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Okay but could still have studied him for 70 years, you just heard about Kirk and have only seen the massive wave of propaganda trying to sanitize his image and make him some hero since his death, not the years of racist and homophobic trolling he's done.
No, Ive only just heard about Kirk and Ive only seen a wave of propaganda trying to convince me that murdering him was the way to defeat him. I have no doubts that he was an asshole. I just dont like the fact that damn near everything that people told me, was exaggerated at best, and worst a straight up lie. I know enough about the man by looking at him, to know he wasnt a good guy. The best thing you could say about him was that he was just another grifter. But youd be stretching it mighty thin to get there.
Im really not saying he was a good guy. Im not saying he didnt say horrible things, he did. But I really dont like being lied to, and I really, REALLY dont like the current trend of social media users believing the first thing they see that fits their narrative. If people stuck to hating him for the things he did say, I would just click the up arrow and be on my merry. I really dont see why hating the man for who he was isnt enough. Cherry picking comments and removing context to make them sound worse is dumb. IMO, anyway.