> The Democrat Party believes everything that God hates. Like, we’re dealing with maggots, vermin, and swine here. This is not — these are not good people, they’re not even a little bit good.[1]
He also called for the death of Biden (because he was a "tyrant") and all surgeons of transgender people.
If he was merely trying to be offensive, then he succeeded.
If, however, he was trying to make someone fear enough for their life to preemptively defend himself from someone claiming to speak for God + using the same dehumanizing words that have preceded multiple genocides before, then he succeeded.
A "valid" response entirely depends on what you think he was apart of. If you think he was only involved in good faith debates on college campuses and getting out the vote, then obviously shooting the guy was unjustified. But he wasn't only that, so we have to struggle with what his legacy actually was and what might have driven someone to pick up a gun against him.
My point isn't to justify his killing. It's to point out that we need to learn from history so we don't blindly repeat it.
I don’t think the point of GP’s post was to claim one way or the other; rather it’s saying that it’s important to understand the motivations of others if you’re going to publicly characterize their actions or effectively oppose them.
He also called for the death of Biden (because he was a "tyrant") and all surgeons of transgender people.
If he was merely trying to be offensive, then he succeeded.
If, however, he was trying to make someone fear enough for their life to preemptively defend himself from someone claiming to speak for God + using the same dehumanizing words that have preceded multiple genocides before, then he succeeded.
A "valid" response entirely depends on what you think he was apart of. If you think he was only involved in good faith debates on college campuses and getting out the vote, then obviously shooting the guy was unjustified. But he wasn't only that, so we have to struggle with what his legacy actually was and what might have driven someone to pick up a gun against him.
My point isn't to justify his killing. It's to point out that we need to learn from history so we don't blindly repeat it.
[1] https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-refer...