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@AlldrittOwen The answer is "yes"

@WobBurnerBurner Sir I think you have missed the point

@BenBurgis If you don't know who they are and why they did it then why do you feel like you have to tell us what to think about it?

We don't yet know who shot Charlie Kirk, what their politics were, or why they shot him. But let's be clear on this much: Free speech is the most fundamental starting point of any viable and desirable attempt to create a better society. This is a moral and political disaster.

@PeterBeinart They all see themselves in him...

The most hopeful thing I've seen all day

I'm not in any way speculating. But I'm actually shocked how few people know that Charlie Kirk has for years been among the most reviled people on the planet by white supremacists, many of whom were radicalized by sustained campaigns painting him as an anti-white fraud.

@bureaucatliu Oh look it's a blogger who works at a school that costs 50 thousand dollars a year accusing everyone else of being coddled by their private school teachers

Charlie Kirk expressed views you may have disagreed with, but if you think he deserved to die, then you are the problem. You've probably been coddled by your private school teachers, but the reality is, we are a country built on freedom of speech.

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the politics of the shooter will be insane in ways we don’t even understand yet

@MattLovesVinyl @WhitneyCummings Bookmarking to check back if/when they identify the actual shooter

@WhitneyCummings Really? You're going to "both sides" this WHEN ALL POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN AMERICA IS BY DEMOCRATS? For fuck's sake Whtiney, even today you can't just say what you know is true? White nationalism is not real. The right doesn't burn cities to the ground. IT'S ALWAYS DEMOCRATS!!!

If today’s horror doesn’t make you sick regardless of what side you’re on you’re not on a side you’re in a cult

Personally I am shocked that famous political figures are quicker to condemn the killing of famous political figures than the killing of children

A lot of people "on the left" condemning political violence "on the left" when we literally don't know who the shooter is or why they did it. Almost as if they were opportunistically waiting for the chance...

@AshleyAFrawley You grifters never pass up a single opportunity to score political points, do you

I thought I'd take a look at Bluesky and it's full of posts by people gleefully saying Charkie Kirk deserved it, etc. Why? Because he was edgy, apparently. The Left evacuated its politics in favour of faux kindness long ago. Mask slipping there, in case anyone was taking that at face value...

@NewLeftEViews What the hell are you talking about man

One of the implications of the fascism debate was always this: if you’re going to hate, then hate with precision. The thing about labelling certain people ‘fascists’ or ‘Nazis’ is that the logical next step for the members of a free society is to at least consider shooting them.

@intellegint Who's this we shit

@MattPolProf You could just say political violence is bad without the rest in peace part

Im sad to hear of Charlie Kirk's passing. I never agreed with him, but an integral part of freedom is being able to dispute without violence. Rest in peace.

@InTheLabBrand Right at the same time he was saying racist shit too

Man no way they got Charlie Kirk like that

@paulderokha Agreed. Wouldn't have been able to get through it if it wasnt' for book club. Genuinely sucks that it was so poorly written because I do really think it's an important argument to make.

I read Dawn of Everything this year and I couldn’t believe how much it read like a 600+ page blogpost lol

@patbev21 What happened in Israel, Pat?

RIP 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Prayer for his Family and Children !!! damn Sad 😢