Over Half of US Voters Support the Firing of Leftists Celebrating the Murder of Charlie Kirk
A recent Napolitan News Service poll found that just over half (51%) of voters believe it is appropriate for private companies to fire employees who publicly celebrate the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.In contrast, 35% of voters oppose such firings.The survey highlights a partisan divide: 88% of Republicans support firing reporters or public officials who celebrate such acts online, while only 34% of democrats agree. Among those who frequently discuss politics, 73% are in favor of such firings. The poll also noted that Democrats are the only major demographic group with a majority opposing these firings, though narrowly. Following Kirk’s murder on September 10 at a Turning Point USA event in Utah, several academic institutions and companies have terminated employees who mocked the assassination online, and some public figures have issued apologies for their comments. The accused shooter reportedly lived with a transgender-identifying partner and left behind bullet casings engraved with offensive messages.
Just over half of voters say that it is appropriate for private companies to fire employees that have celebrated an assassination online like that of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s, according to a new survey.
The Napolitan News Service poll released Thursday found that 51 percent of voters agreed that private companies are justified in letting employees go after celebrating an assassination on the internet, with the murder of Kirk as a recent and prime example.
Just 35 percent of voters said it was not an acceptable course of action for private companies to take, according to the poll.
“An overwhelming majority (88%) of Republicans agree reporters or public officials should be fired, but only 34% of Democrats agree,” the poll reads.
“About three quarters (73%) of those who talk politics almost every day also believe reporters or public officials should be fired if they celebrate online.”
Democrats were the “only measured demographic group” to have a majority opposed to private companies firing those who celebrated murders online at a narrow 51 percent, according to the poll.
Numerous academic institutions and companies have fired multitudes of employees that mocked Kirk’s assassination online, and several high-profile figures have apologized for statements they made about Kirk after his murder.
Kirk was shot in the neck and murdered on Sept. 10 while speaking to students at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.
The man accused of killing Kirk reportedly lived with a transgender-identifying “partner,” and engraved bullet casings with phrases such as “Hey fascist! Catch!” and “If you read this you are gay LMAO.”
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