Anyone who shows empathy is going against Charlie Kirk's beliefs.
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Fuck that douche bag. He died the way he lived: getting shot so we can have the second amendment. What a patriot. More fascists should be patriots.
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Going against his beliefs is the main thing I do in life, but I'll make an exception since it's a special day..
His neck, out choice
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Shit's about to get real, isn't it? I think we're going to be entering one of those weeks when decades happen....
Shit got a real a while ago, it just took a little while for a good guy with a gun to show up
It will be interesting to see if it's a progressive person who's fighting fascists, or another right wingers who should have had their weapons confiscated long ago
Not to give that douche credit but he wanted the Epstein files released, perhaps MAGA?
No he backtracked on that when the demented rapist told him to.
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I've had this foreboding anxiety since last Saturday, first I thought it was Chicago, then Poland, and now this on top. Got the hat trick I guess
Gen Z taking over Nepal. French government collapsed and their economy is in shambles.
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Tomorrow, 9/11, some nutjob MAGA is gonna pop off.
Mass shooting... incoming.
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The Master Debater is dead but that's a price he was willing to pay for the right to bear arms.
It's what he would have wanted.
Oh no. So what's for lunch everybody? I'm getting sushi.
I made a guacamole dip to eat with some pita bread for lunch. Unfortunately, the avocado I used was from a tree in my backyard and wasn’t nearly ripe yet. The dip came out pretty bitter, so I added some agave nectar to it. Now it just tastes like agave nectar.
Pasta. Gotta save some cash when we can.
Im making Sausage and Rice. First of many birthday meals this weekend.
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Good. All the Dems are saying there's no need for violence and we condem this. Fuck off Im so tired of feigning sympathy for truly horrible people.
If anything instilling fear in them is far past time much like a certain insurance CEO did
You mean condemn, I think. If you know of any politicians condoning this, I would like to know who.
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Anyways.
He's such a reprehensible piece of shit that I cannot even say thoughts and prayers. He was a person who legitimately made the world worse.
"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage." -Charlie Kirk-
Tell me Charlie.....what does more damage? The word empathy or a rifle round to the neck? I'm curious.
My bad. You'll have a little trouble answering now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek#Controversies
In November 2022, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported that Newsweek had "taken a marked radical right turn by buoying extremists and promoting authoritarian leaders" since it hired conservative political activist Josh Hammer as editor-at-large. It noted the magazine's elevation of conspiracy theorists, publication of conspiracy theories about COVID-19, views such as support for a ban on all legal immigration to the United States and denying adults access to trans-affirming medical care, and failure to disclose potential conflicts of interest in the content published on Hammer's opinion section and podcast.
maybe don't direct traffic to a conspiracy-peddling right-wing rag?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
Newsweek (2013–present): Unlike articles before 2013, Newsweek articles since 2013 are not generally reliable. From 2013 to 2018, Newsweek was owned and operated by IBT Media, the parent company of International Business Times. IBT Media introduced a number of bad practices to the once reputable magazine and mainly focused on clickbait headlines over quality journalism. Its current relationship with IBT Media is unclear, and Newsweek's quality has not returned to its status prior to the 2013 purchase. Many editors have noted that there are several exceptions to this standard, so consensus is to evaluate Newsweek content on a case-by-case basis. In addition, as of April 2024, Newsweek has disclosed that they make use of AI assistance to write articles. See also: Newsweek (pre-2013).
It's in the warning category of 'no consensus' per Wikipedia's source standards.
I point this out all the time in /c/politics and /c/news, but the mods (AFAIK) have never responded to my suggestions of source guidelines (such as generally following Wikipedia's in the link above).
My argument isn't based on journalistic integrity as much as political aims, Newsweek is ideologically committed to right-wing politics and we should boycott them as a result.
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Haha. Trump is still a pedo
Gov waltz and many others Dems are saying Charlie's in their prayer's. Why? Why the fuck do we have to be the good guys about this when it's a Republican victim?
When have they ever show an ounce of respect for kids who have had their heads blown open while in school? Not even respect, they harass families so much that they have to move and create celebrities like Alex jones who made millions off their loss
Democrats coming in with their "they go low, we go high" bullshit like it hasn't painted them as spineless and ineffectual for the last decade or so.
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Mod opinion: Links to the video not marked NSFW/NSFL will be removed.
My non-mod opinion:
Not going to celebrate, just noting:
"I can't stand the word 'empathy', I think it's a made up New Age term." - Charlie Kirk
Fucking good.
Your neck, their choice
Fingers crossed for copycats.
Why would anyone kill him though? Most people don't even know who he is.
This is a safer way to look at the Epstein birthday book if you’re interested. Still a PDF. https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/09/Request-No.-1.pdf
I don't think I'd say most people don't know who he is. I know a bunch of people that do not follow any political news at all and they have heard of Charlie Kirk. He's been viral a few times for his shitty takes and also that fucked up skinwalker smile he did once. So people might not necessarily be able to give you his name, but they probably would recognize him.
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I hope is was not a brown/black/yellow minority or LGBTQIA. Plz gosh could it possibly be just a crazy guy? Plz?
Nhaa fuck that. They're going to blame their enemy no matter what.
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