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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 86 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

If some Karen ass white woman can object and the event is shut down, is that really free speech?

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 76 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Charlie Kirk's death was the best thing to ever happen to her.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 26 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Most people I know didn't even know Kirk was married until his ~~assassination planner~~ window* started making the news screeching about how much of a saint he was.

*widow

[–] remon@ani.social 13 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SARGE@startrek.website 19 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I meant widow, sorry for not being clear.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

A spelling mistake that bad deserves some shade.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's curtains for me.

I guess I'd better frame my next comment differently!

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Next time, use Windex before you post.

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You were pretty opaque about what you meant .

[–] kspatlas@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

At least they made themselves clear

[–] org@lemmy.org 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What should worry us all is that it happened and will happen again and doesn’t seem like anything is successful at stopping it.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

History is cyclical. And that's why conservatives are adamant about removing our ability to understand it.