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Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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Re: Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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Post by rdtsc »

nothankyou777 wrote: post #92

People who get excited enough about politics in this country to shoot someone are stupid. Love him or hate him, Charlie is just somebody's puppet. If you see them on twitter or television, they are puppets. Puppeteers are smart enough to stay out of the spotlight. There is only one person in recent memory who was smart enough to go after a puppeteer.

> If you see them on twitter or television, they are puppets. Puppeteers are smart enough to stay out of the spotlight. There is only one person in recent memory who was smart enough to go after a puppeteer.

Sounds like you know more than you're saying. So it's someone controlling him or blackmailing him or something? Who's puppet do you think he is?

I never watched him and only vaguely remembered his name when it just hit the news.

Re: Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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Post by tonymet »

afavour wrote: post #67

Don't want to talk in bad taste by going to this so early, but... this extremely unfortunate event is going to be a very telling test for the media and society at large. A Democratic state representative in Minnesota was brutally murdered and another attacked by the same man only a couple of months ago, back in June. How many can name them? How long did their deaths stay in the headlines? How much coverage were they…

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Re: Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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Post by ramoz »

vik0 wrote: post #8

Am I wrong in thinking this guy isn't/wasn't a very influential person, outside of Twitter and the people that stay on there 24/7? If so, why even target the poor guy? What change was the person who shot him hoping to elicit? Either way, I hope he makes it, even though it looks like it was a fatal blow

He drew a massive college crowd and was shot at that event. That's your answer.

Re: Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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Post by Dig1t »

afavour wrote: post #67

Don't want to talk in bad taste by going to this so early, but... this extremely unfortunate event is going to be a very telling test for the media and society at large. A Democratic state representative in Minnesota was brutally murdered and another attacked by the same man only a couple of months ago, back in June. How many can name them? How long did their deaths stay in the headlines? How much coverage were they…

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Re: Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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Post by pphysch »

vik0 wrote: post #8

Am I wrong in thinking this guy isn't/wasn't a very influential person, outside of Twitter and the people that stay on there 24/7? If so, why even target the poor guy? What change was the person who shot him hoping to elicit? Either way, I hope he makes it, even though it looks like it was a fatal blow

Benjamin Netayahu and Trump tweeted support for Kirk within half an hour of the shooting.
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