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In reply to the discussion: Another journalist fired for quoting Charlie Kirk [View all]Wiz Imp
(7,116 posts)41. Wow. She didn't say a single word that should offend anyone. WaPo claimed her posts were "unacceptable",
gross misconduct and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues charges without evidence. What about these posts is supposed to be "unacceptable or gross misconduct? Let alone endangering the physical safety of colleagues. I mean, are you freaking kidding me?
This is a complete list of the posts she was fired over (this started right after it was announced Kirk was dead):
I wish I had hope for gun control and that I could believe political violence has no place in this country. But we live in a country that accepts white children being massacred by gun violence. Not just accepts, but worships violence.
For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.
When people say political violence has no place in this country: People get shocked when I pointed out that gun sales skyrocketed over 200% under Obama, even while he was just the nominee.. And jumped even more when he became president.
Political violence has no place in this country
But we will also do nothing to curb the availability of the guns used to carry out said violence. The denial and empty rhetoric is learned helplessness because the truth is.. America is sick and there is no cure in sight.
Because America, especially white America is not going to do what it needs to do to get rid of the guns in their country. It will be thoughts and prayers, violence has no place out of a performance of goodness, not out of the resolve to convince their communities to disarm.
Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.
Again. I dont care for empty rhetoric.
Murder is wrong. And America will move on and not change. Both things are true and both things are bad. Have I performed enough goodness for you?
If youve ever called the (armed) police on someone committing a crime, or voted to increase police funding- then yes, you believe in the threat of lethal violence to deal with others.
Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is
. not the same as violence
Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white persons slot. -Charlie Kirk
It goes beyond demand for Black care and forgiveness for white violence
They will not only still kill black people, but they will make the killers rich and famous.
What's crazy is that we don't know who the shooter is, or what the motivation for shooting Kirk was. But already, rhetorical charges of political terrorism, and blaming the left.
That's it! That's what she was fired for.
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The media is mostly owned or controlled by wealthy Republicans who are Trump friends.
Lonestarblue
Tuesday
#60
Just a reminder of who owns the Post now, and what steps he has taken to "improve it" ...
eppur_se_muova
Monday
#14
Some examples of the so-called "vile" things said about Kirk that have led to people being fired
Wiz Imp
Monday
#42
She says "last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist" in her Substack article
muriel_volestrangler
Monday
#32
You'd think corporate media would have come up with some positive or inspirational quotes from Kirk by now.
sop
Monday
#19
Wow. She didn't say a single word that should offend anyone. WaPo claimed her posts were "unacceptable",
Wiz Imp
Monday
#41
Time to finally cancel my subscription. Should have done it a long time ago.
Crunchy Frog
Tuesday
#58