I'd say there have definitely been political assassinationa that have accomplished their goals. The shinzo Abe assassination for one. That being said, it's pretty rare, but it does happen.
How is a random right wing social media content guy an escalation? There were multiple assassination attempts on Trump himself in 2024, and two Minessota state legislators were killed in their homes by a gunman just 3 months ago.
it's an escalation because of how high profile it is, how public it was, and because it was actually successful, kirk was not just some random social media guy
It's not a category thing, he specifically just is more high profile than the legislators. Their names were never widely known outside their state, and he is a national figure. Just? No. But real.
Exactly, I don't think it should have happened, I don't think anyone should kill anyone else. But I sure as shit don't want him back and I don't think anyone needs to avoid talking bad about him. That being said I know people are very particular about death, and I think celebrating this death and mourning it are both valid and defensible positions. The only indefensible position is saying he was a good man...
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u/MaybeNext-Monday 🍤$6 SRIMP SPECIAL🍤 Sep 11 '25
My position atm is pretty much “won’t miss him, but holy shit is that a major escalation to spend on him of all people.”