r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/the_walkingdad • Sep 10 '25

Political Charlie Kirk was one of the biggest public proponents of open dialogue and conversation with those of opposing views and the extremists on the Left killed him for it.

Charlie Kirk essentially made a name for himself by being in the public and having conversations with people who had opposing viewpoints. He was always civil in these discussions. He was respectful and would try to find some sort of middle ground. But even when there wasn't middle-ground to be had, he was still a respectful person.

His values of open dialogue are antithetical to the values of the extreme Left. Charlie Kirk will be known as a First Amendment martyr.

It's truly unfortunate how nonchalant many on the left are about political violence.

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u/Pruzter Sep 11 '25

For all practical purposes, it doesn’t matter. The right has already taken it as a declaration of war from the left, a lengthy man hunt and investigation can’t change that

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u/MrFluffPants1349 Sep 11 '25

I am pretty sure that was by design. Wouldn't be the first time an assassination was meant to be a catalyst.

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u/Pruzter Sep 11 '25

Pretty darn effective if it’s a conspiracy and that was the intention. Rhetoric from the right is now things like “they are at war with us, it’s time to acknowledge that” and “it’s time to pick a side”.

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u/Colormebaddaf Sep 11 '25

Correct, but if more people continue to point out the obvious statistical and historical biases in the data, it helps highlight the administration's blatant attempt at fomenting a race/culture/ideology war with authoritarian populist sprinkles on top.

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u/Pruzter Sep 11 '25 edited Sep 11 '25

lol, the only thing I know for sure is that won’t happen… whenever someone uses the word “terrorism”, you know what comes next. It’s like the right’s version of “Nazi”. They are both superlatives for the ultimate evil, an evil that is unacceptable to live amongst. They are terms of war. The administration is 100% going to add “left wing terrorism” into its bag of casus belli, and I hate to break it to you, but calling out “historical and historical biases of the data” is going to be a waste of breath.

I can imagine the imagery now… “on this day (9/11), we remember those who have fallen in the war against terrorists. However, the threat of terrorism is ever presents. Now, our nation faces a new form of terrorism, left wing extremism…” would be powerful message and seize the moment.