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floo@retrolemmy.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours ago

Charlie Kirk has died

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Charlie Kirk has died

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floo@retrolemmy.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours ago
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Charlie Kirk shooting "subject" released from custody: FBI - latest updates
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Charlie Kirk was shot near the neck during a student Q&A at Utah Valley University. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
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  • altphoto@lemmy.today
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    I hope is was not a brown/black/yellow minority or LGBTQIA. Plz gosh could it possibly be just a crazy guy? Plz?

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    Listen up liberals! *shot in neck…

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    “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage.” -Charlie Kirk-

    Tell me Charlie…what does more damage? The word empathy or a rifle round to the neck? I’m curious.

    My bad. You’ll have a little trouble answering now.

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    I heard they aimed for his face but it was too small.

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      the bullet evaded in disgust

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    Haha. Trump is still a pedo

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    Anyone who shows empathy is going against Charlie Kirk’s beliefs.

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      Fuck that douche bag. He died the way he lived: getting shot so we can have the second amendment. What a patriot. More fascists should be patriots.

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      His neck, out choice

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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      Going against his beliefs is the main thing I do in life, but I’ll make an exception since it’s a special day…

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      We shouldn’t allow his death to emotionally hijack the conversation.

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    Shit’s about to get real, isn’t it? I think we’re going to be entering one of those weeks when decades happen…

    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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      Tomorrow, 9/11, some nutjob MAGA is gonna pop off.

      Mass shooting… incoming.

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      Shit got a real a while ago, it just took a little while for a good guy with a gun to show up

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        It will be interesting to see if it’s a progressive person who’s fighting fascists, or another right wingers who should have had their weapons confiscated long ago

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          Not to give that douche credit but he wanted the Epstein files released, perhaps MAGA?

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            No he backtracked on that when the demented rapist told him to.

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          Anybody who shoots someone in cold blood is not someone who should have access to firearms. Whether you want the person they killed dead or not, they are violent sociopaths and we need common sense restrictions to keep guns out of their hands.

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            Lol this wasn’t in cold blood. Kirk spent his life fueling hatred that led to very real consequences for a lot of innocent people.

            You know who kills people in cold blood? Cops shooting minorities while breaking into the wrong address. People killing black kids who politely ring their doorbell. A cop kneeling on a man’s neck until he dies over $20. A health insurance company deciding you don’t need a treatment that your doctor is saying you need. That is killing in cold blood.

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            Except when it comes to fascists. There was a war about this

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              I would argue that shooting a fascist is an act of self defense. My point stands.

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                It sure is, this shooter was either acting in self defense, or was someone who was unhinged

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                  Exactly. We don’t know their motivations. If they are unhinged, and I don’t think the odds are against that possibility, then they shouldn’t have ever had access to firearms. If they were acting in self defense, then that’s a different problem entirely. The former is a threat to everyone. The latter is a threat to fascists.

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            Yeah, whoever did this didn’t do it in cold blood. No matter which side they were on, they definitely had good reason to do what they did.

            You can argue death is bad if you want, and I’ll agree with you. I just think some things are worse than death. For example, I think war is horrible. However, if you just let an opponent walk over you then things will be much worse for everyone. Eventually you have to be willing to kill for what’s right. That line is going to be different for everyone.

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            His blood was warm. It’s fine

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      I’ve had this foreboding anxiety since last Saturday, first I thought it was Chicago, then Poland, and now this on top. Got the hat trick I guess

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        Gen Z taking over Nepal. French government collapsed and their economy is in shambles.

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      About to? Just now? Where have you been?

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        Sorry. Took longer than I thought to buy smokes.

        So . . . Where are we? Did Kamala win?

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          Sorry. Took longer than I thought to buy smokes.

          Dad, is that you?

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    The Master Debater is dead but that’s a price he was willing to pay for the right to bear arms.

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      It’s what he would have wanted.

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    Good. Now where are the Epstein files?

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      deleted by creator

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    Oh no. So what’s for lunch everybody? I’m getting sushi.

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      I made a guacamole dip to eat with some pita bread for lunch. Unfortunately, the avocado I used was from a tree in my backyard and wasn’t nearly ripe yet. The dip came out pretty bitter, so I added some agave nectar to it. Now it just tastes like agave nectar.

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      Pasta. Gotta save some cash when we can.

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      I had a slice of hazelnut cake with for a midnight snack. Quite unreasonable but I helped myself because life is a fragile and unpredictable thing.

      And also because I can and he can’t.

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      Im making Sausage and Rice. First of many birthday meals this weekend.

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        Happy birthday!

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      I’m having braised necks

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      Had a big breakfast, probably some packet ramen later this afternoon

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    Gov waltz and many others Dems are saying Charlie’s in their prayer’s. Why? Why the fuck do we have to be the good guys about this when it’s a Republican victim?

    When have they ever show an ounce of respect for kids who have had their heads blown open while in school? Not even respect, they harass families so much that they have to move and create celebrities like Alex jones who made millions off their loss

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      Democrats coming in with their “they go low, we go high” bullshit like it hasn’t painted them as spineless and ineffectual for the last decade or so.

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        I dunno they have different media concerns than we do.

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      right? they could’ve just said nothing

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    He’s such a reprehensible piece of shit that I cannot even say thoughts and prayers. He was a person who legitimately made the world worse.

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    Good. All the Dems are saying there’s no need for violence and we condem this. Fuck off Im so tired of feigning sympathy for truly horrible people.

    If anything instilling fear in them is far past time much like a certain insurance CEO did

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      You mean condemn, I think. If you know of any politicians condoning this, I would like to know who.

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