Violent Rhetoric

Violent Rhetoric: Calls for violence, in their own words

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“I feel f---ed up saying this. It's scary being a public speaker. And I mean, look, ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn't say this publicly, but I feel better. I know I shouldn't say that, but it's just a feeling.”

Dave Chappelle, Comedian

Stand-up set, Madison Square Garden (Karmageddon tour), Nov 7, 2026.

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Latest entries

  1. Read aloud a post saying "We're digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again," and laughed, with co-host Angie Sullivan.

    Jennifer WelchPodcaster
    • Mocking victims
    • Apologized

  2. “Elon Musk is a traitor to the West. We lined up the Rosenbergs against a wall.”

    Scott GallowayPodcaster
    • Incitement
    • Live

  3. “Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message, and all of a sudden starts to sound a lot different.”

    Abdul El-SayedPolitician
    • Incitement
    • Live

  4. “Friedrich Engels wrote about the concept of social murder. And Brian Thompson, as the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was engaging in a tremendous amount of social murder.”

    Hasan PikerPodcaster
    • Justifying violence
    • Live

  5. “I want Stephen Miller to be the number one in the Nuremberg trials when this is done. When this is done, I want Stephen Miller to be the first one who is tried and convicted and f---ing dangles, okay? I want him to be brought before a court of law…”

    Rick WilsonOther public figure
    • Incitement
    • Live

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