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14. The media mentions the trauma of his brutal murder

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:49 PM

Sep 12

Being posted online, so graphic for people to process. My God, what about the slaughter of schoolchildren, the witnessing of classmates being butchered before their eyes?! Why haven't we done anything to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction? Because right wing nuts that are bought by the nra value their jobs as congressmen over the lives of precious children. It's as simple as that. Oh, and also that they have a "god given right" to own guns, I guess the more the better. What kind of a God do they worship?!

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This is NOT a national tragedy! [View all] edhopper Sep 12 OP

I'd sure like to know what's behind it n/t leftstreet Sep 12 #1

It's a RW influencer tragedy! And personal tragedy for his family. LeftInTX Sep 12 #2

Well, since his children are 1 and 3, TNNurse Sep 12 #21

Yikes. They'll be tramatized by it over time MadameButterfly Sep 12 #25

They'd be equally traumatized if he lived. paleotn Sep 12 #35

and they'd be reallly lousy human beings MadameButterfly Sep 12 #36

Exactly. paleotn Sep 12 #45

Not necessarily. Trump is a Grade A prick. 3Hotdogs Sep 12 #59

I share that sentiment. yellow dahlia Sep 12 #77

Post removed Post removed Sep 12 #81

I was 10 when my father died. TNNurse Sep 12 #57

Their mother is no less bigoted Random Boomer Sep 13 #93

He said if his daughter was raped at 10 JenniferJuniper Sep 12 #37

I hope, when she is of age, she learns that. intrepidity Sep 12 #79

Absolutely! Bayard Sep 12 #3

Our media is broken. spanone Sep 12 #4

As is our country, in large part because of the media. Eliot Rosewater Sep 12 #6

Most who voted for thr Felon in Chief Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 13 #96

Excellent way of putting it, and even though it's been shown to them Eliot Rosewater Sep 13 #102

That is what will forever blow my mind. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 13 #112

How would you go about fixing it? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Sep 12 #49

I have no clue. Journalism appears dead. spanone Sep 12 #51

As separate statements, those coroborate each other. (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Sep 12 #62

I don't think political killings are good for nation, no matter how you cut it. Whether it's an incel, trumspter, Antifa Silent Type Sep 12 #5

Political killings may not be good for the country, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 12 #13

That is definitely a good outcome, especially if it doesn't hurt us in elections. Silent Type Sep 12 #17

It might. hurts us in elections MadameButterfly Sep 12 #26

If it's a true that this was Right-on-Right violence, I am not sure how it hurts us at the ballot box. nt Gore1FL Sep 12 #71

if that message gets through to the MAGAs MadameButterfly Sep 12 #76

I totally agree. Khrushchev said, and we are seeing it. phxjurist Sep 12 #18

What in the OP says it's good? dpibel Sep 12 #20

OP says it ranks low on assassination meter, I disagree. I think trumpsters take it seriously and Silent Type Sep 12 #24

But treating Kirk like a Kennedy MadameButterfly Sep 12 #28

Not a POTUS or Senator etc leftstreet Sep 12 #29

It does. edhopper Sep 12 #42

It ranks high because most everyone viewed it instead of just reading about it womanofthehills Sep 13 #87

Did I say it was good edhopper Sep 12 #41

Pretty much said it ranked low on totem pole. But it's not that big a deal. If I remember, WW2 started with Silent Type Sep 12 #44

That was WWI not WWII MLWR Sep 12 #48

Who was heir to the throne Nasruddin Sep 12 #72

Nah, it wasn't lonely bird Sep 13 #92

That was WWI edhopper Sep 12 #54

Not quite accurate. Torchlight Sep 13 #97

He was not a small figure womanofthehills Sep 13 #88

It wasn't a "political killing" or a political assassination. It was an internecine battle between cults. erronis Sep 12 #56

But it's looking like this wasn't even a political killing . . . markpkessinger Sep 12 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard Sep 13 #90

There once was a time where people generally agreed that all ideas should be tested with 'exposure to sunlight' ClaudetteCC Sep 13 #95

Agree, although certainly the gun culture as a whole... ananda Sep 12 #7

Our media is gone AStern Sep 12 #8

The only national tragedy I see here is that ... pat_k Sep 12 #9

I like your "perhaps every governor..." argument. calimary Sep 12 #52

I'm writing a message to WA Gov Bob Ferguson's office pat_k Sep 12 #60

I'd guess every outlet in the political online universe has somebody keeping an eye out. calimary Sep 12 #66

I'm waiting for tsf to have his casket interred on the WH lawn. rubbersole Sep 12 #10

