Normal people don't know who Charlie Kirk is. My mom, dad, husband, neighbor are very confused why it's such a big deal.
Which is good to remember. He's never done anything notable. Didn't run for office, didn't break a big story, didn't write an important book.
So, for a lot of people this is all very confusing.
@futurebird my partner literally showed me the video of the shooting, and called him "some nazi guy".
later while watching youtube went "who the fuck is this charlie kirk guy" completely unaware of who it was. (hes a construction worker who is wonderfully unplugged)
he had no clue, but had seen the video in context of "nazi got got"
I'm annoyed with the liberals fretting over the optics of "disrespectful" online reactions to this news and frankly by some of the reactions that ignore the dynamic of this kind of violence. The pattern with these things has been "disillusioned right wingers"
I would like to talk about all of the very upset well armed unstable people we've been farming as of late.
@futurebird i mean, i am very much at the apex of the horseshoe theory and am a 2a absolutist, but do agree that well armed unstable people are a discussion that needs to be had in the context of how we can prevent this from happening in a way that doesnt violate rights.
We can find solutions that result in better services to prevent this and better mental health care, better social supports, etc.
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