Posted: 9/15/25 at 5:32am
Abcd12, I think I can agree on much of what you’ve said (as always I do think the summary of his positions or who he was is not 100% accurate but I absolutely accept he was a conservative Christian whose views would be intolerable to many).
And no one has to mourn Charlie Kirk’s death or agree with his views. But you should be shocked and horrified that someone has been killed for expressing their first amendment right. If someone says ‘the only person’ that started this war is the person who was a victim of a terrorist attack then it’s clear that there is extremism going on this thread and there is no shock or horrified reaction to this attack on free speech - which is extremely fringe and goes against practically every single left wing and democrat leader.
This is exactly what Hamas would say if they were criticised for October the 7th ‘the only person who started this war was Israel because of their oppression’. Or what the Charlie Hebdo attackers would say ‘the only person who started this war was the people who printed hateful things’ (ie blasphemy).
Terrorism is not ok and it’s not ok now. In terms of ‘what is coming for you’ - are you not paying attention to what is happening on the right? Do you really only look at information that seeks to reinforce your own views? Look at Elon Musk’s twitter feed if you want to see where this is headed. Just as Israel responded to the October the 7th attack ‘the right’ are preparing to come down hard. We can only hope that there will not be more violence, but I predict an extreme authoritarian response and some violence. Do you really think starting a battle with ‘the right’ who have guns, loads of guns, and who act in ways you suggest are authoritarian and fascist, is going to end well for you? (I don’t mean you personally I’m talking about the wider cultural construct as discuss).
The best thing anyone can do right now for the left wing cause is to protect freedom of speech and to try and get Gavin Newsom into office. That should be your number 1 goal, not going after people who were shocked at Kirk’s death or openly supporting his death as too many are.


