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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 106 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Charlie's only shot ar college was to debate new adults with a decade worth of adulthood less than he. He debated with a 10 handicap.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 83 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Charlie's only shot at college

Recent circumstances suggest he got one additional shot.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 19 points 5 days ago

Funny how he'd never 'debate' actual educated adults.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Came across a few posts saying he was a compelling debator.

Saw the post of him debating on school lunches. At one point, in response to being asked if he supports free school lunches, he calls the student stupid and says there is not a single child starving in America.

If this is what we consider compelling debate we're cooked.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago

He died doing what he loved, dodging questions.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 4 days ago

I imagine the majority of his "compelling debator" façade came from careful editing of the videos

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 66 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What do you mean Kirk didn't go to college? He was killed at one!

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He didn't finish college but a college finished him!

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[–] arin@lemmy.world 43 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Didn't he get shot in college?

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Wasn't he also against free lunches?
Apparently the last one cost his life, which is far from free.

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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

He lived by the college campus and died by the college campus.

Right wing grifters have seen great success directly targeting young people, from Ben Shapeepo and Jordan Peterson doing this along side Kirk for years through to people like Steve Bannon targeting WoW players, and the efforts recruiting from 4chan, and this is just what we know about.

They are groomers and indoctrination agents, they are everything we need to fight in society, so let's not let the current uproar and narrative crafting stop us from protesting and pushing back on these full-grown-ass men with millions of dollars "just hanging out" in our school campuses.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 39 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Laura apparently wants her supporters to end up like Charlie Kirk.

These arguments always remind me of this quote from The West Wing: "Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense. That's my position."

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 37 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The shooter was in trade school to be an electrician…

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[–] ceph@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (10 children)

Laura Loomer is certifiably insane.

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[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

ah, yes, a shining example

don't go to college, because if you don't, you'll definitely become a mouthpiece for fascists making millions of dollars until you're publicly assassinated because somebody got sick of your hateful shit and stopped you from spreading it

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Technically, they were upset he wasn't hateful enough, iirc.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 12 points 5 days ago

We don’t actually know yet. A lot of disinformation coming out.

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[–] el_twitto@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

...and look where he is now...

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 19 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Wasn't Kirk rejected for some fancy military academy? Bet he compared himself with Hitler.

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[–] grimoire@lemmy.zip 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Why is the bottom tweet acting like Charlie Kirk was some paragon of intelligence? Ah yes, we must defend colleges because this random guy didn't go to one.

Also, aren't the students the ones funding colleges in the first place? What funding would be getting taken from them?

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Conservatives think all colleges would have to shut their doors without government grants and program funding. They ignore the fact that many of the college systems are some of the most wealthy companies (because they ARE companies) in the nation

[–] vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Which is also a travesty. But it insulates them from government somewhat.

Also: the government grants they got was for stuff like “trying to cure cancer” and “experimenting to figure out better battery chemistry”. You gotta be a fucking idiot to stop doing that because they aren’t deferential enough to you.

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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And look where that got him..

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Lol I was about to say "do you want to be like Charlie Kirk?"

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 17 points 5 days ago (5 children)

What has ever happened to George to make him so fucking based. It's as if he was hit with the based stick at some point in his life or something like that.

[–] troybot@midwest.social 24 points 5 days ago

His early childhood was spent imprisoned in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII. There are probably other factors but seems like that would play a big part.

[–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

If you don't already know, you should look at his life story, the man has lived through a lot in his life time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Takei

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What has ever happened to George to make him so fucking based

Birth, probably.

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[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Japanese internment.

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 17 points 5 days ago
[–] lack@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Here's my montage: Came from a super conservative catholic Republican family, grew up a republican twat kid. Went to college. Loathe Republicans now.

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago

Exactly what they're afraid of.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fucking hell this woman, a month ago she was saying he was a traitor and now he is a public hero? Every single day she lowers her humanity bar more to new depths I didn't know was possible. I am pretty convinced she is just trying to increase her visibility via rage baits.

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[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

A healthy, well educated population which feels safe and secure is incompatible with, and toxic to, conservative and authoritarian ideologies.

They need you to be sick, stupid, and scared.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (11 children)

I mean, no one educated should be on Twitter.

Seriously. Do people not understand 'don't feed the trolls'?

[–] suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

"Don't feed the trolls" sounds great in theory, and for your own personal sanity it makes sense. Unfortunately ignoring people like this doesn't make them go away though. Instead, the lack of any pushback to their vitriol and lies just pulls in even more people and makes their message stronger.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You can push back.

Just not on their turf.

If you were in Nazi Germany, would you push back in a forum personally set up by Hilter to make you look like provocateur then cut you off? No. That would be stupid, and even worse, validates the platform with your presence.

You go somewhere else. And bring people with you.

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[–] olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Long term it's a failing strategy. You need an educated populous to keep a technological edge or you'll be surpassed. They are guaranteeing that China wins in the end.

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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Laura Loomer, you worthless hack, it says right on Charlie’s Wikipedia page that he dropped out.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Optional offense but I am not trying to end up like him...

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Charlie Kirk didn't go to college.

No but he did die at a University.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

He never wanted an education, but at least someone gave him a good shot at college.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Learnin' leads to earnin'

And not a yearnin' for concernin' spurnin'

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Yeah! Charlie Kirk didn't go to college, and look how he turned out! Lol.

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

My favorite example is Tim Pool. Dumb ass dropped out of elementary school. It was a light-bulb moment for me and helped explain this dumbass backwards "logic"

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

So basically don‘t go to college, you‘ll get shot anyway? Is that the message they‘re trying to convey?

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