Good article. One note though, Melissa Hortman had just voted with the Republicans to deny healthcare to illegal immigrants. To paraphrase her, she said that she did what leaders do, they step up and she voted for the people of MN. Vance Boelter, the man that killed her has his own sketchy background.
Thank you for your contribution. I agree with what you said, I will say regarding the political violence, it does come down to the motive of the perpetrator and as you state the killer has his own sketchy background. But i do think her case and Shapiro’s aren’t as black and white as people are making it out to be.
It is likely that Hortman's murder and Shapiro's attempted murder/arson, though both were/are Democrats, were also perpetrated by leftists, in their cases because they weren't leftist enough to satisfy those extreme elements Hortman due to a healthcare vote, and Shapiro for supporting Israel.
When you mention the mislabeling of Kirk and his ilk with "the typical names of racist, white supremacist, homophobe, Nazi" as being wrong because of the inaccuracies of those labels (and it certainly is), you miss a deeper point - even if someone is in fact all of those things, as loathsome as that may be, it does not mean they should be killed. The 1st Amendment only works when it is inviolable, , and its importance is most clearly shown when it protects speech we find offensive.
Thank you for your contribution. I think the Shapiro and Hortman incidents aren’t as black and white as they are giving to us from an information and factual standpoint, so I agree. But i also agree regarding your final point on the 1st amendment being inviolable regardless of who it is, my focus was just on debunking the narrative of CK being all these labels, but your point is correct as well, so thank you for that.
I'm an Atheist and I'm bisexual, I obviously didn't agree with him on everything, but I followed him, admired him, and I'm heartbroken about his death. I'm appalled about the reaction of the left. I wrote a post about this, if you wish to read, and I wish I could do more than just write...but here I am trying to honor him by sharing my thoughts like he did. May he rest in peace.
Thank you for your contribution! Interesting enough I didn’t like CK at first but when I sat down and listened to what he had to say instead of going by just clips, then my perspective changed about him and other commentators I didn’t like. I think his work is a living reflection of who he is and I hope the nation can come together after this tragedy.
Also if you could drop the link to your piece, I would love to read. I’m trying to be more active here as I’m not really active in substack.
Good article. One note though, Melissa Hortman had just voted with the Republicans to deny healthcare to illegal immigrants. To paraphrase her, she said that she did what leaders do, they step up and she voted for the people of MN. Vance Boelter, the man that killed her has his own sketchy background.
Thank you for your contribution. I agree with what you said, I will say regarding the political violence, it does come down to the motive of the perpetrator and as you state the killer has his own sketchy background. But i do think her case and Shapiro’s aren’t as black and white as people are making it out to be.
It is likely that Hortman's murder and Shapiro's attempted murder/arson, though both were/are Democrats, were also perpetrated by leftists, in their cases because they weren't leftist enough to satisfy those extreme elements Hortman due to a healthcare vote, and Shapiro for supporting Israel.
When you mention the mislabeling of Kirk and his ilk with "the typical names of racist, white supremacist, homophobe, Nazi" as being wrong because of the inaccuracies of those labels (and it certainly is), you miss a deeper point - even if someone is in fact all of those things, as loathsome as that may be, it does not mean they should be killed. The 1st Amendment only works when it is inviolable, , and its importance is most clearly shown when it protects speech we find offensive.
Thank you for your contribution. I think the Shapiro and Hortman incidents aren’t as black and white as they are giving to us from an information and factual standpoint, so I agree. But i also agree regarding your final point on the 1st amendment being inviolable regardless of who it is, my focus was just on debunking the narrative of CK being all these labels, but your point is correct as well, so thank you for that.
I'm an Atheist and I'm bisexual, I obviously didn't agree with him on everything, but I followed him, admired him, and I'm heartbroken about his death. I'm appalled about the reaction of the left. I wrote a post about this, if you wish to read, and I wish I could do more than just write...but here I am trying to honor him by sharing my thoughts like he did. May he rest in peace.
Thank you for your contribution! Interesting enough I didn’t like CK at first but when I sat down and listened to what he had to say instead of going by just clips, then my perspective changed about him and other commentators I didn’t like. I think his work is a living reflection of who he is and I hope the nation can come together after this tragedy.
Also if you could drop the link to your piece, I would love to read. I’m trying to be more active here as I’m not really active in substack.
I'm trying too!! It's hard for me with chronic illness and all, but I truly want to use my words to make a change just like Charlie did. I used to be super leftist, so you can imagine I've changed my mind quite a bit. Here's my post: https://open.substack.com/pub/bellemoon99/p/rest-in-peace-charlie?r=1oq7q4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Excellent article!!!
Thank you for your kind words!
picture-perfect example last year when President Trump was assassinated while running for President.
I didn’t realize trump was assassinated…
Stop using terms like”unalive”. Grow up — it’s acceptable to use correct terms like the died, or dead.
I will use any term as I please, and will continue do it my way.. Thanks for you contribution however.