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uponit7771

(93,227 posts) Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:04 PM Wednesday

Charlie Kirk, "... I can't stand the word empathy..."

Horrible that he was shot but it's hard to have empathy for people like him who stoke violence against others or persuade others to not show empathy.

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Charlie Kirk, "... I can't stand the word empathy..." (Original Post) uponit7771 Wednesday OP

His miserable life was spent making money talking shit Klarkashton Wednesday #1

My sympathy today is with the three children shot today while at school still-prayin4rain Wednesday #2

Combine this with his statements about gun deaths being a rational trade for the 2nd Am, RockRaven Wednesday #3

Yep, looks like he was stoking violence against trans people right before he was shot, I've seen multiple vids uponit7771 Wednesday #6

He'd hate that new age nonsense, but by refusing empathy - in line with his beliefs - you are being empathic. Lancero Wednesday #4

Important for people to know how despicable he was fujiyamasan Wednesday #5

Yep, we can be against murder and admit Kirk was an asshole uponit7771 Wednesday #9

Good catch. It is fair and fine to have no empathy for him while condemning the murder. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #7

Well, give poor dead Charlie a break....... lastlib Wednesday #8

Klarkashton

(3,886 posts)

1. His miserable life was spent making money talking shit

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:07 PM

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About the voiceless. He was propped up by big money hate. Sorry.

still-prayin4rain

(446 posts)

2. My sympathy today is with the three children shot today while at school

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:12 PM

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due to the extreme gun violence Kirk has said is "worth it."

RockRaven

(17,933 posts)

3. Combine this with his statements about gun deaths being a rational trade for the 2nd Am,

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:13 PM

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and you never need use your own words to respond to some butthurt fool complaining that you aren't being respectful enough about this asshole getting whacked. Just use his own.

uponit7771

(93,227 posts)

6. Yep, looks like he was stoking violence against trans people right before he was shot, I've seen multiple vids

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:39 PM

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.. of this and want to confirm that was him.

If so its even harder for me to have sympathy.

Lancero

(3,237 posts)

4. He'd hate that new age nonsense, but by refusing empathy - in line with his beliefs - you are being empathic.

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:18 PM

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Hilariously, the people smearing him in death are showcasing far more empathy that the finger-wavers saying others shouldn't be grave dancing.

You're respectful by being disrespectful, but disrespectful by being respectful.

What a headache inducing Catch-22.

fujiyamasan

(653 posts)

5. Important for people to know how despicable he was

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:38 PM

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He was a piece of shit.

Fuck him.

uponit7771

(93,227 posts)

9. Yep, we can be against murder and admit Kirk was an asshole

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Wed Sep 10, 2025, 10:34 PM

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Bernardo de La Paz

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7. Good catch. It is fair and fine to have no empathy for him while condemning the murder. . . . nt

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:42 PM

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lastlib

(26,670 posts)

8. Well, give poor dead Charlie a break.......

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 08:34 PM

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He's probably unfamiliar with the term because it's rooted in a guy from the Middle East a couple thousand year ago he probably never read about who said "Love thy neighbor as thyself." So yeah, it's a foreign concept to him.

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