That's a lot like saying a woman was "asking for it" because of what she wears. Controversial opinions and political activism do not justify violence, full stop.
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That's a lot like saying a woman was "asking for it" because of what she wears. Controversial opinions and political activism do not justify violence, full stop.
That's quite a leap, since I'm not justifying violence, or saying that Chuck was 'asking for it'. I would love to live in a world where people do not react violently to words, but there is no place on this earth where that world exists. As a comedian, I say a lot of things that piss people off. As a thinker, I understand that means some people are going to try kicking my ass. I didn't say it was justified, I said it was to be expected.
Since you wanted to compare this to rape... you know who gets raped a lot? Prostitutes. It's not right, but they know someone is going to try it. They aren't even pissing half the country off, they're just quietly giving people something they want.
I'm not condoning violence, I'm condemning celebrity worship. People like Charlie Kirk, but without the audience, get murdered for their words all the time. I didn't see an RIP for a single one of them on your timeline.
People with platforms like Charlie Kirk are fueling the division in this country, and they're doing it knowingly, for profit. Forgive me if I don't mourn with you, but I like to look on the bright side of things, and the bright side of this is that it might actually de-escalate some of the tension in the political sphere.
I apologize if there seems to be a lot of vitriol in my replies. That has absolutely nothing to do with you, and everything to do with my fatigue at seeing people from both sides lose their minds over this.