• OffColor@sh.itjust.works
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    24 hours ago

    The fuck? I’m a staunch ally of our LGBTQ, black, gun violence survivors. I’m not defending him in any way. I’m saying that we can oppose all of his beliefs and still decry the glorification of violence. Read what you wrote. Because he was a terrible person he deserved not only to be killed, but to be killed slowly? I don’t know how some morals get skewed, but I’ll die on this hill. Our best freedom fighters led by non violent protests and i fully intend on carrying on that tradition.

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      17 hours ago

      “I’m a staunch ally of Kirk’s abuse victims. I just also happen to believe that Kirk deserved a long safe life without violence so that he could effectively develop the propaganda justifying their genocide!”

      At worst, you’re a fascist agitator trying to stir the pot in a leftist space for entertainment. At best, you’re a whiny limp-dick centrist who will throw anyone under the bus to make yourself look like some holier than thou moralist. Either way you’re enabling the regime and I’d mourn your death about as much as I do Kirk’s

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          14 hours ago

          I’m not going to presume to know what a black man assassinated by white supremacists would think about his people still being murdered and treated as second class citizens for the color of their skin, and resurgence of racism in America just shy of 60 years after his tragic killing. Though I’d have to think he’d be appalled at how controversial it is to call for a swift end to those perpetrating it.

          What I do know is Kirk is quoted saying that black people had unsufficent brain power to hold positions of leadership in society and that the civil rights movement was a mistake.

          The fact that you think both of these people and their viewpoints deserve equal defense and respect says a lot more about you than it does me.

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            The fact that you think both of these people and their viewpoints deserve equal defense and respect says a lot more about you than it does me.

            Yes, that’s exactly the point I was making. Bless your heart, my twelve-year-old buddy.

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              10 hours ago

              Aww, someone is grumpy that their weak attempt to make me seem like a violent racist backfired

              Go back to reddit if you want to get mountains of upvotes for saying Kirk was a champion of the people. We don’t do fascism here.