Okay I kinda assumed that they might try to turn Charlie Kirk into a martyr but seriously what the fuck
Here's a list of real things that have happened in the past 2 days:
He's being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
JD Vance personally escorted his body back to Arizona in Air Force Two
All American flags both in the US and abroad are to be flown at half-mast for the rest of the week
Republican senators are calling for a statue of him to be built in the Capitol (quote: "we have one of MLK don't we?")
News anchors are sobbing live on television
The governor of Utah has pledged to give the shooter the death penalty
Vigils are being held nationwide
Evangelicals have been equating him with Jesus
In the House of Representatives a request for a prayer devolved into screaming that the Democrats killed him
The New York Yankees held a moment of silence before the game and proceeded to lose 12-2
People across the country are losing their jobs en masse for criticising him online
MSNBC's political analyst was asked what created the environment for the shooting, said it could be his divisive rhetoric, and was fired on the spot
A UK student wrote "he got shot lol" in a private group chat and it made the news
The State Department announced that they will revoke the visas of foreign nationals who "praise, rationalise, or make light" of his death on social media
How many people even knew who Charlie Kirk was before this? I only know about him because I'm in some leftist circles that made fun of the far right. I imagine people in the center weren't even aware of him.
Had to look this up, because some of this list felt unrealistic to me... (to be clear, no shade meant to op on that, the times are what they are)
Links to the articles I found under the cut due to length (one article linked per point, but unless mentioned, I found multiple articles on each bullet point
Kirk inspired millions of young conservative Americans as he traversed the country visiting college campuses.
The plane reserved for Vice President JD Vance was set to carry the body of his close friend from Utah to Phoenix on Thursday.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk, by the authority vested
‘This is not a symbolic gesture, but a permanent testament to his life's work, his courage, and his sacrifice,’ the letter, signed by 12 oth
I was not able to find an article with the "we have one of MLK" quote, but I didn't exactly look too hard for it for my own sanity.
I was unable to verify if any news anchors were crying on live tv over this. I did find that TMZ issued an apology for the sound of laughter in the background of their coverage, though. And PBS has an interesting article on the role of social media in the coverage of this that I also found.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, encouraged young people to "choose a different path" from rage and violence. The mantra of "disagreeing
^it mentions that Utah will be seek the death penalty near the end of the article
Plenty of articles about vigils being held to support the idea of it happening nationwide. But considering there are MAGA supporters in every state, this shouldn't be that shocking of a thing to be occuring.
Not sure how to search on "evangelicals equating him to Jesus" in a way that gives me useable results. What I did get was not concerning--just stuff about Evangeicals saying he's up in heaven with Jesus, that sort of thing.
Interestingly, this one seems to be getting more coverage by right/far right news media than center/left/far left news media, but I did find a newsweek article on it I'm willing to link. I did find it weird that articles couldn't agree on which MAGA representative made the request though.
The New York Yankees held a moment of silence in remembrance of Charlie Kirk before Wednesday's game against the Detroit Tigers.
Score is wrong, it was actually 11-1 according to ESPN
People are getting put on leave or fired for posts, specifically local government level employees and teachers. Loomer has declared that she is seeking out "celebratory" posts and targeting people to get them fired, according to the Hill. The exact scale of this is hard for me to determine, but it doesn't seem like a small number of people. That said, though--and I understand I'm splitting hairs here--, I don't think "en mass" is the right word for it.
Dowd said the slain activist’s words may have fueled the violence that claimed his life, sparking backlash
Oxford Union has blasted alleged comments made by a university student regarding the death of Charlie Kirk.
Yep, the State Department really did this.
Charlie Kirk was shot on September 10th, not 11th. So if we're splitting hairs here and taking it literally, it wasn't September 11th. But it was on the eve of September 11th, so in that sense, you are correct, OP. (Yes I had to look up which day it was he got shot because I couldn't remember, I am so glad wikipedia exists)
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i mean they did also kill jesus. that was a pretty significant thing that happened. like i understand where you’re coming from here but they very much did kill jesus.
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