Right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk shot

[Syne]

The big topic of conversation right now is the extraordinary eulogy for Charlie Kirk delivered by his widow.

^This.

[confused2]

Typical Christian lad entering a nihilism phase, gradually questioning his parent's beliefs, and rejecting their and any party affiliation. Disoriented after losing the Mother Goose moral anchor, and soaking in the views of his gamer buddies or whatever online culture as a replacement. Or/and it was just bipolar disorder or schizophrenia kicking in around that age. Too directly familiar with several instances of that (almost like an epidemic these days).

Probably not a coincidence, the Democrat party in Utah allows unaffiliated voters to vote in their primaries, where Republican primaries are "closed," only allowing registered Republicans to vote in them.

Hm. The metaphorical (and even literal) response to an epidemic is to shut it out and/or pretend it isn't happening. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

[stryder]

It's a shame the shooter didn't decide to Prank Kirk rather than kill him.

Looking at Kirks podcasts, to be honest he came across as a sociopathic asshole, getting off on demeaning people in front of his collective fan club (which happened to have MAGA supporters) That being said it didn't mean he should of been killed, just taken down a notch or two through decent debate countering.

Shooting Kirk means he will always be remembered as an asshole to those he wound up. Kirk will never be able to reconciliate and those that felt undermined by him will never have the chance for an apology from him in the future (thats been stolen)

As for political mantras as to who to blame.

Well it's either all of you, some of you or none of you; in each outcome though, you are involved.

[C C]

[...] It may or may not be true that Tyler Robinson's family is "hardcore MAGA", I don't know them and can't say. I believe that his father is a Sheriff's deputy in Washington county Utah where Trump won 74% to 22% in 2024.

But Tyler himself pretty clearly wasn't. He was anything but. So he might have felt quite alienated and alone in that place.

Which makes me think that maybe all this was his adolescent rebellion phase, where he rejects his parents and everything they stand for in the name of... what? Some sort of crazy left-wing subculture (is there any other kind?) apparently. So he's alienated and impressionable, grasping for some alternative identity that seems both rebellious and antithetical to that of his parents and most of his neighbors.

And he seems to have found it online. Killing Charlie Kirk might have been his big coming out party. His computer should tell the FBI a lot about who he was communicating with and what they were saying.

One's personal opinion choice with respect to evaluating MAGA doesn't even matter in the origin context of the nomenclature that Tyler uses. A person picks up the viewpoint and rhetoric about MAGA and its supporting public figures being fascists, Nazis, "spreading hate", etc from the same sources as those repeating those political-language mantras in response to Kirk's assassination (across the Bluesky and other platforms spectrum):

“Thoughts and prayers, you Nazi bitch." ... “Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Charlie Kirk.” ... "I just don’t really consider them [police] people." https://www.scivillage.com/thread-18756-...l#pid75899

The kid's background may or may not have contributed to him being a ticking time bomb and a suitable recruit for a variety of ghastly endeavors, but which direction he exploded was an "external to the family" influence, since murder wasn't in alignment with their values (and the outrage was directed against the populist right, not the other political side).

https://houseandwhips.com/tyler-robinson...ion-mormon

EXCERPTS: Family members told investigators he had grown “more political in recent years,” often clashing at dinners over conservative views; he reportedly criticized Charlie Kirk’s stances on immigration and LGBTQ+ issues as “hateful” and “fascist,” influenced by time spent in far-left Discord communities blending anti-Trump rhetoric with progressive ideals.

As a nonpartisan voter, Tyler’s actions suggest a divergence from his family’s devout, Republican-leaning faith toward more radical, left-leaning beliefs, though his immersion in LDS culture from birth, through songs, teachings, and family rituals, likely shaped his early worldview before this shift.

[...] The clues we have paint a picture of a young man whose identity was being shaped in the digital realm. The inscriptions on the bullets, which also included internet troll phrases like “If you read this, you are gay LMAO,” suggest someone deeply embedded in the provocative and often violent rhetoric found in certain online spaces. While the question of his Mormon religion remains unconfirmed and may never be the defining factor, the available evidence directs us toward a motive born of political grievance amplified by online echo chambers. His story is a sobering reminder that the forces that radicalize individuals in modern America are often found not in pews, but on screens.

[Syne]

Looking at Kirks podcasts, to be honest he came across as a sociopathic asshole, getting off on demeaning people in front of his collective fan club (which happened to have MAGA supporters)  That being said it didn't mean he should of been killed, just taken down a notch or two through decent debate countering.

So you think he's the bad guy, when he's the one who needed security and everyone there knows exactly what to expect.
The moron leftists thinking they can beat him in debate, even though they've seen countless examples online of people failing.
That's not him being a bad guy. That's them being morons who overestimate their own capabilities.

Shooting Kirk means he will always be remembered as an asshole to those he wound up.  Kirk will never be able to reconciliate and those that felt undermined by him will never have the chance for an apology from him in the future (thats been stolen)

The left never accepts apologies or reconciliation from the right. They only accept full capitulation.

Like C2, you seem to identify more with the murderer.

[stryder]

Like C2, you seem to identify more with the murderer.

Get your eyes checked, you might need glasses.

[Syne]

Like C2, you seem to identify more with the murderer.

Get your eyes checked, you might need glasses.

It's what you wrote. Don't like it? Don't write it.
If you can't understand how what you say comes off to others, maybe you need to examine yourself.

[stryder]

Like C2, you seem to identify more with the murderer.

Get your eyes checked, you might need glasses.

It's what you wrote. Don't like it? Don't write it.
If you can't understand how what you say comes off to others, maybe you need to examine yourself.

No Syne. It's not what I wrote, it's what you interpreted. I can't help you with that. (Maybe no one can)

[Syne]

Looking at Kirks podcasts, to be honest he came across as a sociopathic asshole, getting off on demeaning people in front of his collective fan club (which happened to have MAGA supporters) ...

Shooting Kirk means he will always be remembered as an asshole to those he wound up. 

If you don't understand how calling a man a "sociopath asshole" makes it sound like you identify more with his murder, you're seriously out of touch with reality.

[Yazata]

Multiple reports are circulating that accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson was living with a roommate and that the two of them may have had a "romantic relationship". The roommate turns out to be a male to "female" transsexual. This individual claims to have had no idea that Tyler was going to shoot anyone and is said to be cooperating with police.

https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/ch...r-partner/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/repo...16632.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/charlie...bi-sources

(Welp... there goes another democratic party narrative...)