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Republican says Charlie Kirk would have been Jesus' "13th disciple" (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] 72 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Why the fuck are they riding this dead dick so hard? He was a horrible debater, held repulsive beliefs even to some people on the right, and wasn't even really that popular. He was a laughing stock to the majority of people and a perfect poster child for ignorant racist idiots the world over. Like, if you're going to martyr someone, pick someone who stands up to scrutiny.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They are using his strong religious beliefs as a lighting rod. If you slam Charlie Kirk, you're basically slamming Christianity. It is easily used as a weapon.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    This is why the fascists are winning. They know how to play the propaganda game. Libs would have shit bricks if we tried to politicize the murder and attempted murder of the Minnesota state lawmakers.

    We're beyond playing fair and taking the high road, Democrats still playing the game from a decade past. And fucking losing.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They know how to play the propaganda game.

    This isn't a propaganda win. Its simply a pretext for what they wanted and had the power to do anyway. Propaganda win would be if there was universal popular support for Kirk, and there wasn't before and simply isn't now. Most people didn't even know who Kirk was before this.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And your point? Of course they needed a pretext and this turned out to fit the bill. Roll the propaganda machine!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    And your point?

    I guess I thought my point was clear in my first sentence. "This isn’t a propaganda win."

    Of course they needed a pretext and this turned out to fit the bill.

    They don't need a pretext either. They've already enacted draconian policies against monitory groups based upon race and against LGBTQ folks. They needed no rational pretext for those. They didn't need one for any other horrible things they're going to do in the future. They would do those things anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    they seem to be doubling down the fact the shooter was even further right than he is, the gop ,trump and MSM cant afford to alienate the right by blaming a right winger. its simple they cant blame thier own people. so they have make something up like tying obscure reference of the shooter associating with the "trans" people.

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