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I would like to remind them that El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) was taken out by one of his own people. The same can be said for the Romanov family. Even Nazis turned on Hitler, so speculation on the motive here is useless. But some think it's fine to make political points on the backs of the dead. What would Charlie say?
Yeah, I haven't been wanting to say much past my frustration with how people legitimized Kirk's mission, but to your point, the greatest benefactors of this assassination are the the Steven Miller types who would used this moment as their own Reichstag Fire. Add to it the level of skill in the shot, the convinient flop of chasing after the completely wrong individuals that gave the shooter additional time to disappear, and the whole thing starts to feel a hell of a lot like something from a spy book.
Kirk was more than a victim of his own rhetoric. He built his empire on the bones—often children—of those lost to violence, cemented by the bigotry of his theocratic depravity, and spread it through the minds of impressionable young adults—lacking the inoculation of knowledge and life experience—like a cancer at the very core of the human soul.
As said in my piece, I could not be more against vigilantism or political violence. But I struggle to see how someone with a shred of decency can have any sympathy for such a vile human being.
One must be able to hold two complementary thoughts in their skull. It is the 21st century after all.
I have another thought about those poor people in that boat:what if they weren't even from Venezuela?Several countries converge in that area,Venezuela,Peru, Colombia,Chile,Panama,and if they came out of the Amazon River,they could have been all the way from Brazil.So how the hell did they know where these people were from,did someone board that boat and ask them?How did they even know what they were carrying?
What was done to those people,IS ILLEGAL,those people were innocent victims,no matter what they were(or weren't!!)doing,and to just take pop shots at a random boat in open water should be considered an act of piracy,even if from a Naval vessel,who apparently did not identify themselves to these people.Besides that,what the hell was the US Navy doing in that part of the world?Did they get lost?There aren't any US Naval bases in that part of South or Central America,are there?And for damned sure not in Venezuela!
Please correct me if I'm wrong,if nothing else,it may help everyone fill in some of the too many obvious blanks in this picture.
This world just get more and more crazy.Stop the world and let me off...
First, to answer your question, the US has deployed Naval forces to the area in a show of force against Venezuela, and who knows, a potential invasion.
And yes, it is absolutely wild that we just killed 11 people because we felt like it, and that a large number of people on the right, Kirk included, were happily cheering it on.
It is messed up all this crazy stuff is happening.Isn’t there even one sane place left on this Earth anymore?It seems like everywhere is insane,just some a little more or less than others.
As for Charlie Kirk,”He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.”Oh well.What can ya do.
Really nice essay. I'll be sharing it evrywhere. Democracy Now did a wonderful segment on it with Jeff Sharlet!
Reposted from another Substack because I think it's important to spread:
I would like to remind them that El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) was taken out by one of his own people. The same can be said for the Romanov family. Even Nazis turned on Hitler, so speculation on the motive here is useless. But some think it's fine to make political points on the backs of the dead. What would Charlie say?
Yeah, I haven't been wanting to say much past my frustration with how people legitimized Kirk's mission, but to your point, the greatest benefactors of this assassination are the the Steven Miller types who would used this moment as their own Reichstag Fire. Add to it the level of skill in the shot, the convinient flop of chasing after the completely wrong individuals that gave the shooter additional time to disappear, and the whole thing starts to feel a hell of a lot like something from a spy book.
Kirk should be vilified, not celebrated. He was a victim of his own rhetoric. No sympathy here.
Kirk was more than a victim of his own rhetoric. He built his empire on the bones—often children—of those lost to violence, cemented by the bigotry of his theocratic depravity, and spread it through the minds of impressionable young adults—lacking the inoculation of knowledge and life experience—like a cancer at the very core of the human soul.
As said in my piece, I could not be more against vigilantism or political violence. But I struggle to see how someone with a shred of decency can have any sympathy for such a vile human being.
One must be able to hold two complementary thoughts in their skull. It is the 21st century after all.
Yes, agreed.
I have another thought about those poor people in that boat:what if they weren't even from Venezuela?Several countries converge in that area,Venezuela,Peru, Colombia,Chile,Panama,and if they came out of the Amazon River,they could have been all the way from Brazil.So how the hell did they know where these people were from,did someone board that boat and ask them?How did they even know what they were carrying?
What was done to those people,IS ILLEGAL,those people were innocent victims,no matter what they were(or weren't!!)doing,and to just take pop shots at a random boat in open water should be considered an act of piracy,even if from a Naval vessel,who apparently did not identify themselves to these people.Besides that,what the hell was the US Navy doing in that part of the world?Did they get lost?There aren't any US Naval bases in that part of South or Central America,are there?And for damned sure not in Venezuela!
Please correct me if I'm wrong,if nothing else,it may help everyone fill in some of the too many obvious blanks in this picture.
This world just get more and more crazy.Stop the world and let me off...
First, to answer your question, the US has deployed Naval forces to the area in a show of force against Venezuela, and who knows, a potential invasion.
And yes, it is absolutely wild that we just killed 11 people because we felt like it, and that a large number of people on the right, Kirk included, were happily cheering it on.
It is messed up all this crazy stuff is happening.Isn’t there even one sane place left on this Earth anymore?It seems like everywhere is insane,just some a little more or less than others.
As for Charlie Kirk,”He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.”Oh well.What can ya do.
Thank you.
Your style of writing has a way of speaking the raw truth that displays understanding not judgement.
No easy feat.
Thank you, that means a lot.