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Quiet Em

(3,022 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 06:02 PM Sep 2025

Democratic elected offficials condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk,

But they are not required to, nor should they, honor bigoted, harmful speech. No matter what Republicans say, bigotry is not civic debate. Charlie Kirk had a right to speak his bigotry, but in no way should that bigotry ever be honored.

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Democratic elected offficials condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk, (Original Post) Quiet Em Sep 2025 OP
Why do we have to say anything about it? A loud mouthed carnival barker travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #1

travelingthrulife

(5,580 posts)
1. Why do we have to say anything about it? A loud mouthed carnival barker
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 06:05 PM
Sep 2025

who insists that a certain number of shooting deaths are necessary in this country to keep 2nd amendment healthy becomes the next victim in our gun murder mill.

It is poetic!

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