We wouldn't happen to have the link/recording/article that this came from for context, would we? Not to sound like a "SOURCE?!?!?" troll, but I'm curious.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charlie-kirk-empathy-quote/

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for following up with me, I truly appreciate it.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

no prob

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Empathy does a lot less damage than a bullet to the neck.

[–] TheGreatSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

The truth hurts (but not as much as getting shot in the jugular)

[–] Frenchys_prospecting@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

Neck minute gurgling sounds

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Lot of people seem to agree with him, judging from the responses to his death.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Someone’s told me elsewhere that these quotes have been taken out of context. I said he should have been more careful with words.

[+] mub@lemmy.ml -14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

We already knew his views were wild and insane but killing him for it was a bad idea and cruel to his family and friends (I'm guessing he had some). Metaphorically jumping up and down on his grave is just bad taste. The best thing we can do is consign him to an obscure footnote in history and desist from publishing his views for him.

edit to the replies - Holy hell this place has turned into reddit on a bad.

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

did-someone fuck that and fuck you, I look forward to using the new unisex toilet. "What about all the other Nazis who might have their feelings hurt?" Fuck off.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You didn't read my post did you? The man was a shit. I said as much. The point I'm making is why give him or his bat shit crazy ideas more air time now he IS dead. Also, have some dignity.

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

kitsuragi-dance
rip-bozo-grave

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 22 points 2 weeks ago

If this is such a bad thing, then why did Ben Shapiro cancel his speaking arrangements today? All these grifters are freaking out because they never expected to face a consequence for anything they said or did

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Name a more iconic duo than liberals and pearl-clutching. I'll wait.

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[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We can't kill fascists because, gasp, they have families too!

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All this boohooing about his family. His wife chose to marry him because he’s a reactionary racist transphobic piece of shit. Meaning she herself is one. The only people I feel bad for are the young kids

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Why tho, kids gonna get a bag and not deal with his insanely authoritarian dad, sounds like a win to me.

[–] TheGreatSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Still traumatizing as fuck, but yeah we can't start giving fascists immunity just because they have kids

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, this is a message to the MAGA Nazis. Turn it up LOUD.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In another context maybe, but linking it with his death doesn't help the cause.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, violence is the only language they understand. These fascist have killed tons of innocent people, and Kirk was one of the propagandists that helped enable it. This was self-defense, and the only way to stop them from attacking us is to show that we will defend ourselves.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're the kind of person that will walk right into the gas chambers without a peep, and make it easy for the Nazis. They're just doing their job, after all.

A lot of us aren't taking it so easy. We're going down swinging.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not going down at all. Saying that makes it sound like right wingers have already won.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

That's the spirit!

[–] Tippy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You seem real upset that a white christo-nationalist terrorism advocate is dead. Seems like you're telling on yourself, fashy

[–] mub@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope. The guy was clearly a shit. Just hope people rise above it and never speak about him again, there are better things to waste our effort on.

[–] Tippy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll gleefully keep talking about a nazi getting his throat blown out by a 5.56 while he was actively blaming LGBT and black people for school shootings, deal with it. You want me stop, call up Trump and have him send ICE to my door.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 week ago

Just having some dignity about it.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

classic

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only reliable way to deal with fascists is to kill them. They will keep killing us until we force them to stop.

Kirk might not have been out there shooting people in the street like a common beat cop, but he built a career out of stochastic terrorism. He suffered the same fate that he advocated for innocent people.

[–] TheGreatSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Also wholeheartedly supported the 21st century Holocaust, but no biggie to our moral champion mub over here

[–] TheGreatSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Holy hell this place has turned into reddit on a bad.

You are literally the one expressing the mainstream (and only tolerated) opinion on reddit and doing the cringe reddiqetue thing where you edit your comment to insult others without actually elaborating

[–] mub@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sorry. Being vitriolic and spreading more hate is the only right way to react? I'm glad he is gone, and causes right wing shits like him to realise they are not immune to consequences, is great. I just hate the way people are sharing his views in the process. They are just doing his work for him.

[–] TheGreatSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm sorry. Being vitriolic and spreading more hate is the only right way to react

Yeah so hate to break it to you but the real world isn't like disney movies and there's no holy battle between good and evil. Yes, I celebrate when active rapists and serial killers get killed and I also celebrate when fascists get killed.

It's not praxis but it's still a nice bonus regardless because these are people actively inflicting harm on the actually innocent people whose lives you seem to completely trivialize. If you think that's a bad thing your priorities are grossly misaligned.