Ben Shapiro event at Reagan library in Simi Valley is canceled in aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting
An event in Simi Valley with political commentator Ben Shapiro was canceled in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of activist Charlie Kirk.
Oh now they're afraid of guns?
Ooh here's another one who's right to be scared, and whose death I would struggle to shed a tear over.
We're not supposed to celebrate death or violence.
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Edit: ITT: a lot of people who haven't checked out https://lemmy.world/c/music?dataType=Post&sort=New
Hey man, nice shot!
Such a banger song.
I will always celebrate the death of terrorists that target civilians. Stochastic terrorism is still terrorism.
We're not supposed to celebrate death or violence
It depends on what instance you're on. We don't have ads and corporate masters here. As long as you don't encourage someone to go do something like that I think you'll be fine. Depends on the instance admins tho.
!music@lemmy.world for people who'd like an instance-agnostic link. Idk of a way to specify the sort using this method tho.
Far too subtle for lemmykins.
I think we could use some more opening statements though.
Ohhh the wu tang post. Chef’s kiss.
ObscureMusic (https://sopuli.xyz/c/obscuremusic@piefed.social) has been doing pretty good job, I celebrate posts there all the time. :)
yeah but i'm done being dishonest
I’d die a giddy little girl if I never had to hear his annoying nasally voice again. Sooooo not masculine.
Here, you can use this to adjust his voice to the nasalliness of your pleasure:
I still remember his Home Depot trip.
"I'm all for violence and hate, just not towards me. I want to spread hate and fear, as I'm a soldier for my beliefs. But not when there's a slightest chance of risk for my own safety involved. I only want to harm others while being safe myself."
You can definitely read this in Shapiro’s voice.
He should just hire good guys with guns.
Yeah, like the one who short Kirk.
I don't think they'd accept his offer.
The trigger fingers of the John Brown gun club members would probably be really itchy around Benny boy.
I've thought about this a lot since Luigi. The power of these alt reality movements is derived from their mouthpieces. Without their army of apologists, every ridiculous lie sounds as stupid as it is and always was.
Being a professional shill/propagandist for these people should be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and I'm surprised that's not the case. So, smart move on Ben. He should hang up the towel, and find a real job.
Being a shoe salesman would be a great choice for Ben since he wouldn't have to bend over to help people in and out of shoes.
It should be and I think it just a matter of time before it becomes just that. Bread and circuses only works when people can afford the bread. The hungry will blame the clowns.
Ben Shapiro killed Charlie Kirk. After all, Ben Shapiro was the rising star replacement for Rush Limbaugh until Charlie Kirk came along and passed him up, and became the big MAGA Media darling.
Now Shapiro is back on top. He stands to benefit the most by Kirk's death. Obviously, Shapiro did it.
Nah, he was Seal Team Sixed by Trump for not being a blind devoted follower. See Kirk’s flip flop on Epstein files. Yes, he publicly acquiesced but that showed too much independent thought that, with his following, organization, and youth, was a threat that required fatal consequences.
I don't know about you, but I don't know where Ben Shapiro was at Noon yesterday.
Seems obvious to me, but MAGA Nazis aren't quick on the uptake. Their primary characteristic, after treason, racism, ignorance, and pedophilia, is virtuosic incompetence. Frankly, it's what will finally save America. Their breathtaking stupidity is unsustainable, and will eventually lead to their failure and collapse.
[ grabs popcorn ]
It proves that guns will make them shut up.
Come on, exercise your free speech.
Guns will also make libs shut up. This isn't a good thing
libs shut up voluntarily.
Then start ordering their left to shut up.
America's unwillingness to give up guns has desensitized us to violence. Tit-for-tat political violence was the obvious outcome of that. Now even if the country implemented sensible gun policies, I think it's too late. The violence will continue because we're desensitized to it
I don't have a solution. We'll likely live with gun violence as a daily occurrence for the rest of our lives. It'll be a slow and painful recovery if there is one
Hey maybe there's a guy with a hit list going around killing people. Or was that the Minnesota shooter that was out to kill a bunch of democrats?
No no, Ben, god chose you, he'll just gently blow any bullets out of the way, right? Because god exists? And prayer works? He created the universe and shit?
I want to punch this weasel-faced rat just on principle, but especially because of his overt religiosity, and therefore dangerous insanity.
Why isn't religion a mental illness?
Most of these generic American Christians are taught it was gods will. That is.... ANYTHING is gods will. I used to find that so interesting as I was raised in all that abuse. No matter WHAT happens, it's always god that intended it or wanted it. There was some "purpose" or reason.
How convenient.
My parents also loved to lean into how they only had to answer to god. Also convenient.
No mom and dad, you answer to me. Your children are the only ones qualified to determine whether you were a good parent.
"God never gives anyone more than they can handle."
... "Because that's when he takes you."
I hate his dumb face, and his stupid nasally voice. I hate when he wears a little yarmulke and he has a slight look of smug satisfaction like "that's right I'm Jewish, you can't say shit"
Because the inmates are running the asylum.
What we need is some sort of new world order.
There are some countries that ban religion. You can tell which ones they are because they're the ones that shine with the best of humanity.
You can't ban religion, it seems to be a "feature" of the human species. We can keep it well contained though.
I can only think of USSR and DPRK. maybe Maoist China, but China (at least now) allows religion (though it prohibits Tibetan Buddhism and iirc Islam.)
I definitely wouldn't consider DPRK to "shine with the best of humanity." good luck to you if you decide to move there; don't pull an Otto Warmbier!
Yah which on or is this just some more internet bullshit.
Coward
I'm European and it is the fist time I realize these are 2 different persons. I always mixed them up to now.
