Two months ago a Democratic lawmaker, her husband and their dog was murdered in their home and there was no moment of prayer in Congress, no lowering of flags, a Republican senator openly mocked their death and other Republicans just ignored it.....
A bulletproof vest could not have saved Charlie Kirk; he was shot in the neck.
The security he had did not save or protect him.
If he had a gun, it wouldn’t have mattered either, because the shot was reportedly from a sniper 200 yards away.
The only thing that could’ve helped Charlie Kirk was more gun regulation, an idea that he and his peers are vehemently against.
Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
tw/ rape
“he has children”
and this is a man who for the sake of winning a debate, said he’d make his daughter carry and deliver her rapist’s baby if she was raped at 10yo.
idgaf abt him being a father 👍🏿
Things to remember about Charlie Kirk:
- he said it was a mistake to pass the Civil Rights Act in 1964
- he blamed "Jewish money" for ruining American "culture"
- he said gay people are a disease
- he said the 2nd amendment is worth the cost of "some gun deaths"
People will look you dead in the eye and tell you to "have respect" for a person who has spent their entire career making sure YOU don't get to live an equal and happy life, or live at all.
On June 14th Minnesota state senator Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home by a Republican official and nobody was talking about it by the weekend.
Its weird when ppl reach out to you when a major life event, like ur mom dying, happens. People you were sure that had forgotten you existed will share a pleasant anecdote and express sympathies. Meanwhile, people you thought were your friends, will say absolutely nothing at all