He was a major rightwing influencer and âdebate broâ show host who would debate college kids instead of anyone with experience who was fed talking points and being groomed to hold offfice - thatâs the only reason anyone knew who he was.
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mrnobody@reddthat.com â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Meme or not, I donât get everyoneâs obsession with this guy. Never fucking heard of him until he died.
EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
mrnobody@reddthat.com â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Thank you for the explanation!
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Yeah, to add to that, a lot of people on Lemmy are left leaning (obviously), and Kirk was one of the key people who have instigated the huge divide between the left and right across America. He was extremely antagonistic towards minorities, specifically the Black population, and was just generally a horrible person to a lot of people on the left or minorities in general.
So the hate is justified, and heâs helped to ruin a lot of lives out there.
notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
A lot of ppl hadnât, esp those in power that now claim him to be some sort of martyr.
daannii@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Iâm pretty sure his popularity was rage bait only. I only saw left people making fun of him.
I mean, social media is a bubble. But genuinely was pretty sure the conservatives didnât actually listen to him.
It was just rage bait.
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I envy you for that. Man was a piece of shit wrapped up in a religious wrapper. All too common nowadays.
texture@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
shit wrapped shit, yep
fartographer@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Shit Pocket
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