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lastlib

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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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Charlie Kirk, "... I can't stand the word empathy..." [View all] 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