Is The New York Times trying to drum up sympathy for those who posted awful things about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and then got fired over it? Also, the notion that Facebook posts are some private communiques is beyond silly: it’s a public platform, and don’t be shocked if you get raked over the coals for saying something stupid. The same goes with Twitter. But, yes, the publication is trying to do that, and you can feel the rage from the print. We got these people fired, and we don’t care. Now, of course, they picked the tamer of examples. Still, it goes without saying: stop posting stupid crap relishing people with whom you disagree dying on social media and expect zero backlash. Most who got the axe are at-will employees, and employers aren’t and shouldn’t tolerate staffers who endorse domestic terrorism.
It’s not an attack on free speech. You can still say terrible things, but I would suggest you don’t post about it and keep it within the confines of your home. But these lefties cannot help themselves, taking to social media and posting downright awful things about the Kirk assassination. Some even went out of their way to vandalize memorials for the conservative activist who was shot and killed on September 10 at Utah Valley University (via NYT):
Two days after Charlie Kirk was killed, Suzanne Swierc, an employee at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., woke up to a cascade of missed calls, texts and voice mail messages from numbers she did not know.
“They were calling me all kinds of names, threatening my job,” Ms. Swierc said. “It was every awful curse word under the sun.”
“I immediately texted my supervisor, and I said, ‘I think I have a situation.’”
Ms. Swierc (pronounced swirtz) discovered that the barrage stemmed from something she had posted on Facebook the day before: “If you think Charlie Kirk was a wonderful person, we can’t be friends.” Her Facebook settings were private, but one of her followers must have taken a screen shot and sent it on without her knowledge.
Within hours, Libs of TikTok, a social media account known for transphobic content and smear campaigns against schools, hospitals and libraries, posted it publicly on its popular X account. Ms. Swierc got her first message 19 minutes later. Elon Musk posted about it. So did Rudy Giuliani. Indiana’s Attorney General, Todd Rokita, also mentioned it on X, calling her comments “vile,” and saying that they “should make people question someone’s ability to be in a leadership position.”
The Left is five times more likely to endorse or support political violence against their enemies. They also happen to be the most online bunch, too. There is no such thing as a private Facebook—who the hell thinks that’s a thing? Play with fire, you get burned.
What’s next?
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