We'll do a Cromwell on him once we take that house back. paleotn Sep 12 #38

How 'bout the front gate... rubbersole Sep 12 #80

They made it a huge deal because they thought it would be a good StarryNite Sep 12 #11

They are looking for excuses to MadameButterfly Sep 12 #30

Hell, they were desperate for him to be that! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 13 #89

My mom and dad voted for John Kennedy. That asshat was no John Kennedy Bengus81 Sep 12 #12

The media mentions the trauma of his brutal murder Mtnmama Sep 12 #14

"Why haven't we done anything to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction?" Dulcinea Sep 12 #32

None of my family, neighbors or friends knew who he was before this week wishstar Sep 12 #15

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about politics in general. llmart Sep 12 #64

time to spend the evening with a book NJCher Sep 12 #16

I only saw it channel surfing edhopper Sep 12 #19

I'm done with MSNBC and CNN AverageOldGuy Sep 12 #22

I'm clinging to MSNBC with all its faults MadameButterfly Sep 12 #33

AFAIAC, charlie kirk is already buried. lastlib Sep 12 #23

Way over the top coverage for just one killing. Emile Sep 12 #27

Well he was a big fish in the right wing sewer. Conjuay Sep 12 #67

I assure you I have gone about my life very normally these last few days Justice Brandeis Sep 12 #31

Um. Any relation? MadameButterfly Sep 12 #34

I just saw a clip where Charlie Kirk said we need to bring back public executions, and they should be televised.. crimycarny Sep 12 #39

YEP. Where was all this mourning and martyring when the two Dems and their dog ... CousinIT Sep 12 #40

Well, the world lost an irreplaceable giant dalton99a Sep 12 #43

CK is the victim of a MAGA civil war. Sneederbunk Sep 12 #46

And there is certainly more coverage of this bullshit than there EVER is with mass school shootings. BigDemVoter Sep 12 #47

Since the right wing controls most media now Diraven Sep 12 #50

While it's true that in both cases there was zero chance of survival from the type of wounds... Montauk6 Sep 12 #53

I can't even watch msnbc anymore kimbutgar Sep 12 #55

I turned it off after the election too BlueSpot Sep 12 #83

Ah grasshopper, it is a tragedy that they call it a tragedy. twodogsbarking Sep 12 #58

It's nauseating. nt mcar Sep 12 #61

The tragedy EnergizedLib Sep 12 #65

How is Kirk's death any different than the daily deaths, in America, from gun violence? dlk Sep 12 #68

I tuned into the Bears-Pack game Hassler Sep 12 #69

It's the sudden canonization of Kirk that I find nauseating. That he died tragically does not change that. SunSeeker Sep 12 #70

40000 gun deaths a year and this was the BIG ONE? Give me a fucking break. NoMoreRepugs Sep 12 #73

The first time that Republicans have responded to a school shooting RainCaster Sep 12 #74

I'm genuinely pissed off at all the businesses, etc., flying the flag bullwinkle428 Sep 12 #75

I don't know if I'd agree with that assessment. I can see the argument that it's a national tragedy in a couple ways. Jedi Guy Sep 12 #78

Nope, not a national tragedy. Just another gun nut killing, and the person killed supported gun nuts. Martin68 Sep 12 #82

It may well turn out to be a national tragedy soldierant Sep 13 #84

Yes. I just pleaded my spouse to turn off KCAL 9. C Moon Sep 13 #85

It is a national tragedy. Aussie105 Sep 13 #86

No Not In The Least - and let me just point out one minor detail - Lokee11 Sep 13 #91

Agreed. I remember much less outcry when Squeaky Fromme shot at Gerald Ford. no_hypocrisy Sep 13 #94

Kirk's death is absolutely simply one among thousands. BobTheSubgenius Sep 13 #98

I think... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 13 #99

Do you know think it warrants edhopper Sep 13 #103

No SickOfTheOnePct Sep 13 #113

Melissa Hortman. Scrivener7 Sep 13 #100

It's Just the Unremarkable Death Of Yet Another Hatemonger MrWowWow Sep 13 #101

I never heard of him before this week. milestogo Sep 13 #104

This is part of the national tragedy... returnee Sep 13 #105

Except edhopper Sep 13 #107

That's the story... returnee Sep 13 #111

My neighbor, three doors down, has his American flag at half mast. Turbineguy Sep 13 #106

It is a litmus test. edhopper Sep 13 #108

There are 188 houses in our subdivision. Turbineguy Sep 13 #109

I'm glad to say I didn't waste one second watching any M$M coverage of any of it Blue Owl Sep 13 #110