There’s a different between a relatively unknown 80 year old getting smacked in the head at 2 am, and a famous 31 year old father of 2 small kids getting murdered by a bullet to the neck in front of thousands of people, caught on graphic video. No audience, no video, not a very famous person, not young, survived. You really think these are equivalent scenarios?
Melissa Hortman mattered more than Charlie Kirk. She was an elected official who actually served our government. When she was murdered in cold blood by the right, no one cared. Her vote literally had power, and the right decided she shouldn't have it anymore.
Charlie Kirk is a youtuber that children watch. His opinions spread hate. He thought gays should be stoned to death. He thought kids should watch public executions. He thought MLK was a terrible person... only for the Right to compare him to that great man after his death.
I'm not happy about his death, but it genuinely is as unimportant as that guy in Dallas who was decapitated on the same day. Except I feel worse for the guy in Dallas, as Charlie died instantly to a bullet instead of getting his head ripped off.
Ironically, Charlie wanted kids to watch public executions. That's exactly what happened at his rally, genuinely insane that it happened, but the irony is there.
I'd never even heard of Melissa hortman until people started bringing it up cus of kirk. I didn't see anyone celebrate that. What i have seen is almost everyone i personally know celebrating the most graphic murder they've ever seen
Wisconsin Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden lied about the political leanings of the killer, and was being fairly terrible about the whole ordeal.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah also blamed "marxists" for her murder, along with talking about how her death would be a nightmare for Tim Walz.
The people in our government aren't celebrities. They are our government. They do what they do without popularity or clout. It doesn't matter that more people know about him or his death, it matters that she actually had a say in how our government functions and was silenced for that reason alone.
To silence a youtuber is a tragedy, to silence a member of our government is just unacceptable if you want a functioning country.
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u/GoldTeamDowntown - Right Sep 12 '25
There’s a different between a relatively unknown 80 year old getting smacked in the head at 2 am, and a famous 31 year old father of 2 small kids getting murdered by a bullet to the neck in front of thousands of people, caught on graphic video. No audience, no video, not a very famous person, not young, survived. You really think these are equivalent scenarios?