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Originally Posted by shotinthebacklund
If it were someone from the "left" shot dead in a manner like this I would say the exact same thing about people posting this garbage. But sure, go ahead and feel glee that hes dead like some of the posters.
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There are several differences. The most important - in this case - is this right-wing bomboclaat was pro second amendment, was against empathy and argued that gun deaths were a rational and reasonable trade-off for unfettered access to firearms. He got shot while arguing in favour of accepting gun violence and murder so people could maintain access to firearms.
Yes, if somebody from the left side of the political spectrum was a strong advocate for gun rights, downplayed lives lost to gun violence and mocked empathy as woke I would certainly acknowledge the irony and I would get a kick out of anyone clutching their pearls over it.
It's also different given the right's absolute indifference to gun deaths and their obstruction and prevention of any solutions to the problem of gun violence in the States. Kirk embodied this along with the other right-wingers flapping around in hysterics over this considering their insincere 'thoughts and prayers' reactions to every other outrageous shooting.
That you and others can't see any of that (which is painfully obvious, intuitive and self evident to the rest of us) is a blessing of this thread. I appreciate you.