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More than that, though, this assassination was particularly counterproductive because it basically played to the worst stereotypes about "the left" not willing
by hn_throwaway_99 1y ago
More than that, though, this assassination was particularly counterproductive because it basically played to the worst stereotypes about "the left" not willing to listen to anything they disagree with.
I may disagree with the vast majority of Charlie Kirk's opinions, but he was at a university, inviting others who strongly disagreed with him to debate him, face-to-face. I may not be a particular fan of this style of interaction (I find it to be more about shock value/talking points/getting clips of particular stupid things people will say than actual clarification or education), it was still an open forum that shouldn't be feared in a free society that supposedly values free speech.
- Anyhao 1y agoWe had all the info yesterday, kid was a terminally online groyper. If "the left" can do nothing and still be blamed for everything, what exactly is the way forward?
- ndsipa_pomu 1y agoOne way forward is to stop all this ridiculous left/right dichotomy. It looks like the fascists have taken over the USA, so there's only Trump-adorers and everyone else. There's actual masked men rounding up people of colour on the streets, so it's not like the fascism can even be denied.
- Anyhao 1y agoThat's the answer, but the question was rhetorical for the person I was replying to. The outgroup is getting larger, yet people are failing to acknowledge that all the accusations at this point are just bad faith, surface level excuses for said fascism.
- hn_throwaway_99 1y ago> kid was a terminally online groyper The evidence for this appears non-existent: https://www.axios.com/2025/09/15/groyper-charlie-kirk-nick-fuentes-tyler-robinson https://www.axios.com/2025/09/15/groyper-charlie-kirk-nick-f...
- bitlax 1y ago[flagged]