This keeps flopping around in the back of my head - were Charlie Kirk's bigoted statements on gender and race his true beliefs - or were they provocations in service of a political objective? In the performative MAGA world, can anyone really know?
A man who belittled accomplished Black women, a man who denigrated MLK,Jr., who espoused the great replacement theory? Charlie Kirk had a track record of bigotry.
Oh Absolutely. Bigot is as bigot does. People make too much of intent. Actually though, intent to cheat people with bigotry may be worse than bigotry. I guess it's a distinction without a difference.
This keeps flopping around in the back of my head - were Charlie Kirk's bigoted statements on gender and race his true beliefs - or were they provocations in service of a political objective? In the performative MAGA world, can anyone really know?
Kirk reminds me to some extent of JD Vance, he voiced opinions based on whatever worked for his future plans for power and money.
Pure grift
A man who belittled accomplished Black women, a man who denigrated MLK,Jr., who espoused the great replacement theory? Charlie Kirk had a track record of bigotry.
Words matter. He said those words.
Oh Absolutely. Bigot is as bigot does. People make too much of intent. Actually though, intent to cheat people with bigotry may be worse than bigotry. I guess it's a distinction without a difference.
One thing he did say on his podcast which speaks volumes about the man, was after Nancy PelosiтАЩs husband was left with head trauma after his attack:
тАЬWhat Patriot is going to bail this man (perpetrator) out of jail?тАЭ
Need I say more?тАж:)