I don't know about this mindset being a "majority," but when I scroll through both far-left and far-right social media after various events, the posts and comments do support this theory.
Also, I think most of you are missing the bigger picture. Each side cheers and celebrates when something bad happens to a political figure from the other side, while at the same time placing blame for it on the other side within seconds of an event occurring, followed by threats of revenge or retaliation. And when the facts don't match their preconceived notions, then it turns into a conspiracy theory. There are people out there right now claiming that ISRAEL is behind Kirk's murder; that CHINA is behind Kirk's murder; that REPUBLICANS are behind Kirk's murder (in order to influence midterm voting). Are you fucking kidding me?
This violence is going to get worse. It will be perpetuated by members of both the left and right, and the celebrations, blame, and threats of vengeance will continue to get worse as well. I don't like where this is heading, and I do not see an off-ramp here. This country is going to implode, and at the rate things are escalating, it's going to happen within the next year or so.
Finally, I have something to say to both Democrats and Republicans on this forum:
To Republicans: On April 5, 2023, Charlie Kirk stated, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." If you hold Mr. Kirk in such high regard, then maybe you should apply this statement to his own death. And please stop talking about the shooter as if you know his/her motivations. You are introducing facts not in evidence. Wait for the shooter to be caught and *listen* to what comes out of that.
To Democrats: No matter how strongly you disagree with Mr. Kirk's philosophies, he was engaging in his Constitutionally-protected right of free speech. No one should be killed for that. In fact, I hold a small admiration for his method of open debate in a public setting. He was also a husband and the father of a three year-old daughter and a one year-old son. Do his wife and children deserve this emotional trauma?
Premeditated murder is wrong, regardless of the reasons. It's legally wrong; it's morally wrong; it's ethically wrong; it's theologically wrong; it's politically wrong. To celebrate a premeditated murder is morally repugnant, and those of you doing so - privately or publicly - seriously need to reexamine your values and what that says about you as a person.
Yet, here we are. If I were you - and this is just a suggestion - I would stop focusing on Mr. Kirk and his shooter, and I would start worrying about where this is going and how it defines us as a country. That being said, I know better. Nothing I say is going to sway anyone on either side. We are too far gone for that. So, those of us who are moderate centrists, we're just going to sit on the sidelines and observe while conservatives and liberals continue to kill each other. This isn't our fight, so we're not participating. We're also not celebrating. This is heralding the destruction of the United States from within, and no one should be celebrating that.
If you're part of the celebration/retribution crowd, you should all be ashamed of yourselves.
somebody made a martyr out of him when you scroll through social media. The left is cheering and the right is pissed. I'm going to go out on a limb here an predict the shooter is going to be some brainwashed far left socialist/ communist libtard!
