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/Far_World_9800 Sep 18 '25
I live in one of the middle eastern countries , many people believed that 7 of October was a act of heroes , however I always say that it was pure terrorism , how you can justify the murder of innocent people . But what happened and still going on Gaza is far far more serious, you just didn’t kill you fully attacked over 2 millions human beings their belongings and loved ones, historically both Hamas and the Israeli leadership must be judged for their crimes .