They are appendages, therefore you weren't wrong in your original assumption
It's easy to do because neither of them matter.
Significant difference, especially for us Europeans: Shapiro has consistently supported Ukraine whereas Kirk did not.
At the same time shapiro is a bigger propagandist for israel both guys are terrible.
SHapiro also a pro-zionist nazi supporter. since kirk is primarly bankrolled by Putin, it would be in his best interest to rail on ukraine anyways.
It's fistin' time!
Come on Ben, go stand up on a stage somewhere in public, go speak your mind since you love doing that. Don't be a fucking coward, go put yourself out there and keep spewing your hateful drivel.
Good. Now they're learning the part of the book where Frankenstein fears what he created.
More like Frankenstinky
Shapiro should keep going out and talking, he just needs to bring his wife with him. That way, if something happens, she can just soak up all the blood with her desiccated vagina.
Healthy sandpaper texture. Just like the doctor ordered. 👌
One major difference between the Kirk shooting and that of the Minnesota legislators is that when Hortman was murdered, the rest of the Democrats still showed up to work.
Why? Because what Shapiro et al do isn't something they truly believe in, it's all a grift to make money. As soon as selling hate becomes too dangerous, they'll just pivot to selling crypto or some shit.
Snowflake
Guns really do keep bad people away! 😮
I've been saying they should feel fear. Look what makes them fearful.
Everything. These types fear everything.
They talk about law and order because of fear. They often own guns purely because of fear. And they react with vitriol to events like Charlie Kirks death out of fear.
They are afraid of everything. That's their entire identity. This, mixed with a complete lack of empathy and integrity, is why we are all so fucked these days. These people gain power through spreading their insecurities, and they are destroying everything.
Yes, but when they retreat in fear, it means we have the power to stop them, if we are willing to exercise it.
The funny thing is that they're both such generic rightwing grifters that I can't keep those two separate in my head. When I first heard about Kirk getting capped my first thought was "Was this a anti-semetic attack?" quickly followed by "Wait, am I thinking of the right guy?" (spoiler alert, I wasn't)
Yeah, I always got Charlie mixed up with that other guy with lots of incel energy, even though Charlie has a wife - and that was Nick Fuentes.
When Charlie got shot, I was like, "is this the guy that says dating women is gay (lol), or is this the guy that was interviewed by the old maid on Faux who was never married and told her that women need to get married and pop out babies before they think of their career?"
I thought I was the only one with this problem. I always kept confusing Kirk and Shapiro in my head
I guess since conservative podcasters have flooded the market, there’s more to choose from. Let’s all hold hands and pray to St. Luigi.
Aww, they could've capped two bigots in one day. Shame.
lol what a pussy
Lol pussy
Aww.
The fascist group hug rally got cancelled because of gun violence??
US high school students “Pathetic. We get a school shooting in the morning and we’re all back to class in the afternoon.”
It’s ok when we get shot, but oh no when it’s one of them…
Did he gish gallop into the sunset?
Pussy
But at least he's dry
Shame, i know there were a lot of people looking forward to his event being cut short too!
Hahaha coward chickenshit. All they need is a good guy with a gun, right? 😂
Pussy
Awww, why?
Weak removed
Why did't he just get a gun to defend himself? What a removed, bet that is why his wife doesn't get wet.
I hope this is the result, these radical righties fade into the shadows afraid for their lives.
Edited to say; Same people expect our kids to show up in school after mass shootings. HYPOCRITES.
I'm pretty sure trump doesn't need another minor maga death so soon after kirk. After all whatever trump does in response will have to be done again later. So they are probably saving Shapiro for later.
Waiting for the next time they are forced to vote on the trump Epstein files
Every cloud has a silver lining. Except in this case the cloud is also silver.
Oh? Does Ben Shepeepee espouse similarly heinous views and is now scared his rhetoric will come back to bite him as it did his fellow "Great American Patriot?"
Coward
I’ll bet that opened his eyes a bit. I’m sure a few others are a wee more paranoid now as well.
Go back and watch that video of Taco standing outside talking about how safe DC is, as he's surrounded by others and Secret Service everywhere.
Hegseth was standing nearby. Look at his face, look at how his eyes dart all over the place, like he expects there is a book depository nearby...and that was BEFORE this shooting.
I think they were all already paranoid as hell because they must know how unpopular all of them really are.
Pussy
Shapiro still goes outside. He could still get kirked.
Verbalizing this incident is just 👨🍳🤌🫴
It's probably time for you to close up shop Ben. Stop doing your talks, stop promoting hate and lies and start actually being a good husband and learn how to be a better person.
Or get your head blown off. Both things are fine.
And here I was thinking that all you needed to stop a bad guy with a gun was a good guy with a gun.
Guess Benny just doesn't know any good people.
You think anyone out there actually cares about that failure of an author to defend him with their lives? (He's also only a failure in the sense he gave up writing, btw. Rarely do the first books get published. I think he just thought it would get him rich quick, not an actual devotee to the craft.)
I do not want to normalize murder as a trump card in political discourse - not any further than the right has already mind you.
But I am enjoying seeing these hate mongers feel some of that turned back their way, in a very public manner. Having the outside world ‘cancelled’ for themselves for fear of assassins and high powered rifles. Always having to travel with security, constantly worried if their next organic street encounter will be with a genuine fan, or ‘a fan’ with a vendetta.
Tolerance paradox aside, I still condemn this though - because political assassination does not bode well in the immediate term, nor the long term if this kind of activity keeps repeating… it ultimately only leaves the most hardline and ideological voices on the soapbox.
This shooting has to shake some conservative commenters to the core.
I can’t wait for the tragic Kirk biopic with Kevin sorbo and Zachary levi
Yeah, he's so alpha