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Charlie Kirk Memorial

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Let's remember Charlie Kirk for who he was.

"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage." -Charlie Kirk

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well he was pro gun and eventually got shot. So using his own brand of mental gymnastics, that was a good thing.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't remember him ever saying rich people should be shot. That was always for the poors in his mind.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While that was implied, it wasn't explicit. So we can use that to piss them off with his own words. You know, twist them all up and shit to suit our needs.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don't disagree. Just providing a reminder of what his true feelings were. Might have been obvious, but seemed worth saying imo