• _stranger_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1542·
    4 months ago

    I hope he’s remembered for losing a bad faith argument in the most ironic way possible.

  • nialv7@lemmy.worldEnglish
    453·
    4 months ago

    but people failed to realize that mediocre white men should be able to live a happy and fulfilling lives, too. like all of us should. they used to be able to do that by doing less skilled labour like manufacturing etc, and still be able to afford a home and decent life. that’s until capital possessing elites decided that it is more profitable to use cheap off shore labour. that as well as worsening inequality left them miserable and without purpose.

    too bad centrist politicians are mostly being bought out by capital, that’s why opportunist grifters like Charlie Kirk was able to fill the vacuum that was left, and poison the mind of these people.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      4 months ago

      This is why, if you are going to caucus with Democrats, its important to insist on universalism in whatever social programs get focused on for a platform. Democrats look towards their technocrats to support ‘means testing’ as a way to split hairs and preserve capitalist ideals while offering soft changes on social programs. The result is that we end up with historically racist and sexist programs (look into the origination and implementation of social security).

      The answer is straightforwards. Raise the floor. Programs need to be universal, period. There is no cost savings in piecemeal solutions or means testing; its an intentional way to sabotage the social project.

    • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      4 months ago

      You’re not seriously suggesting Kirk came to fame on his own naturally without massive funding from big corporations and CPAC?

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
      21·
      4 months ago

      Yeah the meme while funny is a bit too radlib and as such plays idpol with different parts of the working class.

    • psycho_driver@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      4 months ago

      I have a hard time celebrating anyone’s death (there are a few I’m looking forward too though), but it’s hard to classify Kirk’s as undeserved. Hell, he preemptively justified his own death in that golden quote about “some shooting deaths are necessary in order to uphold the 2nd amendment”.

      • gurty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        4 months ago

        I personally don’t think people should be shot for things they say. I think watching an old, decrepit Kirk fade into obscurity would be a lot more satisfying.

        • 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          4 months ago

          On one hand I agree, there could have been worse outcomes for him that he would have deserved, but on the other hand it is good that he can no longer cause any more harm himself

      • Sidhean@piefed.socialEnglish
        7·
        4 months ago

        Every time I do it makes me laugh, How did his shirt get so red, And what the hell is up with Charlie’s head?

  • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
    22·
    4 months ago

    When he couldn’t get into West Point he was too much of a baby to just join up.

    If he couldn’t get the prettiest costume he wasn’t going to play soldier.

  • psycho_driver@lemmy.worldEnglish
    133·
    4 months ago

    To be fair there are a lot of very successful college and more than you might imagine high school drop outs. The difference between them and Kirk is that they’re still alive.

  • frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
    111·
    4 months ago

    Charlie Kirk was the human equivalent of an unfixed tomcat that hangs out in the street and yells at everyone, harasses other cats trying to go about their lives, and spreads disease and discord until they get hit by a car or someone euthanizes them.

  • Omnipitaph@reddthat.comEnglish
    9·
    4 months ago

    Why are we still talking about this guy?

    He was murdered, he’s dead, he’s no longer an issue. We have LIVING people who STILL support the same shit he did.

  • Windex007@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    It’s objectively the truth, I agree entirely with all of it.

    I’ve got notes on how to adapt this identical message in a way to maximally influence mediocre white men, but It’s pretty clearly not for that purpose. It could be, though.