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[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 124 points 1 day ago (4 children)
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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 210 points 1 day ago (5 children)

My non-mod opinion on this:

Trump is posting Kirk is dead.

Not going to celebrate, just noting:

"I can't stand the word 'empathy', I think it's a made up New Age term." - Charlie Kirk

https://youtu.be/qO8GGZ418T8

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[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 136 points 1 day ago (5 children)

He deserves the same empathy and compassion he gave to other victims of gun violence.

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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 210 points 1 day ago (7 children)
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[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (18 children)

I just want to point out some things since everyone is assuming it was a leftist shooter:

  1. No one knows who the shooter actually is.
  2. Most leftist reactions I've seen to Kirk have been to laugh at his stupidity, not get murderously angry at him.
  3. No political message has appeared yet, like the one Luigi put on the bullets he used. Which if you're a leftist shooter, come on you gotta at least do that homage.
  4. The shooter killed him with one shot from a distance and got out without being caught.
  5. I've never met a leftist who knows how to shoot a gun, nevermind one with that level of skill. If it was a leftist, I'm surprised they couldn't catch them by now by simply arresting the one leftist who knows how to shoot at long distance.
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You know who has lots of people who can shoot well at long distances?

The government.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

But Kash Patel is on the case! They had the wrong guy detained for hours and the real shooter is gonzo. Some random lefty in Birkenstocks and a ponytail did not make that shot from 520ft.

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[–] arc99@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Being realistic the person shooting probably did disagree with his politics but until the shooter is caught we have no idea what the motives were. And there are other credible possibilities - a political / financial / personal rival, an opportunist / fantasist, a hit, or even a false flag. For all anyone knows he fucked the wrong dude's wife. When the perp is caught we'll find out.

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 9 points 21 hours ago

AFAIK evidence linking Luigi to the murder of the health insurance parasite is pretty thin.

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[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 129 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He spent his last moments ranting about critical race theory and George Floyd. He died doing what he loved

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 251 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (29 children)

Reminder that this is Kirk's stance on guns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9l6pjxtI

Unfettered 2A is worth the gun deaths according to Charlie Idiot here.

ETA: holy shit, saw a clip and damn, that dude is dead.

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 200 points 1 day ago (14 children)
[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

This

^^^^^^/s

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 123 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Can we all appreciate the irony that Charlie Kirk was shot debating about gun violence?

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 154 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Play Nazi games, win Nazi prizes.

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 192 points 1 day ago (51 children)

Okay. Let me try to make a comment here that won't get obliterated as it's going to be real, REAL hard to dance within the lines on this.

  1. Hokay... I obviously do not condone violence of any kind. But... literally no one can be surprised by this happening. Certainly not them. They've been pushing extremely violent rhetoric for years and Charlie Kirk is not exactly a subtle small face in all of that.

  2. Astounding accuracy. I mean it wasn't like Kirk was moving around a whole lot in the situation but still.

  3. Huge crowd, or at least for what I would expect, but I'm surprised no one saw something.

  4. Angle of attack is kind of surprising as well. Kirk was sat fairly low down with a covering over the top. Relatively shallow angle from what I could see in order to be able to hit him. Shot seems to have come from his right.

  5. His right is exposed overall but does anyone know what's actually to the left there?

  6. And lastly, I am wondering how this is going to impact Nazis like Kirk in general. Are they going to ramp it up or step it down? Also wonder how long before people start saying it was done by some trans antifa palestinian who came to Utah from NYC via LA.

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[–] zrst@lemmy.cif.su 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Always glad to see a soldier of the ruling class get their comeuppance.

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[–] Global_Liberty@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 day ago (2 children)

47 people are shot and killed by others every day in the United States. This was just one of many today.

Common-sense gun reforms are immensely popular including 87% supporting universal background checks.

Perhaps it's time for Republicans to stop being beholden to special interests protecting murderers and get onboard with what Americans want.

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[–] bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago (20 children)
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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Ghoulishlover@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

Hope he becomes the next target

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[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Sucks for his wife and kid(s) but otherwise nothing of value was lost. He made his silver spewing hate and oppression.

[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Sucks for his kid. His wife chooses him and knows who he is.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 126 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter says.

The extent of Kirk’s injuries were not immediately clear.

trump asked for prayers. They’re going full Christian nationalist with their responses.

Kristi Noem: The secretary of Department of Homeland Security said, “Byron and I are lifting up Charlie, Erika, and their family in our prayers right now.”

Pete Hegseth: “An incredible Christian, American, and human being. May the healing hand of Jesus Christ be upon him,” the secretary of the Department of Defense said in a post on X.

Mike Johnson: The House Speaker asked to pray “for our good friend, Charlie Kirk,” in a post on social media.

Dan Bongino: The deputy FBI director said, “I don’t have the words. God help Charlie and his family.”

Nazis are so goddamn weird.

Audience member: “Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?”

Kirk: “Too many.”

The same audience member went on say the number is five, and proceeded to ask if Kirk knows how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years.

Kirk: “Counting or not counting gang violence?”

Seconds later, the sound of a pop is heard and the crowd screams as Kirk gets shot and recoils in his seat.

Remember: The vast majority of mass attacks in the US have no connection to transgender people. From January 2013 to the present, of the more than 5,700 mass shootings in America (defined as four or more victims shot and killed), five shooters were confirmed as transgender, said Mark Bryant, founding executive director of the Gun Violence Archive.

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Considering some of his comments over the years, I'm torn whether this is ironic, appropriate, or hilarious.

I just can't decide.

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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 108 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Magats: declare war on liberal America, send in military to accupy blue cities, have brownshirts asaault and deport non whites, even when they are US citizens.

Magats: gets surprised when someone shoots back.

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