"Journalists, academics, airline employees, doctors and restaurant workers across the United States have been fired or investigated by their employers over the past week for comments deemed insensitive on the killing of Charlie Kirk. The firings at a moment of rising political tensions in the US have ignited debates over the limits of free speech, cancel culture, doxxing and labour protections, as well as the legacy of Kirk. list of 3 itemsend of list The 31-year-old right-wing commentator was fatally shot in Utah last week."
"Many Republicans responded with a campaign of naming and shaming to ostracise people who reacted to the assassination in ways that they considered objectionable. Former MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd was one of the earliest targets of that effort. Shortly after Kirk was shot, Dowd said the conservative commentator pushed hate speech against some groups. Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions, the analyst said on air."
Journalists, academics, airline employees, doctors and restaurant workers across the United States faced firing or investigation for comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. The actions occurred amid rising political tensions and sparked debates over free-speech limits, cancel culture, doxxing and labour protections. The 31-year-old right-wing commentator was fatally shot in Utah; some mourned him as a martyr while others recalled his anti-immigrant and Islamophobic rhetoric and some celebrated his death. Many Republicans led naming-and-shaming campaigns to ostracise objectionable reactions. MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd was fired after on-air remarks about Kirk, and columnist Karen Attiah was sacked over social-media responses about race and gun violence.
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