Debt Rattle September 22 2025

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A Tale of Two Charlie Kirks

* He was the best of men, he was the worst of men, he was purveyor of wisdom, he was the purveyor of foolishness, he was a beacon of belief, he was a beacon of incredulity, he was the preacher of light, he was the preacher of darkness, he was the bringer of hope, he was the bringer of despair

* Charlie Kirk from the Right
– He went to universities and engaged young students, insisting on factual support for ideas
– He brought millions of youth into political engagement
– He was respectful and wanted the best for his opponents
– He was a Christian who was not shy about proclaiming his faith
– He was a friend of Israel and supported them
– He was persuasively pro-life
– He was against war
– He claimed America needed to maintain a Christian majority to be great
– He had no formal education
– He was a big supporter of Donald Trump
– He could have been president one day
– He sacrificed his life for his cause
– He was killed by the left because he spoke the truth
– He deserves special remembrance
– He was welcomed into heaven by Jesus

* Charlie Kirk from the Left
– He went to universities and intimidated young students; He called universities islands of totalitarianism
– He was a polarizing influence
– He was a racist
— He often quoted anti-black, cherry-picked statistics
— He called George Floyd a scumbag
— He was critical of affirmative action
— He claimed some people get “picked” for their positions because of their race
— He said he would be leery of flying on an airplane with a black pilot
— He thought the civil rights act was a mistake
– He was critical of Muslims and said “Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America”
– He was critical of transgender people
– He was anti-Semitic and claimed Jews control the news and Hollywood and hate whites
– He was a bully in high school and nearly drove another student to suicide
– He said gun deaths are worth it so we can have armed citizens
– He compared abortion to the holocaust
– He was a paid shill for Israel and had the blood of Palestinian children on his hands
– He thought Paul Pelosi’s attacker should be bailed out of prison
– He claimed America needed to maintain a Christian majority to be great
– He had no formal education
– He called ranked choice voting rigged
– He thought empathy was a made up word and causes damage
– He hated his opponents
– He was a big supporter of Donald Trump
– He might have been president one day
– He was killed by the right and his death is being used as an excuse for attacking free speech and to implement totalitarian control
– He doesn’t deserve special remembrance
– If there is a hell he surely went there

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