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TheDwZ@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 15 hours ago

President Barack Obama condemns 'despicable violence' in the shooting of Charlie Kirk

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President Barack Obama condemns 'despicable violence' in the shooting of Charlie Kirk

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TheDwZ@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 15 hours ago
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Barack Obama condemns 'despicable violence' in the shooting of Charlie Kirk
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Former President Barack Obama denounces the political violence that killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
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  • resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world
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    Charlie Kirk was political the same way the Ku Klux Klan is political.

  • hypnotoad@lemmy.ml
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    I wonder if words would have worked with Hitler? We should have debated the concept of the Holocaust with him. Maybe we could have convinced him to see the error of his ways

    Or maybe we just fucking kill the fascists.

    Violence isn’t the ideal solution, but sometimes it becomes the only one.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      Kirk wouldn’t have been killed if he were rightfully imprisoned for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch.

      This is what he deserves in a country devoid of justice, ruled by criminals.

    • moakley@lemmy.world
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      You’re right about Hitler, but Kirk wasn’t Hitler in this analogy.

      The world is probably a better place without him, but as far as I understand it all he did was say a bunch of stupid stuff.

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        When does “saying stupid stuff” (that involves calling for violence from others) cross the line? When does inciting your base to trample the human rights of others cross the line?

        I’m not claiming to be wise enough to know exactly where the line is. But the line exists, clearly.

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    Nothing of value was lost. Kirk was a massive pos.

    • onslaught545@lemmy.zip
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      It was a net gain for society.

  • Omega@lemmy.world
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    11 people murdered by the president.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-strike.html

    Charlie inciting fear against the trans community while painting them as dangerous, while simultaneously minimizing the danger of guns in general. Just before being shot. Without a doubt, he is directly responsible for some violence against trans people.

    https://people.com/charlie-kirk-was-answering-student-question-about-gun-violence-when-he-was-fatally-shot-11807809

    Honestly, I appreciate his comments more about how gun deaths are acceptable. At least it’s honest. Also, on this link, a bunch of other racist, sexist shit that’s, again, honest to how he felt.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs

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    Yes, some dirty peasant dared to kill an important person. Despicable!

    Eventually, Americans will understand the basic concept of social classes and why they’re harmful to society. Not today, though.

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    I seem to recall a President who decided that the only way to deal with an inconvenient, political loudmouth was to kill him with a drone. And then kill the guy’s teenage son with another drone.

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    Sorry Obama, hard disagree.

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