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My mum is pissed at me because I didn't agree with her that Charlie Kirk is a good person and I'm not sorry (self.goodoffmychest)

submitted 1 week ago by frenchfryenjoyer to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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My mum spoke to me shortly after it was announced that he'd died and I kinda was like "okay, feel bad for this children who had to witness it, can't say I can sympathise with him though he was hardly a saint himself" and my mum was like "he spoke out against the woke people" over and over

I told her he literally said little kids dying in school shootings is worth it so people can have guns. he said empathy doesn't exist and he doesn't have empathy for kids being killed. He ridiculed disabled people in his circles. That he advocated for the genocide in Gaza by supporting Israel's actions.

Then she was like "no no no you got it all wrong he was giving a speech when someone asked him if more people die from gang shootings or school shootings, then he was shot" even though the thing I was talking about was from 2023. He's a man in a position of power and authority and influence over others, it's a bit different from "just having a different opinion".

She ended up getting pissed off at me and blanking me after that but I don't care. I guess me caring more about kids dying than guns makes me officially "woke" now but so be it. I'll stand by the fact I can't find anything redeemable about this man or any reason to sympathise with him

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[–] Cherry@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

The blanking you is an issue. Letting stuff like this divide your family is unhealthy and maybe you need to chat with her and point this out. She has a right to her opinion. You yours. Arguing over who is right and who is wrong gets you no where. If you want to change her option maybe conversation or debate. I know it’s hard in some instances but I do believe it’s the best tool in the face of misinformation. It’s a far better tool than emotionally blanking someone.