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Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet on Saturday said Charlie Kirk's surgeon called it an "absolute miracle" that the bullet that killed him didn’t exit his body because dozens of people were standing behind him when he was shot.

"I want to address some of the discussion about the lack of an exit wound with Charlie. I’m usually not interested in delving into most of this kind of online chatter, and I apologize this is somewhat graphic, but in this case, the fact that there wasn’t an exit wound is probably another miracle, and I want people to know," Kolvet, the executive producer of "The Charlie Kirk Show," wrote in a lengthy post on X.

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[–] Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world -4 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

I'll admit it's pretty tenuous, but if it at all helps prevent the US's descent into fascism then I'll have been right.

No way to be totally sure without a crystal ball that sees alternate timelines, though.

[–] Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

You're only digging deeper.... it's not likely that killing one man is "but if it at all helps prevent the US's descent into fascism" noooo... dont even go there. Soon we'll be rounding political decenters. If he were fascist, His death wouldn't prevent the US from descending into fascism, especially now that he would be a martyr for fascism. You cant justify murdering someone because they might be indirectly involved in future deaths. He has never promoted violence. No, no excuses why his murder was ok. It was not ok. For anyone.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

I said it was tenuous.

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