• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    12 days ago

    If that were true, I doubt they’d off Charlie Kirk, he’s too valuable. He was essentially the replacement for Rush Limbaugh, and would be their prime recruiter and indoctrinator for the next several decades. Now they have to figure out a new recruiter.

    Whoever did this was thinking very strategically. I like it.

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      12 days ago

      No, now they have a martyr. Maybe it was a DIY martyr, is my point. Charlie Kirk as a martyr for their cause is probably going to be more of a powerful and flexible thing long-term than Charlie Kirk as a psychopathic fascist influencer.

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        Fascists see expression of power and killing as rights of the elite. They want the gun losses to be school children. Charlie kirk being skillfully killed is breaking the illusion of their every-man-for-himself victory of the superior.

        The only reason I can think the powers to be would benefit from killing him is to start a war with like mexico or something.

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      11 days ago

      He started asking about the epstein files again. IMO this is how they fire right wing grifters. Especially if they use this to start a war with another country

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        Okay, I could see that. Killing CK sends a message to other outspoken Epstein critics to STFU, as well as give them a pretense to go after the Left.

        Sure, whatever, I’m open to any explanation that keeps the real shooter from being held responsible, just like Luigi. They’re a hero, whoever they are. I hope they aren’t finished.