I’m going to challenge you all, right here, right now. Put down the thought of what’s right, what’s wrong, how people should be reacting, ect. I’m an apathetic bastard and I really could care less either way.
What I have noticed though is there’s a LOT of divide on this one, more than usual. Lemmy’s pretty homogenous but go outside to Facebook, Instagram, reddit, any of the mainstream places, hell, even talking about it with friends or family, you get some really differing views and people seem ready to discard longtime relationships over it. Hell, I’ve seen it happen 3 times now so far.
°So what do you think, take off the politics hat for a second and put on the sociology hat. Take a breath, and examine your surroundings.
°How does what’s going on make you feel, sad? Angry? Scared, tired or relieved?
°What do you think this says about which direction our society is going, have you got any predictions? Any old timers who have been through near societal collapses before want to throw in their perspective?
I’m genuinely interested in what you all think
Even after learning the identity of the (alleged) shooter, I don’t think it matters one bit who killed him or why; he’s Horst Wessel now, a martyr for MAGA to spur their people on.
Nothing good will come from any of this.
Kirk was a piece of shit who got wealthy by spreading hatred. The ironic manner of his death was, for someone who despised him like I did, picture perfect, but it feels hollow knowing what’s coming next, and also…
Kirk was a piece of shit but he didn’t deserve to be assassinated. Nobody does. I think I only realised this after I stopped laughing.
Fuck, he was a piece of shit though.