If liberals were lamenting that Charlie Kirk was turned into a martyr even though he was one of the biggest pieces of shit on this space rock, I would accept and respect that. Instead they are all “he was a Christian”, “he was a family man”, “he was a man of faith”, “please send love to his family”. Meanwhile his widow, who’s rich as fuck already, is milking his followers with Go Fund Me campaigns.
I am genuinely disgusted by how everyone, left and right, is s constantly being taken advantage of…but that’s for a different post.
Anyone being assassinated for political views, no matter how bad said views were, elicits sympathy automatically due to the long-term effects of political assassinations when there isn’t an uprising going on. I don’t see what’s wrong with that, and confirmation bias finding additional “things” to have flimsier sympathies for is a thing. Also, “he was a Christian/man of faith” is something I only hear Christians say.
With how you put it, it sounds like the problem wasn’t Kirk being assassinated. It’s that there weren’t more politically motivated deaths in a similar time frame, otherwise known as an “uprising” that would have normalized it.
Yeah, I’d support a movement led by someone I agree with that would set back the oppression by more than a few months. (“agree with” would include minimizing innocent casualties and stuff.) Though Kirk would be one of the weirdest targets, so they better have a good explanation for the efficacy.
If liberals were lamenting that Charlie Kirk was turned into a martyr even though he was one of the biggest pieces of shit on this space rock, I would accept and respect that. Instead they are all “he was a Christian”, “he was a family man”, “he was a man of faith”, “please send love to his family”. Meanwhile his widow, who’s rich as fuck already, is milking his followers with Go Fund Me campaigns.
I am genuinely disgusted by how everyone, left and right, is s constantly being taken advantage of…but that’s for a different post.
To be clear, this is the playbook they’re using
Anyone being assassinated for political views, no matter how bad said views were, elicits sympathy automatically due to the long-term effects of political assassinations when there isn’t an uprising going on. I don’t see what’s wrong with that, and confirmation bias finding additional “things” to have flimsier sympathies for is a thing. Also, “he was a Christian/man of faith” is something I only hear Christians say.
With how you put it, it sounds like the problem wasn’t Kirk being assassinated. It’s that there weren’t more politically motivated deaths in a similar time frame, otherwise known as an “uprising” that would have normalized it.
I think you’re on to something.
Yeah, I’d support a movement led by someone I agree with that would set back the oppression by more than a few months. (“agree with” would include minimizing innocent casualties and stuff.) Though Kirk would be one of the weirdest targets, so they better have a good explanation for the efficacy.