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[senseandsensibility]

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Yes I saw the quote. Pretty sure he also called for anyone who opposed the piece of shit

That the death penalty should be “considered“ for them.

When some of us predict that in a very short time unless piece of shit is removed that all non-MAGA supporters will be either dead, imprisoned or deported, we are just hoping people understand that fact.

[senseandsensibility]

2. I'm sorry to say this but I really think Dems have mishandled

the aftermath of Kirk's murder. Of course they should condemn the violence and call for unity. Of course they should offer condolences to the family. But to completely capitulate to this retelling of history and to abandon free speech by not supporting Dowd, is self destructive and does not help calm the environment. In fact, it does the opposite.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Of course it does. Does anybody think they will be repaid for doing the kind thing?

Fuck we have not learned our lesson yet😡

[peggysue2]

4. Sadly, I agree

Democrats are on the right side of things but they get lost in the overall messaging. In this case, they've inadvertently joined the MAGA framing--Kirk's sanctification/martyrdom, the whitewashing of the man's beliefs and a rallying cry for extremists.

Dowd is a perfect example. The man certainly didn't celebrate the violence but tried to describe the dangerous moment we've entered. Didn't matter. He was thrown to the wolves and terminated immediately.

(sigh)

[intheflow]

6. Yep, they walked right into that.

I don’t think Democratic leadership has read much about propaganda and how to counter it, or if they have, it was an academic exercise soon forgotten. But this is right out of the authoritarian playbook. And we walked right into it.

[yellow dahlia]

8. Agreed.

[WarGamer]

5. I'd like a link.

I googled it and did a Gemini site search and couldn't find it.

[intheflow]

7. This is what the OP is referring to.

Kirk literally called for the execution of Joe Biden.

— David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) 2025-09-14T14:31:10.968Z

[senseandsensibility]

9. Yes that is what Corn is referring to

I am deleting this thread because apparently, he did not call for the "assassination" of Biden but the "execution". Still bad, but I don't want the larger issue to get lost.