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boston bean

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Sat Sep 20, 2025, 11:22 AM Sep 2025

The sinister role of 'black-pilling' in the murder of Charlie Kirk

In the reporting of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, who was murdered in front of mostly college- and university-age students on 10 September at Utah Valley University, many have rushed to ascribe both motive and political ideology to Tyler Robinson, who has been charged with his murder. However, much of this has been wide of the mark – hugely missing the point about the strange and deeply complex online world that 22-year-old Robinson, and many youngsters like him, was immersed in.


https://www.the-independent.com/news/charlie-kirk-blackpilling-murder-far-right-b2829849.html

If you want to learn and understand the subculture of young violent men, give this a read. It is short and not in depth but gives a good start and primer.
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The sinister role of 'black-pilling' in the murder of Charlie Kirk (Original Post) boston bean Sep 2025 OP
Depressing & scary as hell, but even more so knowing how many of these guys are ( or end up) hlthe2b Sep 2025 #1

hlthe2b

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1. Depressing & scary as hell, but even more so knowing how many of these guys are ( or end up)
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 12:15 PM
Sep 2025

in the military... Does anyone really think these attitudes would be modified by the chain of command structure? I do wish they had asked the guy interviewed about views on Trump... (Yes, they indicated most are apolitical, but given his appeal to "bro culture" and "incels," does it translate to these pathetic "black pillers" too?

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