When it comes right down to it, people should have the right to be stupid and say stupid things. I hate watching my country collapse around me, and you can certainly draw a line from this asshole to our current situation, but words shouldn’t be punished by death.
I get why it happened and why people are celebrating, but he wasn’t one of the ones with blood on his hands. Figuratively, I mean.
I dunno. Words can kill. Presidents have ordered the assassination of people with words. I doubt hitler ever killed a single person himself. There is a line somewhere. It just hazy.
Charlie Kirk was a mouthpiece for more powerful and wealthy people, and not particularly novel in his ideas or rhetoric. He can and will be replaced, so what does this even accomplish except to instigate what will no doubt be a disproportionate response?
Well, he’s dead, so that’s a plus. He died in an embarrassing way, so that’s also a plus. Maybe the next would-be shithead will decide “nah, I’m not going to be a right wing grifter. I might get shot dead like Charlie Kirk”. That’s probably the biggest plus.
When it comes right down to it, people should have the right to be stupid and say stupid things. I hate watching my country collapse around me, and you can certainly draw a line from this asshole to our current situation, but words shouldn’t be punished by death.
I get why it happened and why people are celebrating, but he wasn’t one of the ones with blood on his hands. Figuratively, I mean.
I dunno. Words can kill. Presidents have ordered the assassination of people with words. I doubt hitler ever killed a single person himself. There is a line somewhere. It just hazy.
Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
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Charlie Kirk was a mouthpiece for more powerful and wealthy people, and not particularly novel in his ideas or rhetoric. He can and will be replaced, so what does this even accomplish except to instigate what will no doubt be a disproportionate response?
Well, he’s dead, so that’s a plus. He died in an embarrassing way, so that’s also a plus. Maybe the next would-be shithead will decide “nah, I’m not going to be a right wing grifter. I might get shot dead like Charlie Kirk”. That’s probably the biggest plus.