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How Charlie Kirk Plans to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act (www.wired.com)

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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is preparing to launch a campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. and the landmark civil rights law he helped enact.

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[-] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 69 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”

Ah. There it is. I’ve heard this one before from other White Nationalists and NatC’s

Next comes: ‘we should have separated the people into their own regions’ and other such complete and utter nonsense.

Segregationists. The lot of them.

Blake Neff, a producer of The Charlie Kirk Show. In 2020, Neff resigned from his job at Fox News as Tucker Carlson’s top writer after CNN revealed he had been making racist posts under a pseudonym.

And there’s the real architect of this pyramid of shite. Blake “Neff”; the NatC bag of shite that held Cucker Tarlsons reins.

[-] whatupwiththat@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago

you can just say Nazi

[-] ApostleO@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago

'we should have separated the people into their own regions'

We should launch all the white supremacists to Mars and see how well they fare building their own civilization.

[-] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Having had some close up experience in my life with incredibly wealthy hardcore Christian Nationalist White Supremacists, most would probably absolutely love that. With a stop-over on the dark side of the moon to join up with all the Legacy already stationed there. I’m sure of course, it’ll be called “Planet X” by then.

[+] Norgur@kbin.social -15 points 10 months ago

We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”

He's absolutely correct on this one though.

There still was way too much discrimination left in all sorts of laws despite of the Civil Rights Act.

[-] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There still was way too much discrimination left

True.

However, I believe their stated argument is that it went directly against the US Constitution and should be abolished.

We’ve heard this before from the, ‘it’s racist to say there was and is institutional racism’ crowdthunk.

That we’ve been ‘led astray to believe there was a holocaust’, that we’ve been taught a false and ‘fake history’ by nefarious ‘globalists’ (read: Jewish peoples).

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

Behold, the new leader of the proud white race!

Good luck demonizing one of America's greatest heroes you dumbass.

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Such a punchable face

[-] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Be careful, if you don’t aim precisely, you’ll hit 100% forehead and hurt yourself

[-] ApostleO@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago

Dude might be the only person with teeth whom you could punch in the mouth and hit only gums.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

I don't know if every white power asshole is ugly, or hate makes a person ugly... But God damn every white power douche is ugly as fuck.

[-] ApostleO@startrek.website 10 points 10 months ago

If you're proud of limiting the genetic diversity in your lineage, you probably look as weird as some "purebred" dogs (i.e. inbred).

[-] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5f5de8d9-8343-48aa-9e32-9e13a6c81f8f.webp

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

"What if a possessed ventriloquist dummy and the creepy doll from the music video for Daft Punk's 'technologic' had a kid?"

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

That smile looks like Jack Nicholson's Joker's smile

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

Charlie Kirk can get fucked. Never in all of human history has there ever been somebody with a more punchable face.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

He looks like MODOK

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You just can't unsee it

[-] _sideffect@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

This idiots videos pop up on YouTube, and I'm curious so I watched a few.

All his videos are about are him "debating" an actual idiotic left leaning person.

The leftist has valid points, but can't express them clearly, which Kirk then points out very easily, and which then silence the other person.

Then, the comment section is filled with people stating how great kirk is, and thanking him for shutting down idiots.

If they would actually find smart people to ask questions, instead of deliberately finding the weaker ones, we'd see the true weakness in Kirk's viewpoints.

But, that doesn't make for very good brainwashing, now does it?

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Pretty sure they also edit and manipulate the video. Is rhe video format of the chad Wozniak vs the virgin one.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

The only think Charlie Kirk can discredited is his own arguments. Dude is about as sharp as an orange

[-] kyle@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

Honestly what the fuck.

Curious to see what bombshell they plan on dropping on Monday, because this is wild.

[-] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago

I suspect they're going to attack MLK Jr. on his "character". They love to cite that he cheated on his wife, which...okay, yeah, that's bad. But any reasonable person can see that his alleged cheating and his campaign for civil rights are separate issues.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

It'll probably be about his criticisms of capitalism, and his progressive economic ideals that neolibs love to gloss over when they do their performative worship of his memory.

Capitalism is basically a religion to these people at this point.

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Nah they do this every year and try to lie and pretend he was a Republican. So checkmate Dems 🙄

[-] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

It's toilet paper USA. There's no bombshell

[-] kyle@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Fair. Should've put "bombshell" in quotes lol

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Well then he can go fuck the fuck off

[-] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Your first mistake was listening to Charlie Kirk on any topic

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

"Are we the baddies?"

[-] ButtermilkBiscuit@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Eyes are too close together to be trusted

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Anyone that would actually listen to Charlie Kirk is probably already on his side of this "argument", why even give him the exposure

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