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Kirk did not imply Mamdani was a terrorist. He did imply that Mamdani shares the 9/11 attackers' religion (factcheck true) and that Mamdani's culture and values challenge America's core values (most Americans still agree... for now).

What a bad faith strawman!

The LoL wasn't at the story or the victims. It was at you using this tragedy to troll the wrestling community.

Things that are actually sad. Innocent people died and others will be terrorized by these memories for life. That youth would get wrapped up into hate groups and take hateful violent actions. That the news makes a point to refer to Cain as a good wrestler. He was not good and his sport was irrelevant. That legitimate concerns about the Quran’s teachings on jihad, warfare, non-believers, apostasy, and sharia get smeared as mere “anti-Muslim.” Aside. Research shows Cain is a boy that did wrestle boys, regardless of his feminine appearance. That answered my other pre-context questions of how did a girl get brainwashed into a hate group, known for anti jew, attack muslims? ...well the internet is an awful place for outcast teens. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ca/san-diego/organization/22993/madison-high-school/team/649227/coed-varsity-wrestling/roster?ss=2023 https://www.flowrestling.org/events/11583831-el-cajon-invitational/videos?playing=11679198

George Floyd killed himself through drug abuse and exceptionally poor decisions. The officer was reckless in hindsight and the outcome was unintentional. The riots were misguided on a hyped up lie. Riots were not justice. The riots were self-destructive.

Don't know if he could "not recall" getting the tattoo but there are multiple sources of him stating he was drunk at the time. There are multiple citations of hateful views, shitposting through 2021, and he knew what the tattoo meant well over a decade ago. No citations indicate that he was a nazi supporter, just incredibly stupid and unfit for office.

The Atlantic opinion condemns Mamdani. American Jews (and others) shouldn't have to tolerate a local leader who downplays calls that plausibly incite violence against them. https://x.com/i/grok/share/db033ee465a74437a35750fe12315921 has the article text posted and critique of https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/zohran-mamdani-globalize-intifada/683300/. You can see the original source here also: https://web.archive.org/web/20260331030911/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/zohran-mamdani-globalize-intifada/683300/.

Zero unvetted immigration from areas with high culture conflict risk. It is rational to note that Mamdani shares the religion of the 9/11 terrorists. And important that Kirk criticized him for his documented anti-Western, socialist, and Intifada-defending positions. Did you know Kirk platformed muslims that shared USA values? He wasn’t any blanket anti-muslim…

The criticism is a rational and accurate generalization that should drive USA policy. Pakistan has the most Muslim immigrants to the USA while 84% of Pakistani directly support Sharia law. Afghanistan is at 99% Sharia law support and make up 6% of the US Muslims adult. Sharia law just means they support the core values of the Quran, which is in direct conflict of USA values. Here are countries of origin. Here are the countries that support USA incompatible values.

Thank you. Kirk would be islamophobic according to the activist definition, because criticism is hostile toward Islam. It is interesting that most popular dictionaries define "phobia" as "irrational" fear but less dictionaries include the word "irrational" in the definition of islamophobia. Phobia Oxford: a strong unreasonable fear of something. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/phobia Merriam: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phobia Islamophobia Oxford: dislike or unfair treatment of Islam or Muslims. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/islamophobia Merriam: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against Islam or people who practice Islam. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Islamophobia Chatgpt is well documented as leftist trained... Criticism of Islam in its conflicts with USA values is well-justified. The concerns are rational and survival-oriented.

What is the definition of Islamophobia that you follow and is widely accepted?

So are you going to answer the question?

What is the distinction between criticism and phobia to you? Can an "Ex" Muslim with much deeper Islam insight become Islamophobic? How can someone like that develop an irrational hatred of Muslims? I mean its not impossible.. but don't be willfully ignorant.

What is the distinction between criticism and phobia to you? Can a Muslim be Islamophobic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn-hyPLasRw&t=320s

You are using islamophobia like others use bigot. A very incorrect and leftist behavior.

Rational criticism of the religion is not it.

I am like Kirk in that I know and like individual muslims while also believing the religion impact on culture and polices is fundamentally incompatible with the USA. There is a difference between criticizing ideology and people.

You also called him definitely an Islamaphobe… which is not true. You called me brainwashed… which respectfully we all are… but you keep using incorrect left leaning language on Kirk while referring to yourself as centrist. It befuddles…

If you want a win in semantics, you can have it. Your posts made it sound like Kirk implied Mamdani is a terrorist… which is not true.

Hey Grok. is this true? He’s not a terrorist, yet Charlie Kirk compared him to one. —— No, this claim is not accurate. 1. “He’s not a terrorist” True. Zohran Mamdani is a democratic socialist politician, New York State Assembly member, and (as of 2026) NYC mayor. There is no credible evidence that he is a terrorist, has planned violence, or supported terrorism. He was a child on 9/11 and has publicly condemned the attacks. 2. “Charlie Kirk compared him to one” Not true in a direct sense. Kirk’s post was: “24 years ago a group of Muslims killed 2,753 people on 9/11. Now a Muslim Socialist is on pace to run New York City.” This is a rhetorical juxtaposition highlighting Mamdani’s Muslim faith in contrast to the 9/11 attackers (who were radical Islamists). It’s meant to signal concern about cultural/religious shifts, “insurgency against the West,” demographic change, and Mamdani’s far-left policies. • Kirk has called Mamdani names like a “parasite,” criticized his socialism, immigration views, Israel/Palestine stance (“globalize the intifada” rhetoric), and said things like “it doesn’t feel right” for NYC/London to have Muslim mayors. But he did not say “Mamdani is a terrorist” or directly equate him personally to the 9/11 hijackers. Critics (often on the left) interpret the post as Islamophobic fearmongering or implying collective guilt. Supporters see it as a legitimate warning about patterns of Islamist extremism and incompatible ideologies. It’s strong rhetoric using association, but not a literal “he’s a terrorist” comparison. Bottom line: Mamdani isn’t a terrorist — correct. Kirk did not compare him to one directly; he drew a provocative link via religion and politics. The statement oversimplifies Kirk’s actual post into a strawman.

(Who)You're the one citing a Guardian hit piece as proof. Deporting illegal entrants to a tough prison.. even when some weren't proven gang members... still doesn't make that Jew the 'closest thing to a Nazi'.

Equating a Jew enforcing borders and deporting gang members to 'closest thing to a Nazi' is still ridiculous hyperbole. That Guardian opinion piece doesn't help your case.

What a lazy and tribally absurd statement. Nazis murdered Jews. Jewish Miller pushes enforcement of American immigration law. It isn’t the national sovereignty stuff that makes him “horrible.” I’ll call him an intelligent asshole for his combative messaging and that high school rant about janitors needing to do their job instead of students picking up their own trash. Equating Miller to a Nazi is ridiculous.

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