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U.S. threatens action against foreigners praising Charlie Kirk killing (www.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by SamuelRJankis@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Pierre and Scheer has a lot to say about freedom of speech but get real quiet when Canadians get threatened.

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[-] OliveMoon@lemmy.ca 45 points 8 months ago

Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated. THEY WERE ASSASSINATED.

[-] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago

When Paul Pelosi was attacked, the MAGAts jeered and made up stupid lies about the attacker being his gay lover. An 80+ year old man attacked in his own home by a right wing nutter and they thought it was funny.

Now they are crying like little babies because TinyFace got shot and sane people are pointing out that he was quite okay with people being shot to protect the second amendment.

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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago

Okay Joana, tell us how to change your beliefs about trans women.

[-] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 37 points 8 months ago

For JKR's next trick, I'd see to see her analysis on how those statements relate to her own behavior. Let me add my own item to the list:

If you act in direct contradiction to your own stated beliefs, you're a hypocrite.

[-] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago

It's weird. This is the first time I found myself agreeing with jkr, and I had to read it a few times to make sure I wasn't missing something.

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 36 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Things that are violent:

Imprisoning and deporting innocent immigrants
State-sanctioned murder of black people via police
Legislating away the human rights of trans people
Forcing women to give birth against their will

The real illiberal, fundamentalist, totalitarian terrorists are on the right. I didn't shed a tear for Kirk and I wouldn't for PP or JK, either.

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

As and I cannot believe I am applauding what JK said in the tweet. JK is a horrible person through and through.

[-] orioler25@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Nobody is a terrorist for killing Nazis. Charlie Kirk did this for thirteen years and even though he contributed to an incalculable amount of death, he was only stopped by a bullet.

Similarly, it's important to remember that despite millions of people pleading with JK, she is still single-handedly responsible for anti-trans and sexist laws in the UK. There are people who will die because she hasn't been stopped. JK's words are from a person who can and has contributed to genocide without ever getting their hands dirty. She knows that the state that tolerates fascism will always protect her.

I can't believe adults have watched the genocide in Gaza for two years and still think everyone has the privilege of decency in self-defense.

It wasn't even someone fucking oppositional to Kirk, it was another Nazi. Everything here is just so hollow dude ffs.

[-] OliveMoon@lemmy.ca 31 points 8 months ago

They asked the UN for a minute of silence. WFT???

[-] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They want to "take action" against "praising, rationalizing, or making light of the killing of" their people, but actively go out of their way to encourage praising, rationalizing, or making light of the killing of their opponents. There are several words and an entire psychological spectrum of study related to that sort of rationale.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

So this asshole gets literally what he deserves as he said school shootings where just a fact of life and he got killed in a school shooting it's just poetic justice. But two democrates get assassinated and they could care less. They are already blaming the left even though they don't know who shot Kirk, I mean Trumps attempted "assignation" was done by a republican.

[-] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 20 points 8 months ago

I really wish pp would go out and find a real job already.

[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 19 points 8 months ago

What was that pp said about using anglo-saxon words ? and this lovely bullshit:

we need to put Canada first,” he said, pointing to what he called the Liberals’ “woke criminal justice agenda” and “woke agenda on spending.”

And reshitting a known vocal anti trans cunt while defending a known anti everything that isn't straight and white mouthpiece...

Pathetic.

And intended to incite.

[-] Anomnomnomaly@lemmy.org 15 points 8 months ago

I never thought I'd hear of a positive school shooting story coming out of the USA

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

theres so many school shootings in the US that it was statistically guaranteed to happen eventually.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Illiberal?

STFU trash terf.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 8 months ago

Not only is it funny, but it’s a shame the other one missed Trump.

[-] twopi@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 months ago

They didn't do this with the United Healthcare CEO.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

He wasn't actually on a political side, exactly. And was probably utterly replaceable, too.

I was impressed with how well thought out Mangione's attack was, and it feels unfair his eyebrows gave him away in the end, but I'm not sure the target was particularly justifiable or worth the effort.

[-] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

The CEO was killed because of an ongoing harm he was doing. Kirk was killed because someone didnt like what he was saying. If you dont see the difference, well, you might be the dumbest cunt on here yet.

[-] twopi@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

The US government does not believe the CEO was doing harm.

You distinguish a difference between the two but the US government does not.

Furthermore, an insurance claimant (i.e. someone actively being denied healthcare by insurance) was detained for using the words "delay, deny, depose" on the phone. This was under the previous administration. But both administrations agree with the arrest.

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[-] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

What exactly are they going to do about it? Be bigger assholes?

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

1000% tariffs! 1500% tariffs! 900% tariffs!

[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 12 points 8 months ago

The second in the list, isn't that what this two idiots are?

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 9 points 8 months ago

All of them, actually. Their entire political agenda is to deny the freedoms of selected groups of people.

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Guess we citizens will have to praise twice as hard.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 11 points 8 months ago

They need to import American style culture war so badly. They need us to be as polarized as the Americans so so so badly.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Lol, considering what I've said online about Vance or Trump I suppose I was never getting in the USA anymore regardless. No big loss.

[-] SamuelRJankis@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago

I think people should be weary that while you might not voluntarily go to fascism. Fascism is coming to you.

Pierre was essentially licking his lips and pointing the finger at the other side before Kirk's body even hit the ground. And a group of people certainly seems to be falling for it like usual.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Lol they were calling it their Reichstag fire moment without a hint of irony.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago

The free speech tard minds at work here.

When one of theirs gets shot, we celebrate it, but when one of ours gets shot, we'll threaten anyone who isn't in mourning

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

At this point, I'm going to do whatever I want with no regard to what sorts of lists they are making or who they are tracking. I truly don't care. Show up at my house in the middle of the night and kidnap me. Go ahead. I'm so tired of this fucking place.

Charlie Kirk was a racist, fascist cunt rag, and now his shirt looks like one. Rot in piss bitch boy.

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[-] 13igTyme@piefed.social 6 points 8 months ago

Literally every bullet point describes Republicans.

[-] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago

I guess I'm really gonna get it in the neck, then.

[-] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Are they going to start sanctioning individuals all over the world? They did it with the judge in the Bolsonaro case, and it caused problems in Brazil generally. I suppose if they do it to large numbers of people outside of the US, it would end up forcing countries to stop cooperating generally with the US.

Side note, by her own definitions, JKR is illiberal. She is a fundamentalist. She is a totalitarian. And she definitely believes that some of her "political" opponents, trans people, should be punished with violence and death. What a telling post.

And PP sucks as usual.