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Freedom of speech isn't tolerated by some

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WhatNextBanana · 10/09/2025 22:58

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/09/10/charlie-kirks-shooting-terrible-moment-american-democracy/

Political violence on the rise.

People are getting angry when people have Political views they don't agree with. Freedom of speech must be allowed not shutdown.

Tragic news of a young family man shot by someone today. Please remember he was a human with a family. Violence is never ok.

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WhereIsMyJumper · 16/09/2025 10:26

JohnnyRememberMe · 16/09/2025 10:11

Is anyone really saying he's a saint?

Whatever his opinions, he didn't deserve to be assassinated.

This.

DdraigGoch · 16/09/2025 11:43

JohnnyRememberMe · 16/09/2025 10:11

Is anyone really saying he's a saint?

Whatever his opinions, he didn't deserve to be assassinated.

No one on here said that he did deserve to be shot. But I've seen plenty of comments on multiple threads actually praising him as some kind of champion of free speech and debate who definitely didn’t advocate violence. Completely untrue, as his own quotes show.

Mustbethat · 16/09/2025 15:07

LeaningOnTheEverlastingArms · 14/09/2025 19:02

Absolutely correct.

And Father Ted creator, comedy writer Graham Linehan, an Irishman, was arrested at Heathrow Airport by five armed UK police for 3 tweets, posted while he was in the USA.

It has now been reported that he’s left Britain permanently to live in Arizona.

Edited

Well they’re arresting people in the US for social media posts too so good luck to him.

maddening · 18/09/2025 16:27

pointythings · 14/09/2025 22:37

Nobody, but nobody has said that Charlie Kirk deserved to be murdered. Why are you trying to make out we have?

There are plenty that pretty much say that eg

KookyOpalMember · 11/09/2025 03:12

When gun advocates are shot, what can we say?

smallpinecone · 18/09/2025 16:48

maddening · 18/09/2025 16:27

There are plenty that pretty much say that eg

KookyOpalMember · 11/09/2025 03:12

When gun advocates are shot, what can we say?

They know they can’t say it outright, but that’s what they mean. Or they’ll say they don’t care, when everyone should care when people are murdered for having opinions.

Those online celebrating this, or even shrugging their shoulders, need to realise that they’re aiding the death of democracy. When the ability to talk is removed, there’s nothing left but violence.

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