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Pro tip: Nobody has to joke about his death.
In fact, we can all be in support of his message: that gun deaths are "worth it", including his. 💁♂️
the thing is, joking about his ironic death is the most fair game thing there is, as it has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not you liked or disliked him, or agreed or disagreed with his messages
In a rational world, absolutely.
But you've gotta play the game when Team Nazi wants to get you fired.
Anyone that is not betraying their country and country men should keep their mouths shut at work, and online in a way that could be explicitly read as against these guys. There is a way to criticize them satirically while sounding like you were agreeing with them and not communicating you are using satire. For a lot of people that would be the best option here.
There's nothing ironic about it. He provided solid evidence in support of his point.
What bothers me most is that the left is getting both the blame for doing it, and criticism for doing nothing.
For the time being we certainly at least still seem to be allowed, legally, to joke about it. That said…
Worried about Stewart & Colbert & those kinds of folks. Imagine 0.00[…]1% of the deranged out there would be incensed by humor about “their” guy so I personally might not find the average joke at Kirk’s expense to be worth it. (Logic: political commentator on right is killed, those on left make jokes, guy on right gets super upset and kills a late night host on the left in part b/c a straw broke the camel’s back)
On the side of those were alive I like speaking truth to power. For those who are no longer alive I like remembering their character (e.g. “purported free-speech proponent, marred by alleged issues of intellectual honesty, …” or something).
btw
btw hopefully I personally living in a way simply “remembering my character” isn’t offensive/shocking
I would rather joke on the irony and not support his message.
I get where you are going, but even ironical support for those people cause is prone to backfire.