I have no idea but thanks for posting it. FWIW, it was already posted once, not to criticize by any means, this needs to be seen, but because you may get some blow back from FR Posting Police FReepers.
I didn’t see it this “article” the first time, so I applaud the repetition.
Now, certainly, the widespread and vective-infused celebratory reactions to Kirk’s assassination on Bluesky, Academia, MSLSD, and related loser platforms from despicable human beings is noted. I mean, it is awful. As a matter of intellectual rigor, it would be informative to see research identifying which of these people are virtue-signaling/“if I don’t say nasty things I won’t get invited to the next party” sheep, influencers, paid provocateurs, peaked-in-high school losers, and legit murderers-in-waiting.
That research would be interesting. But it almost doesn’t matter. I have heard of left-leaning youngsters being stunned at the assassination. The graphic video “helped” quite a bit; it’s where we are in life. The sentiment of the leftish youngster was “I may not have liked the guy, but I didn’t want him to be killed.” That kind of clarity and honesty hasn’t been heard for some time.
These youngsters may not care what the research tells us. They see a grisly assassination, then see their friend cheer about Kirk’s death, and unfriend them. I would LOVE to see the ebbing and flowing of social media follower stats in light of this saga. Indeed, a restaurant in Cincinnati just lost a ton of its business after a co-owner went on a Kirk-bashing social media rant. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4340106/posts
One final note: whataboutism is poison. The merits of arguments and baseline philosophical bedrocks are what win the day.
I must’ve missed it the first time. The author is right about everything.
It should be posted a thousand times, plus one!!!