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**Chris** · 11-09-2025, 08:31

Yes, I’d like to hear that too. As far as I can tell he was a law-abiding citizen who used debate and public engagement to make his political points. That is, or used to be, universally recognised in democratic societies as inherently decent, regardless of whether their politics aligned with yours or not.

Having listened to him a bit whenever he’s dropped into my Xitter feed, I disagree with him plenty. One or two social issues I was broadly in agreement with, though even there it’s tough because American social politics are of a very particular stripe that don’t align nearly as well with ours as some would like to think.

But was he indecent? Receipts, please.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,278	Re: [Update] Charlie Kirk (US conservative campaigner) shot dead Yes, I’d like to hear that too. As far as I can tell he was a law-abiding citizen who used debate and public engagement to make his political points. That is, or used to be, universally recognised in democratic societies as inherently decent, regardless of whether their politics aligned with yours or not. Having listened to him a bit whenever he’s dropped into my Xitter feed, I disagree with him plenty. One or two social issues I was broadly in agreement with, though even there it’s tough because American social politics are of a very particular stripe that don’t align nearly as well with ours as some would like to think. But was he indecent? Receipts, please.