• Deadsoldier69@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    bin Laden was a common enemy of the United States. Kirk was an American and you’re just tossing that aside just because you disagree with him.

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      18 hours ago

      You keep handwaving Kirk being a moral monster who was actively making the nation and the world a significantly more hostile & dangerous place for millions of disadvantaged human beings as “You just disagree with him.” Why?

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          12 hours ago

          you act like violent rhetoric is not a staple of right wing tactics. if the left does it the right does it at the very least just as much but I would bet money it’s much more.

          are you conveniently forgetting the Minnesota shooter who impersonated a cop and had a whole political hit list? the far right is not innocent of violent rhetoric.

          since i don’t hear about violent rhetoric nearly as much on the left i went to do some good-faith research. here’s the best article i could find on violent rhetoric by political ideology: https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-rise-of-political-violence-in-the-united-states/

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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      19 hours ago

      Kirk is a common enemy of a group of people too, the ones who are cheering.

      bin Laden had supporters too.

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      19 hours ago

      Bin Laden was an ally of the United States, he was on the front cover of newspapers titled as a “Freedom Fighter.”