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  • Republicans warn against mocking Kirk's death, threaten dire consequences
  • At least 15 people fired or suspended for allegedly disrespecting Kirk's memory
  • Online campaigns directed by Republicans continue to target Kirk's critics online

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

Over the past several days, Democratic and Republican leaders have widely condemned the murder of Kirk, a 31-year-old activist and Trump world celebrity known for his hard-right views and pugnacious debating style.

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I guess I'm lucky everyone at my job is perfectly fine with his demise.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago

no one can mourn him properly before he's buried. where are they supposed to piss?

[–] cm0002@piefed.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cracks fingers

Time to start logging into my Xitter, ND and FB alts again LMAO

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 13 points 1 day ago

Charlie Kirk deserved what he got, and everybody who defends him deserves the same. He was an unapologetic racist, and deserves no sympathy.

[–] Jomega@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago
[–] muxika@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago

I got an email at work about this, saying there would be an investigation into employees' posts.

I can understand if they say something heinous from their work accounts (unless you work for the POtuS, apparently), but there are already rules and regulations for that stuff.

MMW they will use this sort of surveillance and censorship to go after anyone critical of political figures on the far right. If they're this protective about someone like this, imagine what they could do to silence opposition of other leaders who are alive.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought these dickheads were all about absolute free speech?

what a bunch of snowflakes

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[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago
[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Are they talking about this lil man baby? Plenty of tuff guys gonna be defending the right to adult diapers.

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They are honoring Charlie Kirk by carrying on his legacy of hate and coercion.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Or else what, you hateful pieces of subhuman trash?

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

Why would I or anyone outside of his family and friends mourn him at all? He was a political pundent... A talking head.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Get fucked, losers.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago

Well I do apologize if I am not giving a full throated mourning here.

But I would like to think I am neck and neck with most non pieces of shit and not being sad that a literal Nazi influencer met and Ill end.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

The guy who said empathy was stupid and a few deaths were worth having the 2a? If you insist!

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago
[–] el_twitto@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Fuck you. Eat my ass.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 8 points 1 day ago

These same people are criticising the UK for their crackdown on freedom of speech, kettle calling pot black.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

These yahoo's can all go eat a bag of dicks.

[–] Chookitypok@piefed.social 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

In Democratic Republic of MAGA, you can lose your job, or worse, if you don't mourn who the supreme leader orders you to

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

dem leaders complicit in defending kirk, of course they are instead of you know criticizing kirk for fomenting this type of violence in the first place, and not condeming the far right. so many dems are actually DINOS anyways, so no surprise there. the senators that were murdered, the news got dropped almost as fast as they got killed, not a word from dems since.

Over here waiting for Biden to die for some ultimate hypocrisy.

[–] corruptmagician@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

They have a website to record people's information if they say something negative about him. http://www.charliesmurderers.com/

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Should we not be spamming this with R’s information?

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[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Fuck Charlie and the turd that brought him on Air Force Two.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Stop posting collections of direct quotes that make him sound like a fascist asshole! You're taking them out of context!

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Hey, didn't this also happen in North Korea when Kim Jong Il bit the bulgogi?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 22 hours ago

U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

Or else what?

I'll get them started:

charlie kirk died? oh no... anyway....

[–] Clusterfck@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

I can’t say I feel sorry for him, specifically.

But anyone who can’t agree with the fact that us being here, where a man (whether you agree or not) was shot at a public event for his beliefs and people are celebrating it, is absolutely insane for things to have gotten to this level, needs to do a bit of thinking.

And I mean that as, whether you think it was his beliefs (which I fully believe are WILD) that led to him being shot because they had no basis in reality and only sowed hate or the guy who shot him was crazy and shot him, we all need to admit, this situation is so far out of normal that I’m not sure there’s a chance to go back.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure that's something to be addressed if the murderer is a leftwing extremist. All the evidence suggests this kid is an ultra-nationalist Groyper. Media silence all but confirms it.

The bigger issue is that conservatives care so much about what others think. If you see someone doing something you don't approve of you call them an asshole and move on. You don't threaten violent retribution and another Civil War.

Sure, people celebrating the death of Kirk is a bit unseemly, but they're not hurting anyone so leave them alone. This all comes back to control and I'm against bullies above all.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The bigger issue is that conservatives care so much about what others think.

They are essentially Puritans. At least when it comes to anyone the merest iota different from themselves:

Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wtf are you even talking about he was a literal Nazi shot by another Nazi for not being Nazi enough lol.

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