Kirk has left a hateful, dehumanizing legacy of words that Conservative Christians are either choosing to ignore in their zeal to canonize him, or they simply share his racist, phobic, misogynist, Islamophobic, antisemitic, supremacist sentiments, and in Trump’s garish, Jesus-less remodeling of the Christian faith in America, now imagine them righteous.
No offence but no one actually knows yet what happened to Kirk and there are plenty of reasons to disbelieve the official story. His wife's behaviour over the coffin was especially odd.
He went into politics to defend the super rich. TPUSA was literally founded the year after Occupy Wall Street. Its remit was to discuss any topic other than the wealth distribution in America.
And of course until very very recently he defended the racist supremacist state in the Middle East and all its wars. I find it hard to view a player in a very nasty political game as a hero.
mr. desmet, you are evidently, verifiably, non-falsifiably, utterly and irrepairably insane, a dangerously warped copy of a rationally thinking entity, very much like impersonator-philosopher, mr. m. boudry. "perhaps my opinion is completely different from yours, perhaps not"? how old are you? two? five? eight? eleven? have you listened to a n y t h i n g mr. kirk has ever said? "i wrote a book about totalitarianism"? what is it? a coloring book? the concept of totalitarianism is wholly lost to a mind like yours, just as the concept of critical thinking is lost that of a two-year-old toddler who ate a fingertip of its own shit. and please, learn to write english.
Hi Mattias, could you apply your theories about totalitarianism on the broader reaction around Kirk's death? I feel like this substack missed that - I like to think essential - part of the story.
Kirk's company, Turning Point USA, forged strong ties with Trump. He received tens of millions of dollars from super-wealthy donors and undisclosed financiers while spreading disinformation about Biden's victory, Covid-19 vaccines, and other conservative, extremist, and right-wing issues (pro-gun, anti-LBGTQ+, anti-abortion, anti-university, etc.).*
He maintained a database to dox professors who held views he couldn't stand, in order to silence them. Heather Cox Richardson*
Kirk mastered the art of debate, using sophistry and misleading techniques. He was a skilled fallacious speaker. He knew how to unsettle and overwhelm any conversation partner with half-truths and lies. With arrogance, he threw out one-liners and made his opponents believe his opinion was the truth. He was a hero of the conservative masses. It is right-wing conservative polarizing propaganda for an authoritarian regime.
Trump and his acolytes immediately called for a war against the Left. He exploited his death for his political agenda.
The murderer now appears to have been a radicalized Republican, influenced by the reactionary Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes. A "Groyper"—white nationalist, homophobic, nativist, fascist, sexist, and anti-Semitic. He spoke at Trump's events. He became more critical of Trump. Not far-right enough. Kirk wasn't far-right enough for the killer.
Or… maybe Tylor was just publicity humiliated by Charlie, and we are just seeing deep human characteristics; anger,hate, ego, revenge…
I hope my nation is treating you well. Despite living in India, I have only been to Himalayas once, in 2011, and I still remember how magnificent they are. Be careful and safe in your travel through the great nation of India.
That was a beautiful piece, Mattias, thank you. I was eagerly awaiting for you to speak to land in my inbox in the last few days only to discover that you have once again, landed in spam.
In memory of Kirk... Let's look into the racist lies he spread:
https://open.substack.com/pub/historycanthide/p/stop-erika-kirk-wants-silence-on?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1p7a0q
Kirk has left a hateful, dehumanizing legacy of words that Conservative Christians are either choosing to ignore in their zeal to canonize him, or they simply share his racist, phobic, misogynist, Islamophobic, antisemitic, supremacist sentiments, and in Trump’s garish, Jesus-less remodeling of the Christian faith in America, now imagine them righteous.
https://substack.com/@johnpavlovitz/note/c-187077008?r=1p7a0q
Thanks for this stack. Charlie Kirk was one of the good guys, and he will be missed.
No offence but no one actually knows yet what happened to Kirk and there are plenty of reasons to disbelieve the official story. His wife's behaviour over the coffin was especially odd.
He went into politics to defend the super rich. TPUSA was literally founded the year after Occupy Wall Street. Its remit was to discuss any topic other than the wealth distribution in America.
And of course until very very recently he defended the racist supremacist state in the Middle East and all its wars. I find it hard to view a player in a very nasty political game as a hero.
mr. desmet, you are evidently, verifiably, non-falsifiably, utterly and irrepairably insane, a dangerously warped copy of a rationally thinking entity, very much like impersonator-philosopher, mr. m. boudry. "perhaps my opinion is completely different from yours, perhaps not"? how old are you? two? five? eight? eleven? have you listened to a n y t h i n g mr. kirk has ever said? "i wrote a book about totalitarianism"? what is it? a coloring book? the concept of totalitarianism is wholly lost to a mind like yours, just as the concept of critical thinking is lost that of a two-year-old toddler who ate a fingertip of its own shit. and please, learn to write english.
Beautiful.
"si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses"
I am certain you would not write the same now, when the dust still has not fully settled.
Hi Mattias, could you apply your theories about totalitarianism on the broader reaction around Kirk's death? I feel like this substack missed that - I like to think essential - part of the story.
Kirk's company, Turning Point USA, forged strong ties with Trump. He received tens of millions of dollars from super-wealthy donors and undisclosed financiers while spreading disinformation about Biden's victory, Covid-19 vaccines, and other conservative, extremist, and right-wing issues (pro-gun, anti-LBGTQ+, anti-abortion, anti-university, etc.).*
He maintained a database to dox professors who held views he couldn't stand, in order to silence them. Heather Cox Richardson*
Kirk mastered the art of debate, using sophistry and misleading techniques. He was a skilled fallacious speaker. He knew how to unsettle and overwhelm any conversation partner with half-truths and lies. With arrogance, he threw out one-liners and made his opponents believe his opinion was the truth. He was a hero of the conservative masses. It is right-wing conservative polarizing propaganda for an authoritarian regime.
Trump and his acolytes immediately called for a war against the Left. He exploited his death for his political agenda.
The murderer now appears to have been a radicalized Republican, influenced by the reactionary Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes. A "Groyper"—white nationalist, homophobic, nativist, fascist, sexist, and anti-Semitic. He spoke at Trump's events. He became more critical of Trump. Not far-right enough. Kirk wasn't far-right enough for the killer.
Or… maybe Tylor was just publicity humiliated by Charlie, and we are just seeing deep human characteristics; anger,hate, ego, revenge…
You "disinformation" sloth swamp dweller. To the river styx with you.
Well said. He was a voice of reason. Thank you
Thank you for your insightful commentary. Thank you for your bravery.
I hope my nation is treating you well. Despite living in India, I have only been to Himalayas once, in 2011, and I still remember how magnificent they are. Be careful and safe in your travel through the great nation of India.
I loved your book and I love this letter. You are so right about it all.
Thank you for tuning in even from your great distance.
So so good. Thank YOU!!
That was a beautiful piece, Mattias, thank you. I was eagerly awaiting for you to speak to land in my inbox in the last few days only to discover that you have once again, landed in spam.