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Martyr-Making, Authoritarian Crackdown, and Why Violence Isn’t the Answer

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This week we ditch the Apocrypha to confront the political cyclone around Charlie Kirk’s killing—and the even uglier spin machine that followed. The episode opens with a scorching montage of right-wing grievance and Bible-thumping clobber verses (yes, the “abomination” greatest hits), setting the stage for how faith is weaponized to police gender, empathy, and civil rights. The hosts are crystal clear: murder is not okay, full stop, and the shooter is a terrible person. The real conversation is what comes next—how power turns tragedy into propaganda and demands obedience.


From there, we unpack the rush to canonize Kirk—right down to talk of a Medal of Freedom—and why that’s a grotesque rewrite of who he actually was and what he said. We also dig into why receipts are suddenly hard to find (thanks, algorithms), and why acknowledging his hateful rhetoric does not imply he “had it coming.” When Trump and Vance start floating vague “crackdowns” and even National Guard deployments, the show calls it what it is: creeping authoritarianism that feeds on martyrdom and demands a public enemy.


Finally, the hosts hit first principles: secular democracy means no church-state fusion (despite the Right’s confident fiction that separation is “made up”), and “religious freedom” isn’t the freedom to impose your denomination on everyone else. If America becomes “Charlie Kirk’s America,” they argue, we’ve already lost the plot. The answer isn’t violence; it’s showing up, speaking out, and refusing to let propaganda define reality.


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👉 Join our godless rebellion on Discord: discord.gg/VBnyTYV6nC

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📌 Topics Covered:

  • Montage of Trump/Kirk/Miller + Bible clobber verses used as political cudgels.
  • “Violence isn’t the answer,” mental health, and sane gun policy—without the culture-war fog.
  • The Medal of Freedom talk and why instant canonization is propaganda, not mourning.
  • How search results bury Kirk’s own words—and why pointing to them isn’t “justifying” the shooting.
  • “No separation of church and state”? The Right’s favorite myth, debunked.
  • Talk of “crackdowns,” National Guard deployments, and the authoritarian vibe check.
  • Why making a martyr is the point—and why democracy suffocates under that narrative.

💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“But he’s a piece of shit. But murder’s not good.”

——

If you like what you heard (or hated it in the right way), support our blasphemy on Patreon and don’t forget to join our cult—uh, community—on Discord.


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This week we ditch the Apocrypha to confront the political cyclone around Charlie Kirk’s killing—and the even uglier spin machine that followed. The episode opens with a scorching montage of right-wing grievance and Bible-thumping clobber verses (yes, the “abomination” greatest hits), setting the stage for how faith is weaponized to police gender, empathy, and civil rights. The hosts are crystal clear: murder is not okay, full stop, and the shooter is a terrible person. The real conversation is what comes next—how power turns tragedy into propaganda and demands obedience.


From there, we unpack the rush to canonize Kirk—right down to talk of a Medal of Freedom—and why that’s a grotesque rewrite of who he actually was and what he said. We also dig into why receipts are suddenly hard to find (thanks, algorithms), and why acknowledging his hateful rhetoric does not imply he “had it coming.” When Trump and Vance start floating vague “crackdowns” and even National Guard deployments, the show calls it what it is: creeping authoritarianism that feeds on martyrdom and demands a public enemy.


Finally, the hosts hit first principles: secular democracy means no church-state fusion (despite the Right’s confident fiction that separation is “made up”), and “religious freedom” isn’t the freedom to impose your denomination on everyone else. If America becomes “Charlie Kirk’s America,” they argue, we’ve already lost the plot. The answer isn’t violence; it’s showing up, speaking out, and refusing to let propaganda define reality.


👉 Listen now at sacrilegiousdiscourse.com

👉 Join our godless rebellion on Discord: discord.gg/VBnyTYV6nC

👉 Support the snark on Patreon: patreon.com/sacrilegiousdiscourse


📌 Topics Covered:

  • Montage of Trump/Kirk/Miller + Bible clobber verses used as political cudgels.
  • “Violence isn’t the answer,” mental health, and sane gun policy—without the culture-war fog.
  • The Medal of Freedom talk and why instant canonization is propaganda, not mourning.
  • How search results bury Kirk’s own words—and why pointing to them isn’t “justifying” the shooting.
  • “No separation of church and state”? The Right’s favorite myth, debunked.
  • Talk of “crackdowns,” National Guard deployments, and the authoritarian vibe check.
  • Why making a martyr is the point—and why democracy suffocates under that narrative.

💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“But he’s a piece of shit. But murder’s not good.”

——

If you like what you heard (or hated it in the right way), support our blasphemy on Patreon and don’t forget to join our cult—uh, community—on Discord.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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