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Originally Posted by AFireInside
I'm already exhausted with this. The over simplification of if you're not crying about it you're celebrating it is tiring. I'm not celebrating a horrible death like that, but I'm also not going to pretend he was an awesome guy. My social media is full of phony posts from people about Charlie Kirk. I think it's horrible, no kids should lose their father like that, and I don't want to see that happen to anyone. There's so much theatre from people who don't give a damn when kids are murdered, or didn't care when the Minnesota politicians were shot, but now are very concerned about leftist violence.
I talked with one person I know, and it went poorly. They had a post that said pray for Charlie Kirk.
They were just arguing that he was killed for having an opinion. I stated it's horrible that he died and no kids should lose their father, but that Kirk was a-ok with that happening to other people, and made comments stating as much right after a school shooting a couple years ago. I said he also was a little more than a guy with some opinions, he had influence. He wouldn't have prayed for anyone.
The response I got was, "well he was executed for having an opinion, I guess you should be happy he's dead."
I'm already burnt out on this.
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Maybe just.. leave it be?
We dont have to give our input on everything. Sometimes the most tactful move (as well as energy saving), if you know that people affected won't like your honest opinion, is to withold it.
Underrated move. Many disregard it as an option.
Problem with the internet is every one compulsively inserting their opinions on practically everything.
Maybe those acquaintances aren't seeing hypocrisy in only sounding off now, maybe they're missing some information or alternative perspective that you deem pertinent. But its not always our job to make them understand.
And forcing the matter is typically met with resistance.
If you're burnt out maybe it's about picking your battles and realizing when its futile.