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Nevilledog

(54,528 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:38 PM Yesterday

Two fantastic takes on the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death



Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, this gentleman has an opinion regarding the empathy and compassion Trump's MAGA supporters are now demanding of marginalized people. 🎯🎯🎯👇




In moments like this, I like to turn to a man who can articulate events in a way that only he can.

The words of Robert L Arnold on Violence and Speech and the death of Charlie Kirk.
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Two fantastic takes on the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death (Original Post) Nevilledog Yesterday OP
The words of both of these men are powerful, meaningful, and truthful. patphil Yesterday #1
Charlemagne The God had some good things to say too Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #2
He's got a perspective many of us should hear. calimary Yesterday #10
Sorry, no Jilly_in_VA 10 hrs ago #19
K&R Solly Mack Yesterday #3
Well thought out and well articulated Endlessmike56 Yesterday #4
Wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #5
Both had excellent points and diction vapor2 Yesterday #6
Thank you for posting those. PoindexterOglethorpe Yesterday #7
Posted on D.U. this morning. (Not by me). "I do not support what happened to Charlie, 3Hotdogs Yesterday #8
Ouch!!! calimary Yesterday #11
Two thoughtful and meaningful responses that are badly needed in this difficult time dlk Yesterday #9
I have watched many a speech by Robert Arnold. llmart Yesterday #12
K&R LuckyCharms Yesterday #13
... Nevilledog Yesterday #14
. LuckyCharms Yesterday #15
Those are both excellent and heartening takes misanthrope Yesterday #16
Here's another one misanthrope Yesterday #17
That was good. nt. druidity33 10 hrs ago #20
Ok both are nice, but as always this was MAGA on MAGA violence Nimble_Idea 23 hrs ago #18

patphil

(8,234 posts)
1. The words of both of these men are powerful, meaningful, and truthful.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:02 PM
Yesterday

They give us a lot to think about.
I know there's still a lot to be uncovered here, but it does look like hate consumed hate in the case of Charlie Kirk.

Jilly_in_VA

(12,985 posts)
2. Charlemagne The God had some good things to say too
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:06 PM
Yesterday

Unfortunately it's too long to print here. I saw it on Facebook, and I know a lot of you aren't there and don't want to be, so I didn't put a link to it, but he talked about it from the perspective of a Black man who has seen a lot of people get shot, It was pretty powerful.

calimary

(87,770 posts)
10. He's got a perspective many of us should hear.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:28 PM
Yesterday

The more you know, and all that.

Got a link?

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,069 posts)
7. Thank you for posting those.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:21 PM
Yesterday

I had never ever even heard of Charlie Kirk until reports of his death. I have zero empathy for him. He doesn't deserve any. He was a truly hateful man.

3Hotdogs

(14,533 posts)
8. Posted on D.U. this morning. (Not by me). "I do not support what happened to Charlie,
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:23 PM
Yesterday

but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie."

dlk

(12,927 posts)
9. Two thoughtful and meaningful responses that are badly needed in this difficult time
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:27 PM
Yesterday

Thank you for sharing.

llmart

(16,800 posts)
12. I have watched many a speech by Robert Arnold.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:55 PM
Yesterday

He is always spot on in his analyses. I believe it helps that he's a Southerner because he takes his fellow Southerners to task sometimes. This one from today is especially heartfelt and the truth. Kirk will become irrelevant probably sooner rather than later given the short attention span of Americans. Kirk deserves to be irrelevant.

misanthrope

(9,128 posts)
16. Those are both excellent and heartening takes
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 07:28 PM
Yesterday

The one by Arnold is particularly superlative.

Nimble_Idea

(2,828 posts)
18. Ok both are nice, but as always this was MAGA on MAGA violence
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:08 PM
23 hrs ago

need to lock them all up, then there won't be any killing.

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