“Kill your enemies with kindness. If that doesn’t work, try a shotgun”

“Kill your enemies with kindness” is a saying that means to try kindness to win your enemies over to your side. It doesn’t mean that kindness is a method to actually kill your enemies, but there are jokes.
 
“RT @JoshCowdery: When it comes to your enemies; Kill them with kindness!!! ... but if that doesn’t work, a knife is also a good standby” was posted on X/Twitter by Pamela Love on March 30, 2011. “Kill your enemies with your kindness. But if that doesn’t work, try again using a sledgehammer” was posted on X/Twitter by Daddy on October 29, 2012. “Parents told me kill your enemies with kindness I tried that didnt work…..so I used a shotgun” was posted on Facebook by Jahleel Knox on August 22, 2013. “Kill your enemies with kindness and if that doesn’t work kill them with a machete” was posted on X/Twitter by Midnight Cowboy on January 2, 2015.
 
“kill your enemies with kindness.  if that doesn’t work, try absolutely everything else until you succeed” was posted on Bluesky by “born miserable” on February 3, 2025.
   
   
Combridge Dictionary
kill someone with kindness
idiom
to be too kind to someone, harming that person because you are helping or giving them too much
 
X/Twitter
Pamela Love
@PamelaLove__
RT @JoshCowdery: When it comes to your enemies; Kill them with kindness!!! ... but if that doesn’t work, a knife is also a good standby.
11:49 AM · Mar 30, 2011
 
Facebook
Shane Bowlin
July 15, 2011 at 3:59 PM ·
Smile at your enemies and kill them with kindness if that dont work jus beat there ass
 
X/Twitter
shnoop
@j_snoop
Kill your enemies with kindness , and if that doesn’t work try your fist 😊
6:21 PM · Jan 15, 2012
 
X/Twitter
Danny DelColle
@theDDC1
Kill your enemies with kindness, if that doesn’t work try a blowtorch
1:24 PM · Aug 21, 2012
 
X/Twitter
Glenn J Hull
@glennjhull
Your enemies, kill’em with kindness… If that doesn’t work, try a .44
6:00 AM · Sep 25, 2012
 
X/Twitter
Saint Christian ✞
@saintchristianx
Kill your enemies with kindness. If that doesn’t work, then get the gasoline..
1:43 PM · Oct 10, 2012
 
X/Twitter
Daddy
@MarwanCendawan
“Kill your enemies with your kindness. But if that doesn’t work, try again using a sledgehammer.”
8:44 AM · Oct 29, 2012
 
Facebook
Conor J. Brogan
October 30, 2012 at 7:19 PM ·
they say kill your enemies with kindness…. but im pretty sure a knife would probably work better.
     
Facebook
Jahleel Knox
August 22, 2013 at 12:10 PM ·
Parents told me kill your enemies with kindness I tried that didnt work…..so I used a shotgun
 
X/Twitter
Midnight Cowboy 🇺🇸
@cowboyjeffkent
Kill your enemies with kindness and if that doesn’t work kill them with a machete
7:08 PM · Jan 2, 2015
 
X/Twitter
RANTistani
@Volvogradian
Kill your enemies with kindness and if that doesn’t work kill them with Rat poison
3:00 AM · Jan 4, 2015
 
X/Twitter
Mike Batayeh
@MikeBatayeh
Here’s some advice for you:
Kill your enemies with kindness…and if that doesn’t work then shoot ‘em.
#lifelessons
9:27 AM · Feb 7, 2019
 
Facebook
Jason Moore
December 15, 2022 at 7:16 AM ·
Daily meditation realization: Kill your enemies with kindness. If that doesn’t work, try a baseball bat.
 
Bluesky
born miserable
‪@bornmiserable.bsky.social‬
kill your enemies with kindness.  if that doesn’t work, try absolutely everything else until you succeed.
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM