"But I envied what he built. A taste for disagreement is a virtue in a democracy. Liberalism could use more of his moxie and fearlessness."
That is Ezra Klein.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html?smid=tw-share
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@jeffjarvis
"Our version of 'politics the right way' calls for the murder of political opponents and marginalized groups.
All while being paid for these calls to violence by Koch Network billionaires.
The preservation of wealth for rich bigots was all Charlie Kirk did."
Charlie Kirk; paid to radicalize the young
https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13557/koch-foundation-criticizes-turning-point-usa-even-koch-network-funds-group
https://medium.com/@jackapedia/why-making-fun-of-charlie-kirk-rules-aa9e1084a8b9
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/trump-rightwing-groups-funds
https://medium.com/@mboedy/debunking-the-charlie-kirk-origin-story-b718907ce9ca
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/15/turning-point-trump-battleground-states-00163563
@jeffjarvis fuck Ezra Klein, per usual.
@jeffjarvis The right way?!?! What the fuck is wrong with Ezra?
@jeffjarvis Ezra gives me migraine these days. Debating concentration camps is NOT okay. There is NO DEBATE to be had. Hate is not a policy difference.
Where is Ezra’s moral compass?.
@jeffjarvis I can see him, a gun activist, being killed by a shooter, after all he said about "deaths as collateral for Second Anmendment", as karma. I'll not say it is good or bad, but he died on the way he proposed
@jeffjarvis In what world is hate speech „practicing politics the right way“?!
The marketplace of opinion does work by disagreeing and arguing, but certainly not by hate, lies and celebrating violence.
The marketplace of opinion does work by disagreeing and arguing, but certainly not by hate, lies and celebrating violence.
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