Mass Firings for Charlie Kirk Comments Appear Coordinated
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The article reports on mass firings following Charlie Kirk's comments, with many commenters debating the coordination and legitimacy of the firings, as well as the hypocrisy of conservative pundits.
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And it's really not in doubt; the coordination is real and public. I have seen many conservative pundits be very open about it (and preemptively engage with the "isn't this the same cancel culture you used to hate" argument).
My thoughts on the legitimacy of this, from another submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45234875
He's saying to not be surprised when this may potentially affect the already volatile state of the global markets and economies even further or, whatever industries you follow or are in or, policy changes that may (already) be in the pipeline.
If I may give a metaphor, in the context of the global trade and economies, countries have been using the "carrot on a stick" approach to negotiations. Trump came and changed the stick to a club. Who knows now whether he'll throw out the carrot altogether and whether others will do the same.
Must be that American Christian values I heard about
It's like we have abandoned all principals of fairness and charity in pursuit of our political enemies.
People of all stripes say dumb stuff on social media. Unless it's immediate calls to violent or illegal action, the repercussions should probably stay on social media in my view.
Kirk shouldn't have died. But he also didn't say very nice things about people who aren't white males. There's a difference between celebrating his death and merely saying "he wasn't a very nice person unless you were white and male". Unfortunately, those two are being conflated. The very first listing on "charliesmurderers.com" is a woman who states in her tweet "I don't believe violence is ever the answer. It just makes everything worse" and "I hope Charlie survives", in response to those taking issue with her worrying that some further far-right Kirk followers might see this as an opportunity for "revenge". She did not champion his death. She didn't celebrate it. She just raised a point.
Unfortunately, he was killed by someone who didn't think he was as far right as they wanted. Ever heard of a "groyper"?
Is there any actual reliable source for this other than a statement from someone that amounts to "I don't know, but wouldn't surprise me"?
I'm so sick of hearing this. Please prove it.
Show me one damn clip.
It didn't work. People are now trying things that work.
You will see capital L Liberals complaining about hypocrisy the whole time the autocrats rise to power, completely missing the point that hypocrisy doesn't matter. There's no scoreboard out there that says, opponent was hypocritical, automatic loss.
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