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  • Republicans warn against mocking Kirk's death, threaten dire consequences
  • At least 15 people fired or suspended for allegedly disrespecting Kirk's memory
  • Online campaigns directed by Republicans continue to target Kirk's critics online

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

Over the past several days, Democratic and Republican leaders have widely condemned the murder of Kirk, a 31-year-old activist and Trump world celebrity known for his hard-right views and pugnacious debating style.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 minutes ago

Stop posting collections of direct quotes that make him sound like a fascist asshole! You're taking them out of context!

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 hours ago

Republicans honor the memory of Charlie Kirk by doing… _checks notes _…”snowflake liberal cancel culture”

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 26 points 4 hours ago

Or else fuckin what?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Mourn him properly? Sure. Well as the man himself said it, it is a necessary cost of having the second amendment. Also as he stated empathy is a disease of the woke, so nothing to see here, just move along.

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 25 points 4 hours ago

I'll say this about Charlie Kirk: while inconsistent, at some point he wanted the Epstein files released. Let's mourn him properly. Let's get those files. Do it for Charlie™.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 hours ago

"Don't speak ill of the dead "

Well then, don't be a piece of shit while you're alive.

[–] Chookitypok@piefed.social 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 54 minutes ago)

In Democratic Republic of MAGA, you can lose your job, or worse, if you don't mourn who the supreme leader orders you to

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago

Why would I or anyone outside of his family and friends mourn him at all? He was a political pundent... A talking head.

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago

I got an email at work about this, saying there would be an investigation into employees' posts.

I can understand if they say something heinous from their work accounts (unless you work for the POtuS, apparently), but there are already rules and regulations for that stuff.

MMW they will use this sort of surveillance and censorship to go after anyone critical of political figures on the far right. If they're this protective about someone like this, imagine what they could do to silence opposition of other leaders who are alive.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago

no one can mourn him properly before he's buried. where are they supposed to piss?

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Are they talking about this lil man baby? Plenty of tuff guys gonna be defending the right to adult diapers.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

Get fucked, losers.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago
[–] corruptmagician@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

They have a website to record people's information if they say something negative about him. http://www.charliesmurderers.com/

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Should we not be spamming this with R’s information?

[–] Stabbitha@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Lol it's just a fucking email, not even a webform. Time to sign them up for tons of free gay porn!

expose@charliesmurderers.com

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Stanilism vibes

Edit: this site needs to be overflown with AI made fake submissions

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Denounce very openly MAGA people there. They will have to sift through all the BS.

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

They can record Deez nutz

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

lol they should submit some of the less known alt right influencers here with fake screenshots, some will eventually get through. give them a taste of their own medicine.

[–] Jomega@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago
[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago

Over the past several days, Democratic and Republican leaders have widely condemned the murder of Kirk, a 31-year-old activist and Trump world celebrity known for being an asshole.

~~his hard-right views and pugnacious debating style.~~

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 18 points 7 hours ago

I'm honoring the dead you fucking pissants, he said he doesn't believe in empathy

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Or else what? You gonna flame online? Anything else out here IRL won't end well for you

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 28 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I think they are right. Everyone should mourn him properly.

And there is no way more proper than respecting his own wishes and acting like he encouraged to do.

So let's gladly accept his death as the neccessary and justified cost for free gun ownership, don't politicize his death, don't show any empathy for him who preached violence and reaped exactly what he sowed, and start collecting money for the legal representation of the guy who shot him.

Did I miss anything?

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago

Every time I go to the range now, I’ll thank Charlie for dying so that I can own this rifle that I bought long before he was relevant or caught one in the neck.

May he rest in piss.

[–] lumpybag@reddthat.com 23 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Release the Epstein files, it’s what Charlie wanted

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 35 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I do not condone murder. I don’t even support a death penalty. But I do not and will not mourn terrorists, nor will I tolerate the whitewashing, sanewashing, or saintwashing of that hateful, monstrous person. Who dedicated their life to spreading fear and suffering and damnation among his fellow man.

I am a staunch atheist, but since Kirk frequently masqueraded as a Christian, I’ll leave you all with this:

Matthew 23:13-15

Tap for spoilerYou will suffer, you politicians and preachers. Hypocrites! Because you have shut people out from the kingdom of heaven you will never enter, just as you have stopped others from entering.

You will suffer, you politicians and preachers. Hypocrites! You would rob a widow of everything she has left, while verbosely pretending to pray; therefore, your punishment will be unimaginable.

You will suffer, you politicians and preachers. Hypocrites! You would travel any distance over land or sea to win one convert; and when you have one, you make them twice the child of damnation that you are.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

dem leaders complicit in defending kirk, of course they are instead of you know criticizing kirk for fomenting this type of violence in the first place, and not condeming the far right. so many dems are actually DINOS anyways, so no surprise there. the senators that were murdered, the news got dropped almost as fast as they got killed, not a word from dems since.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 19 points 15 hours ago

I dropped a big turd earlier today and it made me think of Charlie. I hope that suffices.

Over the past two days in my Project Zomboid server, we have been referring to neck injuries as "getting Kirked".

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I guess I'm lucky everyone at my job is perfectly fine with his demise.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 7 hours ago

I'm self-employed, so nobody can fire me but me ( and I've been tempted at times). Luckily, my boss despises MAGA Nazi Traitors, as much as I do, so I'm safe.

Also, I'd never be so stupid as to post my political views under my own name.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 28 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Someone on this construction site didn’t get the memo

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Just realized that's drawn over a bunch of Christian writing. I bet this pissed off a lot of people and I love it

There's a cross and a crown off to the upper right of the image and it appears that the kirk art is over the words "Christ is King"

[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 22 points 18 hours ago

Fuck charlie kirk may he rest in piss

[–] teft@piefed.social 239 points 1 day ago (13 children)

Nah. Fuck your feelings. Rest in piss, shithead.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 182 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

That's not a "warning," that's a threat.

It is just and righteous to threaten them in kind and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

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[–] Dionysus@leminal.space 18 points 18 hours ago

Response: Go fuck yourselves you fascist fucks.

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 68 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

I will not morn the death of a piece of human shit.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 14 hours ago

U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

Or else what?

I'll get them started:

charlie kirk died? oh no... anyway....

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 19 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Charlie Kirk was a racist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, quite honestly not that intelligent piece of shit and the universe is better off now that he's been assasinated by a member of his own group in a totally ironic way due to his calls for political violence folding back on him.

Come at me Republicans, I stand by my stance of pointing out Kirk is a POS even after his death. Besides I'm just doing what Charlie would have wanted anyways, shown him and his family no empathy because empathy is a made up term.

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[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 37 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Kirk did not deserve to be killed.

I won’t mourn him and no one else should because Kirk and many others like him on the right have been pouring gas on the fire that is violence in the US.

Had Hasan Piker or any other left wing commentator been shot, Charlie Kirk would have been crowd funding to get the shooter out on bail.

[–] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Well that's absolute nonsense and you know it. Empathy is for the weak remember? These are blatant lies

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