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  • Republicans warn against mocking Kirk's death, threaten dire consequences
  • At least 15 people fired or suspended for allegedly disrespecting Kirk's memory
  • Online campaigns directed by Republicans continue to target Kirk's critics online

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

Over the past several days, Democratic and Republican leaders have widely condemned the murder of Kirk, a 31-year-old activist and Trump world celebrity known for his hard-right views and pugnacious debating style.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 259 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Nah. Fuck your feelings. Rest in piss, shithead.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 78 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Wherever his grave will be, it will become a public toilet.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

And a dance floor. The logistics might be a challenge but we'll manage.

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

If you mourn a nazi you are a nazi.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 197 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

That's not a "warning," that's a threat.

It is just and righteous to threaten them in kind and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 109 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Facts. This “they go low, we go high” stuff got us stuck with fascism. It’s time to start swinging.

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 113 points 2 weeks ago

Mourn him properly or else

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 89 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Who do these people think they are?

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 69 points 2 weeks ago

Our lords and masters, literally.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

They think they are everyone's betters. They have God on their side y'know.

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 71 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I will not morn the death of a piece of human shit.

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[–] xxce2AAb 61 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, so here's the thing: I don't take orders from you.

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[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)
  1. Publish every single business that fires employees over this.

  2. Create a centralized repository of those businesses

  3. ?????

  4. Destroy profit

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Pretty good idea ngl, could even be the precursor to a sorely needed general strike for better working conditions and political representation of non-corporations.

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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cancel culture run amok /s

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Hypocrites gonna hypocrite.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, "mourning", that's exactly what I'm doing.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Me too. He went so fast he didn’t know what was happening.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Those frames immediately after impact keep replaying in my head and it makes me feel uncomfortable in public spaces. It's so difficult to hide my erection.

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[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 41 points 2 weeks ago

Republicans honor the memory of Charlie Kirk by doing… _checks notes _…”snowflake liberal cancel culture”

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kirk did not deserve to be killed.

I won’t mourn him and no one else should because Kirk and many others like him on the right have been pouring gas on the fire that is violence in the US.

Had Hasan Piker or any other left wing commentator been shot, Charlie Kirk would have been crowd funding to get the shooter out on bail.

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[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I’m sorry, I just don’t have the empathy to mourn Charlie Kirk. It would sully his memory.

I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I do not condone murder. I don’t even support a death penalty. But I do not and will not mourn terrorists, nor will I tolerate the whitewashing, sanewashing, or saintwashing of that hateful, monstrous person. Who dedicated their life to spreading fear and suffering and damnation among his fellow man.

I am a staunch atheist, but since Kirk frequently masqueraded as a Christian, I’ll leave you all with this:

Matthew 23:13-15

Tap for spoilerYou will suffer, you politicians and preachers. Hypocrites! Because you have shut people out from the kingdom of heaven you will never enter, just as you have stopped others from entering.

You will suffer, you politicians and preachers. Hypocrites! You would rob a widow of everything she has left, while verbosely pretending to pray; therefore, your punishment will be unimaginable.

You will suffer, you politicians and preachers. Hypocrites! You would travel any distance over land or sea to win one convert; and when you have one, you make them twice the child of damnation that you are.

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think they are right. Everyone should mourn him properly.

And there is no way more proper than respecting his own wishes and acting like he encouraged to do.

So let's gladly accept his death as the neccessary and justified cost for free gun ownership, don't politicize his death, don't show any empathy for him who preached violence and reaped exactly what he sowed, and start collecting money for the legal representation of the guy who shot him.

Did I miss anything?

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[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll say this about Charlie Kirk: while inconsistent, at some point he wanted the Epstein files released. Let's mourn him properly. Let's get those files. Do it for Charlie™.

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 34 points 2 weeks ago

Kirk was a piece of shit. Everyone defending him at the very least is shit stained by association

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 weeks ago

"Don't speak ill of the dead "

Well then, don't be a piece of shit while you're alive.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 weeks ago
[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Prepare to have your whole future professional aspirations ruined if you are sick enough to celebrate his death,” said conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump and one of several far-right figures who are organizing digital campaigns on X, the social media site, to ferret out and publicly shame Kirk’s critics.

Laura Loomer and Kirk's assassin were both Groypers. Nick Fuentes backed Loomer for congress, and she was shit-talking Kirk over his Epstien stance last month. She's more culpable than anyone she's whining about.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Someone on this construction site didn’t get the memo

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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not American. Let me teabag his grave for all of you who can't afford the risk.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Mourn him properly? Sure. Well as the man himself said it, it is a necessary cost of having the second amendment. Also as he stated empathy is a disease of the woke, so nothing to see here, just move along.

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[–] lumpybag@reddthat.com 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Release the Epstein files, it’s what Charlie wanted

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[–] RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm going to straight up point out his followers are Nazis and their opinions are not to be listened to. Idiots

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 24 points 2 weeks ago

I'm honoring the dead you fucking pissants, he said he doesn't believe in empathy

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

no one can mourn him properly before he's buried. where are they supposed to piss?

[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 23 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck charlie kirk may he rest in piss

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Or what? You'll kill Ben Shapiro or Nick Fuentes next? You don't have the balls!

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[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck. Charlie. Kirk.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I'll be waiting for ya, snowflakes.

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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

I dropped a big turd earlier today and it made me think of Charlie. I hope that suffices.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

What a bunch of snowflakes

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Charlie Kirk was a racist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, quite honestly not that intelligent piece of shit and the universe is better off now that he's been assasinated by a member of his own group in a totally ironic way due to his calls for political violence folding back on him.

Come at me Republicans, I stand by my stance of pointing out Kirk is a POS even after his death. Besides I'm just doing what Charlie would have wanted anyways, shown him and his family no empathy because empathy is a made up term.

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[–] muxika@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I got an email at work about this, saying there would be an investigation into employees' posts.

I can understand if they say something heinous from their work accounts (unless you work for the POtuS, apparently), but there are already rules and regulations for that stuff.

MMW they will use this sort of surveillance and censorship to go after anyone critical of political figures on the far right. If they're this protective about someone like this, imagine what they could do to silence opposition of other leaders who are alive.

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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 weeks ago

I got my first a doxxing threat on another platform and all I said was he didn’t deserve to die, he deserves a punch to the nose.

These people are insane.

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