In the days following the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk , there’s been a scramble to understand the politics of the situation.
The effort to ascribe a specific political affiliation and motive to 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson—with President Donald Trump and his followers blaming “the radical left” —has led to serious investigation and scrutiny being applied to all the publicly available details of his life before, during and after his alleged crime. In particular, there’s been an enormous amount of focus on the elaborate internet memes inscribed on the bullet casings authorities say were found at the scene as well as the fact that Robinson was a gamer who was active on Discord.
Unfortunately, the desperation for concrete answers amid a criminal investigation and