• MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world
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      This is just my perspective, and I never wish harm or suffering on another living being, but if what/who you are and advocate for causes these things and you’re too stupid or bribed to see it and continue being you… Then, for the greater good, good riddance

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        Don’t get me wrong, he got what he advocated for, I’m certainly not crying or really feeling anything about his death but huh, I guess dude FAFO’ed. I just don’t find the “good guy with a gun” comment appropriate here that’s all even if a small sliver of me goes “yeah, kinda, yeah” because more than likely that guy is very much not a good guy, probably very mentally ill.

        Just my thoughts.

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          From the bits I saw of the alleged shooter getting arrested, to me it looks like the guy was planning on getting caught. Balding old white men who can shoot like that don’t strike me as the type who run away.

          EDIT: Waiting for confirmation on whether the actual suspect is caught or not.

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            Last I saw the shooter is still free, the person originally arrested is not involved and has been released.

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            A statement released by the university said a “single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody.” A university spokeswoman later told the New York Times that police had determined the person detained earlier was not the shooter, and that no suspect was currently in custody.

            Looks like the guy initially arrested turned out to not be involved (maybe just another guy with a high powered rifle? Don’t know, must make things hard in the US). Or have they since arrested someone else?

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              Probably one of those “open carry” dipshits, hanging around to show off his gun, and when someone gets shot, he’s the first guy they focus on, giving the real shooter a head start on his escape. Nice job being a witless accomplice.

        • MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world
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          I completely understand, and I actually wish that I could share your perspective. Unfortunately for my “empathy for all” perspective, I couldn’t help but smile when I read that he got shot. Because my mind directly went to the “oh, this is gonna alleviate so much suffering” POV

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          I haven’t read about, and am not interested in the shooter.

          My opinion is only that the world is better off without Charlie Kirk, nothing else at this point.

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        what/who you are and advocate for causes these things

        “If someone tries to assassinate you, it’s because you deserve it”, in other words.

        Seems like a pretty dangerous stance to take.

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          We hanged people at Nuremberg for doing exactly what Kirk made his whole career doing. That’s the context that every discussion of Kirk’s death should begin with.

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        I don’t know. This is only going to cause MAGA to ramp up their fascism, and give them a better excuse to enact further violence on us, the citizens.

        wHo CoUlD hAvE sEeN tHiS cOmInG?!?!

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            I can even see an argument in which he was killed by his own as a sacrificial lamb as there is no bottom in the depths of their depravity.

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          They didn’t need this. They were going to do it regardless. They might use this as an excuse, sure, but it wont’ be the reason.

          Fascist do not “need” a reason to remove rights from people.

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          They need exactly zero excuse other than brown people existing to ramp up their fascism and enact violence on Americans.

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      Any politician that completely supports Trump is fair game at this point. Things will not return to normal by talking. If you dont wanna live in a dictatorship wake the fuck up. If you live in the US (i luckily dont) then learn how to use a gun, because its gonna get much much worse than the way it is right now.

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      I just have to ask, is it because another human being was shot or were you one of the people celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden?

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        I’ve now heard these things in reference to Americans from non-americans:

        1. Why aren’t you doing something about the rising fascist republicans?

        And now:

        1. Americans are fucked up for doing something against a prominent fascist government supporter

        I’m not sure which you want anymore.

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        I have mercy for those that aren’t actively trying to harm and take advantage of those worse off than themselves.

        The fascist and their enablers can eat a bullet so we can have a better tomorrow.