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Listen man, you can be angry all you want, but it's not up to me or you to determine who's a "good" martyr and who isn't. All that matters is that he was popular, and Kirk was VERY popular. Which is why it was such a tremendously stupid idea to make him die for his beliefs.
If he was still alive, he probably would have made a mistake at some point, gotten himself involved in some scandal or another, or otherwise ruined his reputation, but now he'll forever be the guy who got murdered over mere words. The satisfaction will be short lived and the regret will be long, because you can bet they're going to trot him out at every single rally from now on, as the guy that leftism killed because it had no other arguments.
Truly a profoundly stupid idea to be celebrating that.
Your just pushing that garbage propaganda built on a series of misconceptions.
It is clear that the right could care less, everything is an excuse for them to take away our rights. If it wasn't Kirk it would be some other made up bullshit reason. You fail to see this which is why you fall for the propaganda.
Edit: In regards to George Floyd, could you imagine how many on the right would have lost their jobs if the left was authoritarian shit stains like they are? The right literally still openly mocks and makes fun of his murder. The more I think about this the hollower your words become.
I hate to break it to you, but people were in fact fired for openly mocking George Floyd's death. Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean it didn't happen.
I counted fifteen people total in the article. Are you fucking joking? They were not saying general things either, straight up racist vile shit and in positions of power like police officers.
Comparing a few people getting fired for racist statements and people getting fired for not praising Kirk are entirely different things and you should be ashamed for even bringing it up.
You might win a shitty conservative debate with garbage like this, but all I see is an apologist of the worst kind.
Kirk's anti-woke mob has already gotten over 100 people fired and counting. They are just getting started. How many major television personalities were fired like Jimmy Kimmel?
Most importantly they are still mocking his death on the regular without consequences.
Edit: Kirk's words about Floyd, "I am also going to offer some context and some nuance about the death of George Floyd that no one dares to say out loud. Which is that this guy was a scumbag. Now, does that mean he deserves to die? That's two totally different things — of course not."
Wow, so he is allowed the nuance, but everyone who says the same thing about him gets fired. Pathetic.
Let me get this straight: you're cool with a guy getting murdered for exercising his right to freedom of speech, but when people are getting fired for applauding that, that's a bridge too far? Seems a little precious if you ask me.
You can't just demand freedom of speech when it suits you, and disavow it when it doesn't. That's what fascists do.
Man, you have zero reading comprehension. I am going to do us both a favor at this point.
No, I’m pretty sure I got it right. You believe free speech for the people you agree with, and a bullet to the neck for everyone else. You’re just like any other fascist out there.