The Auron MacIntyre Show

Cons Inc. FAILS to Learn from Charlie Kirk's Assassination | Guest: Seamus Coughlin | 10/20/25

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Oct 20, 2025
Seamus Coughlin, creator of Freedom Tunes and a prominent conservative political satirist, joins to discuss the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination. They delve into why the Right failed to unify, examining media framing and infighting. Seamus calls for treating leftist violence as a serious threat and stresses the need for legal action against groups like Antifa. He also highlights the importance of creating compelling conservative narratives through projects like his new series, Twisted Plots, to shift culture and build community resilience.
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INSIGHT

Unity Squandered After The Assassination

  • After Charlie Kirk's assassination conservatives briefly unified but quickly fractured into infighting.
  • The left exploited that divide by baiting the right to chase peripheral scandals instead of focusing on violent threats.
INSIGHT

Weaponized Moral Equivalence

  • The group-chat story was weaponized to create moral equivalence between private jokes and public calls for violence.
  • That framing helped the left shift attention away from celebrations of Kirk's murder.
ADVICE

Push For Legal Action Against Political Violence

  • Pressure authorities to treat Antifa-style groups as terrorists and pursue real prosecutions.
  • Demand arrests, RICO investigations, and enforcement of existing laws against those calling for or committing violence.
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