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ARTICLE AD BOX
Early information suggests Charlie Kirk’s assassin had much in common with him. They were both embedded in the most toxic parts of social media and in exporting its logic to the real world.
The assassination of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk in Utah has led to anger and panic in US political circles. While conservatives are vowing to crack down on political opponents, liberals are afraid that the killing will be used to justify repression.
This shooting was not political violence in the way it’s traditionally been experienced in US, but rather part of a larger trend of the most toxic parts of social media and the internet seeping into the real world. Political violence of this sort is unacceptable, but it’s also an inevitable consequence of the political environment Kirk helped to create.
English (US) ·