Like for over 50 years American right wingers have been fuming about the liberals having managed to turn one of "their" guys into an American icon and the conservatives have mostly had to at least pretend to respect him and his legacy in public and they've felt humiliated and emasculated about it the whole time

Now they want to make the liberals bend the knee and force them to slobber over one of their guys or risking getting fired

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[–] BabyTurtles@hexbear.net 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's just desperate cope. This whole Charlie Kirk martyr thing is not organic, it's a sloppy frantic scramble to uphold the right wing simulacrum of power, righteousness, and control.

You didn't need all that with MLK. Show anyone an MLK speech, it's self evident the man was powerful, charismatic, and a real leader. Charlie Kirk is a freaky little weirdo who comes off as unsettling at best.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Gods yes! He looked fucking bizarre, like an overgrown goblin