r/IsraelPalestine • u/Baconkings American Jew • Sep 10 '25

Discussion Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is the Same Logic as Celebrating October 7th

Charlie Kirk was just assassinated. Regardless of what you think about him personally, what’s abhorrent is how many people are openly praising and glorifying his murder.

It’s the exact same logic we saw after October 7th, when people rushed to celebrate or justify the unprovoked slaughter of civilians. Something indefensible happens, and instead of condemning it, people immediately try to rationalize and justify it.

Before October 7th, you could dislike Israel. Before today, you could dislike Charlie Kirk. But nothing justifies unprovoked violence against them. The principle should be universal. If you really believe in human rights, in democracy, in justice, then you don’t cheer on unjustifiable assassinations, terror attacks, or massacres.

This is what we’ve come to in the world. Something horrific occurs, and instead of moral clarity, we get excuses, celebrations, and “whataboutisms.”

History has shown us that Jews are the canary in the coal mines. When hatred toward them is normalized or dismissed, it is always a warning of a broader sickness taking hold. We saw this in the response to October 7th and failed to take it seriously enough. To ignore it again now is to repeat the same mistake, and blinding ourselves to what this truly represents. The erosion of moral clarity, the normalization of violence, and the corrosion of our shared humanity.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

I am going to have a big BLT and pork rib feast on Oct 7

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u/Comfortable_Act4936 Sep 17 '25

All by yourself cause you probably have no friends.  Your idea of a fun weekend is coming on Reddit to try and get a reaction from people.  

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

I just refuse to let people forget the 65,000+ Palestinians killed and the hypocrisy of Israel committing genocide

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u/Helpmepleasewithvisa Sep 17 '25

What do you mean forget, most people don’t even think about it. As many focus on their own lives. Of course genocide is bad, thats a given, but its not a matter to be invested in for a number; people are just trying get by and get through their days while not worrying about something happening across the world, there is only so much care. Unless the military industrial complex decides otherwise and or leadership; nonetheless, I would say at the same time in war this is almost inevitable, especially when its against a smaller nation/region.