Can we stop trying to beatify this psychopath? It’s possible to be against violence and still condemn Kirk and his violent legacy.
fascists need to be shot
Was never elected nor held office so never a politician, just a hate monger.
I think it’s entirely possible to simultaneously be horrified by his murder, feel deep sympathy for his family, and be glad he’s no longer in the world.
Right there with you. His wife I don’t worry too much about, she knew what she was getting but his kids didn’t choose this.
Right there with ya. Truly sucks for him and the family but I’m glad he isn’t spreading his hateful, racist, misogynist shit anymore. It’s a shame he didn’t stop earlier.
I feel happy for his family. They’re free now
He was a propagandist.
Most politics is propagandist as it works to suggest we shouldn’t lead ourselves, but need representatives, and that we need to support and work for the gamified tokens (money) of the nation.
I love how they titled the article as a direct retort to the NYC’s fucking idiotic platforming of a fascist sympathizer.
Kirk was a radical right-wing extremist. Groomed though he may have been (well, that hair was terrible), he just spewed hate speech.
Oh my god!!! He was a psychopath!!!
I love that psychopath is included in this article.
Of course, the main purpose of posts by Russian trolls is to incite arguments among different groups or ideologies: conservatives versus liberals, pro-life versus pro choice, pro-immigrant groups versus border wall enthusiasts, etc. Researchers say as outrageous as much of this content appears to be, Americans can’t help but to click.
After analyzing over 2,500 of these Russian posts, researchers discovered they generated clickthrough rates as much as nine times higher than the norm in digital advertising campaigns. In a rather poor reflection of human nature, it seems that controversy, lies, and fear mongering do very much equal clicks.
Interestingly, ads that used flat out racist language didn’t do well, but posts that were threatening or contained verbiage like “terrorist,” “sissy,” “idiot,” and “psychopath” did do very well. Ads that invoked fear and anger performed the best, according to the research team.
You should gander through my post history before levying accusations.
I don’t know what your intentions are, you could have just been brought into it unknowingly. I apologize if you’re not on that side. Your post still has the same outcome.
Look, your heart is in the right place, but your entire premise is built on a single word choice in my post about a man worthy of every ounce of scorn I can muster. Take a step back and realze that me being angry about mainstream media outlets like NYT and MSNBC falling over themselves to honor this vile man isn’t evidence of anything more than that. You have misread this situation.
Maybe.
Oh boy, another one with Russia Russia Russia brainworm. Take some responsibility for your own country’s despicable culture and downfall.
Ezra Klein sucks. Has always sucked, will always suck.
Fuck, where’s the byline? I get if they are afraid to publish under their real name but gimmie more from this author, I want to see if I agree with them in other articles.
Weird, I see the byline as David Corn, their Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief.
At the top? I don’t see a byline at all. Maybe it’s one of my blockers
*nonviolent legacy
