Twitter Responds To Kyle Rittenhouse Becoming Right-Wing America’s New Hero
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We really need to talk about white America and Republican thug culture.
Kyle Rittenhouse has only done one notable thing in his life—he traveled across state lines with a weapon he had no business carrying and he used it to kill two people and seriously injure a third during a protest he had no business being at.
Now, a jury decided his actions were self-defense, so there’s not much point in beating that particular dead horse, but how is it that Rittenhouse has become a hero to conservatives? No one else in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was seriously hurt or killed outside of his shooting victims, so what makes him a hero? Who did he save? Who did he protect? Who did he bring to justice or achieve justice for?
As the Washington Post reported, Rittenhouse got a standing ovation from thousands of MAGA-mutts during the AmericaFest event in Phoenix organized by Turning Point USA, the leader of which, Charlie Kirk, told Rittenhouse, “You’re a hero to millions.”
Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stage at Amfest in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/BBG8JqiUex
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) December 20, 2021
So this massive crowd of South Park extras was chanting Rittenhouse’s name in a disturbing display of hero worship for someone who did zero things that were heroic but did a number of things that were villainous. The decent folks on Twitter have been understandably displeased.
Here are some of the best reactions to the KK-Kraze over Kyle.
Cheering for #KyleRittenhouse, a double murderer, like he’s a rock star is all you need to know about America’s cloroxed contingency
pic.twitter.com/CNDETdz8IP
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) December 21, 2021
See the difference? pic.twitter.com/fcIjhKxGHP
— Katiejohn (@45rapeKatiejohn) December 22, 2021
Damn straight. His “celebrity” is disgusting and flat out evil, and shows that all the claims he was “just a scared boy who was attacked” were lied. He wanted to kill and they like him for killing. Funny some of them call themselves Christian. #KyleRittenhouse #rittenhouse https://t.co/rq8KRKmvYv
— Cultured Swine (@tales_tomorrow) December 19, 2021
Hero is an overused term these days. Tate Myre of Oxford, Michigan is a hero, #KyleRittenhouse is not. pic.twitter.com/ui98lK0HYm
— W. M. (@Minuteman04) December 22, 2021
His 3 minutes of fame, before entering the O.J. Prison.
— Suzanne363 (@Suzanne3631) December 21, 2021
I hope they let him know about the fireworks before and did a rehearsal to insure he wasn't going to have a ptsd flashback and flip out on stage
— Mark RanDoM (@MarkRanDoMX) December 20, 2021
And of course, there are also a number of tragic Rittenhouse stans who think the only one to kill anyone in Kenosha that night served justice to rioters, looters and Antifa members despite the fact that none of his victims have been reported as such.
Why the enthusiasm over #KyleRittenhouse? Because he did what the US government miserably failed to do: hold the #Antifa looters, rioters and arsonists responsible for their actions. The kid is now a symbol not merely of self-defense and gun rights but also moral accountability pic.twitter.com/sFzVW1bdLe
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) December 22, 2021
Are Rittenhouse’s worshipers delusional and perverse? Yes. Are they indicative of traditional America and its vile culture? Oh, hell yes.
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