Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero?

‘cause ya a Nazi country.

The fascists want and need a 'Reichstag' event, and they're trying as hard as they can to attach that level of significance to this. They need something scary enough to get people to happily hand over their freedom.

Problem is, gun deaths are normal in America and not enough people know who this asshole Charlie Kirk was, so it just isn't going to work.

@return2ozma @jstatepost

Because death cults need martyrs.

It’s not complicated.

they are just following the playbook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Wessel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Wessel

Because it was a useful thing that happened at a prime time for being manipulated in their favour.

Nazis will praise nazis. And just wait, it's gonna get worse.

republicans want to use this as an excuse to violently oppress trans people and the left more broadly.

centrist democrats want republicans to violently oppress the left, even if it means the violent oppression of trans people. They're banking on "the left" being the next "then they came for."

Because the people doing it have lost their fucking minds.

@return2ozma
Bong hits 4 Charlie!
Reference:
https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/educational-activities/first-amendment-activities/morse-v-frederick/facts-and-case-summary-morse-v-frederick

NAZIs

They are trying to make him magas version of the reichstag fire.