Remembering Charlie

[Herman]

Old Herman aint all that religious, but I respect folks with a religion like Charlie Kirk had.

[Shen Li]

Clarence Thomas is trying to ban interraacial marriage. Folks spend a small fortune sending their kids to university to make them stupid.

OMIGAWD! She makes Seamunchkin look like he has average intelligence.

[Shen Li]

Nobody does. Opinions in and of themselves are not reasons to be killed, it doesn't matter who you are. And while I've yet to hear a single word out of the guy's mouth, I understand Kirk was all about the opinions. A moderate who took the time to sit down with his ideological opponents and discuss their differences. I am unaware of him ever solving those differences with violent action.

I was raised left at a time when being left meant you defended free speech irrespective of whether you agreed with what was being said or not... and the right were still putting distance between themselves and the idea of putting people to death for their differences of opinions. My how times have changed. At the risk of channeling my inner Tolkien, "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement." If you understand that reference, you will also understand how pivotal those words prove towards the end of the book it's from. I've understood it since I was ten and I stand by that precept now. I imagine if I bothered to look, I would learn that there were areas where I disagreed with Kirk, though there would be areas of overlap as well. Chances are that if I did go listen to his output, I might be convinced enough accept more of the world as he framed it.

And that is (I believe) why he was shot. The left of today (who I am assuredly NOT allied with) is shit scared of losing the culture war and mad as a cut snake as more and more people desert them. Think "wounded animal"; the left has gone completely sideways ideologically speaking; people like Kirk are its existential threat because the left cannot argue its case, it can only scream and ree.

And apparently put to death anyone whose ideas are not in lockstep with its own.

I'm sure you've heard they are cheering Kirk's assassination over on Bluesky. Some of them are insisting that JK Rowling be next. Utter insanity.

You want to know something ironic? People in China are more likely to speak their minds freely than most Canadians and too many Americans.  Left wing extremists have bullied them into silence.

[Lokmar]

Clarence Thomas is trying to ban interraacial marriage. Folks spend a small fortune sending their kids to university to make them stupid.

I keep telling people, engaging people like this is a waste of time.

[Shen Li]

This video gives me chills too.

[Biggie Smiles]

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[identifies as a nigger]

You want to know something ironic? People in China are more likely to speak their minds freely than most Canadians and too many Americans.  Left wing extremists have bullied them into silence.

Yeah, not me. I was given language to express myself with and I will choose what I deem appropriate to communicate my point. If someone has issue with it... fine. Use the language that was given you to argue your point. Maybe you'll convince me, maybe I will convince you. Maybe we'll both walk away not having convinced the other, but at the very least we'll have an understanding of each others position.

That's how it ought to work. That it doesn't is the indictment that proves your assertion that far too many people out here are holding their tongues. I'm only ever going to be one of them the day I stop drawing breath, I've already been called every name under the sun, been smeared and misrepresented and I don't care. I'm still standing, living my life on my terms. And that is enough for me.

If others like my example enough, they can emulate it in the manner that works for them best. That'd be cool I reckon.

[DKG]

Yeah, not me. I was given language to express myself with and I will choose what I deem appropriate to communicate my point. If someone has issue with it... fine. Use the language that was given you to argue your point. Maybe you'll convince me, maybe I will convince you. Maybe we'll both walk away not having convinced the other, but at the very least we'll have an understanding of each others position.

That's how it ought to work. That it doesn't is the indictment that proves your assertion that far too many people out here are holding their tongues. I'm only ever going to be one of them the day I stop drawing breath, I've already been called every name under the sun, been smeared and misrepresented and I don't care. I'm still standing, living my life on my terms. And that is enough for me.

If others like my example enough, they can emulate it in the manner that works for them best. That'd be cool I reckon.

I will never stop expressing my opinions on the issues of the day either. Since most of my opinions are similar to Charlie Kirk's that makes me a target of far left bullies too.

[formosan]

Why did some people accuse Charlie Kirk of being a racist?

[identifies as a nigger]

Why did some people accuse Charlie Kirk of being a racist?

Standard default airclaim I'm afraid. If they accuse him of some "heinous crime" and make it stick, they think it gives them carte blanche to be stupid, arrogant bigots and do anything and everything to him.

They might have overplayed their hand this time.

[Lokmar]

Why did some people accuse Charlie Kirk of being a racist?

Why does the left accuse Trump of being a nazi? Because they are hyperbolic LIARS!!!

Personally, I'd like to see libtards turned into lampshades.

[Biggie Smiles]

Why did some people accuse Charlie Kirk of being a racist?

because that is all they have to incite the proper hate for you among their band of mindless sheep

[Biggie Smiles]

Everyone is a racist to these moronic rodent bastards

a black person espousing a belief in god and an affirmation that there are only two genders is a racist

it's a claim that holds no weight since it's been so overused