What happened to Charlie Kirk was a profound bummer (hexbear.net)

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So I’m browsing my phone and I see Kyle Rittenhouse, remember that shithead? He’s famous because he killed someone. The right tried to turn him into a celebrity but he was so helpless he couldn’t hack it. He couldn’t handle being on a leash for thousands of dollars. I’d embarrass myself on a street corner frequented exclusively by people I have a crush on for the kind of money this murderer threw away.

Meanwhile Charlie Kirk was a genius by comparison. A bright rising star. Still a fucking racist dumbass but capable of wearing a suit and putting on an act. Capable of speaking while holding eye contact. Capable of subtly decreasing the circumference of his face. Remember the bar is “not a remorseless murderer” so clearing it isn’t impressive but I will give Charlie credit where it’s due: he didn’t kill anyone.

And I think about this. How the right wing is so destructive it can’t help but be self destructive. It produces white male gunmen and here’s 2 case examples from within their own house: Charlie gets killed by the kind of person they defended in Kyle. Enshitification in action. What a bummer. What a letdown. Poor Charlie couldn’t even find a partner who would mourn his passing. Meanwhile Kyle, the guy they all wish they could forget is still around.

It’s a brutal fate. shrug-outta-hecks . Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy.

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[-] Runcible@hexbear.net 81 points 2 days ago

I will give Charlie credit where it’s due: he didn’t kill anyone.

I'm never sure how to parse this. Like I will agree he didn't kill anyone with his own hands but it seems really unlikely he doesn't share culpability for hate crimes.

[-] godlessworm@hexbear.net 51 points 2 days ago

yeah he never personally killed anyone but im sure if we went and looked at the watch history of all these right wing shooters we’ve had in the last 10yrs then charlie kirk would be in a lot of them. if its not kirk himself its someone adjacent saying the exact same shit. kirk and people like him are 100% responsible for those murders

[-] Homer_Simpson@hexbear.net 46 points 2 days ago

He shares culpability in his own murder for starters.

[-] UmmmCheckPlease@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

counting or not counting gang violence?

[-] huf@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago

he killed thousands a little bit.

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Its called Stochastic Terrorism. He was a stochastic terrorist. That's how I would phrase it. Bill O'Riley never killed anyone, but he is a stochastic terrorist who inspired someone to kill Gorge Tiller:

Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly has also been accused of demonizing Tiller.[71] O'Reilly was found to have mentioned Tiller by name on The O'Reilly Factor, his show on the Fox News Channel, 42 separate times prior to Tiller's death, referring to him specifically as a "baby killer" in 24 instances.[72] O'Reilly said he was not responsible for Tiller's death and defended his campaign against Tiller, saying:

When I heard about Tiller's murder, I knew pro-abortion zealots and Fox News haters would attempt to blame us for the crime, and that's exactly what has happened. [...] Every single thing we said about Tiller was true, and my analysis was based on those facts. [...] Now, it's clear that the far left is exploiting — exploiting — the death of the doctor. Those vicious individuals want to stifle any criticism of people like Tiller. That — and hating Fox News — is the real agenda here.