I wasn’t planning on writing multiple posts about this man’s murder, but Jewish individuals I know are more outraged by me calling Charlie Kirk a supporter of fascism, trafficker in antisemitic conspiracies, defender of the worst Israeli prime minister in history, and peddler in calls for violence, than they are by the fact that Charlie Kirk supported the militarized merger of state and corporate power along ethno-religious lines; pushed the Great Replacement theory and other antisemitic lies, accusations, and tropes; aggressively defended Bibi’s government as a bastion of right-wing ethno-nationalism besieged by “Leftists” and Muslims, no matter the cost to Israel’s security, economy, or diplomatic standing; and advocated for unrestrained state violence against minorities of all kinds.
You have gulped down that koolaid, guys.
You have picked a side in America’s culture war and it has warped both your perception and your compass.
It’s possible (and advisable) to BOTH be against murder, full stop, AND not pretend that a wicked, hateful man was actually a saint of enlightened civil discourse.