to "Gun violence happens but we just have to live with it to protect our god given rights."

He was the reason he could get shot.

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[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

Lol.

So long asshole.

Ran your mouth one day too long.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

They’re already committing violence. It’s just directed against brown people, we shouldn’t forget that. The level they expand and escalate it to is what’s up for debate.

[–] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dude, I watched a youtube video of local news stations reporting over the shooting. The youtube comments are completely deranged and 100% written by AI. Somehow charlie kirk is being equated to MLK Jr.

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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago

I give up. Are they gonna post the answer later? How does this work?

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Oh no, anyway

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago
[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

How many people have been snatched off the street and disappeared to secret prisons recently? Those people I am concerned about, this bigoted asshole eating lead while spewing bullshit…not at all. There is violence going on already and while I don’t wish for more deaths, there is no rehabilitation for a Nazi

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