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Aussie105

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29. The violent death of anyone at the age of 31 is regrettable.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 09:03 PM

Sep 2025

How he lived his life - not well - and how many well meaning friends he had, or how many people he influenced in a positive way - zero - isn't relevant.

What is totally insane, unacceptable, WTF generating, is the MAGA events following his murder.

The rest of the world now no longer wonders about the collective sanity of the US. They know.

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'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2025 OP

I've been thinking about another political assassination and how no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #1

maga has jumped all over kirk's murder barbtries Sep 2025 #13

This. Not only this, but many were becoming concerned over his starting to question, if tentatively, some of the core artemisia1 Sep 2025 #22

Kirk had more in common with George Lincoln Rockwell, valleyrogue Sep 2025 #15

Or George Wallace who won 5 states in 1968, tilting the election toward Nixon. mpcamb Sep 2025 #21

George Wallace had way more in common with Huey Long than Kirk. valleyrogue Sep 2025 #27

"with lots of rational people" DiverDave Sep 2025 #30

In a way, but Rockwell was disowned, not adopted by the Republican establishment. /nt artemisia1 Sep 2025 #23

Kirk was not a Huey Long. valleyrogue Sep 2025 #28

I did not write that Kirk was a Huey Long. /nt artemisia1 Sep 2025 #31

Kirk was a private citizen killed by another private citizen and fellow conservative. J_William_Ryan Sep 2025 #2

Neither was a conservative. valleyrogue Sep 2025 #8

TY... it makes me Crazy when I see Cha Sep 2025 #33

Charlie who? Gimpyknee Sep 2025 #3

Never Say Anything Bad About the Dead... MrWowWow Sep 2025 #4

They canonized a racist surfered Sep 2025 #5

canonized? poozwah Sep 2025 #10

It's kind of a shame they didn't serve Kool-Aid. Vinca Sep 2025 #6

I saw a video featuring the trash that the cult members Dr. T Sep 2025 #7

Trash Cult.. All Trash. Cha Sep 2025 #34

Before Kirk was killed vankuria Sep 2025 #9

And Abstractartist Sep 2025 #11

Trump's hate eulogy bmichaelh Sep 2025 #12

From the snippets I had to hear on the radio this morning, I lost count of how many times I heard, "they" PSPS Sep 2025 #14

I heard a sound bite this morning... Dulcinea Sep 2025 #16

Thank God and grayhound Kirk is gone. republianmushroom Sep 2025 #17

NYT Giving Way too much Bandwidth to this tonekat Sep 2025 #18

Yes, it is a cult. And this is Jonestown. Martin68 Sep 2025 #19

CK was disrespected and exploited yesterday. Sneederbunk Sep 2025 #20

"Prove me wrong." Say: "Good point". Cash check. Repeat the wrong. Festivito Sep 2025 #24

Were people charged admission to the memorial ? kimbutgar Sep 2025 #25

I called it a modern day Nuremberg Rally. MissouriDem47 Sep 2025 #26

The violent death of anyone at the age of 31 is regrettable. Aussie105 Sep 2025 #29

The only family member to speak at this event was the widow LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #32