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Charlie Kirks wife forgives the killer

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strangerandstranger · 21/09/2025 23:22

To people who said her husband was hateful and what they preached was hateful, she just forgave the killer, as God would. Powerful speech.

The messed up young man who thought shooting man he didn't like was the answer, will go to prison and no longer be with his boyfriend. Erika Kirk no longer has her husband and her children have list their father.

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Firealarm1414 · 22/09/2025 02:03

MrsSkylerWhite · 22/09/2025 01:14

He said he would want his (currently 10 year old) daughter to give birth to a child resulting from rape.
That tells me all I need to know about him as a father.
Disgraceful.

He doesn't have a currently 10 year old daughter? He was asked a hypothetical question. He is clear in his belief that abortion is murder and that the only exception is if the mothers life is in danger so he kind of had to answer the question in that way or he would be called a hypocrite. I'm sure if it actually happened he would feel differently.

TheDogOnlyEatsBiscuitsIfTheyreDippedInTea · 22/09/2025 02:05

EmeraldShamrock000 · 22/09/2025 01:53

It is easy to stand by your moral values when you are not in the situation.
I'm against murder. I also know given the wrong circumstances that all humans are capable of murder, including me, although the thought is sickening now whilst I'm safe in my home.

But you have the self awareness to know that it is possible that your values may change in an extreme circumstance. He either wouldn’t admit that was a possibility or he truly believed what he was saying, both of those things show that he wasn’t in a healthy state of mind because he was so caught up in ideology.

Stephenra · 22/09/2025 02:06

Entirely fake and artificial statement. She was probably told to say that by other MAGA minions.

TheDogOnlyEatsBiscuitsIfTheyreDippedInTea · 22/09/2025 02:07

Firealarm1414 · 22/09/2025 02:03

He doesn't have a currently 10 year old daughter? He was asked a hypothetical question. He is clear in his belief that abortion is murder and that the only exception is if the mothers life is in danger so he kind of had to answer the question in that way or he would be called a hypocrite. I'm sure if it actually happened he would feel differently.

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You’re sure are you? I’m not. He was very clear. His religious beliefs meant that he wasn’t capable of being a good father.

YouDoYouuu · 22/09/2025 02:23

strangerandstranger · 21/09/2025 23:22

To people who said her husband was hateful and what they preached was hateful, she just forgave the killer, as God would. Powerful speech.

The messed up young man who thought shooting man he didn't like was the answer, will go to prison and no longer be with his boyfriend. Erika Kirk no longer has her husband and her children have list their father.

It’s quite nice of her to forgive the killer BUT the fact remains that her husband was a vile man. He shouldn’t have been killed. That is a separate issue.

YouDoYouuu · 22/09/2025 02:24

MoFadaCromulent · 21/09/2025 23:44

I forgive Charlie for this hateful views and I forgive his wife for happily profiting off those hateful views

I don’t.

Chickenonthebathroomfloor · 22/09/2025 02:25

Because it turned out the shooter was MAGA…

Maxorias · 22/09/2025 02:28

strangerandstranger · 21/09/2025 23:30

Who knows. I doubt its up to her. However, to publicly say she forgives the killer.... many would struggle to do that.

I don't get it at all. If someone murdered a family member I'd want them to die with extreme prejudice. Just forgiving the murderer makes it look and feel like her husband's life didn't matter to her.

ThatDreamyLemonBiscuit · 22/09/2025 02:42

Chickenonthebathroomfloor · 22/09/2025 02:25

Because it turned out the shooter was MAGA…

No, it didn't.

Charlie Kirk was a dreadful man - among the worst of the worst. That she married him likely speaks volumes about Erika. I don't know why her professing to forgive his killer is meant to be in any way noteworthy, given the faith she professes to hold and now be something of a mouthpiece for.

But, while much is still unknown about the killer, it does seem to be that he was informed by leftwing political views (despite his Republican upbringing).

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 22/09/2025 02:45

Irisheyes2 · 22/09/2025 00:26

The far right have had my kid doing stuff for them and I am terrified for his life because he doesn't want to be involved anymore and he's been threatened he's going on about God all the time and he was never religious, please please keep your kids away from Charlie kirks stuff and the far right and Farage, they are getting kids like mine hurt we can't even speak to a blackperson anymore it's gone crazy

Yeah sure…..

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 22/09/2025 02:50

aold · 22/09/2025 00:48

this thread and many of the posts in it, like this one, are shining examples of what Charlie Kirk was trying to challenge respectfully in civilised debate without throwing around crass insults.

You got it in one.
Hateful nasty people claiming Charlie was the hateful one.
Their posts drip with hate.
Must be difficult in life being so hateful.
Posts incoming claiming their life is wonderful in ….3. 2 .1😂

Firealarm1414 · 22/09/2025 02:50

Chickenonthebathroomfloor · 22/09/2025 02:25

Because it turned out the shooter was MAGA…

It's nuts how there is a good chunk of people literally living in a seperate reality. Its delusional but they wont be told. The killer wasn't maga.

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 22/09/2025 02:55

Chickenonthebathroomfloor · 22/09/2025 02:25

Because it turned out the shooter was MAGA…

The worthless college dropout killer was brought up in a conservative household. He became radicalised online and was even known at school at “the Reddit Kid.” Even his family were becoming concerned at his radical left views he was spouting.
Anyway his boyfriend is singing like a canary ( the trans one who is also a furry).

SpidersAreShitheads · 22/09/2025 03:12

I found Charlie Kirk’s views to be particularly unpleasant. Obviously he didn’t deserve to be shot.

However, this near-canonisation of him is particularly bizarre. Especially when you consider Democrats were shot by a MAGA loon just a couple of months ago and there was barely a word.

I can’t imagine how terrible it must be to lose your husband in those circumstances, and to have young children who you need to be brave for.

I will admit to being surprised at how keen Erika is to get in front of the camera with her very carefully prepared speeches. She revealed today that she’ll be taking over as CEO.

I may be cynical but I’m struggling to believe her declaration of forgiveness. She seems very keen to become a public figure herself, which would be fine but the timing is rather strange, bearing in mind her husband has only been dead a fortnight.

Also, her cuddle with Trump onstage tonight was a whole other level of weirdness.

I wish her and her children the very best because no one deserves what happened to their family, but I remain sceptical about her authenticity. This all feels like a PR push designed to take advantage of public sympathy.

ChessorBuckaroo · 22/09/2025 03:33

The religion he professed to believe in (he wasn't a Christian) forces the person to forgive. It's not done through choice.

While he was a racist scrote, the product of the white settler entity he lived in, and someone who advocated censoring american history in classrooms by teaching "patriotic history", he should not have been shot for his views, and nor is any death by firearm "worth it" like he believed (unless he was only referring to those who die in school shootings or other victims that didn't include him). When that bullet ripped through his throat his white nationalist followers shouldn't have had any sorrow as they should have felt it was worth it given they subscribe to his views, nor should they show any empathy as he didn't believe in the word.

A true follower of Kirk should have had a big fat "meh, what's for tea" response when hearing of his death.

Overtheatlantic · 22/09/2025 03:42

It’s just words. Forgiveness is a process.

LivingTheDreamish · 22/09/2025 03:53

IsTheRecyclingOut · 21/09/2025 23:34

Did you read my post?

he had hateful views.

HTH

No he had views you disagree with. You don't get to make the judgement call.

Bigcat25 · 22/09/2025 04:04

You are very naive op. Erika Kirk puts many young, religious women in danger. Most have grown up in very religious families and are encouraged by people like her and CK to drop out of school, marry young, submit to there husband. She herself is well educated, did not marry young, has a business, podcasts, speaking engagements, an LLC and worked as a realtor. She has assets, help at home, stylists, a mansion, etc.

The women who must live as submissive biblical wives have none of that. They may be subjected to violence, non consensual bdsm, have no bank account, my work for their husbands business for free,etc. Many have ended up homeless and with ptsd after leaving. Men are taught to keep their women in line as head of the family, and they will be judged by their god at death if they don't.

Check some interviews by the amazing Tia Levings, or youtuber "Life take two" for their experiences and views on this subject. The later ended up homeless after leaving, and was told by her husband that they were unadopting their son and he gave their 4 year old away the next day. The violent marital rape that Tia endured was horrifying.

EK called her husband a martyr. She would like to be one too. Of course she'll say she forgives, it's part of the image, part of the grift. Just like when she post herself crying over his coffin, lashes, hair and make-up done. Nothing is sacred.

ETA that EK is not alone, she is part of a "former feminist" movement that the Christian nationalist patriarchy is using to push their cause, while living lives of luxory themselves.

nomas · 22/09/2025 04:11

strangerandstranger · 21/09/2025 23:39

I imagine many would be very angry, seeking revenge etc.

She’s just presenting an image. 5 days after her husband’s murder, she gave a speech in which she was flogging tickets to their Americafest convention, for which VIP tickets cost $800 each!

She also said ‘You have no idea what you have just unleashed’.

As she has taken over from her husband from running his org, I expect her rhetoric will be similar to his.

Bigcat25 · 22/09/2025 04:11

ChessorBuckaroo · 22/09/2025 03:33

The religion he professed to believe in (he wasn't a Christian) forces the person to forgive. It's not done through choice.

While he was a racist scrote, the product of the white settler entity he lived in, and someone who advocated censoring american history in classrooms by teaching "patriotic history", he should not have been shot for his views, and nor is any death by firearm "worth it" like he believed (unless he was only referring to those who die in school shootings or other victims that didn't include him). When that bullet ripped through his throat his white nationalist followers shouldn't have had any sorrow as they should have felt it was worth it given they subscribe to his views, nor should they show any empathy as he didn't believe in the word.

A true follower of Kirk should have had a big fat "meh, what's for tea" response when hearing of his death.

Beautifully said. A bunch of white supremisist sociopaths.

nomas · 22/09/2025 04:15

aold · 22/09/2025 00:48

this thread and many of the posts in it, like this one, are shining examples of what Charlie Kirk was trying to challenge respectfully in civilised debate without throwing around crass insults.

Yes, because saying Muslims are stupid, that Jews control US immigration policy, that ‘prowling blacks’ look for white people to attack, that Gazans should be thrown off from buildings and that women should only go to college to meet husbands and have babies is so respectful and civilised!

Bigcat25 · 22/09/2025 04:16

Maxorias · 22/09/2025 02:28

I don't get it at all. If someone murdered a family member I'd want them to die with extreme prejudice. Just forgiving the murderer makes it look and feel like her husband's life didn't matter to her.

He's in heaven next to jesus, or so the belief goes. If you mourn too hard, you might cast doubt on yourself for perhaps not being a true believer.

Bigcat25 · 22/09/2025 04:19

Firealarm1414 · 22/09/2025 02:03

He doesn't have a currently 10 year old daughter? He was asked a hypothetical question. He is clear in his belief that abortion is murder and that the only exception is if the mothers life is in danger so he kind of had to answer the question in that way or he would be called a hypocrite. I'm sure if it actually happened he would feel differently.

Edited

God forbid he be called a hypocrite. He was called that on the regular anyway, have you listened to him debate? Hypocrisy is these guys middle name, look at trump!

WiddlinDiddlin · 22/09/2025 04:54

Easy to say all sorts of things, particularly if encouraged to stick to a particular script, used to sticking to a particular script....

Whether she means it - only she will ever know that. Personally, I doubt it, certainly not this early on, if ever.

But.. so what, really?

It's all smoke and mirrors to distract you from other things, sleight of hand so you take your eye off everything else that is going on.

I care as much for what she has said since, as I do for the man himself - zero, nada, nothing.

GarlicBreadStan · 22/09/2025 04:56

I don't think many people care about how "forgiving" his wife is. I don't think many people care that he was shot. Should he have died? No. I don't really think anyone deserves to die for their views (though he was a hateful, vile arsehole). Do people care that he died? Also probably not. Are you a Charlie Kirk sympathiser?