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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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[–] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yet another example of how hollow and hypocritical all that right wing "somebody think of the children!" rhetoric really is. If he was a child, this likely wouldn't have even made national news

[–] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Evidence: the school shooting that happened on the same day

[–] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Which I didn't hear about!

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Weren't there two?

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

If he was a child, this likely wouldn’t have even made national news

If he was a child of equivalent celebrity, it would have.

This is apples to oranges.

[–] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They say "we really care about apples!"

I make apple sauce, and apple pie, and maybe a cobbler.

~ Crickets ~

I slice one orange.

"HOW DARE YOU SLICE THAT ORANGE!!1!"

YOU ARE RUINING THAT KNIFE