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[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

Kirk's killing is inherently more political. School shootings are a slightly different matter. I don't think Robinson was capable of killing random people. He chose his target. It was an assassination.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

I would argue all school shootings are political because they're a result of a policy and distinguishing Kirk as a political figure is just some bullshit. Kirk also is not a politician. He's just well connected to republican party donors, many of whom also own large portions of the US media.

Kirk was a rich guy and a friend of donors. This makes him "Important" in US media. Avg people probably are largely unaware of who he was before he died, so I disagree that this is a "political" assassination and more like a "celebrity" assassination similar to John Lennon

Still bad and stupid but the shooter's motives were probably more about his loved ones being harrassed by kirk fans than anything truly ideological.

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[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

In any event, Kirk was targeted specifically for his views, whereas school shootings are indiscriminate attacks.

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