[Boiler]

"But political violence comes from the Godless Left - EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT!"

[Youngian]

I read on X that the suspect was indoctrinated by liberals at a Utah college.
Perhaps he's a Manchurian Candidate controlled by Bernie Sanders

[kreuzberger]

It is far too early to draw firm conclusions about this Robinson lad who stands accused of this crime, but regardless of all the EXTRREEEMIST!*!! crud that is flooding across Twitter, he just seems to be so fucking normal. In fact, I am struggling to think of a murderous fruit loop who didn't look to be totally unhinged since Charlie Manson.

Conclusion: that country represents a clear and present danger to anyone daft enough to go there. It's like the Australian outback but with guns and an unpredictable layer of inevitability.

They will kill you eventually.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

#2 son has renounced his American citizenship. He won't - can't - ever go back.

[Youngian]

Kirk appears to be the victim of a schism on the far right. Robinson was a follower of this white nationalist guy. Supporting Israel appears to be a faultline. Its like a Tankies Vs Trots spat but fought with assault rifles instead of in-house newspapers.

[Youngian]

Kirk appears to be the victim of a schism on the far right. Robinson was a follower of this white nationalist guy. Supporting Israel appears to be a major faultline (like Nick Griffin's beef with our own Mr Robinson). At least Tankies Vs Trots fought with in-house newspapers instead of assault rifles.

[Boiler]

Kirk was apparently fond of saying "prove me wrong".

Although I have not watched this video, apparently this Cambridge student did prove him wrong and left him floundering.

[Samanfur]

Kirk debated students because the majority wouldn't have the knowledge, life experience or debating skills to properly demolish what he was coming out with, but some might have been malleable enough to be gaslit into following him.

If he was ever actually open to being proven wrong and changing his mind, rather than making a show of reassuring his backers and followers that they were in the right and should keep following him, the grift would have been over.

And we couldn't have that, could we?

[AOB]

A Mr T. Robinson shooting a fascist, eh. Where's the upside down emoji?

[Oboogie]

Kirk was apparently fond of saying "prove me wrong".

Although I have not watched this video, apparently this Cambridge student did prove him wrong and left him floundering.

Watching that whole Cambridge Union debate back in May was my introduction to Charlie Kirk (an algorithm pick for me). The ginger student is the one who gets all the attention (perhaps because he was more animated?) but personally I found him a little overexcited and immature. Each of the students (and one of their professors), demolished Kirk (who must have had a masochistic streak a mile wide) most of them managed it in a mature, methodical manner which I found more effective.
Here's a link to the whole debate (I did try to post it at the time but Mailwatch gremlins ate my post and I couldn't be bothered to retype it).

Edited to insert an omitted letter.

[Boiler]

This must be that "free speech" I keep hearing about.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... cial-media

Reactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk have cost multiple people their jobs as authorities in numerous states clamp down on critical commentary.

Among those to have been fired, suspended or censured in recent days for their opinions include teachers, firefighters, journalists, politicians, a Secret Service employee, a junior strategist at Nasdaq and a worker for a prominent NFL team.

The dismissals come as the administration of Donald Trump promises to take action against foreign nationals it deems to be “praising, rationalizing or making light of” Kirk’s killing, himself a fervent free speech advocate.

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, meanwhile, has ordered staff “to find and identify military members, and any individual associated with the Pentagon, who have mocked or appeared to condone Charlie Kirk’s murder”, NBC News reported Friday.

[Youngian]

Haven't said anything derogatory about Kirk but I might do and then inform the US embassy in order to gain a proud entry ban to the US.