It's more than "unprofessional". It is really rooted in racism. Countries that he denigrates (Haiti, Somalia, etc.) tend to have citizens of color. The nations that he favors (Scandanavian, South Africa, etc.) tend to have white citizens. It's not very subtle.

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It is critical to remember: Twitter is *NOT* the culture. A very specific audience is on Twitter and there are lots and LOTS of bots whose sole purpose is to fan the flames of division.

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I did see some EXAMPLES of it, but not any concerted broad effort to take pleasure in his death. There are plenty of bad people in the world; I recall a US Senator making jokes about the MN lawmaker and husband who were murdered.

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Honestly, I think that claims that there were celebrations are a bit exaggerated. I consume a lot of online content and participate on multiple platforms. In my own experience, I did not see that hateful rhetoric about Kirk's death.

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REALLY? Please cite your data supporting your claim.

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It's NOT the topic. We should be able to talk about ANY topic without going to dark places. Unfortunately, when the president sets the tone that he does, it is difficult to have constructive dialogue.

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It's hard to know. As the previous commenter was saying, these are not normal times.

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Yup. Control of oil reserves, likely.

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