Right-wing lawmakers pushed for a tribute to the U.S. conservative influencer who was shot dead.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Thursday rejected a bid by right-wing factions to hold a minute of silence for slain U.S. conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

The initiative was first proposed by Charlie Weimers, an MEP from the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), as a symbolic measure “to declare that our right to freedom of speech cannot be extinguished,” according to an email chain with dozens of MEPs that was seen by POLITICO.

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    6 months ago

    the thing about fascists is that everything that doesn’t involve bending the knee and pledging complete loyalty and respect to fascists is a cause for uproar

    remember some years ago, the far right outrage over starbucks for daring to release xmas cups that were just solid red because they weren’t jesusy enough?

    these people are fucking insane cultist psychopaths