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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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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

he was, was a podcaster that was passionate about his message

And his message was awful, and he was exploiting college kids to create controversial content for his social media business.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think your average podcaster is engaged in deliberate misinformation and propaganda.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then youre exactly their target audience...