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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 61 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Conservative MP for Lethbridge Rachel Thomas pays tribute to Charlie Kirk in the House of Commons, calls for the defence of free speech and against political violence. She gets a standing ovation from the Conservatives and the Liberals.

Emphasis mine.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you. Thst makes more sense but the optics still aren't good.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's right. If they had not mentioned him or mentioned a few examples, him among them, that would have made the optics very different.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Problem with that though is their intention was specifically him. You're removing their motive from this by saying they could have not talked about him. Their motive was him. Honoring him. Lionizing him. Making a ~~murder~~ martyr of him. You can't take away the motive.

[–] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think someone already made a murder of him. Maybe the word you meant was martyr?

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Damn voice to text, thanks.

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago

... in relation to the death of a fascist

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

So a Canadian talks about defence of free speech when we don't even have free speech as a right. We have limits on what we can say.