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Leave your orange man bad chronic rants and what abouts to another thread. This thread is about the extreme far left propaganda and poisonous rhetoric that in all probability influenced a young man to commit a fatal act of intolerance against another's politics.
Leftists’ Growing “Assassination Culture”: Democrats' Rhetoric Promotes Political Violence
Charlie Kirk's assassination sparks shocking leftist celebrations, from media heckling to social media glee.
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I encourage people to read this well-sourced article through until the end. It's a long article but worth the read. The author does a good job explaining what is going on. Maybe readers will see themselves and their team members spewing hate, and their favorite media heads coughing up their daily dose of hateful bile, they'll feel enough shame, and use better judgement in the future and watch their own tongues. I haven't a doubt that hate pouring forth from every crevice of society helped to indoctrinate and/or empower Charlie Kirk's assassin.Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the assassination, calling it “disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.” But weeks prior, he apparently incited violence against conservatives – like many other Democrats.
“We’re fighting fire with fire, and we’re going to punch these sons of b*tches in the mouth,” Newsom said at the time.
Leftists have been using this violent rhetoric playbook to encourage attacks against their opponents for years.
Glorifying Bloodshed
Immediately after Kirk’s assassination, Democrats began encouraging violence.
When U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson held a moment of silence in Congress for Kirk, Democratic representatives yelled and heckled. “The House will be in order,” Johnson demanded.
Left-wing media outlets also joined in, apparently blaming Kirk for his own murder.
“You can’t stop with these awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words, and then not expect awful actions to take place,” said MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd on air.
Dowd also speculated the shooting could have been “a supporter shooting a gun off in celebration.” The outlet later issued an apology and fired Dowd.
A headline from The New Republic initially called Kirk a “MAGA Troll” after the shooting. It later changed the wording to call him a “MAGA Pundit.”
While TMZ was covering Kirk’s assassination, applause and laughter broke out in the background. “Trump just posted that Charlie Kirk is dead,” the anchor said – while laughs rang out in the newsroom. The outlet later claimed staff were laughing about a “high speed chase.”
Leftists took to social media, celebrating Kirk’s assassination on platforms Reddit and Bluesky.
The Dallas Express obtained several of these posts:
“REST IN PISS,” one post reads.
Leftists celebrated similarly on Bluesky, in posts obtained by The Dallas Express.
“Is he dead yet?” one user posted.
“Grimmys waiting,” another wrote, with a picture of the Grim Reaper.
This sort of violent rhetoric ran rampant across the platform.
The leftists’ violent rhetoric also spilled over to other social media platforms:
Leave your orange man bad chronic rants and what abouts to another thread. This thread is about the extreme far left propaganda and poisonous rhetoric that in all probability influenced a young man to commit a fatal act of intolerance against another's politics.
