Fascist pro-Trump political operative Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot to death Wednesday afternoon on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, as he was addressing a crowd at an open-air event.
Kirk was the founder and leader of Turning Point USA, a fascist youth group that has been active on college campuses promoting white supremacy and hatred of immigrants and leftists. After playing a major role in Trump’s 2024 election campaign, including a prime speaking slot at the Republican National Convention, Kirk became a powerful advisor to the new administration, vetting cabinet nominees for their acceptability to Trump’s fascist “base.”
A Nazi was shot and killed.
I’m pretty impressed with the WSWS take:
It is politically appropriate to condemn the killing, which accomplishes nothing progressive and actually aids the efforts of the Trump White House to attack democratic rights and erect a police state. But that is no reason to glorify the victim or cover up the bloodthirsty, bigoted character of his political perspective.
The Times editors claim, “Such violence is antithetical to America.” On the contrary, such violence is the stock in trade of the American ruling class, whether directed at striking workers, racial minorities, immigrants, or political figures deemed to be dangerous or merely inconvenient. It is barely a week since the president of the United States ordered the incineration of 11 people in a Venezuelan fishing boat, claiming, without offering any evidence, that they were drug smugglers and terrorists.
Matt Dowd was fired from MSNBC for much less.
Finally the correct headline.
the New York Times, the semi-official voice of the Democratic Party
Thought it was well known to be extremely Right
Remove the “extremely” and there’s no contradiction. The Neoliberal segment (which is that of the leadership) of the Democratic Party is ideologically right to far right and authoritarian. Just like the NYT.
I think that the EXTREME right wing rag from NY you’re thinking of is the NY comPost, though.
MBFC and allsides both have right wing bias themselves. Especially MBFC, which is the pet project of a conservative zionist pretending to be an authority on factuality and bias.
This is the correct way to write a headline.
This should be worded differently. Shot to death sounds like he was riddled with bullets. It fits, it just makes the imagination run wild instead of something like “shot and killed” or “killed by sniper fire” or even “bled to death from single gunshot wound” to really sum it up. He was all about truth after all, and how you frame things.
It’s a term of art (or something like that) in journalism.
It’s just another one of the quirky phrases used bt journalists.
“Fascist pro-Trump political operative Charlie Kirk…”
How sad is it that such a trash publication needs to be the one calling him what he actually was?
Killing fascists is an American principle.
Only when convenient. Lest we forget, the US (And the USSR) ferried a bunch of Nazis to their respective countries, to build rockets and missiles.
I’d say our problems were greatly exacerbated when we stopped killing Nazis.
I’m appalled at pearl clutching liberals who are rushing to his defence. Like yeah killing people is wrong and shit but he was a vile amoral hate monger who thrived on division and he did it for profit.
He said it best himself
Political violence is never acceptable!
But killing thousands through law and policy is A-OK 🥰
Certain kinds of political violence is ok. Like when the state uses thugs to shoot and beat unarmed protestors.
killing fascists is morally correct
The only ones clutching pearls that I see were conservatives on reddit. Anyone else doing anything remotely close to that just weren’t celebrating due to this whole weird “violence is generally bad” thing.
I’m not even remotely surprised
The shooting was at a school, so thoughts and prayers
Nah, Charlie once said “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made up new age term that does a lot of damage.” So no Ts and Ps for ole chuck. He wouldn’t have wanted it.
Thots and beers?
The site is a giant shithole, but as the saying goes even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Props to the article title.
this is truly one of the greatest moments in modern American history. charlie kirk not only got what he deserved but is the perfect example of how fascists who fuck around will find out.
this is truly one of the greatest moments in modern American histor
Tap the breaks. Kirk was a vile little shit who died with a slur on his lips.
But his death doesn’t change anything. He’s not a billionaire, just a bagman. And there’s a legion of greedy racist shits eager to take his job.
Kirk will be fully forgotten in another couple of years, except perhaps as a face in an ironic meme. The MAGA movement will keep rolling on, like a katamasi of shit.
Remember Andrew Breitbart?
Would admittedly have been even funnier if Kirk had just suffered an aneurysm during his hate-rant. But having a groyper ventilate his neck in the middle of a slur is a pretty high bar on its face.
Idk, I could see him becoming a martyr… not because he deserves it, or because anybody thinks he should be, but because using martyrs for propaganda is definitely popular with leaders of extreme movements. Martyrs can be held up as shining examples of devotion to followers, while at the same time showing how vile their opponents are. And the best thing: they are dead. So they can stand for anything you want without objections.
Look at Horst Wessel. He was an unimportant pimp and a fascist piece of shit. Nazis are singing his song to this day in Germany, even though it’s punishable with jail time.
I could see him becoming a martyr…
Maybe. I suspect we’ll get a Trumpian “I like the right-wing agitators who don’t get shot” attitude down the line. But Christian Fascists could use another bloody shirt to wave.
Look at Horst Wessel. He was an unimportant pimp and a fascist piece of shit. Nazis are singing his song to this day in Germany, even though it’s punishable with jail time.
Sure. Or Ashli Babbitt, a dipshit who got domed trying to climb through a window during the J6 capital siege.
I guess time will tell. But fascists tend to prefer dishing it out over taking it.
his throat exploded right as he was lying about gun violence, it’s like jesus himself shot him
Nice headline
A+ headline
I was about to report it for Rule 4, but damn that’s the OG title 👀
I mean, WSWS is short for “World Socialist Website” so that’s par for the course.
snitchy trigger finger 🏹
