USA-Politick

Left Party Leader Defends Remarks on⁢ US Activist Charlie Kirk Following His Death

BERLIN – Left Party parliamentary group leader Heidi Reichinnek sparked ⁣controversy during an appearance on the TV show “Caren ⁢Miosga,” defending comments made by herself and her staff ⁣regarding the death of US activist Charlie kirk. Reichinnek displayed‌ limited sympathy for ​those ⁤expressing regret over Kirk’s murder, and offered a sharply critical assessment of the activist’s‌ political views.

During the program, Reichinnek addressed a post made by her personal spokesperson on social media following Kirk’s death. The post, accompanying a photo of kirk, read “Oh no” and “Anyway,”⁣ which‍ the spokesperson intended to convey indifference. Reichinnek explained⁤ the post was an attempt to shift attention ​away from the tragedy, coinciding ⁢with another‍ school shooting. “On the same⁣ day there was a massacre at a school again, and that was a very cynical but sadly also very suitable way that⁤ this school⁢ massacre you⁢ just go over it!” she‍ stated. She acknowledged the post was “discussed incorrectly” ​and afterward deleted, but⁢ also noted its uptake by right-wing media.

reichinnek strongly refuted characterizations of Kirk as simply a “right-wing conservative,” asserting, “He was a white‌ supremacist…so he was an ultra-right. He is a racist.” While‍ acknowledging a general aversion to celebrating anyone’s death, she stated, “You don’t have to have pity or​ respect for this person at this point. ⁤I am surprised that this ultra-right nationalist is now being mourned in manny places.”

When host Caren Miosga pointed out that Kirk had been shot, Reichinnek responded,⁢ “Yes, from ‌another Republican.” Miosga then presented Reichinnek ⁣with examples of ​posts from ​left-wing youth groups reacting to Kirk’s death.

One post stated: “Bloody and right-wing politics leads to bloody cartridges. With a shot in the‌ neck,the end of ​his right-wing radical and exploitative politics was sealed.” ⁣Another,from a left-wing youth group in Hanau,featured a photo of Kirk with his daughter and the caption “Rotten in Hell.”

Reichinnek distanced herself from these specific posts, stating, “These were now two examples that I do not share.” However,she maintained that right-wing extremism in the United States contributes to such‍ violence,while also asserting she could not be held responsible for every post made by members of the left‌ youth.