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B C's avatar

Ken Klipz seemingly doing the only real journalism out there, yet again.

I had him pegged for a Groyper but I’m ready to be wrong. Inscrutable nihilist might be the answer in the end.

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Michael Wallace's avatar

The media is losing their minds to politicize a tragedy at the behest of an out of control Executive. This is by and far the most level headed attempt to understand the person who murdered someone. Based on this and the reporting that he's not cooperating with police, I suspect we won't fully know why until after a trial and even then.. another reason to tune out the talking heads. They don't have our best interests in mind and want us grabbing guns to shoot our neighbors for clicks and ratings and profit for them. Don't fall for it.

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Chris's avatar

This is so enlightening and amazing work, the shock from his family and friends should go to show that everyone is capable of violence and bad things, and how hypocritical /

dishonest our leaders are

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JennyStokes's avatar

The 'shock from his family?' Was he able to talk to them and still be accepted?

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Chris's avatar

No sorry, I just saw the moms posts on facebook of him which are very loving and remind me of the posts my mom makes of me, the family convinced him to turn himself in etc, it doesn’t seem like they even considered he was capable of this

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JennyStokes's avatar

This is 'Family Values' courtesy of Reagan.

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Chris's avatar

I’m young so I had to google what you meant but I see that reagan’s politics and rise was built on his “family values” ideas, but I think I might be missing your point and am curious, is it that this sort of divisiveness in society is bc of these “family values” started with reagan? I don’t necessary disagree but I do t know enough about the topic to be able to agree or disagree but would be i treated in learning more, I just wanted to point out that we are all human and therefore capable of bad things and in order for our leaders to govern effectively they need acknowledge that instead of continue to use this event for political expedience

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JennyStokes's avatar

Hello Chris. I value this comment.

Yes we are all 'human.' This is the point I am making.

Think about what 'Family Values' really mean. Is it that you are beholden to you family regardless of who you are as a person?

IF you walked into your family home and told your parents that you were 'gay/bi etc.' Would they support you?

Some families accept these facts others do not.

What 'bad things?' You were born into a family that SHOULD accept their children for who they are taking NO notice of gossip.

I am suggesting that those who are not accepted revert to the internet to find help and sustenance. Often this can lead youngsters into nefarious sites?

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Chris's avatar

Definitely youngsters I would say can and are doing that, I think I see the hypocrisy you’re pointing out in that the right preaches family values, some of them may only give the love a parent should conditioned upon certain things, I think this goes both ways but is a stark example of the hypocrisy

I was raised in a Christian conservative home and am now on the left and am atheist/agnostic, but I remember a time when I found myself on red pilled subreddits ect and eventually moved left as I got older, listened to people around me, learned and challenged myself, luckily I was born in a loving household that supports me either way, what I’m saying is that I understand how someone could become lost without unconditional love in their life which I think is what you mean by family values and is a great point that I didn’t think of until you pointed it out so thank you!

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Mark Huseby's avatar

It seems that the response to Kirk’s death is being twisted into a call to arms against whichever side you happen to be against, the cold civil war. We could be on the precipice of a hot civil war.

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JennyStokes's avatar

YOU are going to have a Civil War but it will be a Religious war.

You lost the plot when you went for LGBT rights etc. You should have been taking 'Family Values' apart.

What is the percentage of kids in the USA who REALLY talk to their parents?

Why are they on all these websites?

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Dominic Felipe Blum-Gutierrez's avatar

I've said it before this is why I subscribe because Ken does real journalism and doesn't just report on press releases. Best $10/month I spend.

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Ken Klippenstein's avatar

thanks!!

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EileenO'Farrell's avatar

Wow, Ken. Great reporting here. This young man is nothing like anything reported so far in my opinion & based on your deep dive article, it's more than we imagined. This seems a new phenomenon among this gen and you're the first to explain it in the words of this group. So normal in so many ways. Nihilism seems to be a cancer working it's way through this young gamer population. Bravo, you!

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That One Guy With Tea's avatar

Great reporting Ken, thank you.

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Zachary St. Pierre's avatar

I got really caught up in the “left vs. right” debate from mainstream media and snippets of interviews from different people which brought out a range of emotions regarding this case. After reading this article, I do appreciate the actual journalism that was done where the layers to this story were peeled back to show this was a horrific act done by someone who was perceived to be “normal” in this particular community and now those there are having to deal with the fallout of it.

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JennyStokes's avatar

Since thee is NO 'left' in the USA. I have no idea what you are talking about.

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Zachary St. Pierre's avatar

Point taken.

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

I guess when you are someone who has an agenda, it's hard to not see an agenda in everyone else, and not to turn every action you see into something furthering an agenda.

Thanks for the information. Although, 'accused' shows up in the next line, this headline says it's a fact, not an allegation, "Exclusive: Leaked Messages from Charlie Kirk Assassin."

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Susan Becraft's avatar

Fascinating, Ken. Yet another example of the MSM, the political class and the government churning the waters with the intention of causing more discord, as it were, among us, by withholding information. I wonder if we’ll ever know the motive, assuming that Tyler Robinson was the shooter. In the meantime, the shooting has given the government yet more (flimsy) reasons to spy on us. On a personal note, the @LibsOfTikTok unearthed a FB post made by a teacher at my great nieces’ elementary school, in which she called Kirk a racist who didn’t deserve to be killed. A (vile) Pittsburgh radio talk show host is now on a mission to get her fired. Given what’s happening to anyone who speaks ill of Israel, he’ll probably succeed. But I digress.

Thank you as always, Ken, for reporting the truth.

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Joe's avatar

More actual new information here than in all the other MSM pieces combined.

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Dave's avatar

Free subscriber for a while, but this made me cough up. Opinions are cheap, but this reframes the whole debate. Great stuff!

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Ken Klippenstein's avatar

Thanks Dave !

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Thought Criminal's avatar

Being raised in a conservative Mormon CULTure it can really mess an LGBTQ kid up. This is very sad and very predictable.

I’m guessing the “leftist” referred to by the racist “good” Mormon Governor was not hating LGBTQ people.

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JennyStokes's avatar

I lived in the US for 23yrs. It was a joy to come to France where everyone had political discussions at the market on Sunday. NOT happening now.

Apart from the Canyon where we lived...............nobody talked about real life or their thoughts and dreams.

The over-arching' NEED to be accepted was virulent so I am not surprised this is happening in the USA. Family values!

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Julianne's avatar

Thank you, Ken! Very clarifying!

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Randy Paulson's avatar

Fantastic reporting work, Ken!

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