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We don't care. We also would not hold a moment of silence if Joe Rogan was shot.
He was some right-wing idiot influencer, what do you expect?
Should we have a minute of silence if some Putin propagandist in Russia dies? Wtf why is this a topic at all?
What's with the Trump fd little girls on Epstein island, can we get back to that?
There was no uproar, no one cares.
No uproar. Fascists got told no by the majority.
They can always go have a viking funeral, or sacrifice a goat, or slice their arms while ululating, or whatever the hell those people do, just not in the European Parliament.
Probably the fastest and easiest ”no” in European Parliament history.
Why would we care in Europe about a fascist US citizen dying on his own soil? He’s just some random dude for us. More concerning are the murders of school children and the Epstein files.
The only reason I even knew about him was because of people mocking him and denouncing his grifting and reprehensible ideology through memes.
Why would they? He's a frickin podcaster, not some virtuous political figure gunned down doing their duty to the public. He was paid to be at an event to promote himself and his agenda.
He was a lot more than a podcaster, he was a well-funded hatemonger leading the neoconfederate christofascist wing of MAGA.
Cuz christo fascism is a global scourg-I mean cance-I mean... uhhhh movement. Yea, That.
Why the fuck would EU Parliament give a shit about an American YouTuber?
the thing about fascists is that everything that doesn't involve bending the knee and pledging complete loyalty and respect to fascists is a cause for uproar
remember some years ago, the far right outrage over starbucks for daring to release xmas cups that were just solid red because they weren't jesusy enough?
these people are fucking insane cultist psychopaths
Thank you EU for not glorifying yet another Hitler wannabe! "Never Again" means just that!
Good, why should the EU care? This whole political scene is just US doing its best to try and escalate bad relations with EU.
Of course it is. Putin hates the EU and NATO, and Trump is Putin's bitch.
Influencer = just some guy. If he was close to you, go have your own moment of silence.
fuck that kirk idiot and the usa
I never suspected that Charlie Kirk was deemed more important or valuable than all of those schoolchildren (past, present and future) that were killed by gun violence. I expect Solomon Grundy to cause some shit later today in this bizarro world.
It’s really disappointing, living here in Colorado where we had a school shooting on the same day as the Charlie Kirk thing, and seeing the people on Nextdoor gushing over the “find out” phase of a 13 year career antagonizing people, while ignoring the deaths of their neighbors children. MAGA is sick as fuck.
If you’re gonna be silent for a minute every time some American is gunned to death we’d never be able to talk
Why is this relevant to EU? Some US podcaster has died... Not anyone important
Because US right-wing influences European right-wing politicians.
But the rest who aren't paid by them won't have it, lol.
If the EU Parliament had to have a minute of silence for every shitty American killed by a gun, they'd never have time for anything else.
Good on the EU Parliament
As a reminder, we hanged people at Nuremberg for doing exactly what Charlie Kirk spent his whole career doing.
The far right, or even the normal right (who I believe to be idiots anyway) are completely silent with regard to the hundreds of kids killed by armed assailants in US schools.
"Why would anyone in Europe care?"
I think the point of it would be to signal to Trump that Europe is his vassal. Trump says it's sad that this guy is dead, therefore Europe is sad. Doesn't really matter who it is or what's up. You're just following the pledge of fealty.
So, I think it's good that the EU decided they're sovereign for now. This sort of thing is always an ongoing project.
No mention of the kids killed in that school shooting.
These people can go fuck themselves.
Kirk is NOT A HERO
Never heard of Charlie Kirk before the big news.
"Should we have a moment of silence?"
"Absolutely not! He was a Nazi propagandist!"
"Fair enough. Moving on...."
A minute of silence for every dead child in Gaza or nothing for no one.
@MicroWave why would the EU want to hold a minute of silence for an enemy of everything it stood for? Seems a bit odd.
Because the EU has a lot of fascist chuds in it who stand for what fuckface stood for.
The US is speedrunning christofacism. But we aren't the only ones with a major infection.
Why should they hold a moment of silence? Kirk wasn't a US official.
Did they hold a moment of silence when that minnesota dem senator was killed? Honestly curious if there is even precedent for them doing it even for a politician.
I'm sure they don't hold a moment of silence every time someone in the US dies of gun violence, since they would never be able to speak...
Did they request a moment of silence for the children who were masacred?
Or just for the guy that preached hate?
Why should anyone hold a vigil? The guy was essentially a loudmouthed pundit. A nobody. This is a cynical power grab by fascists. They try to weaponize everything. A moment of thanks and a toast to his passing would be more appropriate.
Trump is going to find out soon how ANTIFA the world really is.
Imagine the world boycotting the US?
Of course, Russia won't be able to help because that will give up the ghost between Trump and Putin. And Putin will have the last laugh as the old Soviet counter to capitalism comes to fruition.
Keep in mind this man defected and is pushing Western anti socialist propaganda.
His theory of social manipulation is what is important in this video.
Why should they? He wasn’t an elected official in Europe, he wasnt a world leader or a diplomat. He was some influencer, a dirtbag that spread racism and hate for money. He was Logan Paul basically, why would a parliament have a silence for him??
Why would they?
I bet that 99% of Europeans didn't know who this loser was.
He would be proud
