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God you people live in an authoritarian wasteland of a country.

How the fuck does the government have this much control over the media?

In it, the executives eulogize Kirk, calling him an “advocate for open debate, whose faith was important to him.”

Open debate is good. Now, never bring up and debate any position held by this man.

I don't work for Comcast and I never will, so let me say this for all of the affected workers:

Fuck him. I will not mourn him. He registers as nothing more than a statistic to me. I'd much rather spend my time mourning children getting mowed down at school than him.

Anyway, hope that gives the workers some relief.

by wrong thing i assume they mean don't point out charlie's history of white supremacy and antisemitism?

America is a farce

I think this is just an issue with how monopolised mainstream media is

Freedom of speech my ass. America is completely and utterly fucked beyond repair at this point.

they’re terrified people might learn something from this.

the wrong thing

I was frustrated that Canadian news outlets were downplaying who he really was. They're also saying people who are celebrating his death should be ashamed.

He contributed to death, ignorance, misinfo, and leading youth into the alt right pipeline. People should be able to participate in politics without risk of their life.

People should also participate in good faith and shouldn't be allowed to lie or steal. In a just system, these people would be held accountable by the courts. People also should not be allowed to advocate for things that directly or indirectly cause hatred, racism, discrimination, etc.

I don't feel ashamed for feeling okay with this situation. At most, I feel bad for his kids, but I felt bad for them regardless of this situation.

Idk man. It's dumb

I hope everyone publicly expresses support for the kids shot in Evergreen on the same day while pointedly ignoring Kirk's death. I think that sends a clear message without having to mention Kirk at all.

Comcast executives putting themselves on a list

I mean, it is fair for the company leadership to decide on what is said through their channels.

I don't really see any issues with them limiting what can be said when representing their company.

However, any coworker should be able to post, comment and like what they want on their own personal social media pages without it affecting their employment.

I remember various attempts by employers to force employees to represent the brand and company at all times, that is just idiotic.

I will only accept that my employer will have me say "no comment" when asked about company opinions or details in my free time.

Just to be sure I have this nailed down, I could use some acknowledgment from someone else’s perspective. A view I may not be entirely familiar with. Soooo, a champion for free speech and an advanced mindset is perhaps rolling delightfully in his pre grave state just knowing how much bullshit he created IRL is following him to the grave. Bighead Biggums was a waste of perfectly fine semen.

I don’t mourn his passing, i never liked him. But celebrating his assasination… Yeah, i would fire my employees as well if they did this publicly. I am against the death penalty, and in this case someone gave him the death penalty even without due process. If your value’s are such that you celebrate this, then your values don’t align with mine, and you have no place in my business.

I always thought i was politically left, but seeing the reactions of - not just a few, but a lot of - left wing people makes me wonder if i am indeed left.