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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/57149491

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[–] Anarch157a@lemmy.dbzer0.com 199 points 2 weeks ago (30 children)

American Christofascism is a death cult. Change my mind.

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[–] bklyn@piefed.social 125 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

This tells us more about what these monsters believe than Charlie Kirk ever could

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

GTFO, man if the left did something as tasteless, MAGA heads would explode.

That is SO on brand, isn't it? Wow.

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[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 97 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“I’ll tell you that you’re not allowed to celebrate his death, while I go over to this tent and celebrate his death”.

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 weeks ago

Reminder: they harassed math teachers for wearing a shirt with blood near the neck for Halloween. It wasn't even about Charlie Kirk.

If anyone left of TPUSA did this MAGA would be screeching.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Maga is so god damn weird. Its exhausting

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[–] TheLastOfHisName@piefed.social 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why not add a wax figure of Kirk, wearing exactly what he wore that day?
Bonus: you could have another figure molded in pose of the moment when he was shot? "Yes, now you can experience Charlie's exact moment of martyrdom!"

And you know what? There would be a line.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 33 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Hook it up to a hose and squirt fans with blood through a hole in his neck!

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 54 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The left was celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk!

— the very people who made this tent

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[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can we just start publicly call them weird to their faces again? Please!?!? It worked and started to break through their silly imaginary world where they own limbs at a convention for weirdos and kiddie-fiddlers! I don't know why they stopped!

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Christ, they really are a death cult

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

That's as crass as using a cross to symbolize Christ.

Oh shit...

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago

Wow, that's completely tasteless. You would think that's what the murderer would want to see and visit. Good job guys.

[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I feel like Charlie Kirk should be nominated for a Darwin award. Dude literally campaigned for guns, said it was Ok that some people die from gun violence and then got shot while sitting under a tent labelled "prove me wrong".

[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

he had children

EDIT: which means he cannot get the Darwin award. this is not defending him.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Everyone always screws that up. The Darwin award doesn't just mean the person died from their own stupidity, it means they did the world a favor and removed themselves from the gene pool before passing on their genes. By that note, people who are unable to reproduce also cannot be eligible for the award.

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

"And Charlie Kirk would have been sitting right here when he was shot in the fucking neck."

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is grotesque, I couldn't imagine thinking this is normal or okay. These people are so detached from reality.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

they're creating a new religion before our very eyes. best to get versed in discussing theologies because that's the propaganda language they speak and how we'll deprogram enough of them to survive this

[–] CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 28 points 2 weeks ago

It's a death cult. Makes sense for them to have a shrine to death.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Churches have a statue of a man being tortured to death on a cross prominently placed within them. So it's kinda on brand.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

you know, before that troll gurgled his last slur the term "getting kirked" was more likely to mean you're being fucked by a spaceship captain.

I like the new meaning instead.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago

I guess "penetrated by something that isn't good for your health" is the common denominator

[–] stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Why

Literally why

I can't

I don't have the energy for this right now

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 18 points 2 weeks ago

Follow your leader. :)

[–] Isolde@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I always wondered who would take selfies at Auschwitz and now I know.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Auschwitz was the scene of despicable horrors, though. not really the same thing

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

What a fitting memorial to Charlie Kirk's final words, when he said we shouldn't care so much about gun violence because so many of the people getting shot aren't worth getting upset over. That's an important lesson in irony.

[–] recentSlinky@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Honestly, this doesn't feel different to me than using the cross as a holy symbol for Christians. Both are very weird culty behaviours, but not much different. Although at least Christianity has the centuries long traditions, history, and international numbers to justify their behaviour. The tent thing without that context makes it extra weird.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"murdered" or "had his own beliefs regarding gun control practiced"?

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[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, people are paying for cross necklasses after their last religious leader died on one...

Still weird though. I like the hbomberguy phrased it; 'how do people know I'm part of the jesus fan club if I'm not repping his holy merch??'

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

What the actual fuck?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago

Right up there with "We're all domestic terrorists" from a few years ago.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like people who support this type of politics are emotionally blunted and stunted. They'll use his death as a tool of martyrdom for their movement, which this is a prime example of, but I don't really feel like anyone loved him or mourned him in any genuine sense. I think it's because they don't really have any attachment to anyone in a real sense. I'm not saying that other people of other beliefs don't use grief as a performative tool either, but I feel like most of the problem with conservatives at the root of it all is blunted emotions.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Jesus dude this is so disrespectful. And this is someone they actually like.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago

A death cult in this day and age. Can you imagine?

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Prove me wrong, LOL.

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