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IndridCold@lemmy.caM to Charlie Kirk Memorial@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days ago

Stop calling it an assassination. It was just another school shooting.

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Stop calling it an assassination. It was just another school shooting.

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IndridCold@lemmy.caM to Charlie Kirk Memorial@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days ago
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    It was a school shooting in that it was a shooting that occurred at a place of education AND it was an assassination in that it meets the definition of assassination

    The murder of a person (esp. a prominent public figure) in a planned attack, typically with a political or ideological motive, sometimes carried out by a hired or professional killer; a murderous attack of this kind.

    Edit: For those downvoting me, please explain (in non emotive language) why you disagree.

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      Tis a joke

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      I’m not downboating you myself, but - on one hand you’re not technically wrong - the collection of facts about that day supports both statements

      The point being made by the original poster is that this event isn’t something shocking and unique, it’s something that was statistically bound to happen.

      Fox and their conservative sphere have been mastering the art of ‘spin’ for decades. That is, they’ve found that you can take a collection of facts and make any number of stories, just by changing which details are empathized. Indeed, they’ve made this about the attack, and have used it to advance their agenda. Your statement is a ‘both sides’ thing and that too plays into their hand - that’s why you’re being downvoted. This post is about changing the narrative, not just adding details to conservative spin.

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        This could not have been explained better. I hope that lemmy doesn’t turn into another troll infestation.

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