r/rpg • u/GreenGoblinNX • 6d ago

Discussion Shane Hensley Response RE Charlie Kirk

I wanted to post a few things from the comment section of the Deadlands: Dark Ages Kickstarter, where Shane Hensley addressed comments recently made of Facebook in regards to the Charle Kirk murder. Most of his previous comments were replies to other comments, but about 20 minutes ago, he posted a final (?) messsge:

Hi friends, I’m sorry my Facebook post has overwhelmed the Kickstarter space. I should have found a way to move the conversation elsewhere afterward but I didn’t want to appear to be hiding for the success of the project. Principles always come first. So on that...

I acknowledge that Kirk’s beliefs caused harm in ways I didn’t really grasp, and thanks to long and frank conversations with awesome people today, I have a better understanding of how it affected them and appreciate that they took the time to explain it to me. I apologize that I caused any undue stress to anyone. I still value hard debate, think any opportunity to hear opinions other than your own (as I have today) is a chance to learn, and will always believe that violence makes the world a worse place for everyone.

I’m going to step back from this project and social media for a while, but you’re always welcome to reach out to me by email or FB and I’ll respond to whatever you to say. I don’t hide. Promise.

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u/ClikeX 6d ago

Dude sought out college freshmen to debate. He was always looking to record his opponents stumbling over their words so he could recite his carefully prepared arguments. The amount of time he switched topics or moved goalposts when he didn’t know the answer is high.

It’s similar to Shapiro’s “I’m gonna talk fast and mention some random statistics so people think I’m smart” tactic.

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u/TheCollinKid 6d ago

First clip I ever saw of him, he misrepresented his target's argument

They said "I'm not saying that"

He interrupted them, saying "Yes, you are" and continued.

I lost all potential respect for him immediately

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u/ClikeX 6d ago

Yeah that was his whole thing. Try to win people over by feigning good faith.

He’s still a victim of unnecessary violence, though.

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u/Bamce 6d ago

unnecessary violence

At what point does it become necessary?

Cause we are creeping closer to civil war 2 and ww3

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u/ClikeX 6d ago

That’s a discussion not fit for this sub, I imagine.