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3. I think that's a stretch.

Reply to JT45242 (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:13 AM

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I don’t think it was this political. I think he did it because he could, for the internet, and to give meaning to his life. I also think he was unserious as a person and didn’t really understand the gravity.

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Random thought about Kirk's killer [View all] JT45242 Saturday OP

My thought about Charlie Kirk: Who the fuck is Charlie Kirk; sooner forgotten, the better. marble falls Saturday #1

Even if we all want to forget about him, this shit show isn't going away. Crunchy Frog Saturday #2

He's not living rent free in my brain. The useless shit has been evicted. Screw him. Let the MAGA fetishcize ... marble falls Saturday #4

He's not living rent free in my brain either, but this is being treated like a Reichstag fire, Crunchy Frog Saturday #6

And I refuse to let him become Horst Wessel. The difference is the prick I can't even remember his name ... marble falls Saturday #7

Nothing to do with him. Everything to do with Trump and his minions, and how they plan to take advantage Crunchy Frog Saturday #8

And I refuse to play into their corpse fetishizing. Let them have their little cult, acknowledging it ... marble falls Saturday #9

I think that's a stretch. Renew Deal Saturday #3

Agreed. I think he was every bit as shallow as the what's his name he shot and the rest of the MAGAts. marble falls Saturday #5

Yes he could have told his father, hoping for approval and praise. Irish_Dem Saturday #10