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That said…?
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ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
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so far it seems the kid is friendly to trans, and loves guns, which fits neither lefty or maga labels. rushing to conclusion seems peak american idiocracy
Not sure we can confidently state how the shooter feels about firearms one way or the other at this time. As of right now, we know the rifle used in the murder was an x/years_old family heirloom that was given to the suspect as a gift but the police have not shared anything substantive beyond those details.
We are likely to hear more about the shooters position on firearms at a more granular scale at trial as prosecutors build a profile of Robinson that will be presented to the jury.
Violent crimes are generally impulsive - the accessibility of the firearm absolutely lent itself to the murder occurring but being in possession of a rifle, in general, doesn't offer much genuine insight beyond speculation.
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#135The desire to not catch a (arguably deserved in some individual cases) bullet is an incredibly unifying sentiment on both sides of the isle and between the elected officials, the permanent bureaucracy and those aspiring to be either. It just baffles me that people think they can say things that "turn up the heat" or "endorse the furtherance of current trends" and not expect some part of system (including big companie…
The FCC doesn’t pay Kimmel.
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#136I saw the clip - that was pretty insane.
That was one of the mildest satire ever.
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#137I expected Kimmel to have somehow criticized Kirk, a dubious enough reason to pull the show. But this isn’t even that. Comments quoted in stories assert that the shooter was MAGA - maybe that’s somewhat controversial, but it’s ludicrous to suggest it’s offensive.
That paired with comments criticizing the Dear Leader were enough. This is a new low in corporate cowardice toward Trump bullying.
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#139The right, has for the past decade or so taken a moral high ground with regards to cancelation. Seems that now they've adopted a "turnaround is fair play" mentality.
Why would we defend the rights of someone that refuses to defend ours?
Re: ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
#140The desire to not catch a (arguably deserved in some individual cases) bullet is an incredibly unifying sentiment on both sides of the isle and between the elected officials, the permanent bureaucracy and those aspiring to be either. It just baffles me that people think they can say things that "turn up the heat" or "endorse the furtherance of current trends" and not expect some part of system (including big companie…
Call me old fashioned, but I do expect for things like this not to happen in an open, democratic society whose founding document explicitly declares free speech to be sacrosanct.
Update: "things like this" is meant to refer to the act of suspending Kimmel's show in response to the specific, rather innocuous, comments he made in his monologue