"The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk": How the Right Is Weaponizing Kirk's Killing

[Uncle Joe]

Journalist Chris Hedges warns that President Trump and his allies are "weaponizing" the shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to crush dissent. "We've reached a very frightening turning point," says Hedges. "We've already seen an assault on civil liberties, on institutions, universities, the media, that are tasked with maintaining an open society. That will now be accelerated."

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[hlthe2b]

1. Once again.. even if one does not have the near universal horror for political violence...

That is the one reason to NEVER want a violent end to a certain figure most of us really detest. We surely do not need him to become a martyr (and I can only hope this episode with the most "most recently belated" is but temporary- with full exposure of the hypocrisy)