Can we stop trying to beatify this psychopath? It's possible to be against violence and still condemn Kirk and his violent legacy.

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[–] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I'm paraphrasing his quote on gun violence.

In a way, he's right -- this death? Worth it. Totally. I just wish it didn't come at the cost of many schoolchildren and other innocents before (and after) him.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    So then, how do you reduce? Very simple. People say, oh, Charlie, how do you stop school shootings? I don't know. How did we stop shootings at baseball games? Because we have armed guards outside of baseball games. That's why. How did we stop all the shootings at airports? We have armed guards outside of airports. How do we stop all the shootings at banks? We have armed guards outside of banks. How did we stop all the shootings at gun shows?

    Turns out those police officers and security couldn't keep Charlie Kirk alive.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    On the other hand, in a sick and twisted way, this all does lend credence to the whole "good guy with a gun" idea. you can't tell me that microphone in his hand isn't a weapon, and you sure as shit can't tell me Charlie Kirk was a good guy.

    In other words, this was justifiable self-defense, that sniper protected those college kids from a cognitohazard.

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