Maybe you're reading a different version of HackerNews but I've found the amount of politics discussed to be fairly low compared to other outlets + in this case it is actaully relevant and an interesting point.
Also, look at the other content, this didn't come from nowhere.
I honestly cannot imagine why someone just now is posting an article about how a singular crime is used as a justification for a massive government power grab and an excuse to oppress the ruling party's political opponents, despite negligible evidence of any connection to the crime. [1]
I don’t think there is yet enough evidence to show the political beliefs of the suspect in either direction. Seems X/Bluesky is awash with certainty that it’s “the other side” but I have not seen any good hard evidence of this
True, but for the purposes of a government power grab, the details of the actual crime, who did what and why, are hardly relevant. It only matters that the government can generate enough propaganda to make people think there's a connection.
The Reichtag fire was caused by a Communist militant- at the time where "Communist" meant litterally "Stalinist".
Even if the Charlie Kirk murderer was a crimson red trans gay pedophilic crypto scammer and card-carrying Democrat personally instructed and paid by Obama, the point here is "using him as a pretext to destroy all opposition under false pretense".
Yes, and it is bad if the government do that. It does not mean it is then correct to claim he has beliefs he doesn’t. We should be saying “we don’t know his beliefs and the government is making a power grab”
Holy wow, where do you spend your time to arrive at that narrative? I read both right and left wing media to get a balanced view, but I haven't seen anyone that far off the deep end yet. The most reasonable actual fact from this whole thing that I've read is that the guy was terminally online and that's what drove him crazy. Some people could learn from that.
The only facts we know are: Mormon Christian, terminally online, left some memes in casings.
Considering the facts we can't know anything, the messaging is coming from both sides based on their own agendas. The remaining fact is: Trump's government is attempting a power grab based on this murder.
Edit: The shooter is a deranged leftist. Absolutely none of the evidence contradicts this. Much of the evidence disproves the claim that he was a conservative.
