abcd12 said: "You’re right in saying that Kimmel’s choice of words—“desperately trying to characterize this kid... as anything other than one of them”—can be interpreted as implying that the shooter was, or could be, ideologically linked to the MAGA movement. I’ll admit, the phrasing can be viewed asa bit charged, and I get why it could be taken to imply that the shooterwasMAGA or, at least, that there's a suspicion about that link.
But I still think there’s a subtle but important distinction here. When Kimmel uses “desperately,” I believe he’s critiquing the MAGA movement’s immediate attempt to distance themselves from the shooter,before any concrete evidence comes out. "
In any case, everything that has come out (the trans-related bullet inscriptions, the background of the shooter, his letter, his emails, his testemonies, friends and family's testemonies, his partner, his memberships, his posts on online platforms, etc) points towards being anything but one of them.
So to state the complete opposite, only to try and make people believe that his (Kimmel's) enemies are "desperately" trying to characterize this kid as anything other than one of them, is not just far fetched, wrong and untrue, but also totally evil. Why on earth would someone say that when literally everything points into the opposite direction. That means total disregard for the truth and having a cunning agenda, to deliberately put a certain group in a bad light for millions of people. Also, the Maga side is only mentioning things that the authorities have presented and what is actually found on the bullets and in the emails, etc. That is by no means "desperately trying to characterize someone", and therefore nobody of good faith could describe it that way.
MB124 said: "Most of the people on this board want you gone. Imagine repeatedly showing up to an event or gathering that the vast majority of attendees don’t want you at…? Go somewhere else."
I know, that's how your type rolls. But I have news for you, it does not work with me. I couldn't care less whether someone without character takes on a welcoming attitude towards me or not. This elimination urge will never be a solution to anything in life. You will always stay unsatisfied.
Updated On: 9/23/25 at 07:54 PM