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

Oh yes. White shooters are always described as quiet and people say they never could see it coming.