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mnhtnbb

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59. More irony.

Reply to Suite_Me (Reply #58)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 05:40 PM

Sep 11

There was very little security at the event yesterday where Kirk was killed. Open admission. Walk in from any direction. No metal detectors, no screening of people coming to the event.

I'm not going to comment on his rationale for the Second Amendment, other than to say, in all fairness for his claim to only want to debate, that historians--which Kirk was not--have written extensively about how the Second Amendment came to be and for what purpose it was adopted. There's more to it than the quote from Kirk suggests.

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Best summation on the irony of Charlie Kirk's death that I've seen [View all] mnhtnbb Sep 11 OP

All those dead school children were 'worth' it to Charlie. Norrrm Sep 11 #1

ABC Evening News Last Night OhioTim Sep 11 #27

The American news media only cares about $$$$$ Lanius Sep 11 #49

... Oeditpus Rex Sep 11 #67

NBC evening news gave all it's 30 minutes to his shooting. KS Toronado Sep 11 #56

Update from Evergreen, Colorado. It's now reported Cha Sep 11 #65

Thank you for the update Dear_Prudence Sep 12 #94

You're Welcome.. I know what you Cha Sep 12 #97

Those dead kids were a price that shit head was willing to pay............. Bengus81 Sep 11 #28

Presumably, his own death was 'worth it' to Charlie, by his own words.... Jack Valentino Sep 12 #81

EXCELLENT!!!! 👍 sdfernando Sep 11 #2

I think the resounding quiet yesterday from elected Republicans was from their shocking realization that the violence mnhtnbb Sep 11 #3

When this happened, Pat Tillman came to mind. Are we seeing a case of "sacrificial lamb"? I hope not. Escurumbele Sep 11 #18

ah! NJCher Sep 11 #75

Reap what you sow Archiebald Sep 11 #4

Welcome to DU Marthe48 Sep 11 #20

Well, at least it is one bullet that won't get to kill a defenseless kid in a classroom. I shall not weep and consider.. usaf-vet Sep 11 #42

LINK CousinIT Sep 11 #5

Thank you for the link! mnhtnbb Sep 11 #6

Brilliant summation! MuirHero Sep 11 #13

Nobody will ever put it better than this. (nt) Paladin Sep 11 #7

"It's too soon to be talking about gun control" Ray Bruns Sep 11 #8

Tesseract tonkatoy8888 Sep 11 #9

When I read that mnhtnbb Sep 11 #10

I imagine this essay will be wasted on rwnj Marthe48 Sep 11 #23

Irony is also apparently lost on them. mnhtnbb Sep 11 #51

whoosh NJCher Sep 11 #77

And I was aware of it from A Wrinkle in Time! ShazzieB Sep 11 #70

Tesseracts were/are featured in A Wrinkle in Time MadameButterfly Sep 11 #61

The Tesseract - Marvel Studios' Legends Celerity Sep 11 #64

K&R Solly Mack Sep 11 #11

Very well said. maliaSmith Sep 11 #12

The most cogent quote I'm come across some_of_us_are_sane Sep 11 #14

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Sep 11 #15

The regime is making a bigger deal of Kirk than all school shootings put together and throw in Minnesota lawmakers. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 #16

Well, somebody is worried about getting into heaven. Wonder how much worrying he is doing and just what all it's about Attilatheblond Sep 11 #47

or simply stated, so what if you, I or your kids get shot 3Hotdogs Sep 11 #17

What a remarkable piece of writing. I am in awe. Midnight Writer Sep 11 #19

The cadence reminds me of Whitman's Marthe48 Sep 11 #21

I agree with you 100%. Moostache Sep 11 #22

Charlie Kirk had some extremely powerful friends. But he also made equally powerful enemies. Initech Sep 11 #24

Tots and pears, charlie. SergeStorms Sep 11 #25

Spewing Hate gfarber Sep 11 #26

Those last three sentences bluestateboomer Sep 11 #29

the lessons of karma and the "golden rule" are basically one and the same. curious that this is reflected also in the somaticexperiencing Sep 11 #30

If you haven't already... littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #35

Thank you! somaticexperiencing Sep 11 #48

My pleasure, somaticexperiencing. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #50

bought that book a long time ago NJCher Sep 12 #83

Me, too. Our friendship makes more sense every day. ❤️🪄💫 littlemissmartypants Sep 12 #84

Yep NJCher Sep 12 #86

The curse of a nation built on the bloody genocide of its previous inhabitants. Justice matters. Sep 11 #31

Except that the writer assumes this was political violence CanonRay Sep 11 #32

What disqualifies it? littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #34

I didn't read it that way Raven123 Sep 11 #38

Yeah, we don't know anything about the guy's politics Farmer-Rick Sep 11 #43

Charlie Kirk encouraged his own murder CanonRay Sep 11 #55

Excellent! Thanks!! littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #33

!!! This is the best post I have ever read on this site !!! cer7711 Sep 11 #36

That was really good, thanks for sharing. barbtries Sep 11 #37

Republicans are Always willing for OTHERS to make sacrifices that benefit of the Republicans,. I wonder, Bluetus Sep 11 #39

Remember this post as the whitewash of Kirk continues. Sneederbunk Sep 11 #40

Best locution: "This is not Schadenfreude. It's retribution." N/t NNadir Sep 11 #41

Maybe this is just the beginning popsdenver Sep 11 #44

kick Dawson Leery Sep 11 #45

Dis-B-Truth. Preach it, BROTHER! czarjak Sep 11 #46

Certainly put words to my feelings. I'll save my grief for his innocent children. Marie Marie Sep 11 #52

You can sum it up in one word: BLOWBACK DinahMoeHum Sep 11 #53

Live by the gun die by the gun WmChris Sep 11 #54

I was a school librarian for a few years. HeartsCanHope Sep 11 #57

For those posting about Mr. Kirk's statement on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, here is the entire quote Suite_Me Sep 11 #58

More irony. mnhtnbb Sep 11 #59

Moron couldn't get the difference between firearms and motor vehicles. I imagine he got a practical lesson on it ... marble falls Sep 11 #66

welcome to DU RussBLib Sep 11 #79

Interesting moose65 Sep 12 #88

Thanks. Excellent post . . . Journeyman Sep 11 #60

KnR Faux pas Sep 11 #62

Gun debate with Kirk PCB66 Sep 11 #63

Many of Kirk's YouTube videos are edited Keepthesoulalive Sep 12 #90

His own children got to see him die, for what he believed MerryBlooms Sep 11 #68

"These violent delights... sir pball Sep 11 #69

Beautiful. If only. Fla Dem Sep 11 #71

Nice, but probably more attention and thoughtfulness than Charlie Kirk deserves. thought crime Sep 11 #72

I sure hope that the moment before Figarosmom Sep 11 #73

Thank you for sharing this. yellow dahlia Sep 11 #74

TLDR usonian Sep 11 #76

Brilliantly done. msfiddlestix Sep 11 #78

For myself JPK Sep 11 #80

"God-given rights.",,, Must be a weak God if man can take away those rights. Norrrm Sep 12 #82

To be fair, he was (unintentionally) honest.... EllisWhy Sep 12 #85

Reminds me of the Latino fathers who supported Trump and then got deported DFW Sep 12 #87

Well said. mdbl Sep 12 #89

his canonization RegexReader Sep 12 #91

Knew nothing good about CK before his passing, and got nothing since his passing, AINTK? Brainfodder Sep 12 #92

If only poor dead charlie had had a gun that day..... lastlib Sep 12 #93

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Sep 12 #95

So, the Republican gun culture family friend mnhtnbb Sep 12 #96

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