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 look up "Horst Wessel" and Charlie Kirk will make a lot more sense.

@jbrownesq

I think it's very possible this attack was coming from one of the people who used to like him, angry because of the Epstein cover up. That's where *violent* rhetoric about this guy was coming from most recently.

@jbrownesq

Some of his fans had a para-social relationship with him. He's always been propped up by right wing big money, while trying to "reach out to the youth" and trying to seem "anti-establishment"

The cognitive dissonance of a recent statement he made "I will trust my friends in the government" (on Epstein) caused many of his fans to attack him. They were VERY mad.

So, that's what I suspect. Of course I could be wrong.

@jbrownesq

Oh now he's "quiet" and "no one saw this coming"

I thought he was ultra-left antifa super-solider. What changed?

@futurebird @jbrownesq I saw it put best earlier today. The suspect turned out to be "demographically uncooperative."

@valthonis @jbrownesq

I thought it was really unlikely this was left wing violence because all of the violent death threats about this guy online were coming from the right.

@futurebird @jbrownesq I'd be willing to wager that most threats of violence against *anyone* in the public eye come from the right, all-time.
@valthonis @futurebird yep. Most terrorist attacks on US soil as well, but somehow we don't call it that and 'homeland security' keeps winding up being used to go after shoplifters instead of right wing terrorists. We've had 300+ attacks, a number deadly, against women's health clinics since the 70s, fascist thugs attacking power grids, mass shooters in schools, meanwhile warrantless surveillance keeps missing all that until long after people get hurt or killed.