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"Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending. ...

His murder has given the movement he represented, grounded in Christian nationalism, a martyr. Martyrs are the lifeblood of violent movements."

~ Chris Hedges

#CharlieKirk #Trump #MAGA #Republican #violence #FauxMartyrdom
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"My problem with eulogizing Kirk is not that I disagree with his politics, but that the eulogies are wrong on the underlying substance: Kirk was not an example of healthy political discourse, and we should not pretend otherwise just because he was the victim of what appears to be more senseless political violence."

~ Cameron Cummins-Smith

#CharlieKirk #Trump #MAGA #Republican #violence #FauxMartyrdom
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Liberal Currents · Not All Victims Should Be MartyrsCharlie Kirk believed in advancing right-wing political goals and attacking left-wing opponents by any and all means necessary—including political violence.

The 22-year-old university student accused of assassinating #MAGA firebrand #CharlieKirk grew up in a staunchly #Republican, Trump-backing family,

> Breaking her silence on Friday, #TylerRobinson's grandmother Debbie Robinson, 69, said she is stunned by the charges against her grandson, describing him as a quiet, reserved young man who 'never' spoke about politics, despite his father's staunch Trump support.

> 'My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump,'
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I'm watching the news. "Charlie Kirk was assassinated, struck down by an assassin's bullet!"
No he wasn't.
Martin Luther King was assassinated.
Malcolm X was assassinated.
John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Charlie Kirk?
That cracka got shot!

Don't let media rewrite history with a false narrative or whitewash who and what Kirk was.

Dying tragically does not erase one's past or make one a good person.