• taiyang@lemmy.world
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      Yes, but mostly because of how unimportant he is in the whole of things. Like, maybe a Hitler bootlicker but not even a general. More like a guy who rats out people hiding in attics.

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      Woosh … that’s a strawman

      It’s not the point of the post, they’re using hitler as an allegory to explain the point, not comparing the two.

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    Imo this is arguable, because there was really nothing special about charlie kirk. He was a cog in a machine that will be quickly replaced. The real impact of the assassination will come from people’s reaction to it, not the lack of charlie kirk.

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      I wouldnt say he is on the level of hitler (dont get me wrong he was trying). But there is a push and pull on his murder, but I agree I dont know if he hadnt outlived his usefulness and now he will try to be a spark on a tinder box.

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      He was described as having better access than Republican senators. He had the ear of the president. He had millions of followers. They are flying the flag at half mast. The president called him legendary. Look at the outpouring of support for his family.

      What do you mean there was nothing special about him? Prior to his death he was considered in the top5 important people to the maga movement. Stop living in ignorance and look around you.

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        You can also be happy he died without being happy he was killed.

        Vigilantism isn’t really desirable, and I personally would rather he rot in a cell than die painlessly, but a dead Kirk can do no more harm.

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          Nah fuck right off with that shit. For the last year the rest of the world has been telling us to do violent revolution, asking us “when are y’all gonna exercise your precious 2A rights”? Now that someone has killed one of the Nazis, you’re gonna say we’re the bloodthirsty ones?

          Fuck.

          You.

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            Sounds like you’ve been hanging out in some bloodthirsty internet echo chambers to me