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Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero?
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this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2025
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The fascists want and need a 'Reichstag' event, and they're trying as hard as they can to attach that level of significance to this. They need something scary enough to get people to happily hand over their freedom.
Problem is, gun deaths are normal in America and not enough people know who this asshole Charlie Kirk was, so it just isn't going to work.