Off My Chest
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You described it pretty perfectly as I experience it. Charlie Kirk was an awful piece of shit, and also violence is bad. I watched the video but shouldn't have. I truly cannot understand how people are so gleeful. I certainly get being glad that he's dead. He didn't deserve life. But as you said, empathy isn't voluntary. People are either devoid of it or overriding it. America fucking sucks and probably will never get better.
Same! I think curiosity and sleep depravity got the better of me when i sought out the video.
Then i instantly and continuously regretted watching it as it was fucking foul! I cant get the image of the neck snap and blood exploding from his neck our of my head.
I absolutely despised this guy, but watching anybody die should have a natural effect on anyone.
I cant get behind this sentiment of wanting to watch him die for pleasure. That makes me think there are a lot more sick people on this platform than i had previously believed.
I absolutely agree. And the smug self righteousness here is even worse than reddit. People really disappoint me sometimes. This feeling I have right now is similar to the two times trump won. I always thought people were better than this.
Then just when you cannot think more badly of people, some dick will come along and tell you that you support fascism. Because that's clearly what being disgusted by watching a murder means, right? The lack of empathy for even the living is palpable.
Ehh... it all depends on how negatively they viewed the person. Sure, empathy is automatic, but so is blinding rage. These piles of shit are ACTIVELY destroying the country and ACTIVELY trying to scapegoat trans people while ACTIVELY brainwashing everyone they can against good policy. They are the epitomy of deplorable.
Was he a human? Yes. Though he's a vile, disgusting piece of shit of a human. It's like watching a murderer on death row. Sure, I don't think anyone should be proud that they're gleeful, but I can understand why their brain goes to happy thoughts instead of being overpowered by empathy.
I'd probably be in your guys' boat a bit grossed out at it if I wasn't an old fuck already used to seeing gross stuff. Largely from wanting to be a doc at one point in the past, but I noped the fuck out when I realized I'd have to do ER time and deal with people being gravely injured who most probably don't deserve it.