I think there’s a reason he would go to colleges and debate students vs. someone his own age that had any kind of education. The students are the ones that have likely not had enough world experience or critical thinking development to be able to truly go toe to toe with him. I’ve seen some of the clips of him “debating” students, and they’re not all in good faith. If he really wanted a fair debate, he should have gone to colleges and debated instructors, but I think he knew he would get destroyed and humiliated if he chose someone his own size to go up against.
Charlie Kirk was the lead Youth Recruiter for a political movement called MAGA. Why would we have a national holiday for someone that supported fascism? He shouldn’t have been assassinated but he also shouldn’t be sanctified. And all of those Dems who voted yes? They are as wrong with America as MAGA. We have the wrong people in the wrong jobs and with disinformation everywhere it’s only going to get worse before in NEVER gets better.
Does CK deserve a holiday, no! He was a talking head podcaster who chose an audience easily persuadable to join his personal mission with rhetoric that drew the young in. He was dynamic and in your face often interrupting to get his point across with someone across from him at the mic, often yelling to "make his point," not debate. The entirety of the event is unacceptable but he was a talking head extremist and did nothing on the daily other than line his coffers spewing questionable rhetoric pandering to the inexperience easily persuaded young. So no, his questionable hate speech under the guise of Holy, with an occasional "Jesus and bible verse tossed in" absolutely does not warrant a holiday - coins - bobble heads, or anything of the like.
Knowing the Dems voted largely in favor of this makes me even less likely to vote in upcoming elections. What a spineless party they are, always powerless to respond and seemingly incapable of putting a plan in action. Meanwhile the past 9 months have been full steam ahead for the other party in bulldozing the system. 🤷🏻♀️
Great opportunity to celebrate free speech. Compare and contrast MLK to Charlie Kirk. Another opportunity to condemn political violence and strengthen new gun laws in his honor.
What is happening is the GOP has simply weaponized Charlie Kirk. That seems appropriate as Charlie Kirk was a weapon of hate and suppression. I've discussed Kirk with two different campus Republicans. The first, still a student and quoted in news articles across the country, couldn’t defend his statements and, instead, used the standard weapon of defense…attacking and criticizing me. The other, now an adult of 30, used to be part of Better Angels and is horrified by what Kirk was doing and the reaction of the party. It’s a scary and sad time when our supposed leaders are endorsing hate and division. Perhaps Project 2025 actually included Mein Kampf as a reference.
No. I haven’t even read the article yet, but no. We can all abhor gun violence and reject what happened to Kirk as terrible and unacceptable in America, without turning the man into some kind of saint. He doesn’t need to be a martyr for us to agree that what happened to him was wrong. In fact, I would say we would be a better America if we didn’t need a victim to be pure and innocent to earn our outrage at the violence.
This is just another distraction and a way to keep each ‘side’ agitated and annoyed. Perhaps it is time to stop creating holidays period and instead, I don’t know, maybe pass legislation that will actually benefit the American people.
I think there’s a reason he would go to colleges and debate students vs. someone his own age that had any kind of education. The students are the ones that have likely not had enough world experience or critical thinking development to be able to truly go toe to toe with him. I’ve seen some of the clips of him “debating” students, and they’re not all in good faith. If he really wanted a fair debate, he should have gone to colleges and debated instructors, but I think he knew he would get destroyed and humiliated if he chose someone his own size to go up against.
The democrats needed to put forth a gun bill named after Charlie Kirk. Again they missed the boat.
💯 I’ve been calling my reps everyday making this exact suggestion. It’s not too late.
Jenny, and Suzanne, brilliant!
Charlie Kirk was the lead Youth Recruiter for a political movement called MAGA. Why would we have a national holiday for someone that supported fascism? He shouldn’t have been assassinated but he also shouldn’t be sanctified. And all of those Dems who voted yes? They are as wrong with America as MAGA. We have the wrong people in the wrong jobs and with disinformation everywhere it’s only going to get worse before in NEVER gets better.
Does CK deserve a holiday, no! He was a talking head podcaster who chose an audience easily persuadable to join his personal mission with rhetoric that drew the young in. He was dynamic and in your face often interrupting to get his point across with someone across from him at the mic, often yelling to "make his point," not debate. The entirety of the event is unacceptable but he was a talking head extremist and did nothing on the daily other than line his coffers spewing questionable rhetoric pandering to the inexperience easily persuaded young. So no, his questionable hate speech under the guise of Holy, with an occasional "Jesus and bible verse tossed in" absolutely does not warrant a holiday - coins - bobble heads, or anything of the like.
Knowing the Dems voted largely in favor of this makes me even less likely to vote in upcoming elections. What a spineless party they are, always powerless to respond and seemingly incapable of putting a plan in action. Meanwhile the past 9 months have been full steam ahead for the other party in bulldozing the system. 🤷🏻♀️
Wastsonette, that’s why I’m non-partisan.
Although, I am very much impressed by Jefferries’ response to Vought!
Great opportunity to celebrate free speech. Compare and contrast MLK to Charlie Kirk. Another opportunity to condemn political violence and strengthen new gun laws in his honor.
Why can’t the D’s see it for what it is?
Did they need Admiral Ackbar warning, “It’s a Trap!”?
It reminds me of people that look at CK’s quotes and claim they don’t see racism. It’s because they’re racist!
The people that voted for the holiday are supporting racist rhetoric.
I have a real problem that so many children and others who have been killed don't get a "holiday" for anything. So my answer is NO!
What is happening is the GOP has simply weaponized Charlie Kirk. That seems appropriate as Charlie Kirk was a weapon of hate and suppression. I've discussed Kirk with two different campus Republicans. The first, still a student and quoted in news articles across the country, couldn’t defend his statements and, instead, used the standard weapon of defense…attacking and criticizing me. The other, now an adult of 30, used to be part of Better Angels and is horrified by what Kirk was doing and the reaction of the party. It’s a scary and sad time when our supposed leaders are endorsing hate and division. Perhaps Project 2025 actually included Mein Kampf as a reference.
No. I haven’t even read the article yet, but no. We can all abhor gun violence and reject what happened to Kirk as terrible and unacceptable in America, without turning the man into some kind of saint. He doesn’t need to be a martyr for us to agree that what happened to him was wrong. In fact, I would say we would be a better America if we didn’t need a victim to be pure and innocent to earn our outrage at the violence.
This is just another distraction and a way to keep each ‘side’ agitated and annoyed. Perhaps it is time to stop creating holidays period and instead, I don’t know, maybe pass legislation that will actually benefit the American people.