How MAGA is Dishonoring Charlie Kirk's Legacy

Charlie Kirk's assassination has shocked the nation. While I do not agree with his views on many things, I believe the vast majority of us would agree that we do not wish him death, or even maimed. We can agree to disagree on many things. While his death will silence him, his ideas will live on, and you can't silence an idea. 

However, MAGA's current clumsy attempt to maximize the propaganda value of Kirk's death by trying to venerate him, and the various overreaction to anything about Kirk that's NOT complimentary (posters of Kirk as a "saint", Trump floated the idea of giving Kirk a posthumous Medal of Freedom, FCC bullied Disney into suspending Jimmy Kimmel for a joke about Kirk, WaPo fired a black female reporter who cited an uncomplimentary quote by Kirk on black females for "endangering colleagues"...), IMHO, is dishonoring Kirk's legacy. 

You don't get it? Let me walk you through this. 

Why did Kirk's assassin do it? 

To stop Kirk from speaking out, right? 

So how does MAGA and those organizations kowtowing to MAGA (such as Disney, WaPo, etc.) react? 

By stopping anything that's not "nice" about Kirk from being aired or even spoken on public media. 

MAGA used the death of an outspoken man... as an excuse to CENSOR other people! 

Oh, the irony. 

Rant: Child Dead in LA is Just a Sign of Things to Come

When Trump nominated RFK Jr to CDC Head, things are going to get bad, and the latest news is merely a sign to come. 

RFK Jr is, for lack of better term, a so-called vaccine freedom-fighter... as in vaccine should NOT be mandatory. They claim the "risks" of vaccine means it should be a personal choice, when it *should* be public policy, because diseases affect everybody. Once RFK jr took office, one of the first things done was firing the entire vaccine advisory panel... and replaced it with a group composed of various vaccine denialists that were discredited during COVID. Since then, CDC has basically waived every school vaccine mandate, claiming it's a state-level issue or personal freedom issue. As a result, childhood diseases such as measles, which was nearly eradicated decades ago (back in Year 2000), and used to be only counted in the teens, except for a few cases in isolated communities where vaccine denialists congregate, is making a major comeback. Measles case count per year is at a 33 year high. 

And this new child death in Los Angeles is a sign of things to come. 

To keep a long story short, Los Angeles County Health has reported a death of a child from a measles-related brain disorder called SSPE, which was basically "delayed measles". The child probably contracted measles while very young (less than 1 year old). While it is notable that this is probably BEFORE the child could be vaccinated for measles (generally MMR vaccine is given between 12-15 months old), but unvaccinated people are often protected by "herd immunity" (low chance of encountering the disease due to high percentage of vaccinated people around them). SSPE means measles virus entered the brain, and lay dormant until months or even years later. The child appears to have recovered, then the symptoms started appearing, as the virus started to destroy the brain and nerves from within. First memory starts to go, then mood changes, then muscle coordination deteriorates. Mental acuity lessens. All this, in the course of a few months... and the body lives on... And there is no cure and no treatment. 

Los Angeles County Health officer Muntu Davis released a statement, from which I quote: "Infants too young to be vaccinated rely on all of us to help protect them through community immunity. Vaccination is not just about protecting yourself—it's about protecting your family, your neighbors, and especially children who are too young to be vaccinated."

And yet RFK jr is proposing that we do away with vaccines because of "freedom". 

Would you not sacrifice a little bit of YOUR freedom to lessen the health risks for your children and your children's children?