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He didn't deserve to be killed, but he was an asshole.

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I only feel bad for the kids.

They didn't choose their father. They didn't choose to be born. They will 100% at some point, see up close and personal footage of their father being killed in broad daylight, in full color, digitally perfect quality, preserved by the Internet, forever.

They will see that footage someday, if not already.

That's why I feel for those kids. I feel bad for them in spite of what their father said or believed. Specifically to spite him, I will feel sympathy for his kids.

His wife can get fucked. She volunteered for this. She knew what she was getting into, she knew the man that she married, and not only married him, but stayed married to him through all of this dumb, insane, and toxic shit that he was spewing.

She had a fucking choice and she chose to stay where she was. The only way my opinion on that could change is if her husband was an abuser. I have no doubt that he could have been, right now there's no allegations of that. If she's the victim of domestic abuse, then leaving would not have been as straight forward as it might seem.

In all other circumstances, she can get wrecked for standing by him while he said and did what he said and did.

I have zero empathy or sympathy for the man himself. Guy was toxic, and he was shot and killed by someone equally, or more toxic. One goes in the ground, one goes in a cell. Both are out of our society, hopefully forever. Fuck both of them.

The more I see about Kirk, or his killer, the more I fucking hate both of them.

I still feel bad for those kids.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

I don’t condone violence but to argue that Kirk was anything other than a sociopath douche canoe is a fallacy. Yes don’t celebrate his murder but at the same time don’t try to make him a martyr and a decent person. He was neither.

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

I'm not going to make the determination whether he deserved to be killed or not, but he sure was asking for it. Plus, the world is just a bit better without him in it. He is the ultimate example of addition through subtraction.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

Anyone that is against free school lunches for kids is a heartless corporate shill and has likely earned a bullet.

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

I wonder how Tucker Carlson is doing these days, I sure hope nothing bad happens to him.

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

He just wanted the children to be thinner so that they could more easily hide under their desks during school shooting. Seems more reasonable a solution than gun control, don't you think?

[–] sploder@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Charlie Kirk did not give a single fuck about children, especially the ones taken away by gun violence in particular imo

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Making sure children are fed should be like step #1 of society

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Not a pro-eugenics society.

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

White America is not going to gaslight me into feeling sorry for an open white nationalist and Nazi getting quickscoped.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This guy was like the proverbial forked tongue, like what the christians would describe in their fantasyland as a devil or demon that really speaks to you and leads you down an evil path using words you secretly want to hear. Kirk talking was always full of subtle dog whistles, sometimes not so subtle, always leading the willing listener to justify their hatreds and myopic views. Framing questions as accusations, dodging actually answering questions, butwhataboutism, etc. A snake oil salesman for willing buyers. I’m not in the least religious, but the most vocal on the right are the spitting image of the nefarious smooth-talking baddies christians are always so worried about.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Matthew 7:15

But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Not sure I understand the corinthians relevance? Read the chapter and couldn't figure it out.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Death is too good for the people who deserve it the most.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

This is the one thing I've seen that has made me feel he deserved it.

This from the forced birth party. Miserable fucks, dead set on creating more miserable fucks.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He did deserve to be killed though.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"It sure is hot down here" - Charlie Kirk

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 19 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The obesity problem will also be solved by providing healthy nutritional meals. Not just the cheap food that all parents can afford.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 1 points 3 hours ago

Which is something heavily overlooked.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

the fact that shit food is cheapest in america is so profoundly insane

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

It sounds like the kind of outcome capitalism would produce though, no?

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

No OP he did deserve it, as all Nazis do.

Now if we want to talk about anyone not deserving something it's all the poor sods who saw it happen. It's not pleasant watching someone die infront of you let alone violently.

Watching death sucks. Y'all remember that Russian invader who died in the shallow creek? Now that's a death I wouldn't even wish on Kirk.

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