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"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage." -Charlie Kirk
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Watch the movie. It's not a gun. I can't believe you haven't seen the movie. That's sad.
I notice you dropped the point of it being pointed at the neck. Good call.
I never, NEVER, said I celebrate the death of people for their ideals. Do not put words into my mouth. You keep trying to stifle people's views and call us celebrating, and keep us from expressing our views. So that's why I ask why you're trying to limit our freedom. Why do you hate freedom? It's a simple question that you should be able to answer.
I've been consistently clear that I support your right to have those views. No where have I said that you should be banned. In fact, if someone were to try to ban you I'd be opposed to that. So to act like I hate freedom is disingenuous, which I believe you're ultimately being.
I've stated that I think what you're doing is what does damage, not that I don't support your right to do it. But I feel like if you actually care about humane causes you should put more thought into your actions.
If next election you get even less voters because voters see things like this & say to themselves, "those people acted gross & dehumanizing," then how does it help you?
If someone like Trump does end up trying to go after people for speech, then how do you think you can argue non-hypocritically that it's okay for you to be happy when someone silences free speech, but act appalled when Trump does it?
It is up to others to judge. You can certainly see historically the word gun has been a broad enough term to include a shrink ray gun. And to say, "it's aimed at the head & not the neck" is rather weak from my perspective.