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So how do you feel about the whole Charlie Kirk divide? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm going to challenge you all, right here, right now. Put down the thought of what's right, what's wrong, how people should be reacting, ect. I'm an apathetic bastard and I really could care less either way.

What I have noticed though is there's a LOT of divide on this one, more than usual. Lemmy's pretty homogenous but go outside to Facebook, Instagram, reddit, any of the mainstream places, hell, even talking about it with friends or family, you get some really differing views and people seem ready to discard longtime relationships over it. Hell, I've seen it happen 3 times now so far.

°So what do you think, take off the politics hat for a second and put on the sociology hat. Take a breath, and examine your surroundings.

°How does what's going on make you feel, sad? Angry? Scared, tired or relieved?

°What do you think this says about which direction our society is going, have you got any predictions? Any old timers who have been through near societal collapses before want to throw in their perspective?

I'm genuinely interested in what you all think

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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm scared about the blowback.

It was inevitable that eventually somebody would 'fight back' somehow.

Now we have to deal with how all the idiots act, react and overreact.

It won't be pretty, but again, it was inevitable.

The day of, when it happened, I watched the video... and then had to literally touch grass, walk it off, get some fresh air.

Wife got home, wanted to see it, had the same reaction.

I just don't like watching people die, no matter who it is. But now and then I gaze into the void deliberately.

[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Its fortunate you and her have the same perspective on this, I know a couple who does not and it's, frankly, getting ugly.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 3 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I'm lucky enough to have not actually seen it.
Have any of you seen it not by choice, ie no nsfl or warnings?

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

No, it was purely by choice in a well-marked post.

[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I watched it by choice so not who you asked for, but I will say, I was surprised by just how... Fake... It looked. I dunno what I expected.

The blood just didn't look how I thought it would