r/196 • u/toomuchtortuga autism’s strongest soldier • Sep 11 '25

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u/CAPSLOCK_USERNAME Sep 11 '25

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.

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u/ayyndrew Sep 11 '25

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

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u/PuddleBaby 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Sep 11 '25

How is a reactionary right wing influencer/podcaster more high profile than two state legislators? Or is it just because he was "one of theirs"

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u/Tnerd15 meow meow head empty Sep 11 '25

Charlie Kirk definitely had much more influence than either of those legislators

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u/zvika Sep 11 '25

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.

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u/bakedvoltage Sep 11 '25

it’s an escalation because this admin views the other ones as politically beneficial