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[–] Philharmonic3@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

This doesn't matter at all. Release the Epstein files.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 15 hours ago

and the yahoo emails from epstein

[–] potato_wallrus@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Hey liberals, if republicans are so transphobic, why would they build a gender neutral bathroom in the capital? Checkmate!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago

Lol. I'll personally deface that shit.

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

Sure, DC could use more public bathrooms.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 10 points 18 hours ago

Oh yeah. Totally normal to throw up a statue before the bodies cold.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl 5 points 15 hours ago

i hope if that ever goes up, some based dude with a sledge hammer goes to work.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 32 points 23 hours ago

Remember kids, fascists need a martyr & will happily make their own if needed.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago

You have a statue of MLK because he deserved it.

You should not get a statue for Kirk for the same reason that there is no statue of Joseph Göbbels in Berlin.

[–] butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They are REALLY fucking itching for their Horst Wessel.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Gross, but yeah, you're right.

[–] centipede_powder@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I will only support this if its also a fountain.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

Best I can do is a urinal

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

DC does need more public restrooms

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 4 points 18 hours ago

Hell yes, sow more distrust and anger. That's the way to unify the country 🤣😂

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Shooting a statue in the neck in honour of his propaganda success.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

They'll need to use an electron gun to carve the face on the regular sized head if they want to make the scale accurate.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Kirk was more a Goebbels than an MLK, and more a Horst Wessel than a Goebbels. And even then, not one who was that good at sticking to the party line.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 366 points 1 day ago (4 children)
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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 202 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (53 children)

In what universe is Charlie Kirk at all comparable to MLK?

Release the rest of the Epstein files. Release the Yahoo emails. Why is there a drawing of Epstein grooming children allegedly at Mar a Lago?

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

They both got shot, apparently, is the link. He was their guy, and he got shot. Therefore, he’s just like MLK! /s

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They better replace the statue of Lincoln.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 14 hours ago

They're trying to recover from the loss of Confederate statues over the years.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 day ago (13 children)

What has Charlie Kirk actually accomplished, though? Besides spreading hatred and bigotry, that is?

He's like the anti-MLK. Everything he stood for is the worst that conservatism has to offer.

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

He had a dream that america becomes like in the handmaid's tale.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

also the fact that charlie himself was recently ranting about files too, so the timing is very suspicious. because kirk has huge influence over young college age incel-to-gop pipeline, hes a threat.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 19 hours ago

Wait did he? looks at kirks twitter well these posts weren't there when I last looked at that. (after his death.)

This dude had more unreliable narrator vibes than an Iain Banks Novel.

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