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by jjcob 241 days ago
The only indisputable fact about the Kirk assassin was that he had access to a bad ass rifle and knew how to use it. Like many shooters, he was a gun nut with psychological issues.

You claiming that he was "a leftist" is exactly the tribalism you complain about.
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rustystump 241 days ago
As much as i hate it this does prove the other commenters point. They guy was at the very least indisputably not right wing. Leftist? Maybe not too political of a take for me but he was no maganut at the time of the act.
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backscratches 240 days ago
You mean other than the extreme right wing nick Fuentes mems he wrote on the bullets? Smdh
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rustystump 240 days ago
The dude was dating a trans person. The level of cognitive dissonance on display is a wonder to behold. One of the memes was a ref to furry culture another 4chan. Like i said, lefty? Idk, i dont like grouping everyone like that. But maga? Not even.
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aydyn 240 days ago
/s or...

You know that was deliberate misinformation and disproven right?

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backscratches 240 days ago
You're going to have to post some evidence bud. I can't find anyone denying the engravings existed. Nick Fuentes himself pleaded with his followers not to commit any more violence immediately after Kirk was assassinated: "I pray to God that nobody else is hurt as a result of this. I hope that it stops here. It should stop here. To all of my followers: if you take up arms, I disavow you."

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/why-nick-f...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v1rle0598o

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aydyn 240 days ago
Evidence: your very own articles

> While speaking on his show Rumble, Fuentes, told his followers, known as “groypers,” that if they turn to violence in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk, he will “disavow” and “disown" them.

Hes saying that they shouldn't "turn to violence in the wake of the killing". Where does that imply that it was one of his followers? Its clearly saying "dont take revenge".

The BBC article:

> At the same time, a number of left-wing social media users have continued to claim that Robinson is a Trump supporter or member of a fringe, far-right group known as "groypers"

They explicitly provide no evidence that the shooter was far right, only mentioning that left-wing social media claims that he is far right -- the very source of the disinformation!

You are falling for straight disinformation, and its not particularly subtle. Its tribalism.

PS: lets be clear, it was disinformation not misinformation - the intent was to lie and deceive.